an article that captures the campus vibe

<p><a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2007/05/03/arts/18378.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2007/05/03/arts/18378.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"But I think that my love for this place is best captured by what I've only just discovered: the feeling that I know a million and a half people. I know of no other campus where everyone seems to know everyone. My friends at other schools have their balkanized cliques; they atomize in their freshman year and never really seem to engage beyond their core cadre of acquaintances. But here, as you amble gently over the well-manicured lawns and pleasantly stroll through the bucolic scene, you're bound to run into someone you know. Sure, it can lead to myopia at times (freshmen and sophomores, do your work: Your GPA is more important than the social contacts you're making with your casual robo partner), and the "everyone-knows-everyone-else's-business" vibe can make the campus feel like a Jane Austen novel.</p>

<p>"But that's also part of Princeton's charm."</p>

<p>Agree. Sociability. D often calls me as she walk from class to class or class to dorm or dorm to food. The call is almost always interrupted by the cries of "AluD!", or her own calling out to some person or other.</p>

<p>I LOVE this about Princeton. I bump into at least half a dozen people whenever I take a walk otuside, and that just makes me happy (=</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/blogs/prox/2007/05/comments_thread_53_the_best_of.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/blogs/prox/2007/05/comments_thread_53_the_best_of.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>This is actually part of the reason that I chose Princeton over Amherst. At Amherst, it seemed really quite empty as I was walking around. Princeton, however, always had people walking around from place to place, and I really liked that.</p>

<p>this is great!
excited for next year!</p>