Dobie Center

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Dobie Center

Named after J. Frank Dobie, Dobie Center is a privately owned luxury twenty-seven story residence hall located adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin campus. In addition to being a private residence for students, Dobie also contains a 2 story mall, a movie theatre, restaurants, and specialty stores.^[1]

1 Stores & Restaurants
2 Fire
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Stores & Restaurants

A list of some of the stores and restaurants inside Dobie Center:

Burrito Factory
Subway Sandwiches
Texas Burgers
Mane Express
Niki's Pizza
Oma's Kitchen
Hoa Hoa
Chippery
Student Biryani Indian Cuisine
Gyro King
Fuse Box
Beat The Bookstore
TNK Movies
Campus Convenience Store
Speedway Copy
Tan It All
Dobie Theater

[edit] Fire

On November 11, 2006 a fire, started by Lauren Thompson's improperly extinguished cigarette,^[2] broke out on the pool deck of Dobie Center causing an estimated $600,000 worth of damage. As of March 2007, repairs to the pool deck are still in progress.^[3]^[4]

[edit] Trivia

Dobie appeared briefly in the 2000 film Road Trip.^{[citation needed]}
Michael Dell founded the company that would eventually become Dell in room 2713 of Dobie Center.^[5]
Ryan Cabrera filmed his music video "On The Way Down" on top of the Dobie Parking Garage, with Dobie Center appearing in several shots.^{[citation needed]}
There is a U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine recruiting office in Dobie Mall.
Though nobody was hurt during the Dobie fire, one Dobie resident, fixated on the Dobie fire from a few streets away, sprained her ankle when she improperly stepped down from a high curb.