Word: canaday
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When I found the real Canaday, by contrast, I was not very impressed. Admittedly, on initial inspection it has all the aesthetic appeal of a prison, and it is somewhat isolated from everything else in the Yard. While Weld residents strutted around boasting about elevators and long hallways, the only thing Canaday residents could boast about, during those nascent weeks of our residency, was the fact that we were right next to the Science Center and could get our mail before anyone else...
...after living in Canaday for close to seven months now, I can honestly say that it hasn't been all that bad. Indeed, it has been quite great...
Critics of Canaday typically argue that it is not as aesthetically pleasing as the other dorms, like Weld or Matthews. And it is true, that at first glance, there is somewhat of a solemn and desolate look to Canaday. But I would hardly go so far as to say that my dorm is "an insult to the educated mind." Nor would I agree with O'Shea that it is "cheerless...
Residents of the dorm try to make the best of Canaday. During the holiday season, for example, Canaday's windows and doors were decorated with festive lights and ornaments. And although other first-years may look at Canaday with an air disgust, its residents are quite comfortable and cheerful. After all, the spacious suites and the guarantee of having a single as first year student is rather appealing...
...first-years as they make the difficult transition from their comfortable homes to a college dorm is not exterior architecture or construction cost, but rather the close friends they make and the comfort they find inside. And it is this comfort and the tight bond of dormmates for which Canaday is known and loved, especially by its residents...