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Math major Karl Ludwigsen eats lunch at Carson Dining Hall one Friday. Mike Perrault | Freelance photographer Residence Hall Return Students weigh in on the pros and cons of living in the University Residence Halls BY JOSH GORDON DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER In the Princeton Review, students can see how high or low the University has ranked in certain categories each year. Most might be pleased to find the University is in the top 20 in both “Reefer Madness” and “Party School.” Students will also see that the University takes No. 1 in “dorm Like Dungeons.” Loud music, roommates and small closets are severa reasons that living in the resi dence halls is difficult. Never theless, some students choose not to move out aftei their first year; instead they switch roommates, live in £ single, or change halls 01 complexes. “There are many advan tages to living in the dorm such as the instant communi ty and connection you make when living with people in £ residence hall,” said Associ ate Director of Residence Life Sheri Donahoe. Donahoe works hard to persuade students to live in the residence halls, giving re turning residents incentives to do so. Her main project is “Room Race ‘05.” This pro living in the residence halls again because it is easy and all the perks you get from liv ing in halls, like having someone else clean the bath rooms and having someone else make your food. Also, it is on campus,” Cerveny said. Cerveny has already regis gldlll dllUWb CUI rent students to reserve a preferred room for next year before incoming freshmen get placed. Donahoe is also working to set up FOR MORE INFORMATION For more Princeton Review rankings on the University’s dorm visit www.princetonreview.com. ierea online ior the room and will be the 81st person to get a room assign ment. He said the main thing he is looking forward to is me Kiiey complex as a returning student residence hall. Freshman Jeffrey Cerveny lives in Bean Complex and said he is planning to live in the residence halls again. “I am most excited about getting a bigger room with more space. With incentives and easy registration for returning resi dency, living in the residence halls for a second year might make a smooth transition into another year on campus. Couple works on world-class tourism stop BY BILL RAUTENSTRAUCH THE LA GRANDE OBSERVER One piece at a time, the effort to transform Hot Lake Springs from a former sanatorium and hospital to a world class tourist destination continues. But the work is never ending, said Lee Manuel, who with her artist-sculp tor husband, David, bought the place on Highway 203 east of La Grande last year. "It's not coming along as fast as I'd like, but it is coming along. I'd like for it to be done now," she said during a tour of the main building. As Manuel spoke, Wal lowa County artist Eugene Hayes was hard at work, painting a mural in an area that houses the Manuels' new bronze foundry. The foundry was a part of the Manuels' business operation when they lived in Wallowa County. Tours were featured there, as they will be in the new enterprise. "We're real excited. We had that same kind of tour in Joseph and we want to duplicate it. We hope it will turn out even better." Manuel said the tours, which take visitors through all the steps of creating a bronze piece, will run three times a day, six days a week. The Manuels took pos session of Hot Lake last December. Recently, they sold all their Wallowa Coun ty businesses, which includ ed the foundry, a museum, art gallery, and a restaurant. At Hot Lake, which the Manuels have renamed Hot Lake Springs, a rambling, three-story main building is undergoing a complete remodel. The building, once consid ered a lost cause, has been capped with a new roof. Re placement of more than 200 broken windows contin ues and restoration of lodging rooms will soon be gin. Manuel said she thinks she can start renting rooms in the fall. "We think it will take 10 days for two workers to com plete a room," Manuel said. "That could pick up, though. Once we get going, we should be able to get a couple of rooms a week done," she said An art gallery is open and running now, as is a drive-up latte stand. A restaurant will open this summer. A theater, museum, health spa and more will be added as the project continues. No one knows exactly how much the rebirth of Hot Lake will cost. One estimate pegs it at $23 million. 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