Marlatt Hall

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MARLATT HALL
"Marlatt"
Location Claflin Rd. and Sunset Ave.
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Building Type Residential Hall
Architectural style Standard red brick
Floor Count 6, and partial basement
Cost $1,768,000
Completed 1964
Life Coordinator David Yoder
HGB President Patrick Short
HGB Vice-President Mike Uphoff
Main Phone Number (785)395-3411
Occupants 594
Room & Board Fees- Standard ~$2,960/semester for a 2-resident room (Fall 2006)
Room & Board Fees- Suites ~$3,370/semester for a 4-resident room (Fall 2006)
Homecomming Partner (Current) Goodnow Hall
Homecomming Partner (Former) Strong Complex, West Hall, Moore Hall
Website Marlatt Hall

Marlatt Hall is the only all-male residence hall at Kansas State University, United States. It is located on the West side of Kansas State's Manhattan, Kansas campus in the Kramer Complex. The other building in the same complex are the Kramer Dining Complex and Goodnow Hall. All buildings in this complex are made of brick, unlike the majority of buildings at K-State which are fronted with limestone.

Marlatt contains a high concentration of Enginneering and Architecture majors due to its location on campus. Marlatt is well known for being the most efficient of the residence halls at Kansas State University. Their operations and use of resources are headed by the director David Yoder (aka DY or the Commander) and the Hall Governing Board which has excelled their position as an influence on the university.

Unfortunately, Marlatt is also known for being the most outdated of the residence halls at Kansas State University. This is primarily due to the postponement of much-needed renovations in the late 1990s. In the summer of 2007, the first floor lobby and main desk area were remodeled. New furniture was also placed in the basement and on floors one through three.

Marlatt Hall features a billards, television, and exercise room each in their respective areas of the hall. An interesting feature is that Marlatt is one of only two Kansas State University Residence Halls that contains a dark room, the other being Moore Hall.[1]

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[edit] History

Marlatt Hall is named after Washington Marlatt, an early Manhattan settler, minister and administrator at Bluemont Central College, later renamed Kansas State University.[2]

Marlatt did get several suites placed in its basement in 2003. There is a gameroom, television room, exercise room, weight room, dark rooms, study rooms and laundry room.

For many years Marlatt has been teamed up with West Hall for most campus events including homecoming events. This pairing won the overall homecoming award in 2003 and 2004 until it became apparent that West no longer wanted to be paired with Marlatt in 2004. Therefore in 2005 it was decided to switch to Moore Hall, which Marlatt has a better, more "accepting," relationship with. In 2005 the overall homecoming award was won by the "Moore-Marlatt team." The pairings for Homecoing were again changed for 2006, and in 2007 were paired with Goodnow Hall, resulting in Marlatt Hall's fourth win in five years.[3]

The Hall has several traditions that are carried out to this day. Of these traditions, the most well known is the "Marlatt-West Casino Night." This event started in 1984 and has taken place in the Student Union annually for twenty-one years. In the 2005-2006 school year the hall president chose not to secure the room for the event, causing the casino night not to take place after what is known as the "first blackjack." During the 2006-2007 school year however, Casino Night went off without a hitch and was given much praise by all residents who attended.


[edit] Culture

[edit] The False Stigma

For the past few years, from about 2002 til present, Marlatt Hall has had a very bad reputation due to the fact it is the only all-male hall on campus. Prior to this time period, Haymaker Hall had also been all male, and Marlatt had been a very popular place to live. Due to this negative stigma towards Marlatt Hall, it has unfortunately become somewhat of a joke to live in Marlatt. This is truly sad since it's residents are proud to call themselves "Marlatt Men" and their staff and Director, Mr. David Yoder, are a great bunch of men. Marlatt has a fairly high return rate and a really low number of Incident Reports filled out each year. The residents of Marlatt seem to enjoy the lack of females to some degree, saying that it makes for less drama and a more relaxed living style. [4]

[edit] Beside Myself Films

In 2006 a group of residents began filming a documentary. Home movies composed of interpersonal relationships, special occasions, and practical jokes became what is known today as : Marlatt Madness: The Chronicles of 6b. In 2007, due to a vast cult following, producers of the film, now calling themselves "Beside Myself Films" began working on a sequel. The film currently titled "Marlatt Madness II: The Boy's Republic" is currently in production. A release date is tentatively scheduled for late April, 2008. Beside Myself Films, trailers, and release information can be found on the films myspace page, Beside Myself Films.

[edit] Awards

[edit] 1970s

1972-1973

  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Second Floor

[edit] 1980s

1981-1982

  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Second Floor

1985-1986

  • Intramural Cross Country - Marlatt Hall
  • Intramural Volleyball - Sixth Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Third Floor

1986-1987

  • Intramural Cross Country - First Floor
  • Intramural Volleyball - Third Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Third Floor

1988-1989

  • Intramural Flag Football - First Floor
  • Intramural Cross Country - Marlatt Hall
  • Intramural Volleyball - First Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - First Floor

1989-1990

  • Intramural Cross Country - Sixth Floor
  • Intramural Volleyball - First Floor
  • Intramural Basketball - Fifth Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Third Floor

[edit] 1990s

1990-1991

  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Fifth Floor

1991-1992

  • Intramural Cross Country - Fifth Floor
  • Intramural Softball - Second Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Fifth Floor

1992-1993

  • Intramural Flag Football - Fifth Floor
  • Intramural Volleyball - First Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Fifth Floor

1993-1994

  • Intramural Cross Country - First Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - First Floor

1994-1995

  • Intramural Cross Country - First Floor

1995-1996

  • Intramural Cross Country - Second Floor

1996-1997

  • Intramural Basketball - Second Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Sixth Floor

1997-1998

  • Intramural Cross Country - Sixth Floor

1999-2000

  • Homecoming Winner (with West Hall) - Residence Hall Division
  • Intramural Flag Football - Second Floor

[edit] 2000s

2000-2001

  • Intramural Flag Football - Fourth Floor

2003-2004

2004-2005

  • Homecoming Winner (with Strong Complex and West Hall) - Residence Hall Division
  • Intramural Flag Football - Second Floor
  • Intramural Bowling - Second Floor
  • Intramural Volleyball - Second Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Second Floor

2005-2006

  • Homecoming Winner (with Moore Hall) - Residence Hall Division
  • Intramural Flag Football - Fifth Floor
  • Intramural Basketball - Fifth Floor
  • Intramural Softball - Fifth Floor

2006-2007

  • Intramural Flag Football - Third Floor
  • Intramural Bowling - Fifth Floor
  • Intramural Volleyball - Fifth Floor
  • Intramural Basketball - Sixth Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Fifth Floor

2007-2008

  • Homecoming Winner (with Goodnow Hall) - Residence Hall Division
  • Intramural Bowling - Fifth Floor
  • Intramural Volleyball - Fifth Floor
  • Intramural Divisional Team Point Champions - Fifth Floor

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hall Comparisons. Kansas State University. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  2. ^ Building History. Kansas State University. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  3. ^ 2008 Homecoming. Kansas State Collegian. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
  4. ^ Comments can be found in Kansas State Collegian Forums published during time period.