600 E. Harrison St.

Freshmen and Sophomore
Men & Women

Click picture to view the Fischer U

Fischer was built in 1965 and houses 593 students. Fully renovated in 2006, this hall contains five floors, with three gender-specific wings on each floor.

Each wing is made up of double occupancy rooms and some triple occupancy rooms. All rooms are configured as suites (two rooms adjoined by a common bathroom).

Plenty of open space throughout the building allows for larger group activities.

Men:
14 Five-person suites (1 double and 1 triple room)
39 Four-person suites (2 double rooms)
3 Double rooms
1 Triple room
5 RA suites 1 ARD room

Women:
19 Five-person suites (1 double and 1 triple room)
53 Four-person suites (2 double rooms)
5 Double rooms
1 Quad room
1 ARD room
7 RA suites

Each room is equipped with:

• a 36"X80" extra long mattress for each student
• one bulletin board
• six electrical outlets
• one internet port per student (Resnet website)
• an RT London modular furniture system (mfs) that offers different lofting configurations with the dressers and desks (more info)
• air conditioning/forced air heat in each room
• one closet per student
• one desk chair per student
• a telephone
• a wastebasket
• toilet paper
• miniblinds
• carpet
• mirror
• one towel bar or hook per student

General information:

• Average # of students per floor = 49
• Room dimension = 11' X 17'
• Window dimension = 51" X 85"
• Each room shares a bathroom with another room.
• A laundry room is located on every other floor
• Laundry rooms are equipped with an ironing board.
• Limited summer storage is available.
• Limited indoor bike storage is available.
• Outdoor bike racks are available during the academic year.
• One vacuum is located on each floor.
• Fischer contains a copy machine, a 24 hour computer lab, and a hall kitchen shared by the entire building. The kitchen includes two stoves, a refrigerator, two microwaves, and minimal cooking utensils. Every floor contains a lounge.
• The basement also contains a Prayer Chapel, Quiet Study Room, ping pong table, pool table, and community TV lounge.
• Halogen lamps and candles are not allowed.
• Aquatic pets may be kept in standard-size aquariums; no other pets are permitted.