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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.
efourie
'14
Psychology
Great
The facilities are kept up-to-date, are very accessible, have lots of great technology. A lot of time and effort is put into the maintenance of a clean and aesthetically pleasing campus.
Jan 03, 2012
jwbrown
'13
Political Science and Government
Top Notch
The facilities at Princeton are fantastic. The student center and gyms are nice and state of the art, and it's hard to get any better resources than what you can find at Firestone Library. My only complaint is that there isn't any good 24 hour study library, and most libraries close as early as 11:30.
Jan 02, 2012
princetonlover01
'12
Economics
Varies Some
The facilities vary, depending on what it is. For example, newer libraries are great, while Firestone clearly needs some updating (it's under renovations now). Overall, it's a beautiful campus, and the facilities are nice
Oct 23, 2011
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.
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.
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