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This is the Coates University Center, which is probably the most popular building on campus. 

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http://www.trinity.edu/departments/cci/coates/index.htm

This is a view of the Coates atrium, it's kind of like the forum on campus.  Here is where students meet to socialize after and between classes.  You can hang out with friends in these chairs and chat, and it also makes a good place to meet when you have a group meeting.  If you will notice the banners around the room, those are events that are going down all over campus.  Many campus organizations have booths here sometimes with information on how you can get involved with different facets of campus life. 
This is everyone's favorite place in Coates, the cafeteria. There are four different "restaurants" where you can get food, and they are all open until midnight, which is another reason why this is everyone's favorite place in Coates.  In the very corner you will see that sign for the grill, a place where you can order American food like what McDonald's serves.  May I recommend the grilled chicken sandwich -- healthy and delicious. 
This is one of the "Coates Cats", as we like to call them.  They are stray cats that have fallen on hard times and like to hang out at Coates.  This one is named Paco, and he has been here for as long as I can remember.  You can pet these critters if you want, some of them are quite friendly, and they always love treats.  Paco looks like he is ready to eat at the table, but he has nothing to eat -- next time you see him, give him a piece of your sandwich.