Palo Verde Main

             Palo Verde Main is the central dorm building on the north side of campus for first year students. Palo Verde (PV) is mainly the housing for engineering students, since it is right next store to the Fulton School of Engineering at ASU. However, many other students from different majors also live in this hall. PV is currently one of the oldest dorms on the Tempe campus at ASU and is set up as the stereotypical college dorm. There are two floors, both with long dimly lighted hallways with dorm rooms on both sides. One side has windows that look out towards the football stadium while the other side looks out onto the central grass area that the complex surrounds. Getting into the first criteria, PV is a cross between HAV and the other dorms in this review for it has the same indoor hallways from room to room but the residents are more easily able to go outside to get some air and they can open their windows a few inches in order to let fresh air into their room.

            The rooms at PV are a little bit smaller than they are at HAV and tend to feel a little more cramped. Their is not very much lighting and the windows are also smaller which. This tends to make the room seem even smaller than it is. As with the rooms in Hassayampa, it is difficult to incorporate a decent size TV or any other accessories while still having the room be manageable. Another aspect that does not contribute to the size of the room is that the sinks for each side are in the middle of the shared wall. The bathroom, consisting of just the shower and the toilet, is very compact which limits its availability to only one person at a time.

            The overall of design of PV is very practical, it is enclosed which allows for residents to interact easily to make study groups and do homework as well as prepare for tests together. The residents are also able to easily go outside to the open space and do recreational activities with friends to get out of their room and move around. One of the greatest amenities of PV however is that Devils Diner is within the building.

            Devils Diner is a 50’s style diner down the hall for the residents of PV that serves all kinds of food with televisions playing sports and other shows. Not only does PV have what is considered to be the best dining hall next to them, but they also have a small building housing their UPS store as well as a Starbucks with an outdoor seating area.