Holes Hall 8th floor, circa 1978-79. Photo courtesy Meg (Parker) O’Neill ’83.
A storied student residence is gone, but her memories live on.
Join our 10 a.m. Sept. 17 gathering of those who lived and worked in W.W. Holes Hall from 1965-2014. Look for a tent near Stearns Hall.
Part of the Sept. 15-18 Celebrate St. Cloud State festivities, the gathering will be an opportunity to share photos, memorabilia and memories.
Commemorative T-shirts and Huskies swag while supplies last.
Book your rooms by Aug.15 for special rates at Kelly Inn ($99) and Courtyard by Marriott ($104). Use the code: SCSU Alumni.
Contact Terri Mische for more information at [email protected] and 320-308-6675.
Schedule
10 a.m.
Continental breakfast in a tent by Stearns Hall
10:30 a.m.
Program for alumni, former Residential Life staff and friends, featuring remarks by Dan McClure ’03 ’14, Interim President Ashish Vaidya and others
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Tours of campus and its storied tunnels
- Visit the ISELF Building’s Visualization Lab, Immersive Lab and Classroom of the Future
Noon
Huskies Fan Fest has music by DiamondBack, $10 tailgate meal, beer tent, games and activites at Husky Stadium
3 p.m.
Huskies Football vs. Minnesota State University Mankato at Husky Stadium
- Fan Fest registration and game ticket at http://scsutickets.com
6–9 p.m.
Reception for Holes Hall alumni and Residential Life staff at the Red Carpet Nightclub. Performing will be Robert Bjornoos and the Suspects, a Cambridge-based classic rock band. There is a $5 cover charge.
Holes Hall was home to tens of thousands of St. Cloud State students. Its small rooms, modest amenities and large, common bathrooms no longer appeal to young people. University leaders, Minnesota State officials and construction consultants deemed it cost-prohibitive to remodel.
The building was demolished in June. Concrete, steel and other demolition debris has been hauled away for recycling. New Ulm Steel & Recycling is one of the recycling contractors. Workers are now preparing the site for seeding.
My parents rented a home for the first 6 years of their marriage which was during the time that my brother and I were born. They could not purchase the home as it needed to be demolished in order to build Holes Hall. Our eldest son lived at Holes during his freshman year at SCSU in 1985-86. Now Holes is gone, very sad.