Shaw Hall is a dormitory on the Syracuse University main campus. It is located at 775 Comstock Ave. and was built in 1952. ^[1]. Prior to the opening of Ernie Davis Hall, Shaw Hall was one of the most popular dorms because of its proximity to the quad and because it had the biggest dining hall on campus, which also stayed open the latest. Shaw Hall shares a Facebook page with Lyons Hall, which can be found at .

Shaw Hall. Photo Credit: Syracuse University. Creative Commons License.

Location

Shaw Hall is located across from the Science and Technology Center and on the same street as several fraternity and sorority houses. It is about 3 minutes away from the quad.

Floor Plan and Room Set-Up

Shaw Hall houses 480 residents on five floors. The Dormitory is oddly shaped, so each floor has a different floor plan. The ground floor has classrooms as well as dorm rooms. There are six split doubles, one open double, and one room for the RA. There is also one bathroom and one lounge area. The first floor contains the main desk and mailboxes, the Shaw Dining Center, and dorm rooms. There are 16 open-doubles, three singles, two rooms for RAs, five split doubles, and one four-person suite. Additionally, there are three bathrooms, one lounge area, and one staff room.

The second floor has 29 open doubles, six singles, ten split doubles, and two rooms for RAs. The rooms are split into two wings and on each wing is a bathroom and a lounge area. The third floor has 52 open doubles, four singles, 10 split doubles, and four rooms for RAs. There are four bathrooms and four lounge areas as well. The fourth floor has 31 open doubles, three singles, 10 split doubles, and two rooms for RAs. There are two bathrooms and two lounge areas. Finally, the fifth floor has 24 open doubles, 10 split doubles, two singles, and two rooms for RAs. Like the fourth floor, there are two bathrooms and two lounge areas.^[2].

Dining Options

Shaw Hall contains the Shaw Dining Center, which is one of the more spacious dining halls and offers a bigger variety of food than other dining halls, such as Sadler Dining. There is a Sbarro pizza section, which serves pizza and pasta. There is also a sandwich section, a salad bar, and a specialty section, which serves Chinese-style noodles once a week. Shaw Dining is also the only dining hall that serves kosher and halal food for Muslim and Jewish students during dinner and lunch. To order kosher and halal food call 315.443.2383 in advance.

Amenities

Shaw Hall contains:

• Dining Center

• Laundry Facility

• Study Rooms

• Snack Bar

• Classrooms

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Sadler Hall is a dormitory on the Syracuse University main campus. It is located at 1000 Irving Ave. and was built in 1960. ^[1]. The Facebook Page for Sadler can be found at . Sadler Hall is on both the Quad Shuttle and Connective Corridor bus routes, which can be found at http://centro.org/Syracuse-University-Service.aspx.

Sadler Hall. Photo Credit: Syracuse University. Creative Commons License.

Location

Sadler Hall is located behind and to the left of the Carrier Dome. It is next to Lawrinson Hall and is about 15 minutes away from the quad.

Floor Plan and Room Set-Up

Sadler Hall has eight floors and houses 471 residents. The first floor contains of the main desk and mailboxes, a game room, a snack bar, staff offices/rooms, and rooms for residents. There is one room for the RA, two split doubles with a bathroom, seven split doubles, three singles, four open doubles, and two four-person suites. There is also a large lounge with a TV and couches. The lounge lead to the Sadler Dining Hall, which is on the ground floor. Floors two through eight consist of two rooms for RAs, four singles, two four-person suites, five open doubles, seven split doubles, 12 large split doubles, and two bathrooms. There is also a large lounge with a TV, couches and a microwave. The floors are coed by alternating rooms and there are three elevators.

Dining Options

On the ground floor of Sadler Hall is its dining area, which is used by mostly residents of Sadler Hall and Lawrinson Hall. The Dining Hall is buffet style. It has a salad bar, a small vegetarian station, a specialty station (Stir-Fry, Mexican, etc.) and two other stations of food – one of which is for pizza. The Dining Hall has a good amount of variation from day-to-day, but it known to be repetitive from week to week. There are also no kitchens in Sadler or Lawrinson so residents, for the most part, only eat dining hall food. There is a snack bar on the first floor of Sadler Hall, which offers smoothies from Freshens. The snack bar is only during night hours. ^[2].

Amenities

Sadler Hall contains:

• Dining Hall

• Snack Bar

• Laundry Room

• Game Room

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Lyons Hall is a dormitory on the Syracuse University main campus. It is located at 401 Euclid Ave ^[1]. Built in 1971, Lyons Hall is named after Oren Lyons, a prominent member of the Onondaga Nation. Lyons Hall once served as the International Living Center, but is now available to all students. The Facebook page Lyons and Shaw Hall share can be found at . There are no bus lines that access this resident hall.

Lyons Hall. Photo Credit: Syracuse University. Creative Commons License.

Location

Lyons Hall is located about two blocks away from Shaw Hall. It is closer to off-campus housing and is one of the farther dormitories in regards to proximity to the quad. It is about 20 minutes away from the quad. It is also one of the smaller dormitories.

Floor Plan and Room Set-Up

Lyons Hall has 38 residents on three floors. It is coed by alternating rooms. The basement and first floor has lounges, a meeting space, a partial kitchen, and a laundry facility. The first floor has a main desk and lobby area as well.

The second and third floors are identical in floor plan. There are four open triples, two doubles, two singles, one room for the RA and four bathrooms. Because there are only two floors, there is no elevator.

Dining Options

The closest dining hall to Lyons Hall is Shaw Dining Hall, which is about two blocks away. Shaw Hall is by far the most convenient dining option for residents because of how far away the dormitory is from the quad and other Syracuse University buildings. The Shaw Dining Center is one of the more spacious dining halls and offers a bigger variety of food than other dining halls, such as Sadler Dining. There is a Sbarro pizza section, which serves pizza and pasta. There is also a sandwich section, a salad bar, and a specialty section, which serves Chinese-style noodles once a week.

Amenities

Oren Lyons Hall contains:

• Lounges

• Meeting Space

• Partial Kitchen

• Laundry Facility

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Marion Hall is a dormitory on the Syracuse University main campus. It is located at 305 Waverly Ave. and was built in 1954. ^[1]. Marion Hall is closest to the Quad Shuttle route and the schedule can be found at http://centro.org/Syracuse-University-Service.aspx. Marion Hall shares a Facebook with Kimmel Hall, which can be found at https://www.facebook.com/KMHallsatSU?ref=ts&fref=ts.

Marion Hall. Photo Credit: Syracuse University. Creative Commons License.

Location

Marion Hall is located next to Kimmel Hall and is about five minutes away from the quad.

Floor Plan and Room Set-Up

Marion Hall houses 143 residents on four floors, three of which are designated for dorm rooms. The basement has a laundry facility and a small fitness center. The rooms are coed by alternating rooms. The first floor has 20 open doubles, one two-person suite, one room for the RA, a large lounge and two bathrooms. The second and third floors are identical in floor plan. There are 24 open doubles, one single, one room for the RA, one lounge, and two bathrooms on each floor. Each floor also has a trash room where residents can place their trash and recyclables. ^[2].

Dining Options

Residents of Marion Hall can eat at Kimmel Food Court, which differs from the buffet style of Dining Halls. Rather than using a meal plan, students pay for individual food items. Food offered at Kimmel Dining include Sbarro pizza, KFC, Burger King, sandwiches, ice cream and grocery items such as soda and chips. Residents can also eat at  Ernie David Dining Hall,  which  is about five minutes away.

Amenities

Marion Hall contains:

• Large Lounge Area

• Laundry Facility

• Fitness Center

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Lawrinson Hall is a dormitory on the Syracuse University main campus. It is located at 303 Stadium Place and was built in 1965.^[1]. Lawrinson Hall is often referred to as L-town by its residents. Kimmel Hall is on the Quad Shuttle route and the Connective Corridor. The schedules can be found at . The Facebook page for Lawrinson can be found at https://www.facebook.com/LawrinsonHallatSU.

Location

Lawrinson Hall is located behind and to the left of the Carrier Dome. It is one of Syracuse University’s more isolated dormitories because of its distance to the quad. It is about 15 minutes away from the quad and is next to Sadler Hall.

Floor Plan and Room Set-Up

Lawrinson Hall is home to 537 residents – mostly freshman and sophomores. It has 18 floors for residents and 21 floors in total. The height of the dormitory makes it one of the most visible buildings when driving into or out of the Syracuse University area.During the winter season a lot of wind picks up near the higher floors of the building. Window screens are known to fall off when the wind picks up and often times, when the wind is really bad. Often times it feels like the building is shaking, especially for residents on higher floors. Students report a constant whistling sound on the upper floors and were particularly unsettled during Hurricane Sandy in fall of 2013.

Renovations finished in 2011 so every floor is either brand new or was just renovated with new furniture and bathrooms. With the new renovations (including 6 private bathrooms), each floor is now coed instead of before when each floor was single sex with one bathroom.

Each floor has their own laundry facilities. The dock is extremely helpful when it is time to move in and out of the dorm. The first floor contains the main desk, mailboxes, and a University Bookstore branch. The second floor has a computer cluster and printers as well as games and a lounge area with a TV. Games include table tennis and pool. Equipment can be checked out of the main desk with a SU ID every day of the week. Floors three through 21 are dorm rooms and floor 21 contains a penthouse for Hall events and meetings, though it is not always accessible by residents. There are three elevators, however only one goes to the second floor and basement. Additionally, the elevators often take a while because there are so many residents.

Lawrinson Hall is coed on each floor. In addition to 18 dorm rooms, each floor contains 6 private bathroom, a lounge with couches and a TV, a study room, a microwave and 2 sinks. The study room has been renovated, however they are small, but they have a nice view of the city at night. The lounge is a good size and nice for meetings or watching TV with friends and/or floor mates.

There are 15 dorm rooms on every floor. One is for the RA, nine are split doubles, one is a single, and four are corner doubles. The split doubles are usually reserved for incoming freshmen.^[2].

Dining Options

The closest Dining Hall to Lawrinson is Sadler Dining Hall, which is less than a minute walk away. Sadler Hall is right next to Lawrinson and there is even an underground tunnel that some students use to avoid the snow or other bad weather conditions, however because it is so close, the tunnel is hardly used. Lawrinson Hall also has a University Bookstore branch, which sells food such as chips, soda, frozen food, dry foods such as crackers and mac and cheese, and ice cream.

Amenities

Lawrinson Hall contains:

• Laundry room

• University Bookstore branch

• Computer cluster and printers

• Pool table and table-tennis

• Penthouse

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Haven Hall is a dormitory on the Syracuse University main campus. It is located at 400 Comstock Avenue and was built in 1964. ^[1]. Haven Hall is on the Quad Shuttle route and the schedule can be found at . Haven Hall shares a Facebook page with Walnut Hall and Washington Arms that can be found at https://www.facebook.com/H2WatSU.

Haven Hall. Photo Credit: Syracuse University. Creative Commons License.

Location

Haven Hall is located about two blocks away from the Whitman School of Management and is about a 10-15 minute walk from the quad.

Floor Plan and Room Set-Up

Haven Hall houses 372 residents on eleven floors. Floors one through three are coed by floor and floors four through 11 are coed by alternating room. Haven Hall has a main lounge, a main desk and mailboxes, a laundry facility, a conference room, and a penthouse meeting room. Each floor has a large room with a TV and microwave.

The first floor has one staff apartment, one staff room, seven singles, one bathroom and a large lounge. The second floor has the Haven Dining Center as well as two staff rooms, eleven singles, one two-person suite, one open double, a study room, one bathroom, and a lounge. The third floor has one single with bath, two two-person suites, one open double and 10 singles. There is also a lounge, a study room, and one bathroom.

Floors four through 11 has ten singles, 12 split-doubles, one one-person suite, one two-person suite, one four-person suite, one room for the RA, two bathrooms and a lounge area on each respective floor.

Haven Hall has more single-rooms than any other dormitory. Residents who want to live alone in a single will more than likely live in Haven Hall. ^[2].

Dining Options

Haven Hall once had a dining center that had similar food to Ernie Davis. After Ernie Davis was built with a dining hall in fall of 2009, Haven Dining’s already low usage had become even lower. Haven Hall dining was eventually closed because of this. The has been discussion by Student Association and Office of Resident Life about wanting to make Haven’s empty dining space into a community space or to find a creative use for it. As of 2013 there are no plans to renovate this space.

The main dining option for Haven Hall residents is now Ernie Davis dining. Residents are also about five minutes away from Kimmel Dining, which differs from the buffet style of Dining Halls. Rather than using a meal plan, students pay for individual food items with cash, debit, credit, or SUper Card money. Food offered at Kimmel Dining include Sbarro pizza, KFC, Burger King, sandwiches, ice cream and grocery items such as soda and chips.

Amenities

Haven Hall contains:

• Lounge Area with TV and Microwave on each floor

• Laundry Facility

• Conference Room

• Penthouse Meeting Room

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Flint Hall is a dormitory on the Syracuse University main campus. It is located at 2 Mount Olympus Dr. and was built in 1956. ^[1]. Flint Hall is on the East Campus bus route, which can be found at . The Facebook page for Flint can be found at https://www.facebook.com/FlintHallatSU?ref=ts&fref=ts.

Flint Hall. Photo Credit: Syracuse University. Creative Commons License.

Location

Flint Hall is located to the left of the Women’s Building in an area known as Mount Olympus. The nickname comes from its street address mainly (located on Mount Olympus Drive), but it’s also called this because the dormitory is located at the top of a very high hill. One of the biggest critiques of living in this dorm is the steps up and down to go to and from campus. However, once off the steps, the resident is basically on the Syracuse campus. Flint Hall is about five minutes away from the quad (walking down – walking up takes a bit longer). Residents have said that they get used to the steps, but it is definitely a reason why many students chose not to live in Flint Hall or in its neighbor hall, Day Hall.

Floor Plan and Room Set-Up

Flint Hall has two wings, wing A and wing C. The wings are joined together by a main lounge/recreational space, classrooms, and offices. Flint Hall holds 527 residents on four (4) floors – the floors are coed by alternating rooms.^[2].
Wing A of the 1st floor has a lounge, four bathrooms, and four staff rooms, as well as a main desk and mail boxes. There are also two rooms for RAs, two singles, and 26 open doubles. Wing C of the 1st floor has a lounge, four bathrooms, one staff room, two rooms for RAs, one single, and 27 open doubles.

Floors two, three, and four have identical floor plans. Wing A has a lounge, four bathrooms, two rooms for RAs, three singles, and 32 open doubles. Wing C has a lounge, four bathrooms, two rooms for RAs, one single, and 33 open doubles. ^[3].

Besides rooms for RAs, Flint Hall only has singles and open doubles, which is not typically preferable compared to split doubles or suites. This, as well as its location, makes Flint Hall less desirable than other halls.

Dining Options

The closest Dining option for Flint Hall residents is Graham Dining Hall, which is only attached to Flint and Day hall by an underground hallwayResidents also share a Bookstore branch, a computer cluster, and a snack bar located in the underground.

Amenities

Flint Hall contains:

• Bookstore branch

• Computer Cluster

• Snack Bar

• Classrooms

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Dellplain Hall is a dormitory on the Syracuse University Campus. It is located at 601 Comstock Ave. and was built in 1961. ^[1].  The Facebook page for Dellplain can be found at . Dellplain Hall is on the Quad Shuttle route and the schedule can be found at http://centro.org/Syracuse-University-Service.aspx.

Dellplain Hall. Photo Credit: Syracuse University. Creative Commons License.

Location

Dellplain Hall is located next to Booth Hall and behind Ernie Davis Hall. From certain angles, the dormitory is not visible because it is being blocked by Ernie Davis Hall. It is about five minutes away from the quad and is in close proximity to Marshall Street as well.

Floor Plan and Room Set-Up

Dellplain Hall houses 436 residents on eight floors. The dormitory is L-shaped and the rooms are coed by alternating rooms. The first floor contains the main desk and mailboxes as well as dorm rooms. There are four staff rooms and a large study room. Additionally, there are two doubles with bath, one large single with bath, two singles, eight spilt-doubles, three four-person suites, two two-person suites, and two open doubles. There is also one room for the RA and one bathroom located on the first floor. Because this floor only has one bathroom, it is an all-women’s floor.

The floor plans of floors two through eight are identical. There are two lounges – one study lounge and one large lounge with couches and a TV for entertainment purposes. There are also two bathrooms – one for males and one for females. The types of rooms on each floor are: two singles, eight large split-doubles, eight split-doubles, one two-person suite, three four-person suites, two open doubles, and one room for the RA. ^[2].

Dining Options

There is no dining hall in Dellplain Hall, but residents have many close-by dining options. The closest is Ernie Davis Dining Hall, which opened in fall 2009 and is located in front of Dellplain. Prior to the opening of Ernie Davis, residents typically ate at Shaw Dining Hall. Residents are also about five minutes away from Kimmel Dining, which differs from the buffet style of Dining Halls. Rather than using a meal plan, students pay for individual food items with cash, debit, credit, or SUper Card money. Food offered at Kimmel Dining include Sbarro pizza, KFC, Burger King, sandwiches, ice cream and grocery items such as soda and chips.

Amenities

Dellplain Hall contains:

• Large study area

• Laundry Facility

• Oven with stove top on first floor

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Day Hall is a dormitory on the Syracuse University Campus. It is located at 1 Mount Olympus Drive and was built in 1958. ^[1]. Day Hall’s Facebook can be found at . Day Hall is on the East Campus bus route, which can be found at .

Day Hall. Photo Credit: Syracuse University. Creative Commons License.

Location

Day Hall is located to the left of the Women’s Building in an area known as Mount Olympus. The nickname comes from its street address mainly (located on Mount Olympics Drive), but it’s also called this because the dormitory is located at the top of a very high hill. One of the biggest critiques of living in this dorm is the steps up and down to go to and from campus. However, once off the steps, the resident is basically on the Syracuse campus. Day Hall is about five minutes away from the quad (walking down – walking up takes a bit longer). Residents have said that they get used to the steps, but it is definitely a reason why many students chose not to live in Day Hall or in its neighbor hall, Flint Hall.

Floor Plan and Room Set-Up

Day Hall houses 607 residents on eight floors. The rooms are coed by alternating rooms. The first floor has a large classroom, a Hall council, a main desk with mail boxes, a large recreational lounge, a staff lounge, two doubles with bath, and four singles with bath. There is also a laundry facility and a large study room. ^[2].

Floors two through eight has 32 open doubles, two rooms for RAs, seven split doubles, one open quad, two singles, and three bathrooms. There is also a lounge and three elevators. The lounge is quite large and has couches and a TV. The different variety of rooms in Day Hall makes it more popular than its neighbor dormitory, Flint Hall.

Dining Options

The closest Dining option for Day Hall residents is Graham Dining Hall, which is only attached to Day and Flint Hall through an underground hallway. Residents also share a Bookstore branch, a computer cluster, and a snack bar in the underground.

Amenities

Day Hall contains:

• Bookstore branch

• Computer Cluster

• Snack Bar

• Classrooms

• Study Area

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Butterfield House Hall is a dormitory on Syracuse University’s campus. It is located at 709 Comstock Ave. and is the only all-female dormitory at Syracuse University. ^[1]

Butterfield House Hall. Photo Credit: Syracuse University. Creative Commons License.

Location

Butterfield House Hall is located between Phi Kappa Psi and Theta Chi. It about five minutes away from the quad. Its street is also home to several Syracuse University fraternities and sororities. Butterfield House Hall is unique because its residents are all females – it is the only all-female facility on the Syracuse University campus.^[2]

Floor Plan and Room Set-Up

Butterfield House Hall has 36 female residents on two floors. Floor one has two two-person suites with a bathroom, one room for the RA, two singles, and one open-triple with a bathroom.

Floor two has nine open doubles, three open-triples, one room for the RA, and one bathroom. Because there are only two floors, there is no elevator. Residents’ mailboxes are located in Dellplain Hall, which is located within a block of the dormitory.

There is also a main lounge/gathering space and a laundry facility on the first floor.^[3]

Dining Options

The closest Dining Hall to Butterfield House Hall is Ernie Davis Dining, which opened in fall 2009. Before that, most residents ate at Shaw Dining, which is also very close by. Residents also have dining options at Kimmel Dining and Schine Dining because of its proximity to the quad.

Amenities

Butterfield House Hall contains:

• A Laundry Facility

• Main Lounge/Gathering Space

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