<p>Okay, you won’t be able to get in to most of the above listed buildings because you need swipe access (read: unless you know a student who can sign you in, you can’t get in). That being said, walk around Morningside Heights. Check out BookCulture (either the one midway down the block on 112th, which is where most students buy textbooks, or the more commercial one on 114th where we’d buy novels if we had time to read them), buy some Westside cookies, get a bagel at Absolute, wander through Riverside and Morningside parks. If it’s nice, grab a book and sit on Low Steps for a while (cliche, I know, but if you want to people watch or listen to conversations, that’s the place to be). Further advice: if you want to get a sense for the student body, read Bwog, The Blue & White, and various Spectator columns. The campus has a pretty distinct sense of humor that I personally appreciate, but it’s not for everyone. Finally: avoid Uni Cafe like the plague.</p>