Weaver Hall Reviews

One of the nicer dorms you can find on campus. I actually really enjoyed staying in Weaver my freshman year. It’s right by one of the dining halls and Reitz so it’s super convenient if you have a meal plan. The walking distance to most of campus can seem like a lot but I’m someone who really doesn’t enjoy walking and once the weather became cold, I was constantly walking to my classes since the weather was so nice. During the hotter months, I would take a bus. I was lucky and barely had any noise problems except for my neighbors playing music sometimes, but turning on any white noise always drowned them out. Laundry was also easy since there’s an elevator, although there was one time that it was broken and I had to haul my laundry up four f... See more

It's the international dorm so you get to meet people from around the world. It has wood floors and the hallways are wider than other dorms. The lighting is a warm yellow rather than harsh white. The kitchen and common room are quite big. There is also a study room on the first floor, a game room in the basement that has a HDMI projector, and a laundry room. There is weaver beach, which is basically a lawn that you can picnic on. The famous Mudfest is on that lawn. The dorm is in a really good location too. There is a swimming pool and a Chomp It (on-campus convenience store) just down the hill. It is also next to O'Connell Center and super close to the stadium. The main campus is just down stadium road. It will probably take you 10-15 min ... See more

Rooms are updated and nice with lots of window space. It is the international dorm so you meet a lot of new people who are generally older than freshmen. If there is a down side it would be that the halls can be noisy on weekends and that the bathrooms can get real nasty sometimes. Hall does have an elevator and trash-chute which is very convenient.