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Both dorms have suite-style bathrooms that connect two rooms. (Gracie Warhurst/Community Impact)

Georgetown

Two new Southwestern University residence halls open for upcoming semester

By Gracie Warhurst

The Jessie Daniel Ames Hall and the Ella Sedwick Hall are the most-recent capital projects to be completed as part of the school’s 5-year tactical plan.

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