Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Mohn Hall and social capital

"One of the two towers on campus, Mohn is a ten-story residence hall housing 307 students. The hall, which traditionally houses first-year and sophomore students by floor, offers a main lounge, a recreational room, and a piano room. The circular arrangement of each corridor creates a strong community atmosphere."
- Excerpt from the St. Olaf website


Well, the roomdraw results are in... and I'll be a resident of Mohn hall next year!  To my knowledge, the majority of students housed within the building will be sophomores (which will be great!).  However, because everyone in AmCon was purposely housed in Hoyme, I'll be curious to see how differences in our living arrangements will affect AmCon.  It won't be as easy as just going to the Hoyme lounge to work on a project or walking down the hall to ask a classmate a question about the homework.  We'll probably have to walk across campus to meet--the horror!

A lot of my friends, myself included, are nervous as to how new living arrangements will affect relationships.  Are we really so simple that our friendships are determined by proximity?  It's something to think about, but only time will tell.

Either way, I'm excited for sophmore year and year two of American Conversations!

1 comment:

  1. Me too! I had a lively discussion with Mary Titus about the readings for 201 and telling her about the students she will meet. LDL

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