When students showed up for classes in September 2008, they were in for a jaw-dropping surprise: over the summer, several well-trafficked spots on campus had been given an extreme makeover, including a new Brothers College Café, a revamped food area in the Commons and major residence hall upgrades in the Suites and Tolley/Brown. The renovations sparked excitement on campus, especially among first-year Tolley/Brown residents who had been briefed about what they narrowly escaped: the hall’s notoriously grungy carpet and shared bathrooms of years past.

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Juniors Michelle Caffrey and Mark Stratton walk you through the impressive renovations at the Tolley/Brown residence halls, the new Brothers College café and the Commons.

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Photos by Shelley Kuznetz