Students weigh their options as housing selection approaches

By Camila Zuluaga Rodriguez​

Housing blocking is coming up in April, and students are considering which dorm they would like to live in.

​Rising juniors Alice Brito Do Rio and Alexis Chastang are looking for a place in the Colonial Courts (Junior Courts). They are both looking forward to sharing this space with their friends.

“I’m most looking forward to share it with my friends and have a good time. Also, being able to cook in the kitchen and have good gatherings with my friends. Having a bigger room will be very nice as well," said Brito Do Rio. 

She also said that she was planning on living there because of the perks it had such as the kitchen, the living room, and more privacy than in a bigger dorm.

Chastang said, “I’m looking forward to the ease of seeing my mates if we are living together, so there should always be someone there to talk to and watch sports or play a game, anything like that.”

​Lexi Moriarty, a rising senior, said that living in the Colonial Courts worked out great for her this year as it allowed her to have a small community on campus. She also said that she enjoyed the location of the Colonial Courts.

​“I’m hoping to live in the Senior Courts. I think the location is perfect and you’re surrounded by everything. I’m looking forward to meeting another group of people within the house,” said Moriarty.

​Rising sophomores Piper Remillard and Bryan Sanchez said they are planning on living in the heights. However, Remillard said she liked the location and the suite living style, while Sanchez said he was interested in the secludedness of the Heights and living in a new environment.

​Remillard said, “I am most looking forward to having a common space to share with my friends on my floor.”

​Nicolas Arredondo, another rising sophomore, said he was planning on living in Villa Theresa Hall again, and that he was excited to meet new people and new roommates. 

Villa Theresa Hall. Photo Credit: Stonehill College

“I’m planning to stay in Villa because it is the best-located dorm next to [the] Commons and close to all the buildings,” said Arredondo.

Some of the students said that they recommended to students in younger classes to meet new people.

“Make lots of friends freshman year. Go out in the common area [and] talk to new people. Try spending time with your neighbors or floor, get to know them as that was my easiest way of socializing in my freshman year,” said Chastang.

“To students of a lower grade I would recommend trying to interact and make friends with the people in your building/ on your floor, that way you feel like you’re a part of the community,” said Remillard.