Caruthers Residence Hall

Hah, no.  This is not Caruthers Hall.  This is Kidd Hall, the female honors dorm (they have damn balconies!)

This is what they would like you to think Caruthers Hall is like.  But, trust me, no room in this building looks that good.

Henry (in black with the sword) vs. Steven (in gray with the wooden dowel).  Yes, that is a wooden dowel.  Guess who gave up.

Jacob's Christmas decorations.  Pimpin', ain't it?

Chris subdues Jacob with the papasan chair after he put up a valiant effort.

H and Charles, the inadvertent, yet comically mismatched  twins

The dungeon-like halls of Caruthers Residence Hall, 4th Floor

The ever so lovely showers of Caruthers.  Notice the dim, cave lighting.  If you look closely, you can see the bacteria swarming on the walls.

The Sounds of Caruthers!

The typical noises of Caruthers Hall Jacob (my roommate), Carlos (the RA for the 4th floor), and Chad (master hunter) discuss my many good qualities Chad tells of his encounter with the vicious wild boar The sound of boredom That...damn...TRAIN!

Accommodations:

Residents are provided with... 2 twin size beds (that make un-mattress-like noises when sat upon) 2 desks (that dominate an entire wall of the room) 2 chairs (that have been broken since the 70's) 2 closets (that kill -a lot- of floor area) 2 chests of drawers (????  I have yet to see these) 1 sink (with more cracks than a bad comedian) T1 ethernet connection to the Louisiana Tech Residential Network (one of Caruthers' two saving graces) Cable TV (the other saving grace) ...further accommodations I observed upon moving in: 1 leaky air conditioner (leaks from three spots intermittently) 2 ethernet connection jacks (only one of them is wired, though) 1 set of solid steel window blinds *outside* the window (giving that prison bar effect to the room) 1 dead outlet (which has since been fixed.  Thank you Maintenence!) An old coat of blue paint on the walls, yellowed by cigarette smoke (I have rectified this by covering my side of the room with posters) Non insulated walls (in case you were wondering what your neighbor was whispering about) 2 rectangular holes in the wall (evidently where the cable and telephone jacks used to be before the network was installed) A spherical field of electrical energy (for some reason, my cell phone goes haywire in my room, and my stereo's memory will -not- work) A light above the sink that does not function unless a wad of tissue is shoved into the casing (don't ask, I have yet to explain this) Walls that neither duct tape nor sticky tack will not adhere to (I have yet to explain this phenomenon either)

I've been informed by several people that I make Caruthers Hall sound like Hell on Earth.  This is probably so because I'm often guilty of hyperbole and generalization when I write.  So, I'll talk about many of the good things that Caruthers has.  Caruthers has cable TV, enabling us to watch such eye-opening networks as CNN, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, and, of course, Comedy Central.  The residents of Caruthers are top notch, the upper echelon of Louisiana Tech's enrollment, especially those on the 4th floor (Yay 4th floor!!).  Residents, for the most part, are very considerate of each other in keeping their music to a reasonable level when those around them are trying to study or sleep.  The accommodations are adequate enough, despite my ranting above, and we have all learned to deal with it in some very creative ways.  The hallways, though cramped, are always kept as clean as possible by our excellent custodial staff (thank you custodians!), and the bathroom, despite it's smell, is as clean as you could expect it to be with 40 guys using it.  Despite it's age and lack of rennovation, Caruthers is, in my humble opinion, the best male dorm on campus.  Living in such a dorm teaches you practicality and improvisation.  It also teaches you how to make do with what you have, since you aren't going to live in a palace for the rest of your life.  All said, I would recommend the Caruthers experience to any guy thinking of coming to Tech....and make sure you get Carlos Stewart for your RA!

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