By Claudia Balthazar, Special to the Chronicle
Hofstra has started a new academic year with new lounges on each floor of all the residence halls. Each room that ends in “04” is no longer a room for a student to live in, but a room for students to socialize and study.
“We put the lounges on each floor because we wanted to help build community within the residence halls,” said Dean Libman. “That way people could socialize with their fellow class.” She added, “A group of people studying different subjects would not make a difference on the floor because there would be nothing to talk them.” However, they could also be used for privacy. RA Waltiere added, “The lounges could be used for those students who have roommates. If one wants to study while the other wants to listen to music, they could settle their dispute by one using the lounge for their peace and