H.D. Long Residence Hall
H.D. Long Hall is Bryan's oldest residence facility, opening in January of 1964. Two months later, Huston Hall, Long's sister building opened its doors.
Long contains 52 residence rooms which are individually climate controlled. Each student room has a sink and is furnished with beds, wardrobes and study desks. Some student rooms are fitted with movable, modular furniture. The building also has a lounge, a kitchen, bathrooms on each floor, a laundry room, storage facilities and a resident director apartment.
Meet H.D. Long Resident Director Matt Williams here.
Quick Facts about Long
Floors: 4
Residence rooms: 52
Students per room: 49 rooms accomodating two people and three rooms housing one person
Current Capacity: 101
Room Description: 14' x 16', Cinderblock walls and tiled floors
Furniture/Amenities: Bed, desk, chair, wardrobe and sink with medicine cabinet
Community Areas: Lounge (cable tv), kitchen (refrigerator, stove, oven and microwave) and laundry room (washers, dryers and ironing board) all housed on the second floor, and Long's legendary wide hallways where something is always going on
Showers per student: About one shower for every four men
H.D. Long is well-known for: Being Bryan's oldest residence hall, housing a wide range of underclassmen and upperclassmen, "hall runs", and those classic black hoodies.
H.D. Long's game of choice: FIFA, Rook, Guitar Hero
H.D. Long pastimes: The H.D. Long Cup ( a year-long, floor vs. floor series of games in pursuit of an ancient trophy of a loinclothed warrior).
Long's Resident Assistants
Drew Abercrombie
Resident Assistant, Long First
Hometown: Winter Park, FL
Major: English
Hobbies/Sports: reading, ultimate frisbee, swimming, shooting pool
A word that best describes you: creature
Favorite quote: I have never understood why so many mystics of all creeds experience the presence of God on mountaintops. Aren't they afraid of being blown away? - Annie Dillard
Favorite food: scallops
Favorite TV show or movie: 24, V For Vendetta
Favorite music or band: Coldplay
Favorite Bible verse: The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. (Deut 30:6)
Where you want to travel: Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Specifically, Korea, China, Germany, France, Italy, Lebanon, and Israel.
Something you want to do before you die: Influence the live of people in small towns in foreign countries.
A famous person you've met: Nancy Pearcey
What made you want to be an RA: Along with the compulsion of some my friends, my desire to serve and to grow as a man, living and being a catalyst for the growth and fruitfulness of the people around me.
Any random fact about yourself: I know how to light my hand on fire without being burned.
What you love about Bryan: The personal and intimate environment throughout both academic and non-academic life.
What story do I want to be a part of? I want to be a part of God’s story of redemption.
Drew is a junior and is beginning his first year as a resident assistant.
Matt Noel
Resident Assistant, Long Second
Nickname: "Little Guy"Hometown: Greeneville, Tennessee
Major: Computer Science
Hobbies/Sports: Fishing, ultimate Frisbee
A word that describes you: Distinguished
Favorite quote: Life's tough, life's tougher when you're stupid" John Wayne
Favorite food: Mexican
Favorite TV show or movie: Inside Man
Favorite music or band: Country
Favorite Bible verse: 1 Thes. 5:17
Where you want to travel: Nowhere
Something you want to do before you die: Go see a Penn State football game in Beaver Stadium
A famous person you've met: Dolly Parton
What made you want to be an RA: I just wanted to help people.
Random fact about yourself: I like to take pictures
What you like about Bryan: The people
Would you trade the past three years at Bryan for fame and fortune? Not in a million years
Matt, a senior, is beginning his third year as a resident assistant and will be serving as the men's lead resident assistant this year.
J.T. Nelson
Resident Assistant, Long Third
Hometown: Mentone, ALMajor: Christian Ministry: Youth Ministry
Hobbies/Sports: my hobbies = Long walks on the beach. Long conversations with anyone (this could mean you). Sports. Texting. Eating. Just talking in general. Swimming. Sports = Basketball (For the Bryan Lions!) Golf. Soccer. Ultimate frisbe (hoorah RA team!) Basically all sports.
A word that best describes you: Energetic
Favorite quote:
"Woman came out of a man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be superior. But from the side, to be equal. Under the arm, to be protected. And next to the heart, to be loved." and "I don't care if you're short, slow, tall, or small. You can play with the best of them if you dedicate yourself to becoming better." Press Maravich
Favorite food: All of it!
Favorite tv show or movie: TV Show = Burn Notice/ NCIS; Movie = Taken, A Walk to Remember, The Sandlot, and many more
Favorite Bible verse: 1 Peter 5:6-7 "Humble yourself before the mighty hand of God, and He will lift you up, in due time. Casting all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you."
Where you want to travel: abroad, wherever I can. Brazil, Austrailia
Something you want to do before you die: Sky dive
A famous person you've met: Jay Barker (former Alabama quarterback)
What made you want to be an RA: Because I want to help and encourage my fellow students at Bryan College.
Any random fact about yourself: I have 11 brothers and sisters.
What you love about Bryan: Everything
J.T. is a junior and is beginning his first year as a resident assistant.
Paul Middlekauff
("Tacky")
Resident Assistant, Long Fourth
Nickname: Tacky the PenguinHometown: Barnegat, NJ "Where only the strong survive"
Major: Business Administration
Hobbies/Sports: Movies, Television, Video Games, Flag Football...
A word that best describes you: skeptic
Favorite quote: "Boom goes the dynamite" or "The tip just got me, O'Dell" there are alot more...
Favorite food: New Jersey Pizza
Favorite tv show or movie: Lost
Favorite music or band: Death Cab for Cutie
Favorite Bible verse: Matthew 4:4 ..."Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."
Where you want to travel: Probably Israel but I'm not really that into travelling.
Something you want to do before you die: I want to grow old and become one of those old men that sit on their front porch in a rocking chair with a shotgun across his lap and tells all the kids that walk by about the way the world used to be. Also not the mean kind of old man... the nice kind... the shotgun is just for show.
A famous person you've met: Matt Thiessen from Relient K... I asked him to marry me.
What made you want to be an RA: I knew alot of the RA's and they all seemed to be really amazing people. They also seemed to have a great community and have alot of fun together, and I was really excited about getting to know the guys that would be on my hall.
Any random fact about yourself: I have a twin sister, but she does not go to Bryan.
What you love about Bryan: Well it's basically like they took the 700 or so coolest people in Dayton, TN and stuck them all on the top of a hill together, kind of like some strange social experiment. It makes for some pretty fun times.
How awesome are you: Freaking Awesome.
Tacky is a senior and a second-year resident assistant.