ctParent2006

Does anyone know where Stephens dorm is? The website is very unclear and only says it is part of the Crueger Village. It does not appear on the list of dorms with descriptions.

I suspect that Crueger, being relatively new is featured in the pictures with the other parts of that "Village" being less architectually interesting.

Thanks.

ctParent2006

Ah..to answer my own question now that I have seen the dorm and my son has lived in it for a few weeks...

The verdit from a paying parent's perspective is...what a dump! The rooms look like they should be singles not doubles and the dorm itself looks like it should be torn down. There is a very good reason why it is not described or pictured on their website or in the various marketing materials.

Naturally son doesn't much care and is having fun (courses, people ,etc...) so that is what counts....

Proud Dad

So, where is it? My D (also enjoying Bard despite an intense workload of her own making) is in "The Trees" which are nothing more than double-wide modular homes sectioned into seven bedrooms with an "interesting" arrangement of three bathrooms and four showers. Some of the older modulars in Kruger seem ready for tear-down and I'm sure that's a long-range plan, after Bard recovers from the expensive Science Center. What's the deal with Stephens?

ctParent2006

It is right next to the "trees" and is another of the "trailer" dorms. Our kids have the same level of accomodations it would seem. All I can say is that I lived in various dorms for 7 years and these are the worst I have ever seen.

My son said they would be torn down someday too but that may one of those "somedays" that is a long way off. Let us hope for a good housing lottery number for next year. I think it would be very isolating to live off campus around there as you would probably have a bit of a drive to campus.

ctParent2006

To be fair, there are some other nice dorms at Bard and every school has its clunkers.

Proud Dad

Your S's must be one of the old "trailers". Those with tree names seem to be only a year or two old temporary housing. Beat up like you'd expect a college dorm made of sticks to be but still not nasty. The older ones between the "Trees" and the new Kruger dorms do seem pretty old and "weathered".

ctParent2006

That is correct. He told me today that the trees look good compared to his.

koolcrud

Yea, its not all the dorms. Cruger Hall is like a hotel. Manor has its own nicer cafeteria etc.