Hey Emily,
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Living on campus has its many perks and pros. Aside from the close proximity to academic buildings and the main hubbub that is West Campus, the residence halls and apartments offer the inclusiveness of a strong student community and plenty of opportunities for your typical college social life.
Underclassmen (U1 or U2 standing) usually live in one of the six quads that each has four buildings with the exception being H Quad, which has only three buildings (Benedict, James, and Langmuir). Upperclassmen (U3 or U4 standing) who qualify may opt to live in the West Apartments.
Each quad is known for a unique trait. H Quad is the only quad with three buildings instead of four- Benedict, James, and Langmuir. All buildings in H are corridor-style and James College is the cooking building in the quad. The Residential Sinc Site in H is located in Benedict. H Quad and neighboring Mendelson Quad are known for their similar appearances and large rooms. Mendelson rooms are older than H rooms as H Quad was the first quad to be renovated. Mendelson Quad is slated for renovation next year. H is home to two tennis courts (behind Langmuir) but note that one of the courts share space with a basketball court. There is open space between all three buildings, just right for touch football, stargazing and running around. Dance crews gather at Benedict’s atrium for practice, not just for its comfortable space but probably also for its perpetual cold temperatures. Mendelson’s field is between Amman and Gray Colleges and you’ll find students playing sports there too.
Roth Quad is home to Roth Pond, air-conditioned (but small) rooms, and Roth Food Court (currently under renovation and won’t be open for another long while- cross your fingers for next year!). The pond is filled with countless fish and aquatic organisms (the running joke that they’re all radioactive and mutated).
Across the street from Roth is Tabler Quad, which was recently renovated this summer and is home to the Tabler Center for the Arts. It is affectionately known as TAC by some residents and is home to random band jams, piano rooms, small student art exhibits, and a Media Lab, outfitted entirely with Macintosh computers. Tabler has a small field in the center of the quad, just right for sunning and a pick-up wiffleball game.
Next door to Tabler is Eleanor Roosevelt Quad, sometimes referred to as ERQ. A new residence hall is going up in Roosevelt in the spot that used to house a theater house and a Roosevelt Caf’eacute;. Roosevelt is corridor-style, home to a diverse group of students, and plenty of pick-up soccer games in the quad’s cement square.
Finally, Kelly Quad is widely favored by students for its dining hall with Kelly Coffee and Tea House on the ground floor and assorted options upstairs. Kelly’s balconies set them apart from all other residence halls. The balconies encircle a small forest of trees, shrubs and cement – the best place for a game of tag and marco polo.
Students in residence halls may choose to and are encouraged to participate in their building’s Hall Council, which is entirely student-run. Hall Councils plan, allocate, and organize building activities, participate in quad-wide events and programs, and are represented at Residence Hall Association meetings by their respective RHA Reps.
Campus Residences Staff to contact include Resident Assistants (both undergraduate and graduate RA’s), Residence Hall Directors (RHD’s)
To submit work order requests online: http://www.studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/workrequest/wlmain.asp
Campus Residences’ FAQ page: http://www.studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/faqs/index.php
