▁Department ▁of ▁Columbia ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁student . ▁ ▁Wal lach ▁Hall ▁was ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁Beat ▁Generation ▁author ▁Jack ▁Ker ou ac . ▁In ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁Van ity ▁of ▁D ulu oz ▁he ▁expressed ▁his ▁satisfaction ▁with ▁the ▁move ▁from ▁neighbor ing ▁Hart ley ▁Hall : ▁ ▁One ▁great ▁move ▁I ▁made ▁was ▁to ▁switch ▁my ▁d orm itory ▁room ▁from ▁Hart ley ▁Hall ▁to ▁Living ston ▁Hall ▁where ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁co ck ro aches ▁and ▁where ▁b ' G od ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁room ▁all ▁to ▁myself , ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor , ▁over looking ▁the ▁beautiful ▁trees ▁and ▁walk ways ▁of ▁the ▁campus ▁and ▁over looking , ▁to ▁my ▁greatest ▁delight , ▁besides ▁the ▁Van ▁Am ▁Qu ad rangle , ▁the ▁library ▁itself , ▁the ▁new ▁one , ▁with ▁its ▁stone ▁fr ie ze ▁running ▁around ▁entire ▁with ▁the ▁names ▁eng ra ved ▁in ▁stone ▁forever : ▁" Go ethe ▁... ▁Vol taire ▁... ▁Shakespeare ▁... ▁M oli ère ▁... ▁D ante ." ▁That ▁was ▁more ▁like ▁it . ▁Light ing ▁my ▁fra gr ant ▁pipe ▁at ▁ 8 ▁P . M ., ▁I ' d ▁open ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁my ▁home work , ▁turn ▁on ▁station ▁W Q X R ▁for ▁the ▁contin ual ▁classical ▁music , ▁and ▁sit ▁there , ▁in ▁the ▁golden ▁g low ▁of ▁my ▁lamp , ▁in ▁a ▁swe ater , ▁sight ▁and ▁say , ▁" Well , ▁now ▁I ' m ▁a ▁real ▁colleg ian ▁at ▁last ."