Hey everyone my name is Lashae Hall. I'm a senior chemical engineering major and today I'm here to give you a tour of Reed Hall. If you look around Reed you will see here we have the nursing building as well as a great view of the stadium. We are near the maples which is also near the food place called Maple Grill. You got to try it for yourself. As well as we are about five minutes away from the Fulbright dining hall so you don't have to walk that far in the morning to get breakfast before class. Alright let's head on in. Here we go. This is the farm if you don't mind. Yes so like any of the other dorms Reed Hall goes on a farm system which is access only to those that are registered to this building. All of the exits are formed as well as a few of the spaces in the hall. As we go along you will see those areas. Behind the camera we have... Hi everyone my name is Emily. I'm the marketing intern for University Housing and feel free to tell us where you're tuning in from. And we have actually a couple of comments. Someone said Ash Girl you make us so proud and someone said her hair is pretty. Thank you, thank you, thank you. And you have family tuning in sometimes. Yes I tell my family every time and they're always here. That's probably them. Now Ash is my family name. That's how I know. It's someone who grew me up. Here we have the CRE for this building. Hello I'm Jasmine Jones. I am the CRE for Reed Hall. This will be my second year supervising this hall. CRE stands for Coordinator for Residence Education. I supervise the RAs. I serve as an advisor for our lead hogs. And I also just see the day-to-day functions of the building so making sure that you're safe. You have what you need facilities wise. Just overall resource to you in the hall. Alright and if you look over here we have Front Desk. Now she's not here but one of my favorite hall admins is Grace. Grace is wonderful and she's quirky and she's just all around fun to be around. So Front Desk is kind of where you go if you ever get locked out. This is where you come to pick up bigger packages for mail. A little bit later we will show you where your mailboxes are located. But anything that's bigger than you know a small package on envelope you will get an email from housing which will more than likely be from Grace. And the bigger packages you will come here to pick those up. You might say hello to the 242.  They did a couple. And someone said they're tuning in from McKinney, Texas. Shout out to Texas as well. I'm not biased. Alright this way we have those mailboxes I talked about. You will get your mailbox number as well as the combination from your housing portal whenever you get access to that. Like we said before there are two sets of instructions on how to open your mailbox. But if you ever get a little flustered or confused sometimes you go a little bit too far and it resets. I'm sure Jasmine, Grace or any RA would be more than willing to give you a hand on opening your mailbox. Do you mind showing them how it's done? Yes I don't know the codes to this but first you turn left to the first number. I'll say my first number is zero. I would say the trickiest part is making sure that the arrow lines up perfectly with the lines. Then you will go right and you have to pass your first number one time and then stop on your second number. Then you go left to your third number. Go a little bit right just so it locks in and then you should be able to open it. We actually got a comment. Someone said can you comment on the posts that I have seen about mold in the rooms and what steps have been taken to eliminate this? So Jasmine, you want to? Yeah. So one of the reasons we kind of experienced mold in the building for one we were built in 1976. So we're a very old building but... 67. 67, almost as sexy as my back. And so what happens is you'll see when we get up to the rooms is that your bed is in front of the ventilation system for your like the HVAC AC unit. And so what we will encourage you to do during movement throughout the year is not to block that space. That is where a lot of the condensation happens and that's where the room gets kind of moist. It's because you know y'all decorate y'alls room so beautifully that you tend to block that area and so I'll show you when we get up there like that specific space not to block to help with that issue a little bit. And I can say also that you know mold has happened in those rooms. We always have had it tested and it's come back and it's been safe. It's been fine. Like it's nothing that is going to mess with your health or anything. Some of the things that I have given residents in the past is like Walmart has a really good mildew prevention spray that doesn't have any bleach in it. It helps prevent mold on your clothes on the shelves on anything. So if you want to pick that up at Walmart, that is a good one. Another one is the the blue Tupperware like moisture absorbent. Like I think mildew makes them. And if you want to pick those up, those are two good solutions if you want to be preventative of mold in the first place. And housing will come in and clean that too. So fix it as our mechanism for that. Yes. Facilities will come in. All right. So we're going to go to this corner here. And like I always say, the vending machines are stopped weekly. Pay no attention to them now because it's just the summer. As you can see, our drinks are still chilled and ready to go. This way, this is kind of my favorite room in Reed. And we have the kitchen as well that has a stove. And I see some people left some seasoning in case we wanted to make a quick meal. This room is referred to as the sun room. And I'm going to just let y'all have a moment of awe for yourselves. This room is amazing. You can come in here, movie nights, game. This is a perfect game night couch for like a group of six, seven girls. If you guys decide to cook and I know my friends sometimes we cook and decide that we're going to have like a fancy dinner. You can do that all right here. And just enjoy each other, enjoy the evening.  We actually got another question. Are we allowed to bring a dehumidifier? Yes. You are allowed to have to meet that word. Reed is one of the homes that has their own gym. Kudos to that. I am a very avid user of Reed's gym. I love the setup. As you know, this is a girls only dorm. So there is a woman's restroom located in the rear corner. Another good part about Reed is that there is a UAPD, which is University of Arkansas Police Department substation located just inside the gym. Officers are stationed there at different scheduled times throughout the year. So there's no need to go all the way down to the police department. If you need help with anything, if you just want to say, hey, you have questions, someone will be available to help you. There's also the number posted on the door. If you do happen to come at a time where nobody is scheduled in there or they had to step out for a moment. I feel like the canine units come over sometimes. Yes, we constantly have puppy visits. Another thing if y'all are wondering, we are going back to 100% function in the gym. And so that means all of our machines will be open, wait station will be open, and there's no hours. So it is readily available 24 seven and it's only accessible to Reed residents. That was actually one of the questions. All right, let's leave the gym. You know, we've done our workout for the day. Jasmine, we're actually going this way towards your wonderful office. She can close it. I just want y'all to look at how gorgeous her door is. Very nice. So that is my office. Feel free to stop by, say hello. If you have any programming ideas, if you have any comments, concerns, just you just want to say hi. That is where my office is directly behind the read desk. Through this hallway, we actually have another wonderful room that is also only accessible to Reed residents. Your own slice of home. I just believe this is an entire like house kitchen. Like I always feel like I just walked into my house anytime I come in here. Fully accessible to Reed residents. Jasmine, do you know about them checking out utensils and stuff like that? Yes. So we are going back to our normal check out system that we have different cooking utensils pots, pans at the front desk for people to check out. We normally have dish show dish. So a cleaning supplies as well. If you don't have that, if you use your own cooking utensils, the refrigerator is here. You are more than welcome to leave food in there. We just ask that you label it and make sure you keep them on expiration because we do throw things away once they're expired just for health purposes. But you are more than welcome to store things in that refrigerator. All right. And this storm also allows you to have micro fridges if you're not a community type of person. You can always just store things in your room and bring it on down to the kitchen once you're ready to make a meal. Another favorite of mine is this little deck. We have here so gorgeous in the summer. It'll scream at us. And you know, I've heard of many events they have had out here. Jasmine told me about the Halloween specifically that this is their starting area for their haunted house. So I'm excited this year to come on down now that we're all back, you know, in public and getting back together to see what they have for us this year. And bring a costume, right? I don't know about a costume. Do you dress up? Do you dress up for Halloween? I don't dress up for Halloween. I do enjoy the candy. I'll put on like extra makeup to get some candy. This is also fog. So remember to bring your keys with you once you come outside. Jasmine, can you tell us anything about Hell on the Hill? Isn't that an event for you guys? Yes. Hell is in October. It is a two day series that we co-host with Hot Tall. And so you'll have a chance to walk through our six, maybe seven room this year, haunted house. And they go experience some escape rooms, some fun snacks, things and hot. So I'm super excited. The RAs of this building, Planet, Act It, you name it, they do it. And it's amazing. Do you dress up for Halloween? No. They asked me the same question. Hell, we have yet another beautifully furnished movie room. Perfect for episodes of The Bachelor or Survival, whatever your persona is. This is also another entry and exit to the deck. Questions, comments? Nope, not yet, but feel free to ask any questions or leave any comments. I would just like to point out that Reed has doors on both sides. The parking lot that you will most likely be using is on this side, but you are... The north side. The north side of the building, but you are able to come through the south side during moving as well, just to kind of facilitate everybody coming in and out. We do have a co-ed bathroom on the first floor. The rules of this dorm though it is an all female dorm, you can have male visitors. They're just not allowed to stay overnight. So this is where they would use the bathroom. They're also not allowed to use the bathrooms on the floors because they are female only. We're going to walk on past our elevators for a minute here and come down and show you guys the laundry room. As this is a bigger dorm, the laundry room is pretty nice with about more than five, seven, seven washers and dryers. Also the ice machine. There's also a TV and sitting area for those of you that don't want to leave your laundry unattended. This is just great. And I always like to mention that there is an app that you can download and just put in which dorm you are staying in. And then once you know the number of your washer and dryer, it will tell you, one, if there are any washer or dryers available. And how many times is left on the one that you are using? We actually have a couple of questions. Someone asked, do you know if the resident reserve spots have all been filled? I am not sure. That would be a question for parking and transit. You can go, like I do Google, anything I do, I put UARC and then put what I'm looking for. I find it every time. So I would just put UARC parking and transit. I call them. They're open during the summer and ask the questions or you can shoot them an email if what you're looking for isn't on the website. Jocelyn asked, do we need to bring our own laundry detergent? Yes. So the washers and dryers are free. You just need laundry detergent, pods, soap, powder, dry sheets. Pods are the best. Pods are the best. I'm just saying if you're not a polished person, you can use a variety of detergents. Yes, that's the only thing that's not provided. And the laundry, the washers are not exactly free. They're covered under the housing feasts. Yes. So you don't have to put quarters in is what I mean. And someone else asked, are there single rooms? So this year, just because of occupancy, there won't be any single rooms in Reed? Or can you offer that? Yeah, we have a lot of people coming. Yeah. This fall, we're excited. So many people. Any other questions? Nope, we're caught up. All right. So now we're going to head on down to, head on up, I should say, to the ninth floor. Blue room first. Or the trash room. Or the trash room. Yes. Is the trash room here? Okay. This is the trash room. It looks a bit empty now except for some cardboard boxes. Trash suits traditionally aren't open in Reed. We're still not sure if they will be active this year, but you can always come on down and put, place your trash in this room just to be safe.  As far as recycling, how does that go? Okay. Here we go. So another great part of Reed Hall is that we have something called the blue room. And it's literally a blue room aside for, I would say social events, but more specifically studying, there is a grand room as well as two individual rooms with whiteboards in case you need to study, write notes, anything you guys want. And also think the individual rooms, as you notice, I'll probably say a game night like three times is my favorite thing to do. It's perfect if you have a group of five or six and you just want an area for you guys to laugh, scream, do whatever you need to do without disrupting everyone else on your floor. That's a shameless plug. And in this room is where our lead hogs meet. And lead hogs is just a branch of our RIC, which is a students voice organization that we have through housing. Which is also one of our pick one options this year. And so if you haven't heard of Pick One, Pick One is a program that is set up for you all to get connected to campus before you even get here. And so if you want to go to pickone.ur.edu, you'll find a list of organizations that are listed for you to say, oh, that sounds like something I'm interested in. You can click on it and give you all the information about open house during A-week. You should look at the A-week schedule as well. And just be able to see what organization interests you to already have that plan before you even get here. Speaking of A-week, shameless plug. I was also an A-week leader. It is amazing. Here outside of the blue room is where you are finding recycling plastics, newspaper, mixed papers, and aluminum cans. I also believe there is a place outside for cardboard. And they normally identify that at the beginning of the year, which areas you can put your cardboard for recycling as well. We have a question. Is Reed mainly a freshman dorm? What is the normal ratio for freshman to upperclassmen? We are predominantly a first-man class. The most interaction we're going to get with upperclassmen is going to be our staff, which is RA's. A lot of the times I'm going to say 90% of our building is first-man. Any other questions? No. All right. So now we're going to head up to the ninth floor, just letting you guys know getting into the elevator, we might lose a bit of connection, but just stick with us and we'll be back if we leave. So chemical engineering. Yes. Tell me about how you got into chemical engineering. There is a program in Michigan called Academically Interested Minds. And when I was in grade 11, the Rotary Department in my country sponsored me to do college courses for five weeks in the summer in Flint, Michigan at Kennering University. And I fell in love with it all my life. I thought I wanted to be a neonatologist, which is a pediatrician that deals with babies up to 32 weeks, especially like babies that are born early and things like that. I did five weeks of engineering courses, and I was sold for life. We have a question. And Kristen asked, how far from Reed is the nearest dining option? About five minutes, seven minutes, if you're just like half asleep, just trying to make it to breakfast. Matt, the name of that option is... All right, dining hall. It is... West. West of this building. I think it's east. I think it's east. I think I'm on... Okay. Yeah. We're going east. We'll figure it out. Do you want to show this study room? Yes. So each floor also has individual study rooms that also come with TVs and individual chairs as well as a couch. This is also an option if you don't really want to go all the way down to first floor to the blue room or outside of your hall for the matter or if you don't want to study in your room because you need to be by yourself. This is also a good option. Someone asked, is there a bus stop for Reed? Yes. So the Reed bus stop is on the north side of Reed, and I think it is the 48. It's the pink bus stop. Whatever. I'll be catching the bus, okay? This is the pink bus stop, and I believe it goes from the Union Station around. So you would... Reed's pickup would be both inbound and outbound. All right. So we're going to go down the hall and Reed predominantly has two types of rooms. We have the regular hall. I'll show the bathroom too. Oh, the bathroom. You are correct. So as I mentioned before, Reed is a women's only dorm. So we have on my left that's just stalls and mirrors. And then on my right, we have showers. One of the things I love about Reed bathrooms is this is something I did not know existed before I met Reed. It is a better way of disposing of our feminine hygiene products to just prevent any blood contamination within the bathroom and just for an overall pleasant experience with, you know, the awkwardness of being in a public bathroom and getting rid of those things. It also saves the trees because you use less tissue from the, you know, predominant way of doing things. We also have shelving, working water. I'm not going to try it. You have a curtain for each side as well as more of the baskets and a bench. This area is normally used for getting dressed once you leave the shower. A full body mirror. Mentioning that there, this is not the only restroom on this floor. There's two sets of restrooms on both sides. And so if this one is full, there's another full set of showers in toilets on the opposite side of the hall. And they are allowed to use the restrooms on other floors as well. So don't feel like it's just, I need to stay on my floor if they are full. I've been told that people make friends to that. Is that right? Honestly, some of my greatest memories are in the bathroom. I will say there are two other girls. I don't know if they are watching this. They are still at the U of A. But we realize we would all shower around the same time because of our class schedule. And so we made a shower playlist. And whoever had the playlist was in the middle shower. And it was all socks. Because you know that annoyance of like, when you want to hear your music, but the person next to you is already playing music and they're playing something you don't want to hear. So we kind of made a combined playlist so everybody got there like little snippet. And at the end of the year, we kind of knew each other's songs and we just like sing along. And we all had our own parts. Christina and Karim, shout out to you. We're in Room 908. So this is Room 908 for anybody that is going to live here. So this is kind of a different style room. We call these in-hall rooms. It's just because instead of being on the north and south side, this one is in the hallway that connects both. Do we have any questions about measurements? I'll kind of show you around. They each have dresser drawers, members, a closet, desk, chair, normal dorm furniture setup. We're going to look at a normal room just in normal. We just want to share this room first. Someone said that's smart to your shower tip. Yes, yes. Just a quick input to room furniture All the room furniture has to stay in the room. I know that a lot of you will bring your own shelving or storage items and or chairs. So you are more than welcome to bring those things. But if you decide that you don't want to use a piece of furniture, it just has to stay in the room. Feel free to ask any questions. So this is an end room right now and we're going to get ready to head over to a more standard room. How did you create a collaborative playlist? How did you do that? Okay, so it all started when I, the very assertive I'm going to say what I have to say person was like, I don't like your shower music and it disturbs me. And so she was like, well, I was scared to tell you that I don't like your shower music. And so I was like, well, why don't we just do a playlist? Because if you have around to see a class schedule, you're going to hit the bottom the exact same time like every day of the year. So we all kind of just, I know every girl has a shower playlist. So we kind of just looked at our shower playlist and picked our favorite songs and then put them all on one playlist. And so whoever was in the middle shower because I lived in Holcomb, which only has three. And so whoever was in the middle was the person that was playing the music. And you know, we just put it on shuffle and it was your day. It was your day, but it wasn't like a semester of hearing opera and like R and B, I'm an R and B shower girl. So we're getting a few questions actually. Someone's asking, what are the window measurements? I assume both. And keep in mind, we're in the in room now. We're not in the standard room. This is the in room. Does she want from he or she or they want from side to side or just one side? I think both. Yeah, that way and that way. It is 134 inches. 63 inches. Someone asked, are the bulletin boards removable and how do you remove them? They are not removable, so there is no how to remove them. People cover them sometimes. Yes. And asks, what size does the chair fold down for storage? Famer's chair. So that top piece comes off, but the roller piece does it collects. Alright. Someone asked, how long is the closet rod? 46 inches. Someone asked, where are the outlets located in the end rooms? There's one there. General with them is 8 to 10 outlets per room. Here and the other one is there. So it looks like about six on each side. And it's the same on the other side. So 12. I don't think there's one behind the heat. And if that is not enough plugs for you, extension cords are not acceptable, but power strips are. With a circuit breaker or with a... Can you also, do you know the ones with, where you put it in and there's like six of them? Those are not acceptable either. I figured someone would be like, haha. Someone asked, are towel racks permanently adhered to the door? Yes. There's one for each person. Oh, it's not? It's just, it's more typically. Oh, okay. Someone asked, what is allowed to hang up decorations on the walls? So normally my rule of thumb is you can hang up anything you can remove, and there is no trace of it whatsoever.  So like command hooks. Yes, command hooks, blue tape. This wall doesn't help with thumbtacks. I probably won't go in anyway. But yeah, I'm a command hooks and blue tape kind of girl. It'll work wonders. I will say there's always the question about LED lights. I'm typically the person to fold a blue tape the same size as my light strip. And instead of using the light strip tape, I just put the blue tape under it. Or if the blue bothers you, you can get the like beige colored painters tape. And yeah, painters tape in any color will help. Even if you paint the outside of the painters tape, the color of your decoration to like better blend it. I've done much. Why don't we go into one of the normal rooms now? Okay, that's our questions. We have a lot more. Someone asked, are the rooms window measurements the same as normal rooms? The windows here are not. These are in-hall rooms. We'll get that measurement as soon as we get there. Someone wanted the curtain rod for the end room. We did that. Mike asks, how do we hang curtains? So I normally hang curtains with tension rods, which don't normally leave a mark as long as you don't like do it too tight where it's like pushing against wood or anything, and just use the hooks and slide curtains on. That's normally my way of doing it. If you have another way that like I said doesn't interrupt what the room already has going on, feel free. R is as well as Jasmine. If you ask questions, they'll probably have a lot more tips on how to hang things up to make it look certainly. A good resource for specifics like that is going to old Facebook chats where parents get on there and they have those conversations. That is a really good resource to find out where they get different decorations, how they make custom hand boards. That is a really good resource, it's like parents on Facebook and old chats. Jocelyn asks, can we put contact paper on the desks? I will say you can, but if you can remove it with no trace of it. So I would say if you are going to take the time to make sure it's smooth and doesn't have bubbles when you put it on, take that same time to like slowly remove it when you're taking it off because you will get charged if any of it is left on or if it peels the tape off of something. So it's not forbidden but it's not encouraged? Yes. Someone asked, is 824 considered an end room? No. No. Lauren asked, are power boxes okay? Is that what you asked about? I don't know what mine is called. Can you specify what a power box is? It's a power box, the one where you plug it in with one and it turns two plugs into like six or eight. If so, she said that's not allowed. Someone asked, what is an ideal size rug for the end rooms? So maybe we could measure. I can use my foot. Yeah, I think you might be able to get it right here too. Oh yeah. Inches in between the beds and across. Let's start from right here. Yeah, maybe from right there. We have 100 inches. And then one last question until we're caught up for now. Mike asks, two tension rods or one long one? I would say two just because rods have a tendency to fall. And if you have one long rod that's just toppling across two desks, that's very, that would scare me. So I would prefer one. And honestly your roommate might want a different, like you might have to split the room in half because you want to decorate it one way and their half wants to be a different way. So I would say just get one. And then if you two decide to, you know, share the wall space, then you each would have one rod to put together and make two. Several pieces in here are movable too, I think you may have mentioned that. The beds movable, the desk is movable. The beds, these are movable, just not out of the room. Okay. Are bunk beds allowed? Okay. So bunk beds unfortunately aren't allowed in this dorm, so you will kind of just have to maneuver. We have a couple more questions, but we can go ahead and move to the standard. Yeah. If you have a question specifically for the in room at this point, please write in room in there, so I know you need to go back here. So now we're heading to room 909, which is a standard room and standard room. What's the most beautiful view of the stadium? Yes. As well as the glimpse of Old Main. This guy looks beautiful today. Yes. I have a couple questions. Someone asked, if you were to raise the bed to the highest height, what is the height and width below for storage, and what would be the best measurement for the bed skirt for the highest height? When it comes to very specific heights of what these beds can do, go to movein.uark.edu. About halfway down the page, you're going to find ready to arrive. Click on there, and then you're going to find some of these lofting beds or mattress sizes. And in there, you're going to find exactly how many, what's the highest and what's the lowest, and then increments of three inches between those two. In this case, these are pretty easy to loft. Rover mattress would let you knock it out, flip it over if you needed to, but also you can get it lofted ahead of time by going to housing.uark.edu. forward slash fix it, or you've got an alternative method. You can just Google uark, maintenance request is the first link, and we really, really, really highly recommend you guys putting in your request to loft your beds before you arrive. Once you get here, everyone is going to want their bed at a different height, so it's better if once you get here it's already up or down, left or right, and you can just go ahead and start. And it helps our maintenance people as the ball goes down at the beginning of the year. And if you get it in before July 30th, typically, then you're going to arrive and it's going to be already done. We are in room 909. Yes, 909. And Melissa asks, how do you put up two curtain rods? So, I don't know the answer. My thinking was you take some sort of object and put it up. I don't know if you have something to do with it. A shelf in the middle that serves as a stopping point for each one. So, if you've seen those shelves that have three shelves, but they are very narrow, then the first one would go from the wall to the end of that shelf, and then they would make the other one go from the other side of the shelf to the wall. That makes sense. I've also done this with just two people. And you just hold the two ends together and tighten to the wall so that the two ends, the curtain, are pushing against themselves. That way you don't have to buy extra shelving if you don't want to. But extra shelving and dorms can't never hurt. Yes. Lauren asks, what is the measurement of the middle vanity and each of the drawers? The quantity is 63 inches. And now this has two types of drawers, so we're going to do the smaller drawers first. Oh, do you want to do the... Oh. It's 23 inches deep. It's also a wonderful mirror. The drawer is 17 inches in, as in this way, about 13 inches across. This is these are the smaller top drawers. Large drawers are about 17 inches deep, 28 inches across. And I also like to give you guys the measurement of how far down you can pack clothing. And that'll be about 8 inches. So there's a good little top. And someone asks, is there a COVID plan for this year? We are, if you haven't heard already, at over capacity in our buildings. But we are still taking COVID guidelines into consideration, seeing how things are going over the next few weeks. And so we are looking into as much as we can, providing those spaces on campus. But it will not be anything like it was last year to where we had an entire building dedicated to isolation or quarantine. And so we do not have a solidified plan yet, but there is something in the works. What I can't say is that if you have the means to go home, that will be our primary process of just asking you, can you make it home? Or go ahead and go home because we are in overflow in over half of our buildings. And we are trying to get people on campus. So there's a process coming. There isn't a solidified one, but if something does happen, we will have something in place. Like Jasmine says, there's a couple things you can bank on. One is that we really want you to get vaccinated before you come to the University of Arkansas. Highly, highly recommended, not required, but highly recommended. And that we have a couple of spaces set aside for isolation and quarantine, but nothing like we did last year. So the recommendation, as Jasmine mentioned, is that go home if you can off campus for that period of approximately two weeks as you isolate or quarantine if that comes up. And I will also say, as a student throughout the year last year, and I'm pretty sure they're going to keep it up during the school year, there are continuous updates on if anything changes or anything is added, any rules removed. There's constant communication between the higher ups and the students. So I don't feel as though you will ever be out of the loop on what you should be doing or what is expected. If this happens or this happens, they always let you know once something is finalized, there's an email sent out. Someone asked, does Reed Offer fix it request for laughing beds? I didn't believe they offered it for this storm. Yes. Okay. And someone asked, how deep can the shelf in the middle of the window be? Yeah, I think they want the... From here to the roof. No, the... The ledge. The ledge, yeah. It's 15 inches. And Jocelyn asks, where do we go to request our lofted beds again? Okay, so like I say, my quick way is just to Google you arc maintenance request. We'll fix it. Or you can do you arc fix it. And it'll be just like, I think it's a Google form. You fill out the building, the room number, which area, and then it'll ask you like, what do you want done? And in the description, you can just say like, I would like my bed lofted to a certain height. And you get an email to confirm that you put their request in, as well as an email when it's accepted, which means somebody is actively working on it and one when it's completed. Mike asks, inside the closet, what is the inner measurement for the lower shelf? So I guess just give them both measurements or all the measurements. Someone asked, is there any wall space for a standard, in a standard room for a full length mirror? Is there a mirror? I would say depending, I mean it wouldn't make sense if you want to put a full length mirror here and just step back for it. Me particularly, I will probably put it in the closet and just have my clothes start after it. That would be one thing I would do. I don't really see another place for it because you have this mirror. I'm pretty sure if you like, step far enough back, it'll get at least like three quarters of you. Kristen asks, will you measure the closet from the bottom to each of the shelves? So this is 22 and a half inches. The next one was nine. So 32 plus nine, 31. And then, do you want to get the top one? From here to the top? Yeah. I would measure. Oh, from here and then on it. You're right. And that's 21. 22 plus nine. It's 31. Plus 21 is 52. Yes, math. Lauren asks, where are the outlets in the regular rooms? Okay. There's one. Two. And I think there's one on this wall. On this wall. There's also these up here. Yes. So we've got one, two, three, four, five, six, at least. This is one of our older buildings. It's a 67. And like she was saying about the power strips, that'll be a perfect for like, I know those of us who, like our phone chargers closer to us with the outlet being at the desk. All right. Kara asks, can you measure ledge to ceiling? So I think they need. That would be 62 and a half inches. Someone asked, where do people usually put the mini fridge outside of under, or under the bed? So I've known people who put the fridge here and a microwave up here. Jasmine, how cool have you seen? Most of the times when you get your bed locked in, you, I don't really see the mini fridges under or on the side of the bed. So that's just because of plug accessibility. It's normally when you get your bed right there, it goes under the bed. And like she said, please remember not to block the vents if you do such. These are even a warning. Yes. All right. Well, we're currently caught up on the questions. Do you have anything to say to any, to the incoming students? Specifically for this dorm, like Jasmine said, this is a freshman dorm. And I would say like find comfort in other people that don't know the area, that don't know anyone. They're just as lost as you, they're just as excited as you, they're just as confused. So if you guys could just bond together and like figure it out together. Like I said, Cam and Christine, those are, I'm a senior now. I've made friendships for like life. When I tell you life, some of the friends I made at Holcomb, I just went for lunch with my friend the other day. We just was saying, Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. Let's get lunch. And I will say, some of you major for part into your majors during, you know, sophomore, junior, senior year, but the bonds you make as a confused, scared, and far from home, close to home, away from home freshmen, can really like build your experience at the university. And we got one more question from Lauren. Lauren asks, can you measure the vanity top to the bottom of the shelf? Okay. Like this? Yeah. 16, about 16 and a half inches. There's a left there, there we go too. Oh, yes.  It's okay. No, that's what you mentioned, Lauren. Oh, do you want me to measure the lip too big? So like, you've got to go back. Push back. Let me see. Oh, that lip. I thought you meant this lip. So 20, 20 and a half inches, 20.5 blocks of lip. That'll be good. Someone asked, can you put a microwave on the window ledge? Yeah. If you want to. There is a plug back there too. Oh, there is? Yeah. Yes, that's where the other one is. There's a plug. There's two. Right there. Eight. Yeah. And then. Standard of eight. We also got a question. What are considered some of the big items furniture that you can bring for early drop off? Oh, if you qualify for early drop off, you literally can bring what you need to bring. Like you just trunks, mini fridges, microwaves. Hairboard. Yeah, hairboard, anything that you consider like what you want to bring early you can bring it. Like I don't think there's any restrictions on like what's a big item. And we'll take a moment to explain the early drop off processes because some of you may not be aware of it. If you live within 70 miles of the University of Arkansas, then you're allowed to come in on certain days and bring things. You don't get to move in. No. But you get to bring your things in. So your move in is a little easier. That's a new process we started about two years ago or maybe even only one year ago. It's worked well for us and it's worked well for you.  Not take things out, not decorate, not set up a little bit. No. Drop it and you go. Lauren asks what about right above the drawers to the bottom of that shelf you just measured? So the one you took. Oh, they won't that. Okay. Should I go back? You should go back. 35, about 36 inches. And Mike asks what is the size of the vent? From the open to the open. From this? Yeah. Oh, can I have a hand please? I don't know. Oh, what? Do you guys watch SpongeBob? Yes. When he's like, oh, huh. That's about 27 and a half inches. In that dimension. And hopefully you're asking because you're thinking, how do I make a cut out to make sure I don't cover that? We appreciate that. There's a second vent down there too. So if you're trying to maybe put some decoration, I was going to give between the vents. Between the openings is about 12 inches. I think it's too small. Yeah, it's about five or five inches right there. All right, so we're currently caught up on the questions. Do you have any messages to the incoming students coming to read? Yes. Just don't be afraid to get connected. Studies will show that the retention rate is greater. Your experience is greater when you get connected to campus. Whether that's making friends, whether that's being a part of an organization, going to events, knowing your RA, knowing your roommate, just making sure you get connected to campus is going to make your experience 10 times better. It'll make you want to come back and it'll get you closer to graduation. So don't be afraid to get connected to campus.  So that means getting to know your RA, come in and talk to me as a CRA, communicating with your professors and your teachers and your advisors, like really utilizing them in their professions and their experiences and their expertise to help you get what you need to be successful by all means necessary. We got a few more questions. Which is the A-bed and B-bed, or does it even matter? It does not matter. The way that that is indicated is by who has what key. So it's first come, first serve. Whoever gets her first decides which bed they get. That's really for us to know who has what key. Which we usually describe as door side and window side. But as far as like A is window, B is door. That does not matter. Mike asks, what is the distance from the closet to the other side of the wall? So I guess the whole... From the closet, I guess from the end of the closet, right there to the wall. So yeah. That is about 117 inches. Ange asks, what about safes in the room? Are those common? So we really don't pay attention to what the students are bringing in. So if it is something that is coming, we wouldn't know. Is it allowed? Yes. So if you think you need one, I don't need anyone. Is there a lockable in here? No. No. So yeah. None of the drawers in here lock either. So if you need something to be more secure, then you can bring your own safe. Mike asks, can you give us a 360 of the room? Step out. I could stand in the corner. Okay. You can come back now. Come back. And then one last question. What is the best size for rugs in the main rooms? So I guess 93 inches. And I'm probably going to get from the desk today. Yeah. From here to here. 95 inches. All right. Well, thank you all for tuning in on standing in this closet. It was very nice for you all to join us. I appreciate all the questions. Again, I'm Jasmine, the CRE of the hall. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, you are more than welcome to reach me at my email, which will be jasmine. J-A-S-M-I-N-E-J at uart.edu. I work nine to five every day, getting ready for you all to come and move in. And I'm so excited to see you all. So remember, hydrate. Look online. See what is allowed, what's not allowed. And just get excited. It's a normal year. So hopefully we can all get together and learn some new experiences that you want to cast to provide.


And today Madison wants to talk about a controversial decision she's trying to make. Yes. Before I was married, I got a belly button ring. Bottom belly button ring. Okay. With my girlfriend, we're 21, we had a few drinks. But we did it safe. You did. You did. You did. You did. You did. And after marriage, my husband at that time had taken it out. And he would take it out at night and he said, he loved it when we were single and dating. As soon as we were married, he said, that's not what my wife wears. And he would take it out. And every night he would take it out. I'd put it back in. And he'd take it out. I'd put it back in. And then eventually it just got lost. And I just left it out. I figured, oh, he doesn't need it. I guess, you know, I'm not a young kid anymore. It was a little bit of yourself. So years later, kids, we're talking 20 years later, 20 plus years later. I'm dating someone. And I still have the hole from the ring. And he says, why don't you just go get that, put a new one in. And I looked at him like, why? I'm like, I'm 42 or 43 soon. Why would I put a belly button ring?  And he goes, well, why did you take it out? It looks good. You would look good on you. Why not put it back in? So why not put it back in? I'm asking. There is there. I think you should absolutely put it back in. I am insane with rage that your first husband took it out of you. But am I too old? Am I too old to say, now I'm, now I, now here's the rules, right? I'm a mom now. If I go to the PTA, are you going to go to the PTA in a crop top and we have some issues? But if you think it's yourself, and it's just something that you and he share and it's fun for you, why not? Now if I would have to leave it in, now with my kids see it, if it's coming, popping out, you know, is that an issue? Because my kids are five. Would you let your daughter get one when she's of age? When she's of age, she does what she wants. Oh, okay. You know? Okay. You know, I don't. Okay. All right. All right, mama. I, I think, I'm with Jason on this. I think that if you want to put it in, and that's a part of you that made you feel sexy and your new partner likes that you can, just count up the consequences. Your daughter asks, mommy, can I have a belly button ring? Right? And you know, and if you say when you get a certain age, you can, and, but why can't she show it? Let me go back to, why, why, why can't, as long as she doesn't show it? Because if it's age appropriate for her to put it in, it should be age appropriate for her to be able to show. To show it. Well, okay. If you're going to show it in a bikini, absolutely. I was just saying, don't show it at the PTA in a crop top. Why not? Because it's an age appropriate place. Exactly. Because I was looking at some things online about it, because I'm thinking, well, should I, should I not?  But I'm wondering, if they're not insecure about it, then why haven't you just put it back in? Well, because she's, because she's conscientious as a mother. Right now, we're in a different place, a slightly different place. In my life, is it, because I hear Stacey saying all the time, oh, it's not age appropriate. Absolutely. I won't do that because it's not appropriate for my age. And I'm sitting here going, well, I'm thinking about putting on a belly button ring, I'm going to stand on both the beach, let my hair out, and put on some heels, you know. And here she is, and you're going, that's not age appropriate. I can't wear a skirt. Hello, my name. I'm Madison. You'll go ahead and go, go. You're in my skirt. In my stomach, right? In my stomach too fat. Why? First of all, that's not appropriate for me. It's not appropriate for me. I never had one. But she has the physique that she can wear, and she had one, right? So I think that you should do what you feel. But I applaud you. Would you touch it? If I got it. I would. I would touch it. I applaud you for really thinking about that. And take it. I really do. And I applaud you for that because some people just jump into it. And as a mother, you see, she said, I got to think about the impression it's going to leave on my children, on my daughter. I do want to know how you're going to respond, though. Let's say your daughter comes home at 15 and wants a belly button ring. Well, you know, I would say there's a time and a place. Okay. And I tell them now, it's age appropriate, not age appropriate. You know, I'm wondering if you were actually considering it before he suggested it. Yes, I was, a little bit. So you were happy he suggested it? I really, actually, I was surprised because I just had it in my head from my ex that all your this and this and this, you just, they don't do that. And that people would think it was trashy. But yeah, I was a little excited. Part of you were really clever. I was a little excited. But he was like, why don't you do that? Let's go get one. And you're not, not putting it in because you're not holding any baggage from your ex, are you?  You could subconsciously be saying, you know what? I really don't want to do that because I don't want this new person to say something about it down the road. But there was that dialogue going on, too. There was some of that dialogue going on. Bam, bam, I knew it. Got me. So, eliminate all that baggage. A man says, put it in, you have a great physique. It's going to be sexy. Do what you can. Just no stasis, not going to happen. I might consider it. Okay, so since we're just being open, we'll continue the dialogue. You're going with me, right? That's really what you're saying. We'll see, we'll see. More on every way, woman. Stay tuned. So, yes, as you were saying, now that we're being open.