UW-Madison wants a new dorm. Early plans explore 3 possible locations
KIMBERLY WETHAL
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Somewhere on UW-Madison’s cramped campus, university leaders hope to find space for a residence hall with up to 2,000 new beds, the first new dorm in more than a decade.
This space at the intersection of Park and West Dayton streets, is one of the university's preferred spots for a new dorm. It would require tearing down the 68-bed Merit Hall and replacing it with a much larger residence hall.
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One of the potential new UW residence hall sites is on Observatory Drive, directly south of the existing Leopold Residence Hall. But this isn't one of the two preferred options.
This space at the intersection of Park and West Dayton streets, is one of the university's preferred spots for a new dorm. It would require tearing down the 68-bed Merit Hall and replacing it with a much larger residence hall.
One of the potential new UW residence hall sites is on Observatory Drive, directly south of the existing Leopold Residence Hall. But this isn't one of the two preferred options.
