For scholars staying at the SPU dorms

This post is practical information for scholars who are staying at the dorms on the SPU conference. I discussed some of this in a previous post, but I'll try to include all of the critical information here.

What you need to know when packing

• The apartments have no soap, shampoo, hangers, hair dryers, irons, or garbage bags.
• The apartments have complete kitchens, but no cookware or utensils; the conference center blog suggests you can rent a cooking kit, but I was unable to talk to anyone who had actually heard of this.
• You should have Internet access and laundry facilities.
• You will receive towels, sheets, one pillow, and one blanket.

What you need to know when you arrive

• You can travel from the airport to SPU taking Central Link Light Rail to downtown, and then transfer at Pioneer Square to Bus line 17. The trip take a bit more than an hour.
• You can take a shuttle to SPU, which costs $34 one-way and takes about 35 minutes.
• You check in at conference services, but outside of normal business hours you'll need to check in at the security office. 

Where you can eat

• There is a cafeteria, but hours are variable depending on other conference schedules.
• The PCC Natural Market is a sort of small Whole Foods-type store, which has a large selection of prepared food that you can take out or eat there. They also have groceries and the hours are open 6am-midnight. Everyone ends up going there at some point.
• Across the Fremont bridge (where PCC is) there are many restaurants and coffee shops.
• You can get groceries at Safeway, which is only 1 mile away but the entire trip is steeply uphill.