Chicago is unparalleled in the United States in its modern architecture. The latter has a section on Evanston with descriptions of 63 buildings, all within walking distance of campus. Included in these guides are major commercial, residential and ecclesiastical landmarks. Residential Colleges Eleven of the dormitories at Northwestern have the status of residential colleges. These residences have faculty associates who participate regularly in the social and intellectual lives of the students during meals, firesides, and other functions.
Outsiders are welcome to attend their special programs.
Two colleges, Shepard and Willard, are officially nonthematic. The students and faculty within each college share common interests, encouraging intellectual exchange and facilitating academic programming. Most of the colleges have graduate students affiliated with them in one way or another, sometimes as paid staff members and sometimes with meal privileges in the cafeterias. Whether or not you become affiliated with the residential colleges, you may be interested in attending their activities. The special events of the colleges are advertised regularly in the Daily Northwestern .