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Jeffery Vinger, University Housing's director for residential facilities shows where a dorm room has been converted to an open space to allow more light into the new common areas on the 9th floor of Hotz Hall on the University of Arkansas campus Wednesday afternoon. Each floor of the old dorm is converting 4 rooms to common areas for students to use. Hotz Hall is one of four housing projects University of Arkansas officials have planned between now and 2020. Hotz and Founders halls are expected to open this fall and add approximately 630 bedrooms on campus