Cal U progress
California University of Pennsylvania hosted a wake of sorts for two of its dorms, Stanley and Clyde halls. Oh, there might be a tear or two shed in fond remembrance of years spent in those dorms. But no one, especially today’s students, could feel too sentimental about the concrete old-fashioned barracks and common bathrooms. Stanley and Clyde are the latest casualties in Cal U’s plan to replace the old-style dorms with newer, more appealing residence halls. As fast as the university can build them, they are filled. Last August, 705 beds in the new residence halls A, B and C were quickly filled. As were the new Jefferson at California I and II that boast 768 beds off campus, near the stadium.
The change is welcome by all, and makes Cal U more attractive to students who live too far away to commute.
We congratulate the university on forging ahead with all of its plans and changes. We would only suggest that Cal U consider giving these halls more stately names like Stanley and Clyde invoke. Somehow, living in A, B, C, D or E just doesn’t capture campus life.