<p>Can anyone give an in-depth description of the different dorms? Any info on the new dorm? Also, information on the meal plans and dining halls would also be appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>Don't worry, this information will be disseminated to you in good time. At least, the meal plan is pretty standard issue... much like the food. The new Fauver Field complex is slightly more interesting. Construction Services maintains a (rather poor and infrequently updated) site at <a href="http://www.wesleyan.edu/masterplan/residential_life_facilities_details.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.wesleyan.edu/masterplan/residential_life_facilities_details.htm</a> (there are links to the other Wesleyan Campaign construction projects too).</p>
<p>ResLife hasn't really worked out all the details to the dorm situation next year, but you'll get the info in June at the latest.</p>
<p>Thanks. It's too bad that Fauver's freshman dorm isn't utilizing suites as well. It seems like other colleges have found that suite living for all the classes is the way to go. Oh well. Too bad it isn't at least two room doubles. I've prowled around looking for floor plans, but can't find any, do you know of any?</p>
<p>They showed us Powerpoints of them during spring RA training, but I don't think they're online. The rooms are pretty decently sized and the building apparently has a lot of nice stuff. I mean, I heart the Butts but they're kind of old and there isn't even a water fountain in my hallway right now.</p>
<p>Wesleyan kind of has its own grand vision of what housing should be and likes to try to social engineer students into it. Basically this is how they see you living:</p>
<p>Freshman - Dorm room double
Sophomore - Dorm room single
Junior - Apartment/suite style
Senior - Woodframe house</p>
<p>The housing stock is still really random and odd because a lot of the residences (202 Washington, 230 Washington, 1 Vine, 156 High, 128 Pearl, ...) are converted old mansions that the university bought up because it had no other room to expand outward. So sometimes sophomores are living in random buildings you never knew existed until you managed to somehow pick them in the housing lottery. Cool, huh? I'm glad I have my nice cushy ResLife job.</p>
<p>question-- What about the substance free dorm? </p>
<p>Is it no substances allowed in the dorm, or no substances ever go into any of the people who live in the dorm, even if off site? Do you know anyone who has tried this option and if so, were they happy? Why/why not?</p>
<p>Thanks...</p>
<p>The sub-free dorm is actually a few halls designated as such within Butterfield C (where I live, although not in sub-free). Sub-free has an RA who was specifically chosen for that purpose. </p>
<p>You sign some kind of contract at the beginning of the year saying that you pledge not to bring drugs or alcohol to the hall. I don't think anyone wants to, or is able to, tell people what they can and can't do all the time outside the hall. As someone who does not drink or smoke, I never really felt like I needed that space and I never felt especially alienated socially since I found a group of friends whose social life doesn't revolve around drinking or drugs (this is not hard to do at Wes).</p>
<p>Most of people on sub-free seem pretty happy with it though.</p>
<p>Thanks, this is helpful to hear from the student's POV.</p>