[PhoenixAzul]

I purposefully chose my dorm because it was all female, close to the (then) art building, and old and pretty. I lived there for two years, and then into suites (still dorms, but four individual bedrooms, 1.5 baths, and a nice living room/kitchen/dining room) for two years. I liked both of them.

Because my first year, the dorms were all female (or all male), it was pretty quiet. But there were the common complaints of hair in the showers (and not really enough showers for how many women lived there), and male guests, and no AC, and visiting hours, but all in all, it was a nice place to be.

Sophomore year, they made the top two floors female and the bottom two male, with locks so you had to be invited on to another floor. Then our complaints were of the REEKING of Axe deodorant, and of the boys general slovenliness, but still, the dorm was nice.

Our suite was truly nice though, and I loved living there. I loved the campus living experience, and I think it's a key part of the college experience overall. I see huge differences between how my husband, who lived at home for school, and I view our alma maters, and I think that has a lot to do with living on campus.

Now, Otterbein had some pretty heinous dorms that were meant to be "temporary". Thirty years later, they're pretty dire...cinder blocks, dingy, etc. They're called the Triad, but one of the Triad, "Engle"....was truly horrendous, and was/is the most frequently complained about, most vandalized, most shenanigans hall on campus. It would be funny if not for the gross shit I've heard about happening there. *shudder*

But we've had two new halls built in the past three years, and renovations are underway on the others, so I'm sure they've got way better digs than I did, but I was happy with what I had.