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Facilities Grades:
Quick StatsPopular Places to Chill
- 1903 Courtyard
- Café Vivian
- Frist Dining Level
- Wilson Courtyard
Athletic Centers
- L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium
- Baker Ice Rink
- DeNunzio Pool
- Dillon Gym
- Dillon Gymnasium
- Jadwin Gym
- Pagoda Tennis Courts
- Peterson Recreation Center
College Prowler Take
Common student facilities, such as the gym and student center, are state-of-the-art. The student gym, Stephens Fitness Center in Dillon Gym, was recently renovated and the machines updated, but the biggest problem in the minds of the vastly health-conscious students is how long the wait is for a treadmill or elliptical machine. The student government continues to battle with the issue of gym overpopulation, and machines are added to the limited space on a regular basis. The Frist Campus Center opened in 2000, increasing student space dramatically. Students now have a campus coffee shop, convenience store, food court, and smoothie stand where they can charge everything to their student account, much to the chagrin of many Princeton parents suffering from the phenomenon known as “Frist sticker shock.” Princeton has made a lot of recent strides to catch up with other major universities in terms of campus facilities. Until 2000, students were forced to cram into the small but character-filled Chancellor Green, which was recently renovated and now has a gorgeous reading room in the rotunda. Perhaps it was poor planning or just not realizing how popular new facilities would be, but Frist Campus Center and Stephens Fitness Center both face overcrowding problems, which will only get worse as the University expands its student body. Students Speak Out
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The newly renovated Marquand...
The newly renovated Marquand Library is phenomenal. The study carrels are huge, and the building is in the middle of campus. Art history majors can’t ask for more in their library. |
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Some of Princeton’s dorms are...
Some of Princeton’s dorms are downright nasty. It’s nice that they’re redoing them over the next twenty years, but most of the toilet and shower stalls have shower curtains instead of doors. |
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They’re pretty darn good. They’re...
They’re pretty darn good. They’re first-rate and are kept in good shape, too—partly because the University has money out the kazoo, and partly because vandalism isn’t much of an issue. The exercise center in Dillon Gym is amazing. |
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Café Viv was really nice when it...
Café Viv was really nice when it first opened. It was never too crowded. Now, even with a larger staff, people are always there, so it is not always the best place to study. |
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They just redid the gym, so it’s...
They just redid the gym, so it’s really nice now. There’s also another gym for athletes. Right now, they’re in the process of a 20-year dorm renovation, where they take one dorm each year and completely redo it. I think Princeton is the richest school in the country, so they definitely have the money to provide the finest facilities. |
FactsWhat To Do on Campus
Without even leaving campus, students can take a run around Carnegie Lake, go to a movie for $2, watch excellent live theater including the famous Triangle Club kick line (of cross-dressing men), work out in the state-of-the-art gym facilities, practice their musical instruments or have a music lesson, develop photos in one of several campus dark rooms, or sip a latte in the Campus Center’s Café Vivian, which is named for the wife of former University President Harold Shapiro.
Favorite Things To Do
Princeton students are avid sports fans, so football, basketball, ice hockey, and lacrosse games tend to draw huge student contingents. The Frist Campus Center is a popular place, as it houses an extensive dining facility, the campus coffeehouse Café Vivian, the campus movie theater, and vast classroom space. In addition to the performance space in Frist, many campus performance spaces are used on almost a weekly basis for the various dance groups, acting troupes, and a cappella groups on campus.
Movie Theater on Campus
- Frist Campus Center Film/Performance Theater in Frist Campus Center shows movies.
Bar on Campus
- None for underclassmen, but the grad school has a members-only club called the Debasement Bar in the basement of Pyne Tower in the Graduate College
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