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Wander around school

April 21, 2026

Wandering around campus is a joyful experience.

One day I'll put these lists on a map using ArcGIS Online. ... Refill your water bottle: > The Dining Commons soda machine has the best water on campus. It's cold and tastes like a mountain spring. > The lobby of Yoshihiro Uchida Hall is great. The spout has a light so you can see how full your bottle is. The water tastes alright. > The lobby of MacQuarrie Hall is decent. > The lobby of the Interdisciplinary Science Building is decent. > The second floor of the student union is questionable given the stains on the spout. I also question the sheer quanity of bottles it probably servces every weekday. > The lobby of Clark Hall is poor. The water sprays everywhere and gets your sleeve wet. > The lobby of Duncan Hall is the worst. There's some sort of film in the water that's slightly opaque. Would not recommend. ... Watch a movie with your friends: > Yoshihiro Uchida Hall, first floor auditorium: great (comfy seating, warm adjustable lighting) > MLK Library, study rooms: good (private setting, dim lighting, guaranteed personal reservation) > Interdisciplinary Science Building, fourth floor meeting room: decent (limited private setting, a little too close to the screen) > Washington Square Hall, first floor: below average (hard wooden chairs) > Science Building: below average (comfy seating, sterile white environment) > Tower Hall: poor (hard wooden chairs, rows not rising further back, screen too high) ... Creepiest areas at night: > Science Building underground tunnel > MLK Library basement floor > Boccardo Business center lower area ... Use the bathroom: > Student Wellness Center: amazing (pristine, spacious, quiet, secluded) > Student Union: decent (generally clean, busy) > MLK Library: poor (unkempt, noisy)