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same ﬂoor plan on every ﬂoor, but Watterson turns 90 degrees on each ﬂoor," says
Blair. "It was built with only four elevators, so there are 2,200 students who live in
two towers that are connected by an elevator corridor that have elevators that stop
on every ﬁfth ﬂoor. So, it's very unique. And, none of us were around when these
decisions were made, so people either embrace how they were built and love it, or
they continue to ponder 'what were people thinking?'"
Blair talked further about the general goals for refurbishing Watterson: "Part
of our goal when we did our long-range plan was to ensure we had variety for
students in the types of housing options we had available. Watterson already had
some uniqueness, so we didn't have to change the ﬂoor plan. That was great.
We could address some of the other needs in the building - and that was that it
seemed very institutional. It had a lot of concrete; it's a huge building, and it's very
daunting. You can see it from the interstate miles away. So we did some things to
try to give it a more appealing sense that really reﬂected more of the institution's
values and to de-emphasize the scale of the building without changing the
character of it too much." On the inside, they tried to give the spaces more color
and character. "Some of the highlights are on those elevator landings; for instance,
each of the houses in Watterson was named for the ﬁrst 10 secretaries of state. So,
we actually decorated the corridors educating students about those names. So who
was Pickering? Who was Madison? And we have a color scheme for each house,
so it gave a ﬂow within the building. Going down 28 ﬂights of stairs, you'd hit a
different color palette throughout the complex. We were trying to do some things
that added some character to the building without changing the intent of the
architecture."
Like Park-Stradley at OSU, Watterson Towers presented some challenges with
its exterior. "Façade issues took about a half of our budget. So we had to address
that infrastructure need. We actually coated the outside of the building to seal and
weatherproof it; but it actually looks like we just painted it, which we didn't - it's

Another colorful lounge
in Park-Stradley. In
addition, this residence
hall now offers air
conditioning, new
restrooms, new lobby
spaces, and a courtyard.
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014
Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Transitions
Academic Initiatives
Academic Initiatives
Res Life
Res Life
Regroup
Regroup
Calendar
Calendar
Rising to the Occasion
Rising to the Occasion
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
Conversations
Conversations
First Takes
First Takes
Reporting Out
Reporting Out
New Members
New Members
Snapshot
Snapshot
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Intro
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Cover2
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 1
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 2
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Contents
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 5
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Vision
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 7
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Just In
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Transitions
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Academic Initiatives
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Regroup
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Calendar
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Rising to the Occasion
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Conversations
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