Search results matching tag 'resco'

Re: Living Situation

AshlenC — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:56:11 GMT

Hey,Well, Butler requires you to live on campus through your Junior year. It's a new policy that came into effect after the Apartment Village was built a couple of years ago to make sure that those apartments were filled. I'll be honest, even Butler students were outraged when the policy was first announced. I can tell that you're pretty set on not wanting to live on campus, but let me give you this food for thought: getting involved as a transfer is more difficult than it is as a freshman, and living on campus could be a great way to make the adjustment a bit easier. But, if you're still set on living off campus, here are the "loopholes" that I know of:

- If you are over the age of 21 at the start of the school year, the university cannot make you live on campus.

- If your immediately family (parents or siblings over the age of 21) have a residence somewhere in or near Indianapolis, you can use that as your official residence, even if you're planning on living elsewhere in the city. I've heard of people saying that they're "commuting" from as far away as Lafayette. This might still work if your parents own the place where you plan on living, even if it's not their primary residence. - Check your credit hours. There are plenty of people at Butler that are considered a year ahead of what they really are (based on their incoming year) due to the number of credit hours they've taken. If you can transfer in enough credit hours to be considered a senior, it can be your ticket off campus.- Are you in a Greek fraternity? If you are, and we have a chapter at Butler, look into living in the house. Greek housing is still considered on-campus living. Granted, you'll still be living with "strangers" but you might have the option of a single room. Plus, I'm sure all of the fraternities on campus would be great at helping out a brother adjust to life at Butler. If these options don't work for you, but you still want to come to Butler, maybe look into living in ResCo. ResCo (Residential College) is generally filled with sophomores, but is open to all upperclassmen. I know there are quite a few single rooms available in ResCo, and you would only have to share your bathroom with one other person. Also, all the rooms in the Apartment Village (which you would be eligible to live in as a junior) are singles, but you would share a bathroom with one other person and your living area / kitchen with three other people. Granted, it's still living with strangers, but at least you have the privacy of your own room. One last option would be UT (University Terrace). I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that there are single apartments available (bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, all to yourself). If we can help you out with anything else, let us know.

Ashlen

Re: Best/Worst of Dorms

ChristinaL — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:48:17 GMT

Hey,

1) All of the dorms have computer labs (Schwitzer, Ross, Resco). I am not positive about the Apt. Village - they might have one in the Dawg House, which is like the central building over there where they have laundry facilities and a convenience store and other stuff.

2) I think the standard answer is no, but I know some people have fish.

3) Bed, desk, dresser, trash can and curtains.

4) Nope, Schiwitzer and Ross do not have air conditioning. Resco does, though.

5) Bathrooms are communal for Ross and Schwitzer, and suite style (one for every two rooms) in Resco.

Hope this helps! Let us know if you have any other questions.

Re: Best/Worst of Dorms

ChristinaL — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:24:42 GMT

Hey Jen! Yes, that is an option. Most sophomores choose to live in Residential College (Resco) which is a suite-style residence hall (sets of two rooms with two people each that share a bathroom in the middle). Sophomores can also live in University Terrace apartments, but that building does have limited space.

Housing next year

ChristinaL — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:10:23 GMT

Hey! So did you guys that are for sure coming to Butler already turn in your housing info? Ask any questions to current students here (dorms, the closet size, what to bring, etc.) OR just tell us where you're living and share your res hall pride. (GO SCHWITZ! haha)

Re: How is Aramark really doing? Students speak up here...

SarahG — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:59:07 GMT

I'm a current freshman at Butler, so I eat quite a bit in Atherton, Resco, and C-Club. Although you hear a lot of complaining about the food on campus, I personally don't think it's too bad. I usually go to Atherton for lunch, sometimes Resco, and C-Club for dinner. I enjoy eating lunch in the dining halls... I always find something I like to eat, even if it isn't my favorite everyday. I actually just got back from lunch at Atherton about twenty minutes ago, where I had chicken and pasta in alfredo sauce and corn bread -- which was great! The desserts are always good as well... I usually can't even decide on just one. Like I said, there are good days and not-so-good days, but I don't think Aramark's food deserves as much disrespect as it is receiving.

As for C-Club, the food is good as well. I usually get sandwiches, quesadillas, or pizza. It can get a bit boring eating the same thing all of the time, but you can always rotate in dinner at Atherton instead. I know our dining isn't perfect, but after hearing about the food options some of my friends from different universities have, I can't complain too much. As far as cafeteria food goes, Aramark definitely isn't as bad as it is made out to be -- some people (me, for example) actually really enjoy it!

How is Aramark really doing? Students speak up here...

aramarkwatchdawg — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:29:54 GMT

By Alicia Wojciechowski
Dawgnet Staff Writer

Monday, March 3, 2008, 15:05 EST

Re: Visiting Hours

BUBrad — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:04:27 GMT

Visitation hours are Sunday-Thursday from 10 a.m. - 2 a.m. and 24 hour visitation on Friday and Saturday. I believe this only applies to ResCo, Schwitzer, and Ross, but I'll double check for you.

Re: freshman housing

ChristinaL — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:38:02 GMT

Hey there!

Freshmen can live in Schwitzer, Ross or Resco (Residential College). Schwitzer and Ross are normal dorms with community bathrooms and Resco has suites - so each room typically has two people in it, and two rooms are connected in the middle with a bathroom for just those four people. (Resco is mostly for sophomores, but some freshmen usually end up there.)

University Terrace and the Apartment Village are both apartment complexes, so those are reserved for juniors. However, they are also farther away from the academic part of campus than the dorms, so people really like living in Schwitzer and Ross during freshman year. I lived in Schwitzer last year and I was so close to everything! I could get to class in 2 minutes and I could see Starbucks from my window.

Let us know if you have any more questions!

Re: Freshman Housing

BUBrad — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:03:31 GMT

Hey allia_2009! Welcome to the forums.

Butler students live on campus through their junior year either in university housing or fraternity/sorority houses. Freshmen start off in one of two residence halls on campus:

Ross Hall, a co-ed hall that accommodates 500 students.
Schwitzer Hall, which houses 450 female students.

Both halls have a study lounge, computer lab, kitchenettes, recreation room, and vending areas.

Upperclassmen can choose to live in Residential College (ResCo), University Terrace Apartments or our new Apartment Village, which opened last fall. The Village also features The Dawg House (a community center), laundry facility, convenience store, computer lab and career resource room and game room.

Re: Housing Options

AnnaK — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:06:39 GMT

Freshman girls either stay in the 3rd floor of Ross, or in Schwitzer. This year Butler has seen the largest freshman class in its history - as in EVER - so there has actually been some tripling of a few rooms. You can request to live in the Residential College (aka "ResCo") because they have single rooms there, but that's an upper classmen dorm, and there are select freshmen living there due to overflow and if people have special needs (allergies or physical disabilities, usually) so I don't know how things will be next year. If you do decide to come to Butler and you do the random roommate drawing, on your housing request forms, be totally honest with the kind of person you are. If you're really clean and want to live with someone else who's really clean, put it that way.

Also, most dorms have roommate agreements that you fill out individually and turn into your RA's. They're basically just request forms for things you might not be comfortable asking straight on, like "if you eat my food, will you please buy me something to replace it?" or "please don't use my hair straightener without me asking", and you go over them together with your RA.

Not to mention, having a roommate is one of the biggest factors in the whole college experience! It's about stepping outside of your comfort zone - you've lived in a single your whole life - why not have a roommate? Plus, it's really nice to have someone to come home to. If you get along, which most people do, it makes it that much better.