Legends
Libraries
Makerspaces
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Legend says that stepping on this specific seal on campus means you will not graduate in four years.

The Point of Failure - Located in the pavement between Shoemaker and LeFrak halls. 

100

How many libraries are there on campus? 

Six

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Located in the Iribe Building, this makerspace provides students with free access to equipment like 3D printers, sewing machines, and painting supplies. 

Singh Sandbox

200

This is the oldest building on campus. The spirit of Miss Bettie, a woman dressed in yellow who worked here during the Civil War, has been spotted on a number of occasions over the years.

Rossborough Inn

200

Where is the STEM Library located?

Math Building (Kirwan Hall)

200

This is a Physics makerspace focused on fabrication, electronics, coding, and experimentation. You can get involved through their frequent hour-long workshops where they teach a basic skill with no prior knowledge assumed.

The Vortex Physics Makerspace

300

This building in thought to be haunted. Some attest to hearing a piano during nighttime storms. 

Marie Mount Hall

300

This library is home to special collections and University archives including a reading room and exhibition gallery.

Hornbake Library

300

This space includes six different hand-presses for letterpress printing; a cabinet full of lead and wood type; two typewriters; a 3D printer, Cricut, and Glowforge; material and tools for paper-making, bookbinding, zine-making, and sensors and circuitry for paper computing.  

BookLab - They run workshops, host classes, organize events with visiting scholars and artists, and have regular open hours Monday through Thursday.

400

Beginning in the 1860s, the college was run as a military school and members of the campus community have reported hearing the sound of marching feet outside of this building. Also one of the oldest buildings on campus. 

Morrill Hall

400

This library is located in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and it provides resources and research support for music, theatre, and dance. 

Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

400

This space provides digital-making rather than physical fabrication. It works with things like VR, AR, photogrammetry, 3D modeling and 3D printing.

Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture  

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