Lipscomb Hall is a co-ed dormitory for first-year students located at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.
Lipscomb Hall is located off Baxter Street, directly next to Mell Hall and Bolton Dining Commons.[1] It is considered part of the "lower five," a group of five dormitories with smaller capacities and proximity. The rooms at Lipscomb Hall consist of beds, desks, closets, and a sink and house two people.[2] After complaints arose concerning the poor facilities in Lipscomb Hall,[3] the downstairs area with a kitchen and laundry machines was renovated, along with the communal bathrooms.[4] Additionally, the dorm was deep cleaned.[5] The renovations were completed in 2023.[6] Lipscomb Hall is named after Andrew A. Lipscomb, a former president of the University of Georgia, who also held slaves.[7] In 2020, Georgia established an advisory group to rename buildings on campus that are named after individuals who supported slavery and racial segregation.[8] However, it was decided that Lipscomb Hall would remain under the same name along with many other buildings on campus considered in the advisory group.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Lipscomb Hall". University Housing. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Lipscomb Hall". University Housing. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "UGA announces $20 million deep-clean, dorm renovations after reports of mold". WSB-TV. December 6, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Drukman, Jake (December 6, 2021). "UGA announces $20 million renovations to 5 dorms, 'intensive cleaning' to more". The Red & Black. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "UGA completes deep-cleaning initiative at residence halls". UGA Today. January 5, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Leggio, Zach (July 9, 2024). "UGA spends over 30 million dollars in campus updates". The Red & Black. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Nick; Svrluga, Susan (November 22, 2021). "University System of Georgia to keep names on buildings with ties to slavery and white supremacy". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Posey, Kyra (June 28, 2020). "Breaking down the renaming process of UGA buildings and colleges named after racist figures". The Red & Black. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Drukman, Jake (November 22, 2021). "USG will not rename buildings or colleges despite committee recommendations". The Red & Black. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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