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Lafayette Hall moves main entrance to curb accessibility concerns
['Eva Mundo', 'Noah Kim', 'Contributing Writer']
Washington Square News
Lafayette Hall’s main entrance was relocated around the corner to 87 White Street at the start of this semester to improve accessibility at the dorm, which was previously accessed via a staircase with no accompanying ramp.
At the end of August, residents received an email from Lafayette Hall staff announcing a new lobby.
Renovations over the summer had transformed the previous emergency exit on White Street into the current main entrance with newly installed tap-in stations to access the building elevators.
The 80 Lafayette St. doorway has been the dorm’s main entrance since 1999, and had a small stairway leading up to the security booth without an accessibility ramp.
“Since the shuttle stopped right at that entrance, I felt like it was more convenient,” Steinhardt junior and Lafayette Hall resident Gianna Castro told WSN.
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