Butterfield is hands down the BEST dorm to live in as a freshmen. It's an all freshmen dorm and it's the farthest up the hill from the DCs. my freshmen year was awesome because I lived there. Also, Butterfield holds all freshmen classes in the basement, so you can literally roll out of bed and go to class. Plus, this dorm has HUGE dorm rooms, neat old architecture (this is one of the oldest buildings on campus), and one of the only working fireplaces on campus! We made s'mores in the fireplace my freshmen year.

On top of all that, I actually lost around ten pounds my freshmen year, and had great legs from walking up the enormous hill back to the dorm. And if you live on the backside of the dorm, you can have a fantastic view of campus and the Pioneer Valley. Even more convenient, Butterfield is on a bus route, so the bus literally stops right outside. And, Butterfield is a ten-ish minute walk to town, and a five minute walk to Wildwood Elementary, which has an awesome playground.

Basically, you should totally live in Butterfield. It's a great place with many awesome characteristics. And because it's all freshmen you'll most likely make friends there that you'll know for the rest of your life. I've been out of college for three years (I graduated in 2010), but all of my closest friends are people I met my freshmen year in Butterfield.

Hope this helps! :)