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| '''Richardson Hall''', part of ] is the newest of the Halls of Residence at ]. Richardson is home to 190 residents from a variety of backgrounds. Richardson is commonly known as the 'International hall' to residents of other halls, due to the high incidence of international students residing in Richardson, a tradition that Richo (as the hall is known) has been continuing since the mid 1970s. Richo continues a rich tradition of ] |
'''Richardson Hall''', part of ] is the newest of the Halls of Residence at ]. Richardson is home to 190 residents from a variety of backgrounds. Richardson is commonly known as the 'International hall' to residents of other halls, due to the high incidence of international students residing in Richardson, a tradition that Richo (as the hall is known) has been continuing since the mid 1970s. Richo continues a rich tradition of ] as do most of the other halls. ] in particular is known for its acceptance of people from other cultures. Richardsons reputation has been tarnished over the years through discrimation againts black people. | ||
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Richardson Hall, part of Monash Residential Services is the newest of the Halls of Residence at Monash University. Richardson is home to 190 residents from a variety of backgrounds. Richardson is commonly known as the 'International hall' to residents of other halls, due to the high incidence of international students residing in Richardson, a tradition that Richo (as the hall is known) has been continuing since the mid 1970s. Richo continues a rich tradition of multiculturalism as do most of the other halls. Howitt Hall in particular is known for its acceptance of people from other cultures. Richardsons reputation has been tarnished over the years through discrimation againts black people.
Richardson Hall, along with its neighbour Roberts Hall is built around the "Stairway" concept. There are 9 residential and 1 common stairways, with each being broken into between 4 and 7 levels. Each level has between 2 and 6 residents. Usually, 5 residents share a common bathroom and kitchenette area with 10 people to a large common fridge.This arrangement offers privacy and relaxed social contact amongst relatively small groups in addition to the communal common areas. Newspapers are delivered directly to the Hall every morning, so residents can sit quietly and read the paper whilst having a coffee or waiting for their washing to finish. RAs run a small shop almost every evening, where soft drinks, snacks and other essentials can be purchased. In Richardson Hall, the stairways are numbered 2 - 9. Stairway 1 is the Common Areas containing the newly-completed Exercise Room, Computer Lab, Games Room, TV Rooms,Projector room with cable TV, Common Room, Kitchen and Laundry.
Kitchen facilities are large and clean and are available for residents to prepare their own meals if they wish, alternatively residents may wish to purchase a 'ready-made' meal at the MESS Hall Dining Room and Café on site. The MESS Hall provides breakfast, lunch, dinner and Café nights at a very reasonable cost.
The Hall has a pleasant outlook over a lake and the University grounds with a large variety of bird life, and is close to the facilities and faculties of the University, in particular the gymnasium and swimming pools.
The Residential Support Team, made up of the RA's, Senior RA, Deputy College Head and College Head, is the primary support and management body within the Hall.
There is an opportunity for students who remain in the Hall and become senior residents, to take on leadership roles through; becoming Resident Advisors (RAs); being on the Halls Society Committee; or being elected to the Orientation Committee.
The Richardson Hall Society is an elected body who is responsible for organising functions and events for the residents of the Hall.
Richardson Hall has a total of 188 rooms.
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