The GCB has a very homey air. The lighting is pretty dim, so it makes it feel more intimate. They have a lot of different vintage light-up designs hanging on the wall, which makes it feel very old-fashioned and hip. There’s always a crowd there, a warm crowd, which makes me feel pretty at home.

Any night of the week, really, if you have nothing to do and just want to kick back for a little bit, it gives you a venue to go to rather than just staying in your dorm. So it feels like a night out, even though you’re not even leaving campus. And I feel like there are always people who are down to go—whenever. They have games there and the drinks are very cheap.

Usually, if I’m at the GCB chilling, I’ll get a pitcher of cider with a few friends and sit at a booth. If it’s a night out, we’re more experimental with the types of drinks that we order. Like, I really like the lemon drop shot and the razzmatazz—those are really good.

I actually never got the membership at the GCB last semester because when I first turned 21, I thought it was unimaginable that I would go there eight times before the end of the school year. I was very wrong. But by the time I realized, it was too late.

I went to other places last summer, like fancy rooftop bars in New York that have a nice, sleek vibe. But the GCB has a certain charm, because you don’t really have to get ready, plan your night, or do anything like that. You just drop in and it’s always a good time.