Editor’s note: This article was originally published in Sombrilla Magazine, Fall 2000.
(Feb. 22, 2019) –A drawstring laundry bag. A mini ironing board. Poster putty. And—hidden so that the RA won’t find it—a hot plate for heating canned ravioli and boiling water for hot chocolate.
Such supplies are as standard as notebooks and backpacks for most college students. But before Chisholm Hall was built, UTSA students hadn’t had the chance to experience campus living and its necessary accoutrements. That changed when, in August 1986, the coed residence hall opened and a handful of students lost their commuter status.
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