Mike (standing) and his roommate "Marco" (on the couch)
Our Tour de St.
Edward—the weekly tour of resident rooms, study lounges and
popular hangouts in Notre Dame’s favorite residence hall—continues with
room 301, a room with a unique view of St. Edward's Park and home to two Steds
juniors. Here's what the residents, Mike and Marco, had to say when I caught up
with them.
St. Ed: With two persons in the room isn't a
tight fit?
Juniors: The space thing really isn't an issue.
"Marco" is a fictitious name of roommate that I enrolled at the
University so that I could have a room to myself. I'm really surprised
that I've gotten this far.
St. Ed: What makes your room unique?
Juniors: 301 is unique because it is the only
double on campus with two windows on different walls...at least that's what we
tell ourselves.
St. Ed: What you do wish that your room had?
Juniors: We wish that 301 had a viable fire
safety plan. Being on the third floor and at the very end of the hall, we could
easily be trapped by a fire. The current instructions for an emergency are to
climb to safety on a fire escape that, due to sequestration, was never extended
past the 2nd floor. Thanks, President Obama.
St. Ed: What would you like to see in this
summer's renovation?
Juniors: Fireplaces in every room, wall-to-wall
carpeting, in-ground pool, in-flight movies, make the 1st floor more like the
2nd floor, the 4th floor more like the 3rd floor, a gazebo, "Ed's Rooftop
Cafe," a concierge, a consigliere, wood flooring, "Haag
Monorail" between Steds and Debartolo Hall, ground floor Krispy-Kreme,
more stained glass in the stairwells, two car garage, third floor Zen sand
garden, some type of tornado-safe area, and probably just updated plumbing
fixtures.
