Deltas Case Study

Ever lived in an apartment or room the size of shoebox? Well that is what the Delta Commons feel like at the University of South Alabama. The Deltas are the oldest living accommodation on campus since the University was founded. Originally there had been six Delta buildings but due lack of maintenance, the removal of Delta 1 and 2 have affected campus greatly in living accommodations for students on campus. The Deltas only provide a home to students on campus, but it fails to meet the needs of some living accommodations. A lack of space makes it very inconvenient for roommates to move around, old wear and tear on walls make it easy for noise to travel from room to room, quiet hours are not respected like they are in other residence halls and …show more content…
Space at the Deltas is by far the biggest concern for students living on campus. Unlike New Hall rooms, which have space for extra chairs and other furniture, the Deltas barley have enough room the accommodators to more around without making noise to wake up the other roommate. The flaw of not having enough space in the room does not attract students to want to room at the Deltas. The university need to improve space the Deltas in order to further grown the amount of students that live on campus and provide a better housing experience. When space for a living accommodation is a problem, more problems are bound to spur up like the age of the building allows noise to travel from room to room. The Deltas have the most wear and tear damage on its building because they are the oldest dorm on campus. Having a noisy place to live does not make for a great living area because there is always a distraction in the room. Stokes and New Hall rooms have no noise transparent walls and are better kept in general. The scratches and patches from hole made on the furniture in the Deltas make it seem trash and unsanitary in some …show more content…
Students want a living space where they can get sleep and get study hours done. The RA’s sometimes do not enforce the quiet hours like RA’s in Stoke or New Hall. While New Hall and Stoke dorms are closer than Delta room, there is no reason for the quiet hours to be respected. New Hall residents get better respect of quiet hours because they are enforced more in those halls. Rarely do residence hear music or noise past 10 o’clock at night. While in the Deltas people lurk at 2 o’clock in the morning and music is played at full blast the room next door also joins the