<p>like the question says. are there pros and cons to each building, or are they all just the same?</p>
<p>Cedar is closest to campus.</p>
<p>cons to each building: the elevators are slow</p>
<p>^^ actually acacia is</p>
<p>Delta obviously…</p>
<p>Delta sucks, way too far from everything, will be noisy above Cafe 1919 once that opens. Next year I’m going to try to live in Acacia. Simple walk down to late night without having to get into the cold outside.</p>
<p>delta is not part of de neve</p>
<p>acacia is the best, forget the rest</p>
<p>(con: if the fire alarm in de neve dining hall goes off, we have to evac.)</p>
<p>Acacia is most convenient, Cedar and Dogwood seem to be the most social (though it depends on the floor). Fir is quiet most of the time except when it gets loud on Gayley.</p>
<p>Actually, Cedar’s elevator doesn’t work more than half the time, which isn’t that bad until you want to do your laundry. -__- Another con- at the moment, Cedar/Dogwood hear a lot of construction noise.</p>
<p>I just got my housing offer for a de neve triple. When do I find out which building within de neve I was assigned to?</p>
<p>I’ve lived in De Neve twice: once in Birch and once in Evergreen. I’ve also went through the buildings. This is how I would rank how their interiors/structures.</p>
<p>Acacia and Birch > Cedar and Dogwood > Evergreen and Fir</p>
<p>Evergreen/Fir/Cedar/Dogwood have wood frames meaning that the walls are paper thin. It’s quite easy to hear noise from the next room. If anybody brings in bass speakers that aim at the ground, the entire building will literally start shaking. The floor above you will also cause plenty of headaches. Every time a person jumps from their bunk bed, you will hear a loud thud. If they roll around the lounge furniture, the ceiling will begin quaking. There’s just no escaping how thin the walls are. Acacia and Birch are the sturdiest buildings. I believe they’re enforced concrete and they suffer from none of the aforementioned problems.</p>
<p>Internet/wifi works most smoothly in Acacia and Birch. Cedar and Dogwood have decent connections and the reception at Evergreen and Fir is just choppy. It has something to do with the wiring inside the building. Sometimes, even using an ethernet cable won’t bring back a connection at Evergreen. There are often prolonged several hour periods where using internet is impossible (either from the speed or constant disconnecting with the network) in Evergreen and Fir and this happens every so often.</p>
<p>When it comes to false fire alarms (and there will be many of them), Acacia and Birch’s are least annoying. The alarm is the sound of a calm man asking residents to evacuate. The other buildings have blaring, ear-splitting sirens.</p>
<p>Acacia and Birch are also better ventilated. Yes, I’m aware the buildings all have air conditioning but I’m referring to everywhere except the dorm rooms. The stairways, the lounge, the trash chute room, and the laundry room (above all else) in Cedar/Dogwood/Evergreen/Fir can get very VERY warm. By the time you climb up the stairs in these buildings, you will be sweaty. Its impossible to breathe in the laundry room. Acacia and Birch are the only buildings that manage a consistent, inhabitable temperature at all places.</p>
<p>In terms of aesthetics, the lounges in Acacia and Birch look the best. The other buildings have meh lounges. The stairways in Cedar and Dogwood are the worst. The railing is worn and there isn’t even a carpet! I believe Acacia and Birch also have the best furniture but it may vary from floor to floor from building to building.</p>
<p>Basically, Acacia and Birch are the best buildings. UCLA paid the most for the commons. The other buildings were built on a budget.
There are problems everywhere.</p>
<p>@ ElementFool
Refer to your room number. It is preceded by a letter.
A = Acacia
B = Birch
C = Cedar
D = Dogwood
E = Evergreen
F = Fir
H & I = ??? (potentially the future letters for “upper” and “lower” De Neve)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. I haven’t been given a room number yet so I guess I’ll have to wait and find out.</p>
<p>I just checked wikipedia, and apparently there aren’t many types of trees starting with H or I (though why not G?).</p>
<p>I forgot the letter “G”. :D</p>
<p>Anyways, that was just random speculation. “Upper” and “lower” De Neve could very well be modeled after the Riebers like most of UCLA housing.</p>