Located in the basement of Curtis Hall, "Kursaal" was an eatery and student hangout that opened in 1940. Established as a place for student recreation, it was named after a term used in European resorts to describe a pump room -- although students unaware of the origins of the name thought it was a shortening of Curtis Hall. As there was no official campus center at the time, it served as one. Card-playing, reading, playing ping-pong and watching TV were all common activities.
It closed its doors at the end of 1984, and was replaced by the Campus Center.
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