Orange Bubble

Housing, I have a confession to make. I know that my contract stipulates I mustn’t change my living arrangements — by moving my bed or swapping roommates — without your consent. But I no longer live in the Dodge-Osborne single you provided me. Sure, I store my clothes there, but I, along with my 18 classmates in ISC 231-234, have moved to Carl Icahn Laboratories. The sculpture (horsehead? ribosome? whale?) in the atrium is my workspace, the lounge atop the lecture hall hosts my naps and my meals — be they late-lunch or late-night Studio 34 — are eaten on the cafe tables. If not for the lack of a shower, or (more importantly) a cluster printer, the only thing pulling me from Icahn would be my other classes.

Having been at Princeton for a mere six weeks, I have no right to give advice. I do have an interesting anecdote, though, that even the seniors among us can enjoy.

In the cocoon of Princeton, the impacts of elections seem negligible. But decisions made by Congress on topics ranging from the economy to health care to climate change will affect us for years to come.