The floor was also unfinished under each of the old units, so we had to lay new floor tile. Then we put in new light fixtures in each of the women's rooms. Connley added that the fixtures in the halls will be replaced as well, and some of that work continues. Once they got the old wall units ripped out, it was time to get rid of the beds. The old rooms had the metal framed bed and mattress.
Different rooms have different combinations of bed furniture.
The rooms also hold a wardrobe, three-drawer chest and desk for each student. Roommates like Shannon Brown, a freshman from Somerville, Ohio and Marianne Certo, a freshman from Bedford, Ohio, get to enjoy the end result. We moved the furniture to make more space. A roommate is a new experience for Brown as well. Before she left home for college, she had a room to herself.