To Affinity and Beyond

An upshot of the Trustee's initiative to overhaul the College's social and residential life is the plan to expand residential options. Of the 2,802 total beds currently on campus, roughly 13.5 percent are allotted each year to academic affinity and special interest programs;. Last spring the College announced a new use for Pike House (formerly home to this magazine):a fourteenth residential alternative, for students interested in Latino issues. Here's what's already on campus.

Living Unit Program Established Program Type Affiliation Live-in Advisor? No. of Beds Distinguishing Trait Asian Studies Center 1986 Academic Affinity Asian Studies Yes 8 Javanese gamelon in basement Butterfield 1992 Substance- free x No 30 Demand for space has tripled since 1992 East Wheelock 1996 Academic Affinity X Asian Studies Yes 234 Only cluster with an in-residence faculty member Shabazz Center 1970 Academic Affinity African and African- American Studies Yes 26 Live-in grad student organizes events Foley House 1983 Cooperative Living X No 10 Seeks to create family environment Francophone House 1994 Academic Affinity French & Italian Yes 3 Decorated with flags of French-speaking nations Shabazz HillelAptS. 1984 Special Interest Roth Center for Jewish Life No Pike House 8 Advised by Dartmouth rabbi International House 1986 Special Interest International Office No 26 40 percent residents non-international Kade German Center 1982 Academic Affinity German Yes 20 Exchange student from Germany organizes social activities La Casa 1992 La Casa Academic Affinity Spanish & Portuguese Yes 11 Annual La Bomba party draws 500 students Native-American House 1982 Special Interest Native-American Studies No 16 Has a drumming room Russian Apts. 1982 Academic Affinity Russian Yes 8 For speakers and wannabes Spanish Apts. 1984 Academic Affinity Spanish Yes NativeAmericanMouse 8 No language requirement