ACU Police and Abilene Fire Department responded to a call from Barret Hall early Friday morning and found smoke gushing from a clothes dryer. At 12:08 a.m., officer Mike Walters of ACUPD received a call from a student regarding a possible fire in the Barret Hall laundry room, Lieutenant Randy Motz said. Walters proceeded to notify the fire ... [Read More…]
Leeches discovered in Barret Hall shower
A pair of sophomore women returned to campus after the Christmas Break to find some unwanted visitors in their A.B. Barret Hall shower - leeches. Cheryl Bell, sophomore musical theatre major from Austin, said she went in to take a shower and was disgusted to find many of the creatures all over her shower floor. Her roommate, Kren Fernandes, ... [Read More…]
Barret runs into zoning trouble with kitchen plans
Barret Hall ran into issues while attempting to replace The Den with something more useful. The area has not been transformed into a kitchen for the residents because of zoning issues with the city of Abilene. The lobby is zoned as a business area because it used to house The Den, which was run by the corporation Java City. This is the biggest ... [Read More…]
Large freshman class disrupts dorm space
A large incoming freshman class expected to top 1,000 students has forced the Office of Residence Life to make drastic changes in rooms assignments and reshuffle student among dorms. Curtis Smith, interim director of Residence Life, said this class of incoming freshmen, estimated to be about 1,030 students, is among the top five largest classes ... [Read More…]
Dorm degrees prove bothersome
Several residents of A.B. Barret Hall have experienced discomfort in their rooms due to inconsistencies with the temperature of the air conditioning. Kealey Fabian, sophomore biochemistry major from San Antonio, has noticed many problems with the hall's air conditioning system. "When it's hot outside you walk into the dorm and have to put on a ... [Read More…]
Barret residents find new use for coffee shop space
The Den, Barret Hall's Java City coffee shop, closed down in December, and now that space will serve a different purpose. According to an email sent to the residents of Barret by Ryan Randolph, Area Coordinator from Barret and Smith Adams Halls, the open area is now being used as a lobby for the residents of Barret. Residents will have access to ... [Read More…]
Students seek visitation revision
Residents of A. B. Barrett Hall are seeking help from university staff to extend visitation hours for guests of the opposite gender. J.P. Festa, sophomore multimedia major from McKinney, is the Barrett Hall representative for the Students' Association. He is proposing more visitation hours, possibly on weekends, in addition to the currently ... [Read More…]