When she was there was a summer program, D loved that little shopping area across the street from Princeton’s campus. Two ice cream shops, Urban Outfitters (or Anthropologie, can’t remember which), and a PaperSource store sort of covered all the bases for her. 
Rice had a similar area near campus. She loved them both!
After a year at a school with a self-contained campus, though, her priorities have changed. Now what she really wants is a CVS, a Wegman’s, and a Target nearby.