Plex

Palo Verde East, as well as, Palo Verde West create Plex hall.  Plex is home to both students that are part of Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, as well as exploratory students.  Palo Verde East and Palo Verde West are both settled on North campus, right across from one another, as well as facing each other.  The article by Katie Crowe in The Frederick News Post sums it up nicely with how "[t]hey allow students to expand their studies beyond the classroom by establishing shared living quarters -- a house, dorm or hall, for example -- and explore their interests with activities such as field trips and discussions" (Dorm Life With a New Purpose, Crowe) with other students from different backgrounds.  Seeing as how these dorms are suite style, not to mention enclosed in doors, the students housed within interact more with one another, as well as get to know each other better than a dorm with a courtyard style structure.  This is a valuable advantage to making new friends, should one not be familiar with anyone yet.

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Once friends are made, the students are already very close to one of the hot spots for student activity.  Many events are held just outside on the Beach, where students can learn more about their campus, sexual health, or even catch a pickup game of ultimate frisbee or soccer.  This helps even more in the process of making friends.  After such activities and programs, students easily go to the North Campus Starbucks as well as relax in the Sun Spot.  While they are there, they could grab a care package from the UPS store.  Overall, Plex is a good spot for Sun Devils to cultivate new friendships and discover more about yourself and others.