Here’s why these Uni of Sheffield buildings are red flags

Some buildings are works of art, with Firth Court being the go-to for graduation photos and the Diamond being an engineer’s wet dream, while others look like they were designed by a drunk five-year-old. But remember, whenever you’re having a breakdown because you’re meant to be on the top floor of the Arts Tower in five minutes, and the only available lift is the paternoster, at least none of them are the Hallam SU. 

Sir Frederick Mappin 

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A conglomerate of four different buildings, maybe more (who even knows at this point) – Sir Frederick Mappin is every first year’s nightmare. A rival to Crete’s labyrinth and the halls are overrun with students who don’t know basic etiquette. Please let me get out of a room before you barge in and trample me. 

It goes without saying that this entire building is the red flag of all red flags. Also, it’s populated by STEM students; do I need to say more?

Jessop West

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Its biggest fault might be simply being forgotten. Tell me why, as a final-year English and modern languages student, I can count on one hand the number of times I have actually had class in there. Nothing much more to say for this one, aside from the fact that the cafe always looks rammed. Sorry, its a red flag if I’m waiting more than 15 minutes for a coffee.

St George’s Church

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Imagine being laid to rest by a beautiful little church, on lush green grass, maybe by a tree, only for said church to be bought by a university a hundred years later. Now, said resting place is being used as a lunch table for a lovely banquet of Tesco meal deals. Not only did we turn it into a lecture theatre but into accommodations as well. There are first years having pres in there. But its worst feature has to be the non-opening windows; this building hasn’t experienced fresh air since 1818. 

The Diamond 

The Diamond is arguably one of our best buildings: New, great facilities, and aesthetically-pleasing. But nothing on this earth is perfect or free from being judged. Ruled by the engineering students with a tight fist, I once received an email from the English department telling us not to let those students discourage us from studying there during exam season. Let’s be honest, it’s not exactly the building that’s a red flag, its the engineers inside of it.

Minalloy House

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Unheard of, unnoticed, and now unused, Minalloy House was home to our very own archaeology department before it got shut down in 2022. It used to sport a sign, begging the university to “save archaeology”, but unfortunately, those pleas fell on deaf ears. Now the building stands quietly by West Street, abandoned, a reminder to us poor non-stem based students that we could be next, that our degrees run the risk of being viewed as obsolete as well.

The Arts Tower

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With the paternoster lift sure to make you question whether you’re claustrophobic or not, the only thing The Arts Tower has going for it, is its location. The UK’s tallest academic building, having a class in this vertical video game-like dungeon at the end of the day would probably be my 13th reason. We hear “go big or go home” a lot, but this time, the arts tower architects should have gone home.