Residence halls extend break-housing applications

Marshall University Residence Services will close several residence halls over spring break but are accepting break-housing applications until 4 p.m. Wednesday for students who plan to stay.

First Year Residence Halls will remain open, but all upperclassmen halls besides Twin Towers East and West will be closed, said Le'Kesha Glover, assistant director of Residence Services.

"Students who want to stay must fill out a break-housing application which is located at the front desk of all the residence halls," said Tracey Eggleston, residence life specialist.

Usually there are about 100 students who live on campus over spring break, Glover said.

"We will staff Towers East and West like it is a regular day," Glover said. "There is front desk staff 24 hours a day and students will still have to show their keys like they do normally."

There will be resident advisers and directors on duty and professional staff in the Residence Services offices as well over the break, she said.

If a student currently lives in Towers East or West they can request to stay in their own room, Eggleston said. Those who do not live in the Towers will be assigned a room or can get permission to stay in a friend's room.

"We close the buildings because there are only 100 students or less that stay over the break, and that is just fiscally irresponsible," Glover said.