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Carlisle is one of the more well known sites that CTY takes place at.

Some quick facts about Carlisle:

  • It is located 20 minutes from Harrisburg, PA at Dickinson College.
  • It is perhaps the site with the strongest community feeling.
  • It is second only to Lancaster in terms of number of traditions and number of students.
  • It has the largest canon playlist of any site. (See Canon/CAR)
  • It is divided into 4 main areas:
    • The Residential Quad
    • Anita Tuvin Schlecter Auditorium (ATS)
    • The Holland Union Building (HUB)
    • The Academic Quad

To see the layout of the buildings click here.

Campus

The Residential Quad

All of the dorms on Dickinson's campus are newly renovated, and relatively nice. Most of the Residential Quad is divided into two parts: Upper Quad and Lower Quad.

Upper Quad consists of Quads 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - of which 4 and 5 combine to make Superquad. Lower Quad consists of Quads 7, 8, 9, and 10 - of which 9 and 10 similarly combine to make Uberquad. Lower Quad is at the bottom of a small hill (hence the name), and floods badly after any minor rainstorms.

Upper Quad

Quad 1

Quad 1 was a girls hall from 2006-2008 and 2010-2014.1. It housed guys in '09 and 14.2. Often, only the second and third floors are used to house students; the first floor, which has a huge lounge, is left empty (with the exception of '06 and '11)

Quad 2

Named after the most inept President (and Dickinson alumnus), it was an all-guys hall in 2009.1. It was home to Mike, Mike, and Dan/Nate/Mike/Clay. After the RA Dan caught pneumonia several days into the session there was much confusion to who the new RA would be, and it was often a new person for every check-in. It was a girls hall in 2010. Guys hall in '11. Girls hall in '12.

Quad 3

Quad 3 was a guys' hall in 08.2 and a girls' hall in 09.2. In 10.1 and 10.2, it was a girl's hall, despite Noah inhabiting the first floor.

Superquad

Quads 4 and 5, or Superquad, was guys' hall in '08, '11, '12, and '14. It was a girls' hall in '09, '10, '13, and '15. Since it has two adjoining halls connected by the lounge, which is above the Arch connecting Upper and Lower Quad, many activities are held in the second floor of Superquad, in the lounge.

Quad 6

Located on the far side of Upper Quad. Quad 6 was a girls' quad in '08, '09 and '10, with girls inhabiting the second and third floors. The first floor has a big lounge with an odd elevator which rises two feet, but it is left empty. There was a janitor who smoked cigarettes outside the building every morning.

Upper Quad Lawn

Upper Quad Lawn is where Passionfruit takes place.

Lower Quad

Quad 7

Quad 7 was nicknamed "Sewerwater" (its real name is Atwater) after it flooded during session 2006.1. After the flood, the lounge had to be renovated and now includes amenities such as a fridge, stove, and pool table; however, Dickinson does not approve of CTYers being given free reign in the lounge. Also, Quad 7 was a girls' dorm in '09, and yet the bathrooms are clearly marked "MEN," which results in an annoying lack of available toilets. Former home of the awesome RA Doug, and the infamous phrase "Don't Do Dougs". Poetry Night takes place in the area outside of Quad 7. It housed the CTY office on the bottom floor during '15.

Quad 8

Quad 8 is a three floored building called "Armstrong". Room 108 leaks water as of 13.1 (first hand experience), but otherwise a good building. Either Room 102 or 103's AC exploded in 15.2. They got it replaced. Fireflies have been known to roam the building (like in other buildings sometimes). Has a nice lounge with a piano, pool table, and kitchen. Boys' hall in 13.1. Girls' hall in 15.2.

Uberquad

Formerly a girls', then later guys' dorm, Uberquad (Quads 9 and 10) most recently housed guys in '12. It is very similar to Superquad, only with an additional, lingering smell that cannot be identified. It should also be noted that Superquad's two lounges can see clear down the hallway of Uberquad. Site director Bret was known to live on the ground floor of Uberquad; some were given a tour of his quarters in the "places you can't go" activity. Uberquad 2nd floor lounge is also a place where many activities are held.

NOTE: In 2008.1, one CTY-er named Will got caught miming a sex act with his shirt off by the Uberquad RA. This resulted in a call to Dan, one of the best RA's of that session. The girls of Uberquad have been asked not to interact with said boys... this was as result of some inappropriate interaction of the girls on the 3rd floor, session 1..... Bummer...(Most girls from Uberquad 3rd floor 2008.1 had dance parties with Superquad floor 2 and 3, which resulted in getting yelled at by Quad 9's RA., but not their own).

Other Dorms

Malcolm

Malcolm, an all-boys quad, is far from the rest of the residential quads. It is known for its basement ("no one can hear you scream in Malcolm basement"), which often floods and has mice. Despite the humidity and necessity for industrial-strength dehumidifiers, Malcolm's basement is actually the best floor to be on, since no one can catch you doing anything. There are no large lounges, only smaller ones between each pair of rooms. The unique layout of the dorm (with two hallways instead of one and the bathroom in the middle) as well as the unusually large number of trash cans makes it perfect for games of hallway frisbee or for chasing "counter-revolutionaries" up and down the halls during a communist revolution using a detergent-loaded watergun stolen from your RA. However, this is only the case if that RA is Ian and leaves his watergun out. A common Malcolm mantra: "Malcolm men never get laid." (due to their hassling location)

During the swine-flu scare of 09.2, Malcolm, an unused dorm, was used to hold quarantined campers until they could be picked up. The cries still reverberate through those halls. One camper was inspired to write a poem comparing Malcolm to Auschwitz. Malcolm closed for renovatgions in '14. As of '15, Malcolm is open, housing boys.

Witwer

Very similar to Malcolm - It housed girls prior to 2014 but as of then it is a boys dorm.

Kisner-Woodward Building (KW)

Neighboring KW lawn, the guidance, nurse, and administrative offices were located here. There are also four residential halls, which are located in two separate towers (KW A and KW B). Most of the dorms in KW are singles. As of '15, KW was closed for renovation. The guidance, nurse, and administrative offices were moved to Quad 7.

KW Lawn

KW Lawn is where many activities meet before they begin, as well as where some take place, and includes several trees and a beach volleyball court.

The HUB

The Holland Union Building (shortened to HUB) is one of the most important places on Dickinson's campus. It is where all meals are served (with HUB potatoes served every meal), and where Betty worked, her place now taken by other cardswipers. The HUB is accessible from both the Academic Quad and Residential Quad. The upper level contains the cafeteria, the ID office (where lost meal cards are replaced), a large conference room, and several large couches outside of the cafeteria.

HUB Potatoes

The HUB is infamous for serving at least one potato-based dish with EVERY meal)...for short time afterward EVERYONE goes through "fried potato product" withdrawal. The jokes during the 10.1 Talent Show basically were only about HUB potatoes, including an interpretative dance.


The Lower Level

The HUB is separated into two levels, connected by an atrium with a spiral staircase. The basement of the HUB offers multiple venues, such as:

  • The Dickinson College Bookstore, which sells office supplies, CTY class books, CDs and DVDs, Dickinson apparel, and various other memorabilia. Don't forget that masking tape.
  • The Devil's Den, a convenience store named for Dickinson College's football team (the Red Devils). The Devil's Den, in addition to selling convince store food (such as Monster energy drinks and candy) sells hygiene products, greeting cards, medicines, college student miscellanea (such as crepe paper and ping pong balls) and movie vouchers.
  • The Underground, a sushi bar that is closed during the summer. The quality of the sushi sold here is currently unknown by CTYers.
  • Lots of comfortable couches and chairs, useful for playing card games, listening to music, taunting the Rinas or making out when RAs aren't looking. My Immortal readings are also held on one of the couches after breakfast and lunch on weekdays. There are also 2 computers which are not available for CTY use. In 08.2, a rumor circulated that the computers were not available because a previous user had hacked the system and set the language to Flemish, but the origin and validity of this rumor are both unclear.There was a similar rumor in 06.2; one of the RAs(probably Ian) mentioned how someone hacked into the computers.

Note: This is not the reason we are disallowed from using the computers, however, it is true that a CTYer did hack the computer system and change the language to Flemish. This may have been in Carlisle, or in Lancaster, but it occurred in 2003 or 2004.

ATS

The Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium is equally as important as the HUB, if not more so. All of the four dances are held there as well as the Talent Show, Quiz Bowl, opening and closing ceremonies, and large activities like Starcrash. When all or most of the campers are needed at one time, ATS can accommodate them. For example, on July 8th, 2009, during Session 1, students were summoned to ATS prior to classes where the site director Brett then informed them that CTY was closing Carlisle's Session 1 due to a flu outbreak.

The Academic Quad

The Academic Quad is where most of CTYers spend their mornings and afternoons, in class. The buildings CTY occupies are East College, Bosler, Tome, and -accross the street- Denny, as well as the Rector Science Complex located a block away. There is a large lawn filled with large trees, the statue of Ben Rush and Dickinson's signature red ADIRONDACK chairs. The Quad is located directly across the street from one of the HUB's entrances. Students in certain buildings leave for class at 8:35, as their classes start 15 minutes earlier than the rest of the camp. Due to this, they get to lunch at the earlier time of 11:45, slightly avoiding the rushes of lunch. As of 2014, the buildings starting classes early were Denny and East College, but former such buildings include Dana, Bosler and Wise.

Off-Campus

Car Shows

The City of Carlisle holds car shows every Sunday, and classic cars can often be seen driving past the campus.

The Quarry

The Quarry is acoffee shop similar to Starbucks...but better. It is located near the academic quad. It has a bunch of couches and chairs upstairs, and foosball tables in the basement. Some teachers and RAs take CTYers there as rewards for good behavior.

Massey's

A great frozen custard stand, Massey's is just down the block and some halls go there occasionally, usually during Meet Market or Activity Periods (usually 2). Lots of CTY-ers also travel here after camp is over, before their parents pick them up.

Miseno's

a pizza place/popular destination for hall bonding.

Casa Mani

An Italian bistro, Casa Mani is farther from from campus than Massey's, but sells delicious gelato and desserts. At least one group of students has visited it, but it is still a relatively well-kept secret.

Regal Cinemas

Near Walmart, it is a 15-20 minute walk from campus. Students get to watch a movie of their choice there on ModSat.

Former Off-Campus Offerings

Four-Star Pizza

Home of the cheapest pizza in Carlisle and the driver of the infamous pizza-car of death. Featuring the gigantic 'General' sheet pizza, capable of feeding four to six hungry guys after lights-out. A commonly held legend about Four-Star Pizza was that only returning students had the intestinal fortitude to withstand the pizza. Went out of business circa 2001.

Classic Rags

A downtown vintage clothing shop. Burned down (arson?) circa 1999.

White Mountain Creamery

While Massey's features great custard, the White Mountain had the best homemade ice cream in the area. Known for their eight-inch tall waffle cones and three scoops of icy goodness. Burned down circa 2000, the space is currently occupied by Kimberly's Cafe.

Traditions

  • Meet Market, basically: social time after study hall. You're only allowed by the quads. RAs walk around with flashlights and will constantly shine them at you if you are alone with someone of the opposite sex. It starts at 9 and ends at 10. During Carlisle 10.2 meet markets, RA's were known to go around to the circle of couples (primarily from Ethics B and other friends) and perform 'hand checks' where everyone was required to hold their hands above their head. El Douche, aka Mussalini, was famously known for banning laying down which upset the entire camp, but remains a rule to this day
  • Kill Murray/Save Murray - the only game in which you can use "Dick Cheney" and "Good thing his helmet runs on hamster-power" in the same sentence. Unfortunately, no more Cheney, as political humor has officially been banned :( Run by Matt and Drew. Chuck Norris is also a favorite (despite the rule "No Chuck Norris").
  • Most RAs being annoying at end of Meet-Market: At the end of every Meet-Market, the RA's are called to the alley. They stack their hands on top of SRA Mike's head, and then they break up shouting "Go home!" telling CTYers to go back to their dorms.
   Edit: it actually used to be much worse. In fact, the RAs used to sing at us to get us to go back to our dorms. :O
  • Starcrash, one of the best/worst movies from the "let's all try to be Star Wars! era" in film history. Shown once a session, it spawned such great lines as "Imperial Battle Ship: halt the flow of time!".
  • My Immortal, terrible Harry Potter fanfiction that is read every weekday breakfast and lunch in the HUB basement.This is lead by the Court Jester, a monarch position created officially at the end of 14.2.
  • RA Ian's former activity (he now works with the Census Office) involving his horrible medical history. Those easily nauseated beware (it's usually right before dinner...)
  • Fun-Free Friday: the second Friday of the session, all activities offered are made to sound incredibly boring/otherwise awful, with names such as The Worst Activity Ever (sometimes known as "Don't Pick This Activity!"). Always done, sometimes these activities are horrible, other times they are amazingly fun.

Special Days

CTYers

This section was organized by Ross, so please don't mess it up. That would be like pouring milk on something that doesn't like milk. It's sorted by session (1st, 2nd, or both), then by last year at Carlisle, then alphabetically within that year. Names are provided, userpage links are appreciated, as are the years/sessions attended at Carlisle, and positions served (i.e. Emperor, Empress, Jesus, or Poetry Goddess). Years with question marks following, such as "11.1?" may be added for those planning ahead, as appropriate.

Session 1

Session 2

The Couples' Couch - 10.2, 11.2, 12.2

Mixed/Unknown

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