DRS -- Twin Towers East

Twin Towers East is a contemporary fifteen-story men's residence with a capacity of 490 students. It offers a large lobby, computer room, TV lounge and study areas, and individually controlled room air conditioners. A special wellness floor option is available on the sixth floor of East. Rooms and bathrooms on the second and fourth floors offer additional special facilities for physically challenged residents. A cafeteria, which connects Twin Towers West and Twin Towers East, is located on the first floor. The Twin Towers East desk phone number is 304-696-3184.

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ROOMS/FLOORS

All rooms in Twin Towers East are reserved for double occupancy (unless space permits single rooms). There are a total of 18 rooms per floor. All rooms are close to the same size and dimensions. Each room has a spacious double closet with storage areas above. All rooms are fully furnished and have two beds (captain style with pull out drawers below), two desks, two chairs, two wastebaskets, a pull blind on the window. There is a cellular telephone provided to each student. All rooms have a cable connection. Cable is included in basic hall fees. Each room also contains an air conditioning/heating unit so you and your roommate can keep the room the exact temperature you prefer (Note: Windows are sealed for safety reasons in all buildings with air conditioning). All rooms are fully carpeted and have a tack board.

There are two bathrooms per floor, each with two showers, one bath, and three toilets. Each bathroom is shared by the eighteen residents living on your side of the floor. There is one Resident Advisor (RA) per floor who is responsible for helping residents with any problems they may face and maintaining the rules of the floor/hall. Each RA will have several meetings with their floor members over the course of the year. The RA's are also responsible for planning their floor's group social activities. There is also a study room located on each floor. The study rooms provide a quiet area for students to study.

COMPUTERS

Every room in Twin Towers East has an ethernet connection to Marshall's local area network. This means that, once connected, students can access any network programs licensed by Marshall University (including the Microsoft Office Suite, Windows 2000 and XP, and many other programs), access their V: drives (the V: drive is an allocation of hard disk space on Marshall's server reserved for the students use that can be accessed from anywhere on campus), check their Marshall e-mail account, and use the Internet. DRS does not supply a computer, but the connection and cables will be provided free of charge (Note: You will need to purchase a network interface card (NIC) ). If you don't have a PC, don't worry, there is a computer lab open to all TTE residents located in the lobby on the first floor. This 10 PC lab is configured similar to all other university computer labs and has Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Netscape, telnet and FTP clients.

LOBBY AND LOUNGES

The lobby of Twin Towers East is staffed 24 hours a day. These staff members will ensure everything runs smoothly throughout the hall and help to uphold the regulations of the hall. The lobby area has two separate lounges-the glass lounge and the TV lounge. Both of these lounges are open 24 hours a day. In the glass lounge there is a ping pong table, pool table, and comfortable chairs to relax in. The TV lounge has a television and a large, comfortable seating area. There are vending machines in the lobby including pop machines, candy machines, and a sandwich machine. A microwave oven is available for students in the lobby area.

OTHER FEATURES

There are a number of special interest floors located in Twin Towers East. Several floors are designated SAFE, smoke free, and living learning communities. The 13th, 14th, and 15th floors are designated as quiet floors, and have stricter noise regulations and lengthened quiet hours to respect the needs of students who desire a high degree of quiet.

There is a laundry room located on each floor with one washer and one dryer. The laundry room on every other floor contains a pop machine. These facilities are currently coin and ID card operated.

COSTS

The cost of living on campus is lower than many private apartments. The rates for the residence halls include all utilities, basic cable, cellular telephone, Internet service provider (unlimited hours-24 hours a day, direct constant connection, high speed 10base-T ethernet, defined assigned IP Number), access to residence services facilities (including lounges and recreational facilities), and ability to participate in hall activities. Meal plans are in addition to room fees. The rates for Twin Towers East are:

	Basic Semester Room Fees	Unlimited Meals	Unlimited Meals + Room	Room + 15-Meal Plan	Room + 10-Meal Plan
Double Occupancy	$1,972.00	$1,437.00	$3,409.00	$3,361.00	$3,072.00