Reynolds Sandbox reporters, including Sam Berg and Jack Sabin, take a close look at the housing situation at UNR to share the perspectives of both students and professional staff. With dorms increasing rent in the fall, some students believe they aren’t getting their money’s worth. — What is that smell? Last year, during Jada Barbon’s second year living in Juniper Hall, a dorm on UNR’s campus, she and other residents began to notice the smell of death filling their hallways, bathrooms and even dorm rooms.