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Source: The Collegian online

Can Lottie Jane Mabee Hall’s living conditions support a bigger student populace? President Stacy Leeds has a goal for the enrollment of “10,000 students 10 years from now” for the University of Tulsa. TU’s dormitories will carry the brunt of the massive amount of students joining campus, and one of these is Lottie Jane Mabee Hall. Lottie Jane can hold over 200 students, but currently the hall holds less than half its capacity, at 93 students. Even while holding a small number of students, the facilities and maintenance are struggling to keep up. If the school manages in the next 10 years to get the student body to double, will Lottie Jane be ready? The size of the rooms in Lottie Jane is one of the positive things talked about among residents.

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