The former name of a Madison casino will now be the name of a new residence hall at UW-Madison. Dejope Residence Hall on the campus? west side near Lake Mendota will be home to 408 students beginning Aug. 26, according to a UW-Madison news release. The Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature approved the name in May, saying “it was in the best interest of the nation to support and promote the education of its members and the education of others about the Ho-Chunk Nation.”
“We worked with the Ho-Chunk Nation on a name for this facility because this area was home to the Ho-Chunk for thousands of years,” said UW-Madison housing director Paul Evans in the release.