New House (W70)
New House, sometimes referred to as New West Campus Houses, houses 291 undergrads at 471—476 Memorial Drive. The dormitory is a series of six joined five-story buildings arranged in a zig-zag fashion, each (like East Campus's sections) named after alumni. A main hallway on the first floor (known as "The Arcade") connects all the houses, and pairwise upper-floor connections also exist between houses 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and 5 and 6. (All of the smaller buildings comprising New House are also referred to as "houses.") There are kitchens throughout the dormitory. New House is connected through a tunnel to MacGregor House next door, so that residents can have easy access to MacGregor's convenience store.
Instead of having elevators, as in other newer dorms, air conditioning is available in the rooms of New House (limited funding forced a choice to be made between those two options). This feature becomes quite useful at the near-summer beginnings of fall terms and ends of spring terms, when local temperatures can reach up to 95° Fahrenheit. New House's facilities include a weight room, an Athena Cluster, a newly-renovated study lounge, and a game room.
New House is made up of 9 strong communities: iHouse, Chocolate City, House 2, House 3, Spanish House, House 4, De5mond, French House, and German House. More information on the House at large can be found on the New House Website.
Read more about this topic: List Of Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Undergraduate Dormitories
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