Rory Moon, Graphics Editor
Students voted for the most inaccessible spots on campus in a poll on the Technician Instagram page. Lee, Bragaw and Sullivan Residence Halls as well as the construction around campus were the most popular responses.
Below are some of the areas students deemed to be least accessible.
Lee, Bragaw and Sullivan Residence Halls
Many student answers said that because of the abundance of stairs, Lee, Bragaw and Sullivan are inaccessible to students who may require an elevator to get from floor to floor. Located right next to Fountain Dining Hall, these residence buildings are centrally located on campus, and are an obstacle many students face every day.
Lee and Sullivan have elevators that take users to a breezeway. From the breezeway, a flight of stairs is required to reach the next floor.
“My friend got hurt last year and had to live at home because they couldn’t go up the stairs in Lee,” one student said in the poll response.
These residence halls are set to be demolished and renovated in 2032, with a focus on accessibility, but until then, students needing to access these buildings must be able to use the stairs to access breezeways.
Woodson Hall
The construction of Woodson Hall, near D.H. Hill Jr. Library and the Brickyard, makes campus inaccessible. Students may be required to change their routes to class because of construction, leading to them having to go around obstacles and walk out of their way, potentially using routes that are less accessible.
“Sidewalks due to construction, having to change route daily,” a student said in the poll, describing why they think campus is inaccessible.
With the construction of Woodson Hall, students are required to take a detour when exiting the Free Expression Tunnel, around Dabney, Cox and William Halls to get to the Brickyard.
This construction on Woodson Hall is expected to last until 2026, and will require students to continue the detour until the project is completed.
Broughton Hall
Located on Katharine Stinson Drive, Broughton Hall is a building that many students claimed as inaccessible. Construction on the buildings, Woodson Hall and Mann Hall, residing on either side of Broughton, leaves this building surrounded by detours.
“Broughton Hall and the never-ending construction around it,” one student said.