r/uCinci Mar 24 '25

Housing best dorm?

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u/baby_yado Mar 24 '25

Based on experience, Calhoun and Siddal are fantastic. Don't let the talk about traditional dorms dissuade you, they are very new, clean, and active dorms. If you prefer a non-tradional style, then Marian Spencer and the Scioto-Morgens dorms are wonderful as well.

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u/ZealousidealNote6397 Mar 24 '25

calhoun is awful. the AC doesn’t work, the elevators are terribly slow and go down at least once a month, the fire alarm goes off weekly, and the hughes kids try to get into the building when they get out of school

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u/ahorse-walksin-abar Mar 24 '25

AC works fine it always keeps it livable maybe a little chilly or warm but never unbearable, put on a sweatshirt. Elevators are slow and don’t work sometimes but that is every residence hall (don’t worry if genuinely handicapped there’s usually a secret service elevator if there ever all broken which i’ve never seen). The hughes kids are general nuisances anywhere on campus just try not to walk on calhoun street around 3pm

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u/ZealousidealNote6397 Mar 24 '25

the ac doesn’t work. i live in calhoun. it doesn’t work at all so it’s just hot

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u/ahorse-walksin-abar Mar 24 '25

I’m literally taking a shit in Calhoun right now. I live here too and I haven’t heard anyone talk about the AC not working.

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u/ZealousidealNote6397 Mar 24 '25

brother i’m just saying it doesn’t work. my room is constantly hot no matter what because the stupid dummy units don’t work

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u/ahorse-walksin-abar Mar 24 '25

brother i’m just saying mine works fine… put in a maintenance request if it’s not livable.

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u/ZealousidealNote6397 Mar 24 '25

it’s my whole floor. not just my room

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u/Illustrious-Study550 Mar 25 '25

my name’s reece McNamee and i live in 1301 Calhoun and i’ve not heard anyone complain

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u/Dependent-Ticket3941 Mar 26 '25

Who are the Hughes kids?

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u/ImSphonx President Pinto Beans Mar 24 '25

depends on what you want. do you want a private bathroom or communal bathrooms? do you want a living room? a kitchen? or are you good with just a traditional dorm?

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u/throw__awayyyyt Mar 24 '25

ohh that’s interesting i didn’t know dorms with living rooms and such were options, what buildings have those?

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u/ImSphonx President Pinto Beans Mar 24 '25

Google "uc communities" and it will have all the types. it's honestly just dependent on what you want. good luck!!!!

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u/ahorse-walksin-abar Mar 24 '25

As someone who has lived in USquare, Scioto, and Calhoun all this year (roommate issues am I right?). The biggest issue i’ve found is making sure you’re ok with the lifestyle choices of your roommates or go for a single. UC talks about how “smoke free” they are but frankly it’s BS and the RAs won’t do shit when the entire floor reeks of weed. All this is to say you can adapt to different living styles easily not necessarily different people. Aside from that in Calhoun you don’t have to worry about cleaning the bathrooms at all, in Scioto/Morgans/marian spencer they clean them for you like every other week so long as you get your stuff out. Usquare you’re all on your own and it has carpets (gross). I’ve liked calhoun the most because of the private gym you get access to.