Leilani Fernandez PO ’30 writes about the joys of staying in, even as she has watched friends and classmates bare their teeth to go out another night. Especially for first-years, there is a preconceived notion that parties and nightlife will become a quintessential part of college, and opting out comes with assumptions and pity. In reality, staying in to read, play an instrument or play pool should be weighed equally with the trek to parties across the 5Cs.
