Huston Residence Hall
Huston Hall is Bryan's second-oldest residence facility and is the sister building of H.D. Long Hall. It opened in March 1964, three months following the opening of Long.
Huston contains 52 rooms which are individually climate controlled. Each student room has a sink and is furnished with beds, wardrobes and study desks. Some rooms are fitted with movable, modular furniture. Each floor has a lounge, kitchen, bathrooms, laundry rooms and storage areas.
Meet Huston Resident Director Karie Harpest here.
Quick Facts about Huston
Floors: 4
Residence rooms: 52
Students per room: 19 rooms accomodating three people, 30 rooms accomodating two people and three rooms housing one person
Current Capacity: 120
Room Description: 14' x 16', Cinderblock walls and tiled floors
Furniture/Amenities: Bed, desk, chair, wardrobe, dresser and sink with medicine cabinet (three-person rooms have movable furniture)
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 Huston's huge hallways that create constant community
Showers per student: About one shower for every four women
Huston is well-known for: Being the campus hub of late-night fun for B.C.'s freshmen and sophomore women.
Huston Hall's Heritage of Humor: The Epic Turkey Bowling Night, which was held annually around Thanksgiving. A fun, competitive evening of bowling with frozen turkeys. You had to experience it to really understand it.
Huston's Resident Assistants
Rachel Carr
Resident Assistant, Huston First "Huston Base"
Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida
Major: History
Hobbies/Sports: I enjoy playing basketball and tennis. I like to watch all sports - especially Gator football!
A word that describes you: Can I be cliche and say fun?
Favorite food: I like all foods!
Favorite Movie: Anne of Green Gables
Favorite music or band: Right now its Nickelcreek. I also really enjoy Watermark as well as Josh Bales - like every good Bryan student. :)
Favorite Bible verse: Psalm 139 and the book of Philippians.
Where you want to travel: I'd like to visit somewhere in North Africa or the Middle East.
Something you want to do before you die: Visit all of the natural and man-made wonders of the world.
A famous person you've met: Jennifer Lopez
Why I wanted to be an RA: To serve my fellow students.
What you like about Bryan: The students and faculty. I've met some of the most amazing people and have been able to sit under some incredible professors. And the community of course. :)
Rachel is a senior and a second-year resident assistant.
Lauren Simpson
Resident Assistant, Huston Second
Lauren is a senior and a second-year resident assistant.
Emily McKeehan 
Resident Assistant, Huston Third
Nickname: "Em"
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee my whole life long! I've even lived in the same house my whole life!
Major: English literature
Hobbies/Sports: I like to read and write, draw and doodle and paint, watch movies and play games. I don't play in any organizations or leagues, but I really enjoy soccer and softball.
A word that best describes you: excitable
Favorite quote: I don't know if this is my favorite, but it's definitely near the top: "At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace." -Annie Dillard in The Writing Life
Favorite food: Either stuffed-crust pizza from Pizza Hut or my Aunt Kathy's sweet potato casserole. I know... they're both so healthy!
Favorite tv show or movie: I really like the tv show Psych, and there are so many good movies, I don't know if I could pick a favorite!
Favorite music or band: I've been getting into Switchfoot and Phil Wickham lately.
Favorite Bible verse: It's actually a section of four verses... "But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." -Romans 3:21-24
Where you want to travel: Just about everywhere, but definitely through Europe.
Something you want to do before you die: Write and publish a book.
A famous person you've met: I don't think I've met anyone famous, but sometimes I tell people that Toby Mac is my cousin because his real last name is McKeehan.
What made you want to be an RA: The example of the RAs that I've known and had. I want God to use me to serve and encourage others and show His love to them.
Any random fact about yourself: This summer I'm working at a day camp as a counselor for 7- and 8-year-olds, and for Super Hero Dress-Up Day, I was Sunscreen Girl.
What you love about Bryan: One of the many things that I love about Bryan is the fact that it is the goal of the faculty and staff to lead us to put Christ above all. That truly is the goal.
If you were a popsicle, what flavor would you be and why? Grape, because it's just a normal flavor - nothing fancy or out of the ordinary - but it's a generally well-liked popsicle that can be enjoyable for a lot of different people.
Emily is a junior and is in her first year as a resident assistant.
Sarah Stafford
Resident Assistant, Huston Fourth
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Major: Corporate Communications
Hobbies/Sports: Learning Spanish and playing volleyball
A word that best describes you: Genuine
Favorite food: Chicken Quesadillas, Pizza and Salads
Favorite tv show or movie: Smallville/Gilmore Girls, Hook/Sense and Sensibility/Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Favorite music or band: Country music in general. Josh Bales and Nickel Creek
Favorite Bible verse: I Corinthians 10:31 and Philippians 4:8
Where you want to travel: Dominican Republic, England, Ireland, Scotland and wherever else God allows.
What made you want to be an RA: The opportunity to minister to fellow students.
Any random fact about yourself: I am the youngest of 3 kids, and am the only girl.
What you love about Bryan: The people at Bryan make college more than solely an academic experience.
What are some of your favorite things to do with your family: play sports, watch/critique movies, have dinner with extended family.
Sarah is a junior and is in her first year as a resident assistant.
Elise Bacon
Resident Assistant, Huston Fourth
Major: Music Ministry
Hobbies/Sports: Singing/Songwriting
A Word that best describes you: Outgoing....seriously.
Favorite Quote: "I like to talk about nothing. It's the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
Favorite Tv show or movie: The Little Mermaid (no shame here!)
Favorite music or band: Nickel Creek
Favorite Bible verse: Psalm 73:29 - "But as for me, it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all of your works."
Where you want to travel: Allll around the USA and buy a t-shirt from every state.
Something you want to do before you die: See all the Disneylands/Worlds around the world
A famous person you've met: Elizabeth Dole
What made you want to be an RA: Watching the relationships grow between the RAs and the people on their halls.
Random fact: I've never seen It's a Wonderful Life
What you love about Bryan: My tight-knit group of friends and the evident daily presense and the acknowledgement of Christ all around me.
Would you just so happen to be expecting a nephew in December, due on Christmas Day?: Why YES! I would! My sister us due smack in the middle of our Christmas Break, my first niece/nephew ever. :0
Elise, a junior, is in her first year as a resident assistant.