<p>I disagree, I would try to take advantage of as many activities as possible....they will provide you the oppertunities to meet people...you can deck out ur room and do administrative stuff for the next four years but orientation only happens once. For instance I wish i had gone on some of the walking tours they had...even though i'm a native new yorker it would'v been fun to check out a couple of them. As for the library spillproof mug and computer thing etc....its only like an hr of your time (and you get a nifty spillproof mug)....besides, especially for those not exactly good with computers it'd be a good idea to find out how the columbia network works. Also, its nice to at least show up to each of the nightly events just to check it out....you can always leave if its corny.</p>