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Unlike the undergraduate residence halls, Graduate Village is a
'studious; quiet environment' where students can he social — or not
BY MAT! TIFFANY & KA'IY GAGNON
FREELANCE REPORTERS
The University’s Graduate Village, just east
of campus, is an ideal residence for students
interested in quiet. The majority of the stu
dents who live there are law, architecture and
business graduate students, according to Can
dace Cardiff, area director for Spencer View
and East Village.
“It’s a studious, quiet environment designed
specifically for graduate students,” Cardiff said,
“If people aren’t quiet, it’s usually because
they’re new or they aren’t aware of the rules.”
The typical problems are loud stereos and
residents who have a preconceived and incor
rect notions about “normal” times and “quiet”
times. Graduate Village’s mantra is “peaceful
enjoyment at all times.”
Janie Vaughn, the custodial coordinator for
Graduate Village and Bean Hall, has worked
for University housing for more than 22 years.
“I’ve seen everything. Nothing surprises me
anymore,” Vaughn said. She added that Gradu
ate Village is “very quiet” and said that she
rarely hears of the type of problems that plague
the typical freshman dorms. She believes this is
partially because Graduate Village doesn’t have
a social area.
“Unless you count the laundry room,”
she said.
“It’s not real social,” said Frederick Reimers,
a second-year literary nonfiction student who
lived in Graduate Village this past year. “The
doors close on themselves, so you couldn’t
leave them open even if you wanted to. There’s
no interaction with people unless you already
know them.”
Reimers enjoyed the quiet, but is soon
moving into a house off-campus to enjoy an
expanded social scene.
In the planning stages of the complex, which
was finished about five years ago, the Universi
ty polled potential residents to see what was
important to them and what wasn’t, said
Cardiff. Study time won. Party time lost.
The village compensates for its lack of social
scene with its location. The 72-unit complex,
made up of 28 studios and 44 one-bedroom
apartments, lies on Moss Street, just north of
15th Avenue, within walking distance of the
University and Knight Law Center.
“The location is great,” said Bill Sedlak, a
first-year law student who just moved to Eu
gene from Lincoln, Neb. “You’ve got the gro
cery store and all the restaurants on Franklin,
plus the law school is just down the street.”
Also, Neighbors Bar and Bistro is a quick
walk around the corner. It offers specials
Thesday through Thursday nights. There are
also restaurants and bars on the other side of
campus, and downtown Eugene is a short
drive away.
Graduate Village is relatively new.
“It’s nice,” said Reimers, “especially
the floors.”
Graduate Village’s floors are either large tiles
in muted earth tones or hardwood floors. Each
unit also comes with an Ethernet hook-up, ac
cess to free local calls through the University
Telecom Office, and is cable television ready.
Laundry facilities are on site and cost 75 cents
each for washing and drying.
Graduate Village is what Cardiff calls “a
hybrid between an apartment complex and
traditional dorms.”
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