Palo Verde East

[Source: Jullisa Sanchez]

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        Palo Verde East is the third of the Palo Verde dormitories. It is co-ed and home to many sun devil students. It has a hub on the first floor connected to the building that is very popular. The hub has a movie dispenser for students to easily rent movies and a lounge area where students often study, socialize and relax. Many students also need their daily dose of coffee, which is good because the hub also contains a Starbucks. One might ask if residents can receive mail and the answer is yes. The hub contains several rooms filled with mailboxes, belonging to all the residents of North campus. Next to the mailboxes is a UPS store for students to send out and receive packages. Unlike the other dormitories, Palo Verde East is where the Residence Hall Association (RHA) is located. The RHA helps students become involved with the use of: conferences, leadership camps, homecoming float building and other programs.
        With so many events, programs and the new living situation going on at the dorms; students are forced to face much diversity within the new community. “Unlike students who live off campus, those who reside on campus are more likely to develop diverse friendships and to benefit from other concentrated program efforts.” (Hughes, 191) There are all types of people with different ethnic, social and economic backgrounds. There are people with disabilities and people with different beliefs and adjusting to different diverse people can be something very difficult but will help students, especially for the future.
        Safety is such a big concern for parents and students whenever their child is leaving home, however Arizona State has incorporated safety cameras and censors all throughout the dormitory. Not just any person can enter the building, only a person with a sun card, who specifically lives in the dormitory. The card must be waved across the censor in order to enter the building and into the separate area where all the rooms are located. There are also cameras installed throughout the building and in the elevators, making sure that students are constantly safe. There is also only one door that can be used to enter the building and there is always a community assistant at the front desk, making sure that everyone coming in is a resident and that everything is running smoothly. Outside the dormitories are also many grey boxes with blue buttons all over the light poles. These buttons are used to directly call the police and ambulance. This is just another way that the North Campus environment helps promote safety for students.