Toll
Dorm Life
Jocelyn Gardner ‘17
Eleanor Joy Toll Hall (TOL)
This is the oldest dorm on campus, and it boasts a gorgeous browsing room, courtyard, and monastic atmosphere. The catch? It doesn’t have air conditioning. As a first-year, you might be in the newer hallway toward the computer lab, the second floor doubles, or in other rooms. Toll has singles, doubles, and triples, and each set of two triples has a bathroom that connects the rooms. There are three floors. There are very large study areas here, also. It is beautiful and has a cozy feel to it. Being so close to the rose garden is another plus! It’s also supposedly haunted…
Browning Ellen Browning Scripps Hall (BRN)
On the other side of the rose garden from Toll sits Browning, another of the older dorms on campus. Although it is historic and similar to Toll, it has its own distinct charm as well. Unique to this hall is Browning Tower, which is accessible from the third floor. Check it out to see an amazing view, day or night. There are also many nooks and courtyards to explore, such as Mañana Court near the front entrance (which is also a distinctly beautiful area—check out the door!) and the tucked-away browsing room. This dorm has singles, doubles, triples, and quads (which have their own bathrooms). Unfortunately, there is no AC.
Clark Grace Scripps Clark Hall (GSC)
Clark is the largest of the four older dorms, and unlike the other three, it DOES have air conditioning—yay! There are singles, doubles, and triples. The high ceiling and interior balcony of the common room make it a very notable-looking area for the residence halls. This dorm also does have some newer portions, such as the first-year triple hall (similar to Toll’s). Like in the Toll triples, these have a shared bathroom connecting two triple rooms. Some more similarities between Toll and Clark are the interior courtyards and shared Oasis Court, which provides a beautiful view from many rooms.
Dorsey Susan Miller Dorsey Hall (DOR)
Dorsey is the newest of the four old dorms (Dorsey was the newest dorm for 30 years!), and it connects to Browning. In the main entrance, you can find Narnia, or at least a large wardrobe that MUST be the entrance to Narnia (you’ll know what I mean if you see it). Continuing with the olderstyle, traditional beauty of the old dorms, you can find a courtyard, browsing room, and common rooms among the singles, doubles, triples, and quads. The rooms have a lot of character, and I know of at least one that even has an old fireplace. Again, there is no AC. 30