![On the left shows the original Tutwiler dormitory, and on the right shows the new dorm being built. The new Tutwiler is official housing students as of Fall 2022. [Photo/The University of Alabama]Picture](/uploads/2/3/9/9/23999508/2105030-mw-031-tutwiller-construction_orig.jpg)

The old dorm was showing its age, and a renovation of the building was not something that would be cost effective. Next door to where the old one once stood is a new Tutwiler that opened this August. Each room is double-occupancy and has its own private bathroom, but what makes it stand apart from its former is its grand community spaces both inside and outside, a fitness center, laundry rooms on each floor, a storm shelter that will also feature as a multipurpose room, and (where the old dorm once stood) a green space for all students to enjoy.
