<p>Penny: Many students do live close and go home on weekends. My daughter’s roommate last year was almost never at school on weekends which worked out great for my daughter because she could spread out and work on her design projects. There are still many students around on weekends. We just got back from a visit and a bunch of the kids where dressed up for halloween and had parties in the dorms. My daughter’s rooming with an RA who was in charge of the party and it was a small party but they seemed to have fun. It is such a small campus that I wouldn’t say there is “lots” to do but many kids attend the basketball games and hang out at Kanbar student center. Between rowing and spending time in the design studio, my D has not gone into the city too much but does occasionally. Interior design is a tough major to balance with athletics because of all the projects that are never “done” but D is managing. With such a small school it is easy to join the teams and get involved - rowing is mostly walk-ons who have never done the sport before but they came in third at the NCAA Division II championships last year! Good luck!</p>