The University will be closed during that month and on-campus students will be moved to the older dorms during December. They will move back in March. Edsall expects to make her decision by the end of next week. If she stays in the dorm she may opt not to relocate after the Olympics, living one semester in the new dorms and one in the old. Each Heritage Commons dorm suite has a living room with sofas and a television.
Hallways lead down two wings, each with two bedrooms and a shared bathroom.
Down the carpeted main corridors of the dorms are separate TV rooms and relaxation rooms where larger groups can gather. The Olympic Village will have a bank, a beauty salon, a post office, a 200-seat theater, coffee shops, social halls, hot tubs and a fitness center. Many of the amenities will be added for the athletes and removed by the time the students return. Officials at the Office of Residential Living say they don't think the Olympics has scared students away from dorm life on this traditional commuter campus. I remind them that what the Olympic committee is paying in rent is a fourth of the total new housing cost.