Curiously, University students were disappointed yesterday to find themselves not under the weather.
Many were excited about the prospect of Hurricane Isabel hitting Princeton, and were let down when that was not the case.
"I was very excited about [the storm] and had kind of a childish attitude about it," Galina Barakova '04 said.
The University recommended yesterday that students take precautions against Hurricane Isabel as Gov. James McGreevey declared a state of emergency in anticipation of severe weather hitting New Jersey.
By midnight, the Princeton area had experienced intermittent bouts of drizzling, a short period of heavy showers and winds at speeds up to 30 miles per hour. Weather reports were indicating that heavy rain and winds would continue to hit the University area throughout today.
In preparation for the storm, the University said students should close and latch windows, store lawn furniture inside and stay away from trees and construction sites.
Peter Feiveson, a longtime employee of Dillon Gym, said the last big storm he'd seen at Princeton disrupted Alumni Week several years ago.
"It was just a disaster," he said. "You couldn't find a dry spot anywhere. There were a lot of unhappy alumni."
Still, he added, "I'd like to feel the excitement of the storm. [On the news,] you see people in Virginia outside, braving it out . . . kind of nutty, but I'd like it."
Despite updated forecasts that Isabel would pass west of Princeton, some held out for a wild blast. "We'll see what happens," Barakova said.
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