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As I prepared for my recent weeklong visit to Seoul National University (SNU), the last thing I expected was to be jealous of its facilities. The campus is spacious enough. Most of its buildings can be charitably described ...(back to the article)
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I went to Dillon today at 5pm, peak hours, and not a SINGLE cardio machine was open (treadmills, elliptical machines, erg machines, stationary bikes, or stairmasters). Five of ten stationary bikes were prominently labeled out of order, while I had to test out three of the ten stairmaster machines that appeared available but turned out to be non-functional. For a University as image conscious as we are, I sure hope the administration is at least taking measures to ensure that the outside world doesn't see our embarrassing workout facilities even if they don't care about fixing the problem.
Prof. Grossman is right. I lived in Spellman Hall my senior year (2005-6) and was steps away from a clean shower once I finished my workout. But during the previous three years it was painful to walk through the cold weather, all sweaty, just to avoid the odd smells and moldy tiles of the Dillon locker room. It is embarrassing nothing has changed since my freshman year, six years ago.
Princeton has the money ($15 Billion, if I recall correctly) and the space (get rid of the Dillon Court trailer park!) to improve Stephens. The remaining ingredient for a successful fixer upper -- administrator's resolve -- is easy to get. Let's just ask President Tilghman and other top administrators to work out in Stephens, once.