BMH

Before the dorms were constructed, the land where BMH currently stands was utilized as a practice field in the early 90s by the Dallas Cowboys. During their Super Bowl runs, America’s team spent the summers here. In agreement with the university, the team gave the university $100,000 for Parks and Recreation pool funds along with $91,000 for labor, maintenance, and materials to build practice fields. In return, along with access to the field, the Cowboys had year-round access to campus facilities. In 1997, the team’s reputation was at a low so owner Jerry Jones installed security cameras in the dorms before training camp started. During the final two weeks of camp, the players trashed a dorm and ripped out the cameras. The president of the university’s student affairs stated that as a cause of housing the team, there was more damage than the usual college-student damage. He described how there was water soaked into the carpet and a stench of urine at a hall (Weber, 2018). The agreement between the NFL team and the 1997 and dorm rooms were built in 2003. Basil Moreau Hall currently houses 180 students including freshman and upperclassmen (St. Edward’s University) while being conveniently next to Ragsdale Center. Named after Blessed Basil Moreau, the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, Basil Moreau Hall was built in 2003 and designed by Hanbury Design. In the original plan, the university wanted the building to integrate “programmatic needs” (Hanbury, 2016) to achieve student success. In addition, two additional residence halls were built inspired by BMH, known as the Casitas and Jacques Dujarié Hall.