Usage

In the U.S., the phrase "student union" often refers to a "student activity center" (also known as a "student center" or "student commons"), a building with dining halls, game rooms, lounges, student offices, and other spaces for student activities.^[1]

A student union is a type of community lot for college neighborhoods.

The Sims 2: University

Sim State University

Student Union
Students from the four corners of campus flock to the student union to mingle, study and just hang out.
Type	Community
Value	§155,789
Lot size	60x50
N° of floors	1
Neighborhood	Sim State University
Game	The Sims 2: University

The student union at Sim State University is simply called the Student Union. It is a large single-story building laid out around an open central courtyard. The courtyard has a large fountain in the center, and some outdoor seating around the fountain. Seen from the street, each side of the building has an upside-down-L shaped room that takes up most of that side, and a small part of the rear. The one on the right-hand side is the food service area. The rear part of the left-hand room has couple of pool tables, while the part on the left side of the building appears to be an art gallery. On the right-hand corner of the front area, there are restrooms and a small room with two Sellafone Gadget Kiosks. This room has its own door to the outside. Most of the front is a study/lounge area with bookshelves, computers, desks, and some sofas.

La Fiesta Tech

LFT Student Union
The central hub of this happening campus is open to any and all Sims 24 hours a day.
Type	Community
Value	§157,384
Lot size	50x60
N° of floors	2
Neighborhood	La Fiesta Tech
Game	The Sims 2: University

The student union at La Fiesta Tech is called the LFT Student Union. It is an oddly-shaped building; when viewed from the street, it appears to be a square with its upper left and lower right corners cut off.

It is a two-story building. Taking the main entrance as the front, the left side of the first floor has a study/lounge area with computers and bookcases, then a small area with a couple of pinball machines and arcade games, and a sofa. The right side has the food service area, then a small television area and a chess table. In the rear, there are doors which open onto a small patio with a barbecue grill. In the front part of the central area, there are a couple of Sellafone Gadget Kiosks and a couple of pool tables. The stairs to the second floor are toward the rear.

Again taking the main entrance's side as the front, the left side of the second floor has the restrooms and a study/lounge area. The right side has a shop which sells magazines and computer games, and an espresso bar.

What appears to be a small third story sits on the roof, but it has no floor and no stairs lead to it.

Académie Le Tour

Le Tour Student Center
It may be the oldest building on campus, but it's still one of the coolest places to meet new people.
Type	Community
Value	§201,447
Lot size	60x50
N° of floors	2
Neighborhood	Académie Le Tour
Game	The Sims 2: University

The student union at Académie Le Tour is called the Le Tour Student Center. Most of the lot is taken up by a large, open-air plaza that is centered on a large circular fountain. This plaza contains the food service area and an espresso bar, as well as several tables.

The building is laid out in an "L" shape along two sides of the plaza. It is at a corner, and each side has a first-floor entrance, as well as doors which lead to the plaza. On the first floor, the side with the main entrance (the one by the public telephone) has bathrooms to the right of the entrance. Going to the left, there is a small room with a dartboard, a small stereo, and a fireplace. To the left of that, there is a study room. Continuing into the other wing of the building, there are the stairs to the second floor, and two Sellafone Gadget Kiosks.

On the second floor, the wing with the stairs mostly contains individual study rooms, though there is also a small lounging space. The other wing contains pool and chess tables.

The Sims 3: University Life

One such union is placed in Sims University by default, but players can also build and create a Student Union lot assignment lot in any other world of their choice.

Sims University

Conners Student Union Building
Address	110 Sims University
Type	Community
Unfurnished lot value	§39,278
Furnished lot value	§176,073
Lot size	50x30
N° of floors	2
Bedrooms	0
Bathrooms	2
World	Sims University
Game	The Sims 3: University Life

The student union for Sims University is the Conners Student Union Building, which is the main activities building on campus. The building's facilities are inside a shell.

When a Sim attends Sims University, there is an introductory meet-up at the Union Building at noon on Sundays. The active household will autonomously try to go there when the in-game clock hits noon, but the player can choose to cancel the action if they wish to. At the meet-up they can greet other Sims, grab some free gifts, and meet their professor for the term.

Classroom

Each major has a class lecture take place in the building's classroom; the weekday and hour depends on the major. During the lecture, the Sim can take notes, ask a question, speak in front of the room, or sleep. The professor will yell at the Sim if they choose to sleep.

There is a known issue with routing problems on the lot. The gameplay orders NPC students to gather in the lecture room at the beginning of the lecture and to leave the room immediately after the lecture is over. This causes crowds, traffic jams and routing lags at the doors of the lecture room, and especially at the doors of the building itself. It would be a wise choice to send playable Sims to the lecture early. Also, the player can choose to cancel the automatically queued action of leaving the room after the lecture, so that the Sim could wait for the routing lag to be over.

Alternately, the player can edit the lot with "testingcheatsenabled 1" → "enableLotLocking on", click on the lot in Edit Town, click on a lock button in the lower right of the lot info, and then become able to edit the lot and add more doors to the room.

Objects

• 8 computers.
• 4 arcade games.
• 4 wall speakers (Plays Pop by default).
• 2 science research stations.
• 2 table tennis tables.
• A foosball table.
• A pool table.
• A podium.
• 7 whiteboards.
• A telescope.
• A buffet table.
• 2 juice bars.
• 3 vending machines.
• 2 couches.
• A few paintings.
• Harvestable plants: Watermelon (×2), Cinnamon, Kona Bean, Licorice, Potato.
• 5 garbage cans.
• 3 VR headsets, ready for the active household's Sims to put in their inventories.
• Various tables and seating.

Only known to spawn during the Sunday meet-up:

• 4 Student Services Booths.
• An espresso bar.
• An easel.
• A photo booth.
• 2 additional arcade games.

Notes

• If a professional bar^[TS3:LN] is placed on a lot with the Student Union lot assignment, the following drinks are known to be able to order: Bad Cheerleader, Bad Referee, Bio Booster, Buckwheat Blast, Cleanser, Fan Fizz, Flaming Flotsam, Hogan's Deep Fried Juice, Llama Head, Pomegranate Passion, Purple Gnome, Winning Streak.
  • The following meals are known to be able to order: Burrito, Onion Rings, Taco.

Other languages (Lot assignment)

The Sims 4: Discover University

Student union lot assignments do exist in The Sims 4: Discover University, however they are now known as "Commons". Common lots function very much like student union lots from the previous games. There are two types of Commons: one for University of Britechester and one for Foxbury Institute.

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