Domer Dictionary
AcoustiCafé: Event Thursday nights in LaFortune Student Center or Legends of Notre Dame often frequented by students in need of a study break. The café is a great place for students to display their musical talents (or lack thereof)
Administration (Main) Building: Often called the Golden Dome or simply the Dome, the administration building is the most recognizable feature of Notre Dame’s campus. Complete with a statue of Mary, the building is located in the center of campus and can be seen from almost anywhere on campus
An Tostal: Yearly tradition celebrating the final full week of classes, with plenty of free tshirts, food, games, and events for all to enjoy
Bengal/Baraka Bouts: Student boxing tournament held every year as a fundraiser for Holy Cross Missions in Bangladesh. Not only do you get to help out a good cause, but you also get to see your friend take a few swings at the kid who knows all the answers from your calculus class
Bookstore Basketball: Largest 5 on 5 basketball tournament in the world. With over 500 teams competing every year, this tournament held in the spring is truly a sight to see
BP: Breen Phillips Hall, a female dorm located on North Quad
CoMo: The Coleman Morse Center. The building on South Quad that houses First Year of Studies, Campus Ministry, a computer cluster, and 24hour space
CSC: The Center for Social Concerns. The CSC is the place to go if interested in service projects and volunteer opportunities
C.S.C.: Initials to designate members of the Holy Cross Religious Order. Don’t get the two “CSC’s” confused
D6: Student parking lot located behind the Rock
Debart: Abbreviated name for Debartolo Hall. Classroom building where most freshman classes will be held
DPAC: Short for DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, don’t get the DeBartolo’s confused! (DeBart vs. DPAC. Learn it.)
Domer: Any ND student, past or present
du Lac: Student handbook outlining all the rules of regulations at Notre Dame (pronounced just like the name of the town in Shrek. No, that’s not a coincidence.)
East Quad: The newest of the quads. Home to Dunne Hall, Johnson Family Hall, the research building McCourtney Hall, the soon to be new dorm and of course the Flaher!
Fall Break: While most schools only get a few days off, the administration rewards us for our hard work with a whole week off during October. This is usually the first time you have the opportunity to return home since August, although some students choose to stay on campus, travel or participate in service projects
Fieldhouse Mall: Open area between Cavanaugh Hall and Stonehenge fountain. Warm weather brings campus bands, barbecues, and other fun things to do instead of studying
Flex Points: The dollars that accompany the Flex 14 meal plan that can be used to buy some tasty snacks and beverages at the Huddle, Burger King, Reckers, and other campus food locations. All you do is swipe your ID, and it comes out of your account
Geddes Hall: Home of the Center for Social Concerns and Coffeehouse; also a great outdoor patio for studying!
God Quad: Home to the Dome, the Basilica, Sorin College, Walsh Hall and the statues of Jesus and Father Sorin
Grab ’N Go: Convenient brownbag breakfast, lunch, or dinner available from 7am to 7pm when classes are in session
The Grotto: Replica of the Grotto of Lourdes, France where students can come to light a candle and spend some quiet time in reflection and prayer
Hammes Mowbray Hall: Next to Stepan Center, houses the Notre Dame Post Office, ND Security/Police and lost & found, and some freshman classes
Hesburgh Library: 14 story Library with the mosaic of Touchdown Jesus on its façade. Is a great place to study and has a really nice, new computer lab on the first floor. On the first and second floors you can easily study in a small group but as you move to higher floors make sure you keep quiet. The legendary Fr. Hesburgh spends his time in the top of this building too
Huddle Mart: Small Convenient store in LaFortune where students can purchase food, drinks, toiletries, notebooks, and other base essentials such as the infamous Quarter Dogs
insideND: Campus Portal which allows you access to Class Registration, Irish Link, etc. This site provides convenient access to Notre Dame Web services for students, faculty, and staff. With more than 100 content channels, the information you need is at your fingertips
Jordan Hall of Science: Jordan houses all of the undergraduate laboratories for biology and chemistry, a planetarium and stateoftheart lecture halls. Also has a convenient snack shop, aptly named “a la Descartes”
Joyce Center (the JACC): This venue houses numerous campus events such as basketball, volleyball, ice hockey games, pep rallies, concerts, and lectures
JPW: Junior Parents Weekend
LaFun: LaFortune Student Center
Legends: The restaurant, pub and programming venue. Brings in live entertainment and has a nightclub open late nights on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights
Library Circle: Pick up/drop off spot at the east end of the Hesburgh Library
Main Circle: Pick up/drop off spot between Alumni Hall and the Law school at the main campus entrance on Notre Dame Avenue
Michiana: The name of the region along the border of Michigan and Indiana, including South Bend
Mod Quad: Home to Knott, Siegfried, Pasquerilla East, and Pasquerilla West Halls
ndID: Unique number assigned to you by the University (not to be confused with your NetID—see below); can be found on your ID card
NDTV: The cable cast student run TV station that can be seen on channel 53
NetID: A computer ID name that, along with your password, gives you access to the Notre Dame network from almost any computer on campus
North Quad: Home to BP, Cavanaugh, Farley, Lewis, St. Ed’s, Stanford, Keenan, and Zahm Halls
N.O.V.O: New Organization Via Online registration: Registration for next semester’s courses are done online using insideND. NOVO replaced the old D.A.R.T system, so registering for classes is still often referred to as “darting”
Observer: Campus newspaper you’ll grow to love
O’Shag: O’Shaughnessy Hall, location of many Arts and Letters classes, departmental offices, and Waddick’s Café. O’Shag is also recognizable by the perpetually slow clock on its façade. This clock was also the center of some controversy when the University decided to remove the hands completely, some say to symbolize the timeless nature of the University; others say they did it just to confuse the students
Parietals: du Lac regulation that outlines visitation hours in dorms of the opposite gender. From 12am to 9am on Sunday through Thursday and from 2am to 9am on Friday and Saturday, members of the opposite gender are only allowed in the 24hour space in the dorms
PE: Pasquerilla East, woman’s dorm located on Mod Quad
PW: Pasquerilla West, women’s dorm located on Mod Quad as well
Pop: Midwestern term for soda
Purcell: The basketball arena and home to Club Naimoli; connected to the JACC
Quarter Dogs: Infamous hot dogs available in LaFortune for a quarter after 12am on weeknights. Although they may only be a quarter, you don’t want to eat too many of them
RA: Resident Assistant, a senior in each section of the dorm who guides the dorm life of the students
RecSports: Intramural sports program at Notre Dame
Rector: Basically the person in charge of each dorm, i.e., the responsible adult
The Rock: The Rockne Memorial Gymnasium located at the foot of the South Quad
Rolfs: Newer athletic facility which is open to all students, near the JACC and Jordan Hall
Soda: What normal people say when they are referring to soft drinks
The Shirt: Football shirt that students wear to all the football games
SMC: St. Mary’s College; an all women’s school located adjacent to Notre Dame
South Quad: Home to O’Shag, the Rock, and everything in between
Stepan Center: The round, geodesic dome at East Gate. Don’t mix this up with Stepan Chemistry Hall
Stonehenge: War Memorial Fountain located at the foot of North Quad; also where students gather to celebrate big football wins
SUB: Student Union Board that organizes activities for students
SYR: Formerly known as “screw your roommate,” now changed to mean “setup your roommate”, the SYR is a theme dance usually held in the fall
TA: Teaching assistant; most large classes have TAs to assist the professor
Tailgate: Pregame festivities, usually occurring in the parking lot by the stadium, before all football games
Touchdown Jesus: Nickname of the mosaic on the side of the library facing the stadium. You’ll see why it was so named when you arrive
Tutorial: Discussion session, usually on Fridays, for large classes to discuss topics or difficult problems, often an easy way to guarantee points towards your grade (based on attendance)
West Quad: Home to McGlinn, Welsh Family, Keough, O’Neill, Duncan, and Ryan Halls