Carlos: Hi. I’m Carlos.
David: And I’m David.
Carlos: Our topic for our podcast
is Haggin Hall. Haggin Hall’s a dorm on central campus - all male – a place
seldom of much interest. Most don’t put much thought into it, but it’s almost a
sort of unspeakable place. The rumors say it’s to be demolished next year. But
how might some of those there, and those connected to haggin feel about this,
and about haggin in general. We went out and found out.
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David: So Zach, as someone who used to live in Haggin
Hall, what are your thoughts on Haggin exactly? What comes to mind when someone
says “Haggin Hall” to you?
Zach: Well, the first thing I
think of is just the whole thing is pretty gross. It’s getting old obviously,
and there’s definitely some room for improvement. The whole place just needed
renovating. It was just kind of nasty in general.
David: Alright, well, did it help
you at all to live in Haggin Hall? Were there any positives or was it all kind
of just really bad?
Zach: I mean, it was right on
campus, so that was nice – I could wake up 5 minutes before class and still
make it. But overall, I definitely think that there were better places to live,
if I would have had the choice. On campus was the main advantage but overall
there were definitely other places that would have benefited more.
David: Are you sad to see Haggin go
in anyway, cause it’s being torn down or is it pretty much all that you’re
pretty happy it’s gone?
Zach: I mean I may shed a few
tears when I see that place go, but no it’s definitely something that needs to
be done. And building all these new dorms are definitely something that UK’s
campus needs to see.
David: So how much more, like, what
are the more advantages of living away from Haggin as opposed to living in
Haggin?
Zach: Well it’s an all guys dorm
so it got pretty rowdy sometimes. I definitely get a lot more sleep living out
of Haggin. The environment just in general is a lot nicer than living in an old
dorm – an old nasty dorm. So I definitely get a lot more sleep and a lot more
work done, that’s for sure.
David: Alright, thank you, Zach.
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David: But Zach decided to move
away from Haggin. How might those who still live there feel about it? We asked
some residents at k lair how they felt about it.
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Carlos: Alright, I’m here at K-Lair.
My name is Carlos Gutierrez and I’m interviewing George Tsolmetes. He’s a
resident here at Haggin Hall. He’s been there for a while now. What semester is
this for you at Haggin Hall?
Tsolmetes: Second semester.
Carlos: Second semester… So how
have your experiences generally been at Haggin Hall in these 2 semesters?
Tsolmetes: What do you mean by
experiences?
Carlos: Has it been fun being at
Haggin or has it been more negative?
Tsolmetes: It’s been fine. Good enough
for me.
Carlos: “Been good enough for him”.
There we go with George Tsolmetes. “Haggin Hall, it’s good enough for me.”
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Carlos: Tsolmetes did not seem to
care very much about Haggin, and was simply satisfied with the conditions. Quote-unquote
“It was good enough for him.” But another resident we interviewed showed he was
much more apathetic towards Haggin and showed us quite blatantly how he did not
care.
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Carlos: Winston, care to tell us how
you feel about Haggin Hall?
Winston: Ugh.
Carlos: He responded with a simple
blurt of the word “Ugh”. I do not understand what this might mean - not at all.
Would you care to elaborate, Winston?
Winston: I don’t really care!
Carlos: He said he doesn’t really
care. Are you saying you don’t care about Haggin Hall or the place you live or
the conditions in which it’s set?
Winston: I just sleep there. I don’t
do much else there so it doesn’t matter.
Carlos: He “only sleeps there”.
“Doesn’t really matter.” Edgar Winston.
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Carlos: It was obvious that those
who live at Haggin live there simply out of its practicality. It was enough. It
has beds and that’s enough for Winston. It’s not positive in many other ways.
To those who are not from Haggin and, in particular, those with a sensitive
nose, the negatives were quite blatant. A girl by the name of Ashton summarized
to us how it seems most those not from Haggin think Haggin is.
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David: Alright, Ashton. What are
your first thoughts when you hear “Haggin Hall”?
Ashton: I think of run down, kind of
depressing, not very kept up.
David: Do you see any advantages of
living at Haggin Hall, from a girl’s perspective, or anything at all?
Ashton: I think the only advantages
would be that you’d be really close to classes. I know the Donovan isn’t far,
so it would be nice to not have to get up super early to walk.
David: Since Haggin is an all male
dorm, could you see yourself living with all girls or anything like that?
Ashton: I think I could but I kind of
like the South Campus view better because you’re going to meet more people.
Transition
What
we learned about Haggin was that it’s a strange place. Those who live there
don’t care about it. Those who have been around it see it as an uncomfortable
place. We learned that no one is, sadly, going to miss Haggin Hall once it’s
gone. But it has had a significant affect on some people…
Carlos: ...Specifically their nasal
passages. It seems that the one thing everyone took away from Haggin was that
it smelled bad. Anyways. Thank you all. My name’s Carlos.
David: My name’s David.
Carlos: Hope you have a great day.
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