Dupre Hall
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Dupre Hall is the largest student residence hall at Macalester College.
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[edit] General Information
Dupre Hall is located on the campus' northeast end, at the corner of Summit and Snelling Avenues. It was built in 1962 and was last renovated in the summer of 1994. All of the building's four residential floors are co-ed. Dupre houses over 260 freshmen and sophomores, in rooms designed for one, two, or three people. The building is named after Dr. J. Huntley Dupre, former Professor of History and Dean of Macalester from 1946-1964. Dr. Dupre was reputedly known as "Chuckles" Dupre during his college years.
Dupre Hall is the only hurricane-proof dormitory on the Macalester campus. Hurricanes are very rare in Minnesota, however, making this classification an amusing misnomer. In reality, the dorm was designed to be riot-proof.
[edit] Facilities
The first floor has a formal lounge that includes a fire place, piano, and organ. Also located on this floor is the office of the residence hall director. There are no student rooms on the first floor. Floors two through five each contain four bathrooms (two for each sex), two washers and two dryers, and an informal lounge. Each lounge has cable television and couches and chairs. There is a microwave, sink, and soft drink vending machine in every lounge kitchen. The building has two 24-hour computer labs located on the second and third floors--on the fourth and fifth, the equivalent room is designated a study lounge. All rooms in Dupre are Ethernet accessible. It has outdoor bicycle storage located in an open-air space under the second floor. Dupre is comprised of approximately 60% two-person rooms (14’8” x 14’4”) and 40% single-person rooms (14’4” x 7’). It has three three-person rooms on each floor.
[edit] Nicknames
Two nicknames which students use to refer to Dupre Hall are "The Duprojects" and "The Duper". The term "Duprojects" combines the name of the dorm with "housing projects", poking fun at the perception among students that the building has inferior facilities as compared to the other Macalester dormitories. Some Dupre residents have been known to complain about the lack of sinks in rooms, small showers, and small single-person rooms. This causes some students to fall into a deep Dupression.
