Housing

The University will increase the capacity of freshman rooms and repurpose residential college social spaces to house students from the larger-than-expected Class of 2016. Additionally, many University programs will also expand their operations to meet the greater demand from the freshman class, in particular by increasing the number of sections for large, popular introductory courses and increasing the number of Writing Seminar courses offered.

When Molly Gibson ’14 heard that East Asian Studies lecturer Tomoko Shibata was looking for someone to watch her cat and dog for the summer in exchange for living free at her home in Princeton, the deal was too good for Gibson to pass up.

A new keyless lock system will be installed in all undergraduate dorm rooms beginning in fall 2012, as a result of positive feedback in response to a pilot program conducted in 1938 Hall this past year.

Freshmen in Butler, Mathey and Whitman colleges scheduled to participate in room draw between 10:00 a.m. and noon on Thursday were unable to select a room due to “technical interruption of service” on the Housing Office website, according to an email sent by the Housing Office to freshmen whose draw times had to be rescheduled.

Students originally scheduled to draw today, in Wilson, Forbes and Rockefeller colleges, have been rescheduled to a future date. The draw will most likely be rescheduled for the week of April 16, the email said. Students will draw at the same assigned times on a different date.

While many Princeton students consider Forbes the most secluded residential area on campus, students who live off-campus also claim that it’s worth the walk, and, in some cases, the drive.

While these students spend a lot of their time around campus during the day, after class, they retreat to various living spaces that are often very different from a typical college dorm.