Dascomb Hall

This article is about the dorm; for the dining hall, see Dascomb Dining Hall.

A dorm exclusively for first-years, located on West College Street and at the south end of Wilder Bowl. Dascomb has rooms for 156 students, a piano lounge and large TV lounge on the first floor, and kitchenettes and smaller lounges on the second and third floors. One wing of the second floor is all-male; the other is all-female; the rest of the building is co-ed.

Also known as "da 'scum", mostly because the exterior of the building isn't too attractive and the interior used to be run-down before it was renovated in the summer of 2002.

[edit] Opinions

It is said that, each year, Dascomb is baptised in vomit. --Anonymous, 24 Aug 2006

Known more recently as being crazier than Barrows and filled with more hipsters than Barrows has. The most insane dorm on campus, probably. --Anonymous, 17 Apr 2007

[edit] From LiveJournal

“I lived in Dascomb my freshman year; it was a pretty positive experience for me. It was really easy to make friends, especially those outside of the con (which is what I wanted, since I'm a connie and spend most of my day with other connies). It does get a little crazy sometimes, but it's a great way to meet people and have fun. Dcomb's also the closest dorm to Wilder/Mudd/King. If you're worried about making friends, I'd say first year housing is a good choice.” --scubachic176, June 2008 [1]

“i recommend dascomb if you want to make lots of first year friends and be with people going through similar experiences as you.” --insipidity, June 2008 [2]

Often called 'Da Scub.' It does have a dinning hall on the first floor, so you can go eat in your pajamas. Most of those I know who lived there had a love-hate relationship with it. In 2004-05, it will be an all-first-year dorm. Generally it tends to have many of the vices of Barrows (noise, drugs, alcohol), but is not quite as crazy. --ilunas [3]

ahhh, Scum. The singles are usually populated by conservatory students who couldn't get a room in Talcott, since it's a two minute walk from the Con. also a good location for history, English, CS, or math majors, since the only thing that separates it from King is a parking lot. However, the building is ugly, the rooms are pretty small, and when I lived there the 6-am fire alarms were pretty frequent. (maybe they've dusted in the 3.5 years since then, but somehow I doubt it.) The kitchens are reasonably nice, however, and the communities (if you find one you like) are pretty tight-knit. Some of the people who lived on my hall when we were freshmen are still sharing apartments during their senior year. --jude [4]