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(Plants).First-year corridor halls named after California native plants — Acacia, Almond, Arroyo, Aspen, Avocado, Cypress, Magnolia, Manzanita, Pinon, Prado, Saguaro, Sage.
Middle Earth (Tolkien).First-year suite-style houses with Tolkien-themed names — Brandywine, Crystalcove, Elderberry, Hobbiton, Isengard, Misty Mountain, Mithlond, Oakenshield, Quenya, Rivendell, Rohan, Shire, Valar, Vinyamar, Woodland.
Upper-class.Vista del Campo, and Verano Place (graduate/family) apartment-style.
Irvine, CA
Public research university (UC system)
36,000 total students
38 dorm buildings reviewed on DormScouter
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