Some students may think the residence halls aren’t much to look at. Some may even think the small rooms and fluorescent lights are depressing. Students dwelling in the residence halls have their work cut out for them to make their rooms feel like home.

After living in an apartment, Nicole Boesen had many items to contribute to her Stevenson suite. Boesen, a junior art education major, decorated the bathroom with wall hangings, and displays several picture frames of family and friends in her bedroom. She covers her common room walls with colorful paintings.

“I mostly try to bring colorful things, because the rooms are boring,” Boesen said.

Her must-have accessory is her computer. She uses it daily to communicate with friends back home and e-mailing her professors.

Fernando Martinez, a senior nutrition dietetics major, said he tries to keep his Douglas room pretty simple. He has several country flags and pictures of fun times with his friends.

“They’re just places we’ve been, some are pictures of Las Vegas,” Martinez said.

A few people on his floor use Christmas lights and strobe lights to liven up their room, Martinez said.

Sophomore biology major Lawanda Buckhalter adds a personal touch to her room with several pictures, although she says tr ying to make her room look home-like can be difficult given what she has to work with. with.”There’s not really much you can do with it,” Buckhalter said.

Freshman business major Mykim Truong and sophomore finance major My-Linh Truong are sisters that voluntarily share living spaces. They decorate their room with wall art and stuffed animals, although they said their room is sparsely decorated