What has the world come to?

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What has the world come to?

Unread post by DoubleA » Wed Aug 07, 2013 6:51 pm

Just got back from Boone, after moving my son into Justice Hall Dorm. A surreal experience, to say the least, having lived in Justice for two years back in the late '70's. I was taken aback to find that this former jock dorm, a bastion of masculinity, has now gone co-ed. In fact, girls and guys on the same floor. And no more communal showers, which is probably a good thing, but hey, that's the way it was back in the day. This in unthinkable, and I'm still having trouble getting my head around the concept of a co-ed Justice Dorm. What's the world coming to, anyway?

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Unread post by DaphneUrquhart » Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:13 pm

That must be relatively recent ... Our son was in Justice for the 06-07 school year. I believe Justice was still all guys at that point.
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Unread post by Gonzo » Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:16 pm

I was in Justice back in 07' and it was still all guys. I'm pretty sure it changed the year before last.

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Unread post by DoubleA » Wed Aug 07, 2013 8:03 pm

Looks like the dorm could use a major upgrade. Looks like the same furniture from 1978

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Unread post by SpeedkingATL » Wed Aug 07, 2013 8:13 pm

I was in Justice in 74-75. What a blast!!

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Unread post by bigCasu » Wed Aug 07, 2013 8:25 pm

Spent two years there, and I always thought it was coed, if you catch my drift ;)

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Unread post by appmaj » Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:23 am

Justice 99-00

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Unread post by GlassOnion » Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:36 am

You Justice fellas had it made. We were sleeping on our sides in Gardner/Coltrane, the rooms weren't wide enough for us to sleep flat on our backs.

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Unread post by AppGrad1 » Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:02 am

Justice 3 years.

Was called a "C"dorm.
Anything goes in a C dorm.

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Unread post by ukappfan » Thu Aug 08, 2013 11:20 am

I graduated in 2010 and was still an all male dorm then also.

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Unread post by ASU-FTW » Thu Aug 08, 2013 12:17 pm

DoubleA wrote:Looks like the dorm could use a major upgrade. Looks like the same furniture from 1978
I stayed there in 05-06. I always thought it coud use a demolition. The building is one of the oldest on the App State campus if not the oldest, and it is full of asbestos. Why not build a high rise in its location instead?

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Unread post by ASUMountaineer » Thu Aug 08, 2013 12:20 pm

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DoubleA wrote:Looks like the dorm could use a major upgrade. Looks like the same furniture from 1978
I stayed there in 05-06. I always thought it coud use a demolition. The building is one of the oldest on the App State campus if not the oldest, and it is full of asbestos. Why not build a high rise in its location instead?
It's definitely not the oldest. The old part of Newland Hall is the oldest, IIRC. It's quite old, though has been retrofitted nicely.
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Re: What has the world come to?

Unread post by 97grad » Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:18 am

Justice 93-95. Wasn't aware it had gone co-ed. They could probably almost double the capacity with a new building considering the size of those rooms. My wife lived in Eggers and I can remember her jaw drop when she first saw my Justice hall room!

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Unread post by tromboneman » Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:13 pm

DoubleA wrote:Looks like the dorm could use a major upgrade. Looks like the same furniture from 1978
I was there in 60-61!! Someone look behind the mirror in room 400!!

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Re: What has the world come to?

Unread post by T-Dog » Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:30 pm

GlassOnion wrote:You Justice fellas had it made. We were sleeping on our sides in Gardner/Coltrane, the rooms weren't wide enough for us to sleep flat on our backs.
I stayed in both Gardner and Justice. Very true on Gardner and Coltrane. Justice had a lot more room, even a sink in the room! It seemed like the crazies were always in Coltrane. However they had a more cohesive environment that Justice. If you didn't have your people in Justice, then it sucked to live there as there was only the one common area downstairs. However, the lack of elevators made sure you got a workout in every day.

Going back to the original point now. Having been apart of several residential communities during my time, I do know that studies and research have shown that having mixed floors actually fosters a more productive and cleaner environment for students.

I remember on my last day in Justice in Spring 2007 (I lived in Justice the same year as AE) and trash was being taken out, some rooms had trash bags piled to the ceiling. I'm pretty sure after the first week, some people forgot what color the floor was as they never took out trash.

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Re: What has the world come to?

Unread post by Blackandgold » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:21 pm

I lived in justice fall 07- spring 08. It needs to be leveled and redone

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Unread post by huskie3 » Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:37 pm

Blackandgold wrote:I lived in justice fall 07- spring 08. It needs to be leveled and redone
Pretty sure this will not happen since they are tearing down one across the stadium lot and not replacing it.
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Unread post by Blackandgold » Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:36 pm

huskie3 wrote:
Blackandgold wrote:I lived in justice fall 07- spring 08. It needs to be leveled and redone
Pretty sure this will not happen since they are tearing down one across the stadium lot and not replacing it.
Gotta build more housing somewhere don't they? Unless they are trying to get more ppl living off campus.

Worst part about Boone is the off campus housing monopoly that takes place. Apartments are twice as expensive as Comparable units at other colleges. That's frustrating as a student

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Unread post by DoubleA » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:31 pm

I lived in justice fall 07- spring 08. It needs to be leveled and redone

When you look at Justice, it sits on a beautiful site, one of the nicest and largest on campus. The front lawn offers a great view over River Street and serves as a fantastic launching pad for snowballs! And I always enjoyed the huge trees outside my 2nd floor window, on the backside of the horse shoe. The dorm could stand a major upgrade, but hopefully it won't be demolished. I always considered it somewhat of a landmark as you come down River St. and up Stadium Dr.

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Re: What has the world come to?

Unread post by AppBaseball28 » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:44 pm

Lived in Justice in 2009-2010, that was the last year it was an all-male dorm. That dorm has been around the block a time or two, needs to be upgraded soon.

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