Forest Halls

The Forest Complex, located at the southwest corner of campus, consists of five independent buildings (Alder, Manzanita, Juniper, Spruce, & Ponderosa) and a sixth central building (Tamarack) that serves as a main lounge area. Each of the five buildings has two stories, housing ten to thirty-two people. Every floor in Forest includes a small kitchen, as well as a lounge used for relaxation and study. Single, double, and quad occupancy rooms contribute to the comfortable small group living atmosphere.

While taking advantage of the opportunities offered by our smaller, independent Halls, we still take care to offer the amenities of a more traditional, larger living environment. Upper Tamarack -- in addition to the CLC office -- contains a large lounge with a fireplace, kitchen, piano, and big screen TV with VCR and DVD players.

Lower Tamarack houses LC's student-run Co-Op, providing fair-trade coffee, healthy foodstuffs, and a lively spot to enjoy both -- filled with student-created art and music.

The basement level of Spruce features the so-called Spruce Classroom (a name which has stuck, despite it being many a year since classes actually took place there): a space used by Forest residents and others for a variety of purposes, ranging from a group study space to a club meeting area to an ad hoc yoga studio; this room is also heavily used by the LC Gaming Society for Role Playing and Table Top gaming.

Living Learning Community

New for 2008-09! The Living-Learning experience housed in Ponderosa (one of the five Forest building) is focused specifically on the required first-year course, Exploration and Discovery. Campus Living staff will work with faculty who are teaching the Fall semester course to provide ample opportunities for you to connect in significant ways in your living space for course related study sessions and discussion groups as well as assist you in planning for social events including dinners, excursions and other special events. If you are interested in participating, complete the Theme Floor Application and return it to the Office of Campus Living with your Housing Contract and Room Placement Questionnaire by the May 23 deadline.

It is also important to note that your Exploration and Discovery registration form, due between June 6 and June 8, 2008 must include one or more of the three faculty who have volunteered for this program in your top choices. They are Paul Powers, Ben Westervelt and Kristi Williams. You can read a brief synopsis of their education, teaching and life experience and find additional information on the Exploration and Discovery registration procedures here.

Explore The Forest Halls...

Take a look at a typical room layout for a QUAD or a DOUBLE occupancy room. You can download either page for a closer look but keep in mind, especially for a quad, this is just a sample. Of course, every four-person room has four beds, desks, closets, dressers but the layout might be slightly different.