Picture a strip mall. Now, picture one that winds into the shape of a square, leaving a cement courtyard. Now picture chipping paint, yellowing grass, and a Payless. This is the Princeton Shopping Center.

It's no Nassau Street, that much is for sure. The Shopping Center lacks the tree-lined streets and JCrew appeal that draws the student crowd and residents alike. That, combined with the fact that it's damn far from campus, makes it an unlikely retreat for shopping or dining. But now, at last, there is hope.

The Princeton Shopping Center is getting a facelift. They plan on spending 5 million dollars to bring the mall back to its original state. Let's hope the procedure includes a rhinoplasty, boob job, and brazillian butt lift, too. Let's hope that 5 million is enough to get us wanting to put the strip back in the mall.