CMU Today
Creating a space for
hope and healing
Patients undergoing cancer
treatment at McLaren Flint might
find their experience a bit more
comfortable, thanks to the work of
CMU hospitality students.
The $8 million Hospitality House
was designed for patients
undergoing treatment lasting
six to eight weeks and includes
activities, programs and spaces to
support healing. Students were
involved in all aspects, from the
initial design of the 30-room facility
to its day-to-day operation.
Photo by steve
jessmore
"We really have to think about how
it's going to affect the people that
are going to be using it," says Flint
sophomore Garrett Holmes, who
worked on the project. "It's a good
opportunity for hospitality students
to experience hospitality at its
roots." •
Maroon and
'ghouled'
Things get a little spooky
around here in October,
when the chilly night air
invites whispered tales of
haunted halls and resident
ghosts during CMU's annual
Legends of the Dark tours.
Students narrate guided
tours through the campus'
creepiest corners, doing their
best to scare with stories like
the chilling 911 call from an
empty Calkins Hall room or the
mysterious carving in Sloan Hall,
home to majors that were once
considered the "devil's work,"
(also known as "psychology"). •
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centralight fall '13
