Donlon Hall is my place of
residence right now. I am a freshman here at
Cornell and as of this year, all freshman are housed on
North Campus, where
Donlon is located.
I feel very lucky to be living here. Although Donlon may be the dingiest
dorm on campus (fragments of the
ceiling flakes down upon touch, no
kidding) and is considered one of the loudest dorms, I don't think I could be living in a better dorm for my
freshman year.
Donlon is noisey, but not too much. It is also known as the social dorm, which is true.
Tannor describes the dorm as a
collapsed triangle, actually we call it the
thong, cause that's what it looks like! Because of this set up, with three non branching halls meeting at a center lounge, on each floor, I basically know everyone on my floor, and that's close to 100
students.
It is very easy to walk around and find someone to talk to, no matter what time at night (or morning) it is.
The rooms are very comfortable. Most are
singles, but there are two
quads and three singles on each floor. I am in a single with a friend of mine, and we love our room. Very larg windows. Our only
complaint (well maybe our main one) is the
lighting. There is no overhead in the room, and the only lights they gave us are desk lamps. So we ended up buying three
lamps, which even aren't enough when it gets late.
I also lucked out I guess with my
RAs. Each floors as a guy RA and a girl RA, and both of mine are
wonderful. So I think the combination of being able to meet so many people, who are turning out to be great
friends, and have great RAs, plus living in the dorm, has created a
wonderful freshman experience.
The
location is awesome, too. As Tanner mentions, we are right across from
RPCC, which is key. We are also close to the
Community Commons, which also houses another
all you can eat dinning hall. So plenty of options. We also have a nice
parking lot, which is key for visiters.
So, all in all, Donlon is
the place to live!!!