Two half-century-old dormitories are now state-of-the-art living and learning spaces. After a year of extensive renovations, UMW’s adjoining Mason and Randolph halls opened to residents for the fall semester. On Sept. 21, President Richard V. Hurley and the Board of Visitors rededicated the buildings with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Alumni Association President Patricia Boise Kemp ’69 shared memories of her sophomore year in Mason with those gathered for the celebration. Judge Pamela White ’74,rector of the BOV, told the crowd that she lived in Marshall Hall, near Sunken Road. As she trudged up the steep hill past Mason and Randolph, she developed “Mason envy,” she said. The two buildings were “the cherished centerpiece of the campus.” Today’s renovated Randolph and Mason halls house nearly 400 students. While adding features like elevators and air conditioning to the buildings, project workers also upgraded the subterranean hallway once known as “the tunnel.” Now called “the … [Read more...]