The Gentlemen's Monthly: Room Picks Night...

Proxy Joe Corcoran: In Room Pick's pole position

... was last night, and like all Room Picks Nights, it was filled with anxiety and excitement, disappointment and joy, and of the course, the antics of the Hall Staff. With the posting of lottery list numbers that determined order of room picking and the maps of available rooms in the Hall, the calculations, crafting of plans and contingencies started in earnest, AND it all come to an exciting conclusion last night in the Flounge. Gathering in the Flounge, lottery numbers were called, and then, selections were made in Fr. Ralph's apartment. After a selection was made, RA Jack Kill, like an Irish fishmonger of old, yelled out the room number that had been selected, sometimes eliciting no response or sometimes just the opposite- a great sigh of disappointment. The whole event lasted a total of forty-five minutes with everyone getting a room in Notre Dame's oldest and most storied hall- the one, the only- St. Edward's Hall!

On selecting the first room of the evening, Joe Corcoran, Steds sophomore and proxy for Charles "Chuck" Rioux who had the number one room pick, said, “'Someday I’ll be able to tell my kids I had the first overall room pick' -Chuck Rioux - Joe Corcoran."

Still, to hear from someone who experienced the event that is Room Picks Night for the very first time, Chase Miller, Ohioan and Steds freshmen, said, "The atmosphere was electric - some of the top prospects for rooms made it to the freshman, specifically 109*, and we were excited to say the least. All in all, I think the night went well for everyone, and I’m looking forward to next year even though I didn’t manage to get into the paradise that is 109."

*Room 109 is Fr. Ralph's apartments.

Pictures provided by Hall Photographer, Luke Golichowski.