Tuesday, April 8, 2025

There's no better...

Steds: No better place to be

... place to be than Steds. Of course, we all feel that, but thanks to Dan Cook '96, University Architect and father of three Stedsmen, Ben '21, James '22, and John '26, we now know that too! On a recent one-of-a-kind tour, Cook accompanied outgoing University Architect, Doug Marsh, into the Dome. Yes, INTO the Dome. No one would know this, but the Dome structure actually has vents to allow for air flow, and when Cook looked out of those vents, what he did see? Well, not that other hall, the second oldest, but rather the oldest and most storied residence hall, St. Ed's! Indeed, no other residence hall is closer to the Dome, Mary, and her golden mantle than St. Ed's. On seeing St. Ed's from the inside of the Dome, Cook shared, "Taking in the one and only home of the fine gentlemen of Notre Dame, under the protection of her golden dome… what a view!"

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