Where Carls Live: Cassat Hall
Hiba Jama (Houston, TX) shows us around her single in Cassat Hall, where she also works as a Residential Assistant!
Cassat Hall
If you try to talk to most alumni of Carleton about Cassat Hall, they won’t know what you’re talking about—that’s right, Cassat is a relatively new dorm, added to campus in 2009! Since it is newer, Cassat was built with sustainability in mind and has many energy efficient features—not to mention ceiling fans in each room. Cassat rooms are also tiled, rather than carpeted, allowing for easy cleaning, so you can see your pretty face in the shiny yellow reflection. Another plus about Cassat is its underground tunnel connection to James Hall so you don’t have to go out in the cold to see your upperclassmen friends. More Cassat details:
- 4 stories tall, with a basement that has beautiful study rooms and a game room
- Great big lounge and kitchen on the first floor for everyone’s use
- On the quad surrounding the “mini bald spot,” a green space used for lounging by students anytime the weather rises above forty degrees
- Closest buildings: Cowling Gymnasium, Myers Hall, James Hall (via underground tunnel!), Nourse Hall, Language & Dining Center (LDC)
- Mostly first-year students and sophomores, some juniors
- Offers singles and doubles
Hiba Jama is a sophomore from Houston, Texas. In this brief interview, she talks about working as a Residential Assistant and living in her Cassat single: