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a LOOK into LYONS
LAIR
The Lair is the main communal gathering space in Lyons located on the first floor. This is a 24-hour space, so any invited guests are allowed in this area at all hours of the day. The Lair is home to one of the 5 kitchens in Lyons. It is fully stocked with cooking utensils and equipment.
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DEN
Another, smaller 24-hour space is located on the first floor. The Den is home to a massage chair and a TV. It is a favorite spot for movie nights, late-night studying, or playing Just Dance on the Wii.
LOUNGES
Every floor has a lounge which includes study tables, couches/chairs, and a full kitchen. Each kitchen contains a fridge, microwave, stove, oven, and select cooking supplies to help our Lyons ladies put their chef mastery to use! The second floor lounge houses our hall printer. All of the lounges are air-conditioned.
The All Souls’ Chapel, located in the Lyons basement. This space gives Lyonites, as well as any other member of Notre Dame, an opportunity to come together as a community of faith. Everyone is welcome in our chapel for our two weekly masses (see the calendar for mass times),
CHAPEL
GYM
Lyons has its own small air conditioned gym in the basement, which includes 2 treadmills, an elliptical, exercise bike, and weights. Lyons is also fortunate enough to have a sand volleyball court right outside our dorm, which is perfect for the warmer school days. If you are looking for something bigger, the Rockne Memorial Gym (The Rock) has a variety of equipment and is conveniently located right next door! However, if you are up for a hike, we have the Duncan Student Center, offering an even larger selection of workout equipment (including a rock wall) and workout. classes.
LAUNDRY
Located in the basement, the Lyons laundry room provides our residents with 6 washers and 8 dryers. Laundry is totally free in the hall! If doing your own laundry does not interest you, St. Michael’s provides services to make laundry as simple as possible. More information can be found here: www.laundry.nd.edu.
BATHROOMS
Each floor of Lyons has 2 communal bathrooms. Bathrooms include 2-3 showers, stalls, and a sink. Shelves are provided for our residents to store shower caddies and other bathroom necessities.
Check out the packing tips page for our communal bathroom packing recommendations!
NO ELEVATORS
Lyons truly believes that there is no elevator to success - so we take the stairs. Who doesn’t want a little extra leg definition?! Get your daily workouts in quickly by taking the stairs (especially if you live on the fourth floor)!
Move-in can be difficult, but it's only once during the year! It honestly is not that bad.
HOT, HOT, HOT
Lyons is full of history, and part of that history include no air-conditioning. We HIGHLY recommend our residents bring multiple fans for the first few weeks of school to help manage the South Bend heat! Our lounges have AC, just not the individual rooms! When the colder months hit, Lyons is ready to go with heating systems to help every Lyons lady warm up after a walk down breezy South Quad, but during the summer, the building is HOT. PLEASE be prepared!