Senior Michlle Henry stands in a Pryor Hall shower to show the uncomfortable showering stance due to the height of the shower heads. Compared to other girls' dorms where the shower heads were 5'8", Pryor Hall's shower heads were installed at 5'3". The shower heads were adjusted late in the fall semester. (Photo by April Clem) Amber Cheatham~Longview, Texas Mathew Chee-Hemet, Calif. Melanie Chesshir---Cross Plains, Texas Katie Chester-Nashville, Tenn. Marcela Chisaca-Boyota, Colombia Adrienne Clark-post Falls, Idaho Ashley Clark-Searcy, Ark. Eli Clem---Campbell, Texas James Clint-Lonoke, Ark. Candace Clute~Clinton, Ark. Mark Cockrell~Mt. Dora, Fla. Jeffrey COle---Colorado Springs, Colo. Abigail Colglazier---Cookville, Tenn. Benjamin COllinS-Memphis, Tenn. Julio Colon---Cranston, R.I. Jamie Colvin-Monticello, Ark. Kristi Compton~Ft. Gibson, Okla. Ryan COnn-Ann Arbor, Mich. Erin COOk-Walnut Hill, Fla. Kristin COOk-Stafford, Va. William Cook~sarasota , Fla. David CoOke~Springdale , Ark. Christina COOpe"r~NewCarlisle, Ohio Ivy COOper---Carrollton, Texas •• 110 people showers II leave esiid{~n1:s uncomfortable Residents in Pryor Hall, the new women's dormitory, received a lesson in flexibility as they bent and stretched to place themselves tmder low shower heads, "I am 5'9" and the showers give a wonderful neck massage, but how am 1going to wash my hair?" seniorJaime Fahs, PryorHall residentassistant,said. Pryor Hall's shower heads were motmted four to five inches lower than shower heads of other women's dor– mitories. "Iam tmawareas to why our show– ers are 5'3" from the tub when.. the showers installed in Shores Hall~ere 5'8"," Katrina Timms, Pryor Hall resi– dent life coordinator, said. "I have had a few girls ask for shower extensions and they [went] through the proper channels to receive those, butI believe that due to their height they had prob– lems withs~owers in their past dorms as well." According to the United States Na– tional Center for Health Statistic Per– centile, the average American woman stands 5'4". By this national standard, the average Pryor Hall resident stood an inch taller than the shower Shorter residents also had with the showers. "I am only 4'11", but the head is so low that even who are short tend to bump our on the shower head as shower," Although most residents the short shower heads, some felt minimal inconvenience. "I am 5'5" and 1 had noticed shower heads were low, but my band and son who are taller have complained and they have been to shower without any hassle," said. During Thanksgiving and mas breaks, all the shower ho,~ ,o w'o, raised to 5'10". "I am excited about it because height that it was at, it hit the back my head," jtmior Erin Reed said. glad because I won't have to anymore to rinse the top of my mean, who can rinse the top of head when the shower head is at level?"
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