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Standing as one of the tallest residence halls on campus, Schurz Hall towers at eight floors.
But don’t let the height fool you, because that’s not the only thing this residence hall has to offer.
Hi, my name is Lisa Maida. Come with me as I take you through the halls of the building that was named after former Missouri journalist, senator, and Civil War General Carl Schurz.
Schurz Hall is full of surprising and interesting facts.
One of them being that the elevators are the fastest on campus.
While not necessarily scientifically proven, most residents I asked said they thought so.
Another great quality about Schurz Hall is that the house lounges and study lounges are often combined on each floor.
This means that if things get too loud in the house lounge, residents can go into the study lounges, slide the glass doors, and work in a quieter environment.
The study lounges are provided with a nice whiteboard as well.
Hi! My name is Lisa Maida and I’m taking a tour of Schurz Hall today.
How you doin’ Lisa?
I’m good, thanks for asking!
I have a question about the circle drive outside of Schurz Hall.
I’ve often heard that College Avenue Circle Drive is technically located in front of College Avenue and Hatch Hall.
We actually call this side of Circe Drive the College Avenue Circle Drive just because it’s directly off College Avenue even though it’s in front of Schurz.
The Circle Drive you’re talking about that’s in front of Hatch Hall next to College Avenue, we actually call that the Hatch Hall Circle Drive.
Ok. That makes sense! Um, and how long can I stay parked out there?
If you have your flashers on, you can stay there for about 15 minutes.
We also have temporary handicap parking, but you have to make sure your ticket’s displayed if you have that.
And then just make sure you don’t park in front of the red curb because that’s our fire lane.
Good! Well, thank you for all of this information. Hopefully I don’t get a parking ticket.
Hopefully! Is there anything else I can help you with?
Yes, actually I was hoping if there was a staff member to show me around, maybe…
Yeah, uh, Peter is actually right here and he can help you with anything you need.
Hi Peter. I’m Lisa.
Nice to meet you Lisa. Well, let’s go on up to my floor.
Um… we’re at the sixth floor, Journalism and, uh, Communications Community.
Ok.
We actually have several…
Community spots like the lounges and kitchen are not operated by the electronic card swipe.
Some rooms, like the kitchen, can be locked and unlocked by a key you have to check out at the desk.
Which, speaking of items taken from out of the desk, stop by the desk to check out cooking supplies for the kitchen, or games to play with friends while waiting on your laundry to finish.
You can find the Schurz Hall kitchen and laundry room in the basement.
Another thing that is located under Schurz Hall is Lower Bingham, a common space shared with Hatch Hall.
Here, you’ll find Baja Grill, a Southwest Cuisine To-Go Food Service sponsored by Campus Dining Services.
Several tables and chairs for lounging.
A nice big screen TV, and several individual study rooms that can be opened by visiting the Schurz front desk to check out the study room keys.
A lot of students have become proactive especially in the first two weeks.
So we have the Ag Pre-Vet Barbeque, and so our student staff members were the ones that organized it.
But some of the students were actually some of the ones that stepped up to do the barbeque, and then from then on started doing some of their own barbeque.
So we have a bunch of student leaders already stepping forward.
You know, regardless if it’s just stepping forward and grilling at a barbeque, you know, we recognize those strengths and we really push you forward as a leader.
Since Schurz Hall was renovated in 2008, there have been notable changes around the hall including how the rooms look.
While the hall has remained a community-style hall, you’ll notice the aesthetic interior changes.
There are two types of rooms: a single-room and a double-room.
Hence their names, the single is for one person, and the double is shared by two residents.
One of the first things you’ll probably notice about the rooms that have changed are the locks.
Now, all of the room doors are operated by the electronic card swipe which you’ll need you student ID to access it.
Ok, so here’s the sixth floor.
And um, over here you’ll find our lounge.
We have a lot of activities here to get people involved— like Homecoming was a big deal.
And at a very happy happenstance,
we have Molly and Danielle here who are very involved in Homecoming.
Uh, Molly was actually uh, liaison. Right?
Yeah.
Was it fun?
Yeah it was really fun. A lot of work, but it was fun.
And I know you guys love helping out then, as you can see with Homecoming.
Lisa, here, is giving a—a tour.
Um, and I was wondering if we could use your room to show it off?
Would you guys want mind demonstrating that?
Yeah. Sure.
So are you guys roommates?
No I actually live in the other hall.
Yeah. We met during Homecoming.
Molly just kind of came up “Hey, we’ve met before, you know. And talked.”
And she was like “Do you have a car?”
And she asked, “Want to come and drive me to Lowe’s?
And I was like, “Sure why not?” not knowing that her real plan was to get me involved to help her with the homecoming float.
So what’s your favorite part about living in Schurz Hall?
The people.
Yeah, I would have to say the community. It’s really fun being able to, like, have, like, a lounge and go out and meet different people. So…
Yeah. Like, when people talk about the difference between suite-style and traditional, there’s always that big debate.
And I say, like, definitely every freshmen needs to do traditional. Just because you get to know people.
You’re kind of forced to get to know people. And it’s really fun because you get to meet a lot of awesome people.
It’s also nice living in Schurz because we’re right by all the good dining halls.
Yes. Definitely.
Well, maybe I’ll see you around campus. Good luck to with finals.
Thanks.
See you later.
See you guys!
Well thanks so much for showing me around today, Peter.
Well, no problem. Uh, this is a great place to end.
Here we have Baja Grill, one of the most delicious of all the dining halls on campus.
It is open to everyone and you can either get in from the front doors of Schurz or Hatch or these little side-doors over here.
But the main customers tend to come from Schurz and Hatch just because it’s right in our basement
—which is so convenient around the winter times because students don’t want to go out in the cold.
If you do come and eat here, I do suggest coming to get the Chicken Burrito with Green Rice.
Uh, I do no beans and no salsa.
Salsa’s a little runny, but it depends on what you like, so uh, just remember that. It is HOT! It is a hot item.
Well thank you so much for the recommendation. And for taking your time to show me around. I really appreciate it Peter.
No problem. Pleasure to meet you, Lisa.
Nice to meet you, too.
And I especially want to thank you for joining me around this tour of Schurz Hall.
Hopefully, I’ve been able to answer most of your questions, but if you have any more lingering questions be sure to check out our website at reslife.missouri.edu.