Dobie Center
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Dobie Center is a privately owned twenty-seven story residence hall located next to the University of Texas at Austin campus. In addition to being a private residence for students, Dobie also contains a 2 story mall, a movie theatre, restaurants, and specialty stores.[1]
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[edit] Stores & Restaurants
A list of some of the stores and restaurants inside Dobie Center:
- Burrito Factory
- Subway Sandwiches
- Texas Burger
- Mane Express
- Nikki's Pizza
- Oma's Kitchen
- Seattle's Best Coffee
[edit] Fire
On November 11, 2006 a fire, started by an improperly extinguished cigarette [2], broke out on the pool deck of Dobie Center causing an estimated $600,000 worth of damage.[3] [4]
[edit] Trivia
- Dobie appeared briefly in the 2000 film Road Trip
- Michael Dell founded the company that would eventually become Dell from a dorm room in Dobie.
[edit] References
- ^ "Dobie Center", dobiecenter.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
- ^ Daily Texan Staff AFD finds Dobie fire started by cigarettes November 16, 2006 The Daily Texan.
- ^ Daily Texan Staff Firefighters extinguish Dobie Center blaze November 11, 2006 The Daily Texan.
- ^ Daily Texan Staff Flames extinguished at Dobie November 13, 2006 The Daily Texan.
