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East Fairchild (Communications Residential College)

1855 Sheridan Road

Located in the heart of South Campus academic buildings, East Fairchild, also known as the Communications Residential College, is a smaller dorm home to budding screenwriters, vigilant journalists and dedicated engineers alike. With four lounges on every floor, each of which finally received some much-needed new furniture last summer, residents are hard-pressed to choose where to do their homework or talk with friends. For a break from the schoolwork grind, students flock to one of the two screening rooms, the in-house exercise room or the main lounge to forge lasting friendships with other residents. Many students say they feel instantly immersed in a tight-knit community by participating in secret traditions from day one.

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Vital stats

South campus

12.0 minute walk to Tech

5.0 minute walk to Norris

2.0 minute walk to The Rock

39 doubles

+ 31 singles

+ 0 triples

109 residents

14'6" by 11'7" room (double)

$11318.0 per single/quarter

$9476.0 per double/quarter

No air conditioning

Residential college

NBN Social Rating: 4.2/5.0

Unscientifically calculated from an average of about five student responses.

Vital stats

South campus

12.0 minute walk to Tech

5.0 minute walk to Norris

2.0 minute walk to the Rock

NBN Social Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

Unscientifically calculated from an average of about five student responses.

39 doubles

+ 31 singles

+ 0 triples

109 residents

Air conditioning

Residential college

14'6" by 11'7" room (double)

$11318.0 per single/year

$9476.0 per double/year

Reporting by  Rachel Oh, Justin Curto, Trevor Lystad, Meg Pisarczyk, Robert Bell, Claire Toomey, Alena Prcela, Mia Zanzucchi, Victoria Alfred-Levow, Kate Salvidio, Elly Rivera, Rachel Epstein, Jakob Lazzaro, Yoonjie Park, David Gleisner

Videos by  Mia Zanzucchi, Emma Kumer, Meg Pisarczyk, Virginia Nowakowski, Helen Lee, David Gordon, Jesus Campos, Helen Lee, Elissa Gray, Gabrielle Bienasz, Andy Brown, Elizabeth Guthrie, David Gleisner, Poppy Shen, Eddy Park

Editing by  Libby Berry, Lila Reynolds, Maxine Whitely, Helen Lee, Virginia Nowakowski, Mia Zanzucchi, Jesus Campos, Isabella Jiao and Rachel Frazin

Design and development by  Alex Duner, Tyler Fisher, Hilary Fung, Dan Hill, KK Rebecca Lai, Maxine Whitely, Sheng Wu and Katie Zhu

This project is open source. Check it out on GitHub.

Data provided by Northwestern University Residential Services