Watterson Towers

Watterson Towers, now more than 50 years old, experienced a complete restoration, which was completed using the houses as stages. The food court renovations were completed in 2010, and all work was completed by early 2013. ==Falling incidents==

Student jumps to her death In 1971, a 21-year old ISU student jumped to her death after prying off a mesh screen from the window of her 18th floor room. The Oak Lawn woman's death was the first fatal fall from a high rise building on ISU's campus. Student survives fall from window In 1987, an 18-year-old student was critically injured when she fell from an 18th floor window. The student reported that she had leaned against the interior screen to wave to a friend when the barrier gave way. Halloween trespasser falls to her death On Halloween weekend 2011 a 45-year-old woman attempted to climb the 28 story building by using the scaffolding (being used for renovations) on the east side of the building. Reports say she leaned back on the scaffolding and plummeted 200 feet to her death in front of hundreds of spectators. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was not a student. == See also ==