Dear Santa, er, USG …
The holidays may have come and gone, but the USG is still taking votes on what Princetonians are wishing for. While the USG hasn’t officially commented on the results, voting information from the “Which do you want more?” survey that’s been available on Point for the past month is available at the USG’s All Our Ideas page.
As always, there are two things on our collective mind: food, and grades.While the number one pick was making the Wednesday of Thanksgiving week a holiday, Friday night late meal and letting juniors and seniors use their two free meals a week at late meal rounded out the top three. Seven of the top 25 picks were food-related, from to-go boxes in the dining halls (#7) to an email or SMS roundup of free food options on campus (#25).The other recurring theme, unsurprisingly, was grades. “Less mystery around grading” came in eighth, with “exam database” right behind in ninth. A deadline for returning final and midterm grades, asking professors to post previous exams, and compulsory midterm evaluations were also popular picks.But there were some surprises, too. While we’d love to end our grade deflation angst, improve Wi-Fi quality, and be able to use PawPoints at the Wa and other off-campus spots, we’d be even happier with a couple of staplers.Yes, you read that right: all the way up at #4 on our list was putting staplers and hole punchers at the print stations. It’s the little things that count in life.A few other personal favorites: bringing in cuddly pets to de-stress during exams (#33), putting swings on campus (#49), and a menu suggestion from someone who’s really craving turkey burgers in the dining halls (#75). Scope out the full list here, and if your top picks look like they won’t make the cut, start voting before the survey is taken down!Ironically, what we don’t seem to care about is the USG itself. Of the 11 suggestions related to USG offerings, seven were in the bottom 13, with USG Talk Time (office hours) dead last. Nonetheless, we love clicking the big orange boxes on their addicting survey – on the peak use day, Princetonians cast 20,876 votes.