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Moving Day

Moving in and out of the dorms has always been a big production...

Operation Big Switch

The new Goodyear Hall for women at the University of Buffalo campus was the scene of operation "big switch" yeserday when 185 men vacated the premises for the entrance of 500 co-ed residents. The men had been temporarilty housed in the dorm after a trades union strike in Schoellkopf, Cooke and Michael halls. The displaced Goodyear men will take over these dorms. About 200 freshmen currently living off campus will now be house in Tower and Michael halls. About 1,400 students are affected by the changes.

-- Courier Express, Nov. 20, 1960

Operation Big Switch



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