. Gaine rooin entertains residents

RYAN NORRIS STAFFWRITER

There is now something for students to do on campus with the new game room open in Xavier Hall.

Mike Quickel, resident director of Xavier Hall and advisor of the residence hall association, and the RHA worked hard to get this game room up and running. It started with painting walls and tables, then getting all the game equipment, and opened with free pizza, chips and ice cream.

The grand opening of the game room was Tuesday Jan. 28. The game room is comprised of a pool table, a ping pong table, a refrigerator, a sink, a microwave, two tables, two couches and six chairs.

It is open during visitation hours, in order to be open to the whole campus community. It has been crowded with students whenever it has been open.

The students must leave their IDs and sign each piece of equipment out, so that the room and equipment can be kept in order.

Al Bowser, a public safety officer in Xavier Hall said, "It's a good thing, providing they clean up after themselves." Bowser said one change that should be made is that there should be no food allowed.

According to freshman Suzanne Capece, the grand opening pizza party is how she found out about the game room. "I like

it. It gives us something to do around here," Capece said.

Brad Diamond said, "It's a good place to kill time."

Chris Sabatino, newly elected RHA senator of Xavier Hall said, "I like it. I'm glad to see that they're using the space for something. I think it should be open all the time."

Lauren Sanford, a freshman in Xavier Hall, said, "You meet people down there. I really like it down there."

So far, with the recent opening of the game room, everything has been going well, and students are having fun and meeting new people. The early beginnings of the new game room show a "positive vibe," according to Sabatino.