Nearly 400 of 海角社区鈥 newest students moved in to the campus鈥檚 newest residence hall this fall. Yosemite Hall, a four-story, 390-bed hall in the Cuarto area, replaced Webster Hall, which opened in 1967 and had 266 beds. Yosemite Hall is also home to one of UC Davis鈥 17 Living-Learning Communities, which bring together students with similar interests for educational and social activities.
Rooms
All of Yosemite Hall鈥檚 rooms are suites, which has proven popular among residents. 鈥淚 really like the suite idea because I鈥檓 really close with my suitemates,鈥 said Josh Lopez, a biomedical engineering major who lives with seven others in a set of three triple-occupancy rooms. 鈥淚t鈥檚 nice being in a suite because it鈥檚 a little quieter,鈥 said mathematical analytics and operations research major Libby Hopkins. 鈥淭he rooms are a good size.鈥
Lounges
Each floor has at least two lounges, each featuring floor-to-ceiling windows. 鈥淭he lounges are nice 鈥 you can do homework in them,鈥 psychology major Catherine Cheng said. Johanna Leon, an animal science major, said she enjoys attending events held in the common area, like a recent painting activity.
Kitchen
The building also features a spacious communal kitchen on the ground floor. 鈥淭he kitchen here is so much nicer than the others,鈥 said Hopkins, who had already used it to bake cookies within a few weeks of moving in.
Bike Parking
Yosemite Hall also boasts covered, double-decker bicycle racks with a hinged upper rack to make loading a bike easier, as well as laundry, mail and computer rooms, and some gender-neutral restrooms.