<p>Swing Space is not that bad, particularly if you are occupying the rooms as a double as opposed to a quad like incoming Silliman freshman and rising sophomores will have. Even so, the rooms in Swing Space as a quad far outstrip the current freshman housing in Silliman, some of which rivals L-Dub for worst housing on campus. The common rooms are smaller, but the bedrooms are bigger so you won’t have to debunk beds. Not to mention you have a private bathroom, AC, and a kitchenette. The biggest downside for being in Swing Space for the class of 2010 is that freshmen will be even more isolated from the rest of their class than in previous years. Swing Space feels much more separated from campus than Silliman. This will also affect the TD frosh too, because not only will the Silliman renovation be noisy and make getting around it difficult, but having Silliman next door makes TD seem less separate from the rest of campus and vice versa.</p>
<p>All told, I think the pros outweigh the cons, and anyone in the Class of 2010 assigned to Silliman should feel lucky. One year of Swing Space is worth three years of a beautifully renovated Silliman.</p>