Construction of new Patapsco addition began in fall of 2010. Students who were currently living in Patapsco and nearby Potomac would bear the brunt of waking up to construction as early at 7a.m. in the morning. It came to be worth it a year later as the new addition, which currently
houses over 180 residents, opened for the first time in August. Megan Drain ’14, a previous Potomac resident, describes her thoughts on the addition. “I thought it looked really pretty,” she says when she first saw the addition. She also enjoys “the size of the bathrooms and the new
furniture.”

Each floor of new Patapsco has its own study room and common room, which the older residence halls don’t include. Drain particularly likes this “because in the older residence halls there would only be one
common room... it would be difficult if there were people trying to socialize and other people trying to study at once... but now we have separate rooms for that now.” Even though Drain and other residents don’t enjoy always having to swipe to visit friends next door in Old Patapsco, she is very happy with her decision to live in New Patapsco.

The New Patapsco addition wasn’t the only recently developed project on campus. A brand new basketball court was added outside True Grit’s, next door to Harbor, Potomac and Patapsco halls. Nevin Thankachen ’14, a regular on the court, says it’s “definitely a positive addition to campus, and it gives people a stress outlet.” He also praises its “convenient location” and the fact that “you can walk right outside and play or you can just sit and watch”. Despite his protests that he
thinks “the lights turn off way too early”, he admits “nothing beats playing basketball in the fresh air”.

Article by Laura Vazquez

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