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Fern Smith Hall
Built in 1968, Fern Smith Hall houses 200 women. It is named for Fern Smith, a former Northwestern College music instructor.
Lisa Barber, resident director
Katie Bell, assistant RD
Resident assistants
Aleigh Ascherl, Clarinda, IA
Brittany Belden, Madrid, IA
Bobbie Lydick, Clarinda, IA
Beth Mouw, Coupeville, WA
Sarah Olson, Lake Mills, IA
Julia Strom, Jackson, MN
Brittany Van Eck, Hendricks, MN
Jenna Wissink, Newton, KSA
Nickname: Fern
Number of floors/rooms: 3 floors/100 rooms
Number of students per room: 2
Room dimensions/description: 11 x 15; the walls are painted cinder block, floors are carpeted
Closets/storage space: 1 closet per student with overhead storage space, 1 3-drawer dresser per student
Furniture/amenities provided: Stackable, moveable furniture (bed, desk, shelf, and dresser drawer) that allows for a lot of creativity and originality in room design
You’ll want to bring your own … mini fridge and fan
Showers per student: About 1 shower for every 7 women
Community spaces: 3 lounges: community, study and computer
Laundry/cooking facilities: Community laundry room on each floor; 1 stove, microwaves available in RA rooms
Distance to the caf’: 10 to 100 steps, depending on what floor you live. You may go in your jammies if you want because the caf’ is our next-door neighbor.
Smith traditions: All-hall pajama bowling, all-hall Christmas party and all-hall skate night
Famous (or infamous) Smith pranks: After returning from a dinner out, four women found that everything from their two rooms, including mattresses and couches, had been piled in a third room. It took the women a long time to put their rooms back together!
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