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University of Denver - Facilities - Facilities - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

Facilities

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Service & Maintenance Staff 322
Campus Size 125 acres
Student Centers Driscoll Center
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries
  • Penrose Library
  • Westminster Law Library
Popular Places to Chill
  • Driscoll lawn
  • Outside Nagel and Nelson Dormitories
  • The Pub
Bar on Campus Sidelines Pub in Driscoll Center
Bowling on Campus None
Coffeehouse on Campus
  • Café á la Carte in Olin Hall
  • Daniel’s Café in Daniel’s College of Business
  • Jazzman’s Café in Driscoll Center
  • Law School Café in Frank H. Ricketson Jr. Law Building
  • The C Store in Centennial Halls Dormitory
  • The Gilbert Cyber Café in Ben Cherrington Hall
Movie Theater on Campus No but every Thursday night the DUPB (University of Denver Programs Board) shows a movie that was recently in theaters. Lots of students show up for a different movie offered each week.

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The facilities at DU leave little to be desired. A collection of beautiful architecture has replaced the campus’ outdated 1960s buildings. The music, law, and business schools, as well as the Ritchie Center, attract and impress Denver tourists and prospective students alike. Check out the Coors Fitness Center, the basketball courts, and the giant swimming pool for a good workout or just a good time. Right outside the Ritchie Center are beautiful tennis courts and soccer and lacrosse fields. Be sure to take in a few concerts at Magness Arena, as the venue hosts several well-known speakers, artists, and bands throughout the year.

Students often lament the lack of a “real” student center at DU. Driscoll Center is the closest thing, but students don’t spend a whole lot of time there unless they’re running to class or cramming before an exam. Likewise, Sidelines Pub is publicized as the “cool” place to hang out on campus, but most kids would rather go to an off-campus bar. Sidelines is the only sit-down restaurant on campus. All the other food spots are quick, on-the-go cafés. Somehow, a few buildings got left behind in the giant architectural makeover of the past few years. John Greene Hall and the Mass Communications building, to name a couple, desperately need some attention. John Greene Hall is without air-conditioning and gets unbearably hot during the beginning and end of the year, while the Mass Comm building is ugly, green, and unusually small.

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Facilities at University of Denver

apkapi34

Geography '15

4.2
A-

Richie Center Is Great!

The Richie Center is an awesome facility. There is a great gym that has all sorts of different machines, free weights, and classes from yoga to zumba. The only thing that can be a problem is if you go at peak times it can be hard to get a treadmill, but you usually only have to wait a few minutes and one will open up. The basketball courts, skating rink, and Magness Arena (where the hockey and basketball team plays, concerts are hosted, and other events happen) make the Richie Center a hub of student and community activity.

Apr 09, 2012

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Anonymous

University of Denver Student

5.0
A+

State of the Art

All of the buildings are campus are really nice and most look and are fairly new. A building on campus is renovated almost every year, either entirely or just the insides.

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weaverofdreams123

International Studies '15

3.1
B-

Library Is Down, Fitness Center Is Small

The Fitness Center is pretty good, as Denver is a Division I NCAA school and a lot of people here love working on. Still, the library is down until Winter 2013, so research is a little inconvenient. There's a couple places to study on campus, but it's admittedly sorta hard to plan student activities. The Clarion, the student newspaper, is well-read.

Feb 13, 2012

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Events sponsored by University of Denver Programs Board, such as weekly movies, Winter Carnival and May Days, are popular with students. Other favorite activities include working out at the Coors Fitness Center, playing pool in Sidelines Pub or hanging out on Driscoll lawn. Many students play tennis on the tennis courts in warmer weather or get involved with intramural sports. Intramural soccer, flag football, broomball and kickball draw an especially large following.

When you get bored or just feel like procrastinating, go for a swim in the Olympic-sized pool, work out in the state-of-the-art gym, play a game of pool, or attend an open-mic night at Sidelines Pub while enjoying a burger and fries.

Did You Know? Penrose Library holds the Husted Collection, the largest cookbook collection at a U.S. university.

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