Friday Fun Facts


FUN FACT #1: Lunch to Go Program

Have a super tight schedule and no time for lunch? Dining hall is just too far away from your lecture hall? Here’s great news for you: you can order a bag lunch Monday through Friday with your meal plan through our campus dining’s Lunch to Go Program!
Simply submit your order online at https://facilities.princeton.edu/baglunch/Default.aspx no later than 5 a.m. on the day for which lunch is requested, get a bag lunch with choices of a sandwich/bagel, a bottle of water/juice/soft drink, some chips/pretzels/celery or carrot sticks, a piece of fruit and some cookies, and select to pick it up at any residential college dining hall (7:45 a.m. to10:45 a.m.), Frist Campus Center Food Gallery, EQuad Café or Chemistry CaFe (11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) !
Find out more about this simple, convenient and healthy alternative dining option of yours at http://www.princeton.edu/us/dining/news/archive/?id=10759

FUN FACT #2: Frist Breakfast Service

Ever wished there was breakfast on the Saturdays too? Did you know a great Saturday breakfast service is actually available to you at the Frist Campus Center Food Gallery?
During non-recess periods, breakfast is served on Saturday in the Gallery at the Frist Campus Center, from 7:30 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. with cash credit of $4.00. If you’re up early on a Saturday and just craving some food before the dining hall brunch starts at 10 am, Frist is your answer!
This great discovery is made at http://www.princeton.edu/us/dining/residential/plans/faq/#comp000050085e8d000000c2d423c1, “Is breakfast served on weekends?”

FUN FACT #3: Mobile Device Printing Option

Want to print something but don’t have your laptop with you or a cluster computer nearby? Not a problem! Simply try out this convenient new printing option: print it from your phone!
To print a file, simply attach it to an email you create using your Princeton email account and send it to [email protected] Your print job is added to the All_Clusters print queue and can be released at any cluster or Library print release station. No need to carry your laptop with you everywhere now!
Find out more about your printing options at 
http://www.princeton.edu/oit/news/archive/?id=12239

FUN FACT #4: The Princeton Pounce USG App

Getting anxious about course selection for next semester? Worried that your favorite class might be filled by the time you register? Check out this cool USG app Princeton Pounce that helps you track when there’s space open in a filled course that you’re interested in!
Find this little helper of yours here athttp://pounce.tigerapps.org/ Simply type in the course name or code for the filled course that you still hope to enroll in and click on a section to subscribe. You will get an automatic notification e-mail whenever a space opens up.
Use this very handy USG app to help you enroll in all your favorite courses this fall!

FUN FACT #5: The LaundryView Monitoring System

Many of you already know that the LaundryView Monitoring System makes it possible for you to check whether there are available laundry machines before you drag that whole basket of laundry downstairs into the laundry room. But did you know it’s also smart enough to provide you with statistics that help you determine when’s the best time to do your laundry?
Simply go to http://www.laundryview.com/lvs.php, select a laundry room, click on the view weekly stats tab on the righthand side of the screen, and a pop-up window will allow you to see a chart of average laundry room activity in the past two weeks, with the labels low, medium and high.
Now that you know this great feature, use it to plan ahead and figure out the best time to do your laundry!

FUN FACT #6: Cyclab Services

Having problems with your bike but don’t know where to go to get it checked out and fixed? Have you ever heard of Princeton’s very own bicycle cooperative, the Cyclab?
A D.I.Y. community repair shop, the Cyclab in Rockefeller College provides access to the tools, the space, and the knowledge necessary for bicycle maintenance (provided by volunteer mechanics).
Location: below the dining hall of Rockefeller College. Hours: Tuesdays 5:00pm – 9:00pm and Sundays 1:00pm – 5:00pm. Find out more about the Cyclab and your options of bicycle maintenance at https://cyclab.princeton.edu/Come get your hands dirty and your bikes fixed!