dorms

As I watched those around me find one another and sign leases, my panic grew; in contrast to my peers, who seemed to have everything figured out from location to money to roommates, I didn’t have a tentative — or really any — plan in mind. 

You’re stuck — you already walked in and exchanged the head nod and tight-lipped smile with the tooth-brushers. It’s too late to back away. So what do you do now? 

As a first year myself who’s still very much learning how to make UC Berkeley their home, I had plenty of expectations before setting foot on campus.

It feels a bit like the COVID-19 pandemic has split the UC Berkeley student population into two groups: those living on campus and those living at home.

To be honest, though, as a freshman who has yet to step foot on campus, I don’t really know anything about UC Berkeley's residence halls.

For freshmen, bunk beds are an omnipresent feature of college life. No matter who you are, your bed placement often determines your place in the dynamics of the room. 

In response to UC Berkeley’s housing crisis, Oski and his team have unveiled a new plan to house students. Citing the nearly infinite ways to get lost in Dwinelle Hall, Oski said this meant “there is nearly infinite space in Dwinelle, which is the perfect solution to the lack of student housing.”

We all know that each of the residence halls have extremely distinct personalities, and we can’t help but relate the hall to the people living in them.

From the older, high-rise "Units" to the newly-constructed Blackwell Hall to the more secluded living space that is Foothill, among others, we at the Clog are here to capture what a day in the life is like in each of these dorms to help give you a better idea of which dorm you might want to call your home next year!