560 Lincoln is a yet-to-be-completed, mysterious dorm that many current students are hyped about seeing complete. It is a new addition to the existing residence halls on campus, located a little north of Kemper Hall in the upper tip of North Campus. Interestingly, it is expected to be partially 4-stories and partially 7-stories, housing 422 beds. It is designed to have four-people suite-style rooms, as well as four "special" suites on the west side that take up two floors and hold five people. In addition to being a residential building, it will also be open for classes, meetings and other non-residential purposes. (Think of Shepard Hall!) 560 Lincoln is part of the Housing Master Plan led by the Division of Student Affairs, which is a project intending to renovate or replace old residential buildings and build new ones. Half of the rooms are reserved for freshmen, and the other half is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors, which filled up really quickly. The building definitely suits the need of students with Tech-heavy class schedules are interested in joining fraternities, or simply students who would like to have the newest facilities on campus.
“(When asked about what he knew about Lincoln) I heard it’s like Kemper, but without the kitchen.”
Mark Jung, McCormick freshman
“The pro of living in Lincoln is that we have the biggest rooms with lake view so that’s nice, but the cons are that there is no flexibility with meal plans and that it is too north.”
Hyung (Henry) Park, McCormick junior
“Because living on north campus was a high priority for me (because of my major and fraternity life), I felt that choosing Lincoln would be a really good idea for living next year, given that it's literally brand new. I've heard that freshman can live in Lincoln as well, so my advice for freshman would be to jump on this dorm and try to live here!”
Drew Parsons, McCormick freshman
“I don't know much about it, but it's a dorm room that many people have been hoping to live in due to the fact that it’s completely new. I think a new dorm was necessary, considering how outdated the dorms on campus are. We need a dorm with better facilities.”
Paige Shin, Medill sophomore
“Suite style seems nice, and I can attest to how nice new dorms are. I can’t see it being extremely social, because kids have Bobb for that. The rest who want to be social in their living areas will probably either be in Greek life or off campus.”
Jack Pieterse, McCormick freshman
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