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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...living is easy in Holworthy, perched at thetop of the North Yard, its four-person suitesfeature large common rooms and two bedrooms. EachHolworthy floor has two connected quads, whichlends the dorm a social air. Residents ofHolworthy's east entry get a special bonus. Acapella groups, drama clubs and orchestras vie forHolworthy East's prime window space, hoping tohang banners out of the first-year rooms in returnfor free tickets. At the opposite end of the Yard,much-covetedGrays also features largecommon rooms with scenic views. Wood floors andprivate bathrooms make this dorm the mostluxurious in the Yard...
Wigglesworth, the Yard's mostoddlyshaped dorm, consists of several unconnectedsections strung out along busy Mass. Ave.Wigglesworth residents may never meet the studentsin their neighboring entries. If the dorm lackscohesiveness, however, it scores high points forquality of living. Its spacious triple andquadruple suites have a close-up view of livelystreet activity, and traffic quiets down late atnight so residents can sleep...
Straus, hidden in the Yard's leafysouthwest corner, is the second-youngest dorm inthe Yard. Straus' smallish but nice quad suitescontain private bathrooms...
Weld has funky, castle-like trim on theoutside and large, social hallways on the inside.The dorm is currently undergoing massiverenovation, and will soon be the first Yard dormto be fully handicapped-accessible...
Matthews will also be renovated nextyear; residents of this dorm will move across theYard to Weld after first semester. Matthews'Gothic exterior resembles the set of a horrormovie, and its dark interior hallways can be alittle spooky. But the woodpaneled rooms arenicely sized, and Matthews residents often turnthe hallways and stairwell into an arena forcreative dorm games...