<p>Have seen in the Observer that they are building a new male residence hall to the west of McGlinn hall that is supposed to be ready for next fall -- any idea how far along they are? Where are the basketball and volleyball courts being moved to? Thanks!</p>
<p>They are half way through the second floor. I saw it right before I left yesterday.</p>
<p>How are the dorm rooms in the female halls as a whole? (Description-wise)</p>
<p>There's no way to answer that question, PassionateSenior, due to the fact that when ND went coed, they converted some of the dorms to female dorms, and then built new ones - so the female dorms vary in character just as much as male dorms do, from old, tiny, cramped rooms and lots of tradition to large, new, air conditioned dorms.</p>
<p>Red -- thanks for the info... sounds like they are making quick progress on the new dorm. So the basketball and volleyball courts are already gone?</p>
<p>Im not quite sure about that. I never used those courts - I live on North Quad. Maybe someone else could tell you?</p>
<p>Yes, the courts are already gone--at least the hoops ones were. We were up there visiting this summer. The bookstore courts are still hopping, though.</p>
<p>Of course, those are never going to be taken down b/c they arent building anything there as of yet.</p>
<p>Thanks, Kev</p>
<p>I was wondering what the typical procedure is for the introduction of a new dorm. I would guess that they'll offer rooms to upperclassmen, but I wonder how hard it my be for them to get people to leave their dorms. I hear it'll be a very nice dorm though, so who knows?</p>
<p>Can metal beds be lofted? bunked? raised?</p>
<p>lofted and bunked. raised means what?</p>
<p>In a 3-room quad like your d is in, best bet is to bunk, as the middle room will be the social room. I'm betting they are already bunked. I lived directly above the same quad, in the same floor plan my freshman year. My daughter visited campus and stayed in the exact quad. Consider yourself lucky that you don't have to build a loft!</p>
<p>Just curious, dd, what did you do about room keys in a quad? Son checked the housing assignment and the room he was planning to be in with other roommate does not have a key assigned to him. He has been assigned a single key to the middle common room, with one guy assigned one key to one of the outside rooms and the two remaining keys to go to the other outside room, however those two guys had not planned to room together in that room. I think son thought that they would just keep middle room door to hall always locked and only enter thru room he sleeps in and other two boys enter thru their respective room. Do you know if it is much of a problem to switch keys around and if son only has key to middle room, couldn't door to his sleeping room get locked thus preventing him access? Also, do you know if housing removed furniture from middle room ahead of time or is that something they will have to do when they arrive for move-in? I think he is glad to be in a quad--hopefully, more room! But, he is a little confused about about the whole key issue. Can anyone comment on the quad arrangement?</p>
<p>Notre Dame AL, the common set up is the exact opposite of what you expect. In my dorm, Alumni, it is generally accepted that all four will have a key to the middle room, and not the outer rooms. In fact, usually, those doors are locked and blocked from the inside by wardrobes, etc. Expect to get four keys for the main room. </p>
<p>Just to let you know, ORLH and Home Under the Dome makes everything seem a lot more stressful and complicated than it really is. The rector or rectress will take care of everything, and it will go very smoothly.</p>
<p>I'm just curious. Does anyone know approximately how many students it will house?</p>
<p>Thanks kevdude--he asked our opinion, and we suggested that he get in touch with other 3 guys. He has e-mailed them. Of course, the bigger concern seems to be what "appliances" everyone will be bringing for the common room. I guess a quad is quite a bit of fun!! His RA talked them into doing this saying that not only was it fun but assured them of the space!!</p>
<p>If you do just use the common room as the main entrance, do the bedroom doors ever get locked accidentally?</p>
<p>Like I said, the doors to the hallway are normally locked and blocked, so there's really no way to get in. As far as the doors between rooms, I'm not quite positive, but I'm pretty sure they don't lock or else have some sort of basic latch system as opposed to a key. But regardless, tell him to definitely do the common room in the middle.</p>
<p>Kr123- Metal beds cannot be lofted without buying a separate loft structure- which is an added expense but gives you a little more freedom in terms of room setup than modular furniture does. Most of them bunk pretty easily, but I'm a fan of lofting if your dorm will allow it.</p>
<p>notre dame AL- You will definitely all get keys to the common room. I am in a quint next year and it shows two of us assigned to one of the bedrooms, two to the common room, and one to the other bedroom. But I know for a fact that we will all be getting keys to the common room only. The doors are not always blocked, but you won't be given a key to lock/unlock them from the outside.</p>
<p>are most beds metal or wooden? i'm in a mod quad double-- so is it easier to loft the wooden beds?</p>