Steps from Phillips Memorial Library and St. Dominic Chapel, McDermott Hall is one of three residence halls on the West Campus quad. Some 215 first-year men call McDermott Hall home. A perennial contender in the annual Residence Hall Olympics, the McDermott community is marked by a spirit of friendly competition — which makes for great Ping-Pong matches and NBA 2K tournaments in the kitchen area and hall lounge (come for the contest, stay for the pizza and pancakes). In the warmer months, residents enjoy the lively atmosphere and sunshine on the lawn, where they mingle with their neighbors from nearby halls and around campus. McDermott Hall is named for Rev. Terrence Stephen McDermott, O.P., former prior provincial of Dominican Province of St. Joseph.