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Students make their beds at Regency
By Boyd Fletcher
fletchar@mscd.edu
Friends and family of students living at the Regency were invited to tour the newly opened first phase of Auraria’s first student housing community last Thursday evening, Sept 1
Students were allowed to move in amidst final construction efforts on the evening August 31.
“Last night when I showed up I was thinking ‘they’re letting us in?’” said Kyrie Casey, a freshman at Metro.
Casey, who works part-time at the front desk of the Regency, said that while they expected to have students moving in Wednesday evening, the staff was surprised at how many students moved in.
Final preparations were still being made Thursday morning, as students continued to move in; often with younger brothers or sisters, parents and even grandparents helping them make the transition. Three of the four hoops in the gym had yet to be hung, carpet and tile were still being laid and workers were busy cleaning and vacuuming.
Photo by Jenn LeBlanc jkerriga@mscd.edu
A construction worker walks through the student lounge, toward the outdoor seating area on the fi rst fl oor of The Regency. The lounge was completed late Thursday, September 1.
By evening, however, the lobby, gym, theater, computer labs and dining area had all been completed.
“We are so, so proud and excited,” said Lola Salazar, project director for the Regency
Friends and family of students living at the Regency, as well as members of the community, including Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, were invited to tour the newly opened first phase of Auraria’s first student housing community.
"We were just very excited to get everybody in," said Sarah Brito, a sophomore at metro and Community Assistant at the Regency.
Brito, who lives on the fourth floor, said that the Regency has placed the CA's on floors according to how many students are around them.
"We are not filled to capacity so we are going to go probably by floor, and then closer to full floors," Brito said. "Somebody might have a floor and a half, somebody might have two ... it all depends."
Josh Baker, a Sophomore at CCD as well as a CA at Regency, said that they had been helping students with small issues that were arising, such as light fixtures not having bulbs, and beds not being put together, but that the move-in had been going well.
The Regency, which is not at full capacity yet, is expected to open an additional 300 beds in January. All floors are coed, and students can even request to share a room with a member of the opposite sex.
"I don't know why they hadn't thought to do this before, or that a project hasn't been built before," Brito said.
