BOULDER, Colo. – Upon first glance, there is a certain amount of regality that comes with Sewall Hall. This is, after all, the oldest dormitory on the University of Colorado’s already naturally scenic campus.



Numerous shades of brown-colored brick surround taupe-colored portico along with Spanish tile roofing shingles that have likely been replaced since Sewall first opened in 1934. Even the parking lot comes with crushed rock guarding the blooming flowerbed of bright colors offsetting the familiar white parking tickets placed on the windshield of every car in the first set of spaces.



All is quiet until the loud cadence of shouting children can be heard from more than 100 feet away. There is a line of around 25 of them between the ages of 9 and 12 forming outside one of Sewall’s main doors. Each of them is wearing T-shirts and shorts as they wait to purchase some sort of snack while also selecting just one white plastic mini-stick with their favorite...