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Facilities:

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Quick Stats

Popular Places to Chill

  • Common areas
  • Dorms
  • Social events

Student Centers

  • Faunce House

Campus Size

  • 140 acres

Libraries

  • Art Slide Library
  • John Hay Library (Special Collections)
  • Orwig Music Library
  • Rockefeller Library (The Rock)
  • Sciences Library (SciLi)

Athletic Centers

  • Bear’s Lair Athletic Center
  • Meehan Auditorium Ice Rink
  • Olney-Margolies Athletic Center (OMAC)
  • Pembroke Field
  • Pizzitola Sports Center
  • Smith Swim Center

College Prowler Take

Brown’s facilities reflect Brown student’s needs—the average Brown student would tell you they spend much more time in the library than at the gym. Therefore, it makes sense that the libraries and computer centers are constantly renovated and updated, while other facilities may receive less attention. That being said, Brown is not completely lacking any facilities, but it is easy to see which interests are given priority.

Compared to other Ivies, Brown’s facilities are modest and reflect a certain degree of frugality. A quick look at the campus will not necessarily showcase the hidden, but first-rate, costume shop, wood and metal working studio, or the special libraries. Most students have everything they need, though it may take them a little time to find it.

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crazycrackers says:

Brown University 2016

Arts, Visual and Performing

The gym is old and not so nice....

The gym is old and not so nice. Some of the athletic fields are really far away. The satellite facilities are a little nicer, though, but they are small. The libraries are fantastic, and the student center has been redone recently. Basically, the athletic facilities are great. The sports, not so much.

Facilities: March 04, 2009
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esrice says:

Brown University 2016

Computer and Information Sciences

There is one main gym, as well as...

There is one main gym, as well as several smaller satellite gyms spread out across campus. The libraries are adequate places to study, although you don't really need to go all the way to a library to study—there are nice, quiet lounges in most dorms. We don't really have a student center, unfortunately, but there's not that much need for one considering all the convenient places to study, eat, and hang out.

Facilities: March 03, 2009
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BroRN says:

Brown University 2016

Undecided

The facilities are amazing and...

The facilities are amazing and high tech.

Facilities: March 03, 2009
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Anonymous says:

The athletic facilities aren’t the...

The athletic facilities aren’t the greatest or the newest, but they get the job done. The computer labs are pretty good.

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Anonymous says:

Most things are fairly...

Most things are fairly centralized, and the campus is fairly compact. The only thing is that the athletic center can be a little bit of a walk depending on where you are living. Nothing is more than ten minutes away, though.

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Facts

What To Do on Campus

While at Brown, you will probably never find yourself idle with nothing to do. There are a great number of student organizations for a wide multitude of interests. You will most likely find at least a few that interest you, and if not, you can form your own.

Favorite Things To Do

The diversity of interests in the student body and the vast number of options available to students means that you’ll probably end up with a regular list of activities that you enjoy doing. The specifics will differ from person to person, but every student seems to keep busy somehow. Unless you make an effort to do so, don’t worry about a lack of things to do.

Bowling on Campus

  • None

Movie Theater on Campus

  • The Brown Film Society has movie marathons in the evenings and on the weekend in Carmichael Auditorium.

Bar on Campus

  • Faunce House
  • The Graduate Center Bar

Coffeehouse on Campus

  • A small coffee and snack shop in the lobby of the Rockefeller Library
  • Coffeeshop in Brown Bookstore
  • The Upper Blue Room in Faunce House

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