Halloran House is not your typical dorm at all. A lot of people will judge any dorms on north campus and say that they’re boring and nothing ever goes on there. That might be true of some dorms, but not Halloran. I’ve been around to a good amount of different dorms, both north and south campus, and I haven’t had one that quiet represents the togetherness that Halloran has. Halloran is small dorm complex located on 23 Curl Drive. It was named after Ruth Mount who was an outstanding student at Ohio State and, more importantly, was a lovely and caring person who loved to help others. Halloran has 4 floors, a ground floor and then three more after that. It also has a basement where the laundry room is located. The ground floor and second floor are both all girls floors and the first floor is co-ed. The top floor is an all guys floor that is nicknamed the “penthouse.” This floor is never dull for a second and always has music blasting with everyone’s doors wide open. The entire floor knows each other and is always in each other’s rooms hanging out. The third floor of Halloran is not just for the people who live there but is open to everyone. It is not uncommon at all to find girls from the lower floors up on the third floor having fun with everyone and experiencing the Halloran family love. I have found no problem trying to study either even with so much going on. If you need it completely quiet, the basement of Halloran is a nice escape from all the craziness. In most other dorms, you will find that only a few rooms know each other and will hang out but not the whole floor or the entire house for that matter. Why is this you might ask? I would say because the Mount Leadership Society spends so much time together during service hours that you just learn to get along with everyone. Another logical reason could be because all of Halloran was moved in a week before classes started so we had no choice except to socialize with each other since no one else had moved in yet. By the time classes had started, people were striving to make new friends and I already felt like I knew 100 + people for years instead of a week. That’s the magic of Halloran that you can’t find anywhere else on campus!
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I completely agree and fondly call halloran "home sweet halloran." And I would just like to input that ground floor is where its at. But I agree with you that Mount is the reason we all get along so well. In other places I've journeyed to at Ohio State, people can be stand-offish. What I love about mounties is that everyone is willing to start a conversation with complete strangers. Maybe its because of the hundreds of icebreakers during Launch Week, but I'd say that the forced awkward conversation definetely made me more prone to introduce myself.It's nice to know that no matter where I go, I can usually find a mountie there who'll be nice to me. Because we are, after all, together for good :)
ReplyDeleteSam, this is a spot-on representation of our "house". You should read my blog about the basement it is so silly. But hey room 114 stop down anytime, I most likely won't be there but still... haha
ReplyDeleteAw i love your blog! Halloran is a great place to be and you couln't be more right. I also loved already have meeting 100+ people before the rest of the freshmen even moved in! :)
ReplyDeleteI've tried to describe why Halloran is so awesome, but I never feel like I give it justice. You did a great job of explaining why Halloran is an amazing place!
ReplyDeleteI also live on the 3rd floor of halloran, and its a blast. this was a very well written description of the best dorm house on campus.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mack; you did a really good job describing the whole feel of Halloran. Everybody asks me why I like it when I'm at the far corner of campus and I always have trouble giving a good answer haha but you did a great job!
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