Glossary of Useful Terms

Buildings and Locations

ABP: Au Bon Pain, (pronounced Aw-Bawn-Pawn). Home to many tasty (albeit sometimes pricey) food treats located on the first floor of the Hesburgh Library. Fortunately, they take Flex Points.

The Bookstore: Officially known as the Hammes Bookstore, this place has just about everything, from books to ND apparel to school supplies to shampoo to food. The bookstore can be a worthwhile stop even if it is on the other side of campus.

Center for Social Concerns (CSC): A building between BP and Hesburgh library, it serves as home to many service/volunteer organizations. You can drop by any time to see what kind of volunteer work is going on.

Cineplex 16: The movie theater near campus. Keenan will be making group trips here during the year.

CoMo: Officially the Coleman-Morse Center, CoMo is located on the South Quad, and it is home to the First Year of Studies (FYS) program. All first-year advisors have their offices in this building. Additionally, there is a study place on the first floor that offers free soda and popcorn.

Computer Labs: Computer labs are located in many classroom buildings, including the CSLC, LaFun, the library, DeBartolo, CoMo, and several other classroom buildings.

The DH: Refers to the dining hall, where you can get food. There are two dining halls: SDH = South Dining Hall, NDH = North Dining Hall

Golden Dome: The main building on campus and is often used for directional purposes on campus. It houses many administrative offices, and there are classes held "under the Dome" as well.

The Copy Shop: Located on the second floor of Decio Hall and in LaFun’s basement, this is the place to get copies made, obtain course packets, and send faxes to people.

DPAC: The Debartolo Performing Arts Center. An amazing facility that is home to a variety of productions

God Quad: The portion of campus right in front of the Main Building. It is home to two dorms (Sorin College and Walsh Hall), the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, some religious statues, and very scenic landscaping.

Golf Quad/West Quad/Far Quad: It is the southernmost quad on campus and relatively close to the first of the two ND golf courses. The name South Quad had already been taken, so this quad had to make do with other names. West Quad is a misnomer, however, because it is no further west than South Quad. Home to McGlinn, Welsh Family, Keough, and O’Neil Hall.

Grape Road: This road in Mishawaka is the place where you can find just about anything. From Best Buy to Meijer to many restaurants, you will probably become very familiar with this area. It is located a few miles east of campus, and it runs North-South.

The Grotto: This is a replica of the Grotto that can be found in Lourdes, France. It is located here behind the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, and it is a great place to reflect and pray.

Hesburgh Library: This tall and massive building facing the stadium serves as a memorial library for Father Theodore Hesburgh, CSC, who was once the President of Notre Dame. The library’s basement, first, and second floors act as more of a social study atmosphere and the upper floors are where you go if you do not want to see anyone while you study. Often known as “Club Hesburgh” during finals week due to the large concentration of students. (No cover charge.) Open until 2am outside of finals week; open all night inside.

Huddle: Convenience store located on the first floor of LaFun.

St. Liam’s: Located right behind Keenan, in St. Liam Hall, this is a top-quality campus health facility. It was renovated in fall 2006; now it is better than ever.

JACC: The Joyce Athletic and Convocation Center. Home to several of our varsity teams, it also houses Notre Dame’s infamous pep rallies.

LaFun: LaFortune Student Center. The first floor has a Burger King, Subway, the Huddle Mart, the LaFortune Information Desk, huge TV lounges, and lots of eating/study space. The basement has the University Hairstylists (both a salon and a barbershop), the copy shop, a FedEx drop box, Anthony Travel, a florist, a billiards room, a computer lab, and more eating/study space. Upper floors mostly just have meeting rooms, though the LaFortune Ballroom deserves a mention.

Library Circle: The drop off/pick up spot on the east side of the Hesburgh Library. South Bend’s Transpo routes that go through Notre Dame stop here.

Main Circle: The drop-off/pick-up spot near Alumni Hall and the Law School building.

Mod Quad: “Modern Quad.” Area of campus north of the Hesburgh Library and south of Stepan Center. This is home to Siegfried, Knott, Pasquerilla East, and Pasquerilla West.

North Dining Hall (NDH): One of two dining halls on campus. Located perhaps fifty to sixty yards from Keenan (that is to say, it’s really close), so you will be eating here fairly often.

North Quad: The best quad on campus, located between Stonehenge and Haggar Hall. It is home to first and foremost Keenan Hall, and then also home to Cavanaugh, Farley, BP, and Stanford Halls. Zahm Hall (now Zahm House, apparently) is also located on this quad, but when anyone asks about them we have an unwritten don’t-ask-don’t-tell philosophy about them.

O’Shag: O’Shaughnessy Hall. This is where many of the liberal arts classes are held. It is located on the east end of South Quad.

Post Office: Located in Hammes Mowbray Hall (north-by-northeast of NDH, just west of Stepan Center), the main reason why ND gets its own zip code. (Incidentally, the dorms get their own special 4-digit extension, too. If you want to speed up mail delivery, tell your relatives to use “46556-5615” as the zip code. That will get the mail into Keenan Hall faster.)

The Rock: The Knute Rockne Memorial Building, but nobody calls it that. Located on the far west side of South Quad. It is one of Notre Dame’s two well-equipped athletic facilities.

Rolfs: Located on the east side of campus, just north of the JACC, this is the other athletic facility.

South Dining Hall (SDH): This is the other dining hall, and is located on South Quad.

SMC (or Smick): Saint Mary’s College. SMC is the all-female liberal arts college located across the street. This is never a bad place to get lost– the students there may well become some of your closest friends.

Super Six: The largest and often most desired rooms in Keenan. Traditionally occupied by groups of 6 Juniors, the Super Sixes consist of two side rooms with beds for 3 people and a huge common room in the middle. They often serve as social centers for a section and one of these beacons of friendship can be found in the West section of every floor.

South Quad: Anything between The Rock and O’Shag. This is home to Alumni, Dillon, Fischer, Pangborn, Lyons, Morrisey, Howard, and Badin Halls. Way less cool than North Quad of course.

Stepan Center: Looks eerily similar to the Agrocrag from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It is an arena that houses smaller events on campus, including our section basketball tournaments. Many are clamoring for its tearing down. It’s old and leaky. The best part? Many departmental (i.e. large-scale) examinations are held here. You’d better hope it doesn’t rain on those days.

Stonehenge: The nickname of the War Memorial fountain located on the Fieldhouse Mall at the south end of North Quad.

T-Bell: Sometimes known as “The Combination”, this is the Taco Bell – Pizza Hut in the basement of LaFun that takes flex points and is open until 4 in the morning on weekends. You will surely find yourself here at some point. It is known for its post 2 am post-parietals rushes.

Touchdown Jesus: The nickname of the mosaic on the side of the Hesburgh Library. Known officially as the “Word of Life” mural. Before the addition of stadium seating, the southern side of the stadium could see Jesus signaling for a touchdown when Notre Dame scored.

University Park Mall: Located between Grape Road and SR 23 (north of Douglas Road), this Mishawaka mall has a lot of stuff.

Workout Room: There is a gym in the basement of Keenan that is used constantly by the residents. Complete with a stereo and iPod hookup, the workout room is extremely convenient, especially in the colder months.

Zaland: Keenan Hall’s very own food service located in the basement. This place is the spot for late-night snacks and pizza.

Other Terms

CSLC: Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures at Notre Dame

IIE: Institute of International Education

Irish Card: The official ID card for the Notre Dame Campus that serves to authenticate access to accounts and services

ITAP: The International Tax Assistance Program helps international students with filing their income taxes which are due April 15 each year

LCTL: (pronounced ˈlɪktəl) - Less Commonly Taught Languages

ndID: When Notre Dame enrolls you as a student, the University assigns you a 9-digit number called your ndID number.

NetID: An unique name (generally the first part of your email address) that allows you to use services such as email, campus networks, shared file systems, and the insideND portal.

SSN: Social Security Number. If you are being paid, you need an SSN.

TA: Teaching Assistant

TOA: Fulbright Terms of Appointment

UHS: University Health Services