Princeton University: Where Every Building Has The Same Name
Princeton's known for being a bit confusing for a freshman or any first-time visitor. When you're at orientation, no one bothers to tell you "Richardson Auditorium" is labeled on a map as "Alexander Hall."* Can you blame me for also mixing up "Pyne" and "East Pyne"? And who decided it was a good idea to put "1967 Hall" right next to "1976 Hall"?!But now with the advent of two separate gargantuan donations, Princeton's going to be christening some new buildings-- a dance studio and theatre named after the Wallace brothers' $15 million donation, and the new psychology building designated for Peretsman and Scully's $20 million contribution.Which means folks, Princeton is now going to have TWO WALLACES and TWO SCULLYS.So to help the future freshman and any lost visitor at Princeton cope with the fact that our entire university is funded by like, ten dudes, here is a little cheat sheet.
THE UPC GUIDE TO PRINCETON'S CONFUSING PLACE NAMES
McCoshOne is: The Health Center near Frist The other is: The halls where the English, American studies department can be foundHint: If it's being used as a verb (aka "McCosh'd") it's the health center. If it's a giant lecture hall, it's McCosh 50. If it's a giant lecture hall with comfy seats, it's McCosh 10.FisherOne is: A hall in Whitman CollegeThe other is: Behind Woody Woo, Home of the Econ DepartmentHenryOne is: A yellow houseThe other is: A junior slum hallHint: if John McPhee is there, it's not the junior slums.BendheimOne is: Bendheim Hall, housing more econ/finance typesThe other is: Bendheim Center of Finance, housing more... oh, darn itHint: They're right next to each other, so if you mess up you won't have far to go.WitherspoonOne is: A hall in Rockefeller CollegeThe other is: A cafe in FristThe OTHER is: A street up north of NassauLewisOne is: The library with all the expensive stuff in itThe other is: The Lewis center for the arts located at 185 Nassau StreetThe OTHER OTHER is: The Lewis Thomas labs for Mol Bio kidsJadwinOne is: Full of jocksThe other is: Full of physics majors... And the list goes on. Some others we'll just briefly mention: Feinberg and Wilf are both in the Center for Jewish Life, but they're also their own halls on campus. Campbell is both a field and a hall. And Dodge-Osborn is not the place to get cookies, that's Murray-Dodge.Enjoy getting lost!post inspired by EPK '14 and MW '11* Correction: in an earlier version of this post, this author conflated Richardson Auditorium and Robertson Hall. Case in point: Princeton is confusing.