Carriage House Complaints

Carriage House at Champlain College has seen large Campus Public Safety (CPS) and hallmate complaints in the first weeks of the Fall 2021 semester due to a lack of noise insulation and large door gaps.

As the first weeks of college have gotten underway, l Carriage House —predominantly housing first-year students— has had many visits and complaints from CPS), Resident Advisors, and fellow hallmates due to an abundance of noise, or a lack of noise insulation.

Hallmates claim dormmates of room 103 are vastly too loud and that many can hear everything down to the exact words being said, contributing not only to noise disruption but a lack of privacy.

Over only the last 3 weeks CPS has been called to Carriage house more than 2 times on account of noise complaints. Many in Carriage house seem to believe that even past 11:00 p.m (Champlain quiet hours) an inside voice still isn’t enough to appease all residents.

Champlain College prides itself on offering students unique housing opportunities in Victorian-era mansions and buildings. Many students appreciate the beautiful structures on campus, but expressed mixed feelings about the challenges of living in older buildings that may lack modern amenities. Champlain’s on-campus culture is one of inclusivity and openness, but for many residents, the older buildings lack a feeling of privacy.

According to Lisa Martinez, “the older buildings tend to have less insulation than the newer buildings on campus,” and that “Champlain College have been doing recent upgrades to Carriage house.” Furthermore,