Francis P. Gaines Hall

Gaines Hall is the newest of our residential facilities and the only one that has central air conditioning. It is located between the BDG (Baker-Davis-Gilliam) Quad, the Lenfest Center/Wilson Hall and the gym, at the corner of Nelson and Washingon Streets.

With four floors, it is the only suite-style residence hall on campus. The building is coed, but each suite is single-sex, as are many of the halls. Each hall has a resident adviser (RA), a peer counselor, and themed decorations for the year. Each suite has between 2 and 4 bedrooms, housing a maximum of five students, a shared common room (in three- and four-bedroom suites) and a bathroom inside the suite. The entire building has both ethernet and wireless connections to the Internet.

Each Suite Contains:

• Two, three or four single or double bedrooms
• A common room with couch and chairs
• One bathroom with separate areas for sinks, showers and toilet
• Most have a very large walk-in closet
• Cable TV jack
• Wireless internet

Each Bedroom Contains:

• one extra long twin bed with a mattress per resident
• one wooden desk per resident
• one desk chair per resident
• one dresser per resident (4 drawers)
• one wardrobe per resident
• campus phone 
• ethernet jack (2 for double rooms)
• wireless internet
• carpet (tight, industrial, very low pile)

ROOM RATES FOR THE 2009-2010 ACADEMIC YEAR
The rate for a single room in  is $6,115; the double room rate is $4,050.

COMMON ROOMS
In each common room you will find a couple of chairs and a couch as well as a wall outlet for the University's free cable TV service. The common rooms are also carpeted.

BATHROOMS
There is a large wall mirror in the bathroom, along with sinks, a shower and a toilet. Since Gaines is a suite-style dorm, you must clean the bathrooms yfourselves, so bring some cleaning supplies. A vacuum is also a good idea, since all of the rooms are carpeted. Toilet paper is provided in the storage closet of your suite.

ADDITIONAL SPACES
There are a couple of communal kitchens in Gaines and s well as a a computer lab on the second floor which has a printer that can be used by any student. The laundry room is on the ground level with several washers ($1.25/load) and dryers ($1.00/load), which accept either quarters or general debit on your University Card.

LAUNDRY
There is one laundry room for the building with coin- and ID card-operated machines. Each load costs $1.25 to wash and $1.00 to dry. There are two community kitchens in the building which are shared by all residents as well as a computer lab.

If you have a roommate you will want to communicate about things like a rug, TV, game console, curtains etc.

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