Let’s forget, for a minute, all the problems—the loans, the costs, the inflated grades, the administrative bloat, the trigger warnings…and think of what is good about the Ivory Tower.

For the student who wants to learn, today’s colleges and universities are wonderful “pleasure-domes.”

Books fill vast libraries—and most of them are on the shelves waiting for you. There are still professors who want to teach bright and interested students. The choice of classes is immense; the universe of knowledge you can obtain is unlimited.

The Internet has shrunk the time necessary for research to a tiny fraction of what it used to be; interactive quizzes, videos, and maps make learning easier than it has ever been. And the surroundings are stupendous—multi-million dollar fitness centers, luxurious student lounges, lazy rivers, and mall-like food courts.

Students, enjoy them while you can.