Residential Life spent over $600,000 renovating the bathrooms in Morse Hall and the lobby of the Towers complex this summer.

“I am happy that Residential Life was able to respond to resident requests and am excited that we have found a way to improve the experience for our family members,” said Wade Redeker, director of residential life.

Some new features include light fixtures, flat screen televisions, fresh coats of paint and other additions.

“The updates to Morse include the installation of four new fiberglass showers and changing stalls, new can light fixtures above the showers and changing stalls, the rooms were painted and new VCT flooring was installed, the old toilet stalls were replaced with new and were widened, a hard-surface vanity was installed over the sink ‘island’, new mirrors were hung, existing air conditioning units were overhauled and painted and new trash cans and soap and paper towel dispensers are included,” Redeker said.

The upperclassmen who live in Morse Hall have noticed the changes to the dorms.

“I think it’s a really nice touch,” said Linelle Wilson, junior elementary education major. “I heard last year it wasn’t really pleasant to take showers or go in there in general.”

The Towers lobby renovation was more in depth because of what was being renovated.

A new ID card and door access system was installed and the lobby was renovated to look similar to the interior in Singular and Trusler. The technology in the lobby was also updated.

Sarah Spoon, freshman English major, said she thinks it is “awesome” they added new things to the lobby to try to make it more inviting.

“I think it’s obvious that they’ve put a lot of hard work and I’m extremely grateful for that,” she said. “The only thing I could think to add would be more chairs like the ones in the Memorial Union to make the lobby more inviting. I think the renovations look very nice and it gives the atmosphere a cleaner, crisper look; however, it vaguely looks like a doctor’s office because of how sterile it feels.”