Lewis & Clark College Top Questions

All Lewis and Clark students are wasps playing hippie. They all come from small towns and have seem to be lacking real world experiences like having a job or doing laundry. Most students at Lewis and Clark would pay $500 for a pair of ripped jeans if it would make them look like they went shopping at goodwill without causing them the discomfort of shopping with the working and lower class. These trustafarians are in a brief hippie liberal anti-capitalism stage that they need to get out of their systems before taking at job at starbuck's corporate headquarters that mommy and daddy snagged for them.

Sadly, i think many extreme republicans would feel out of place at L&C. My own political bias aside, i really do think it is something L&C must work on. If made to identify with a certain political party, i would most likely identify with democrats, but i also believe in democracy. Without republican, independents, green party, and other political parties, democracy would not work. Sometimes i get the feeling many students would rather the world be democratic. Other than that, no person would feel out of place, unless you wanted to go to school to get lost int he crowd, because there's no crowd to get lost in. What i do like about students are their commitment to helping the world. Many students are politically aware, and not that many less are active. You can find them on campus, trying to rally people to stand up for what they believe in, and you can find them being linked together and abused by police in a protest over nuclear transportation. They all are different in most ways. While many of them subscribe to the ideas of the democratic party, some are taciturn, some are loud, some believe in religion, and some are atheist. Some love wildlife and some don't care much for nature. Some are extremely wealth, and some are familiar with the welfare system. Some are vegans and some are fervent carnivores. They come from Seattle, Washington and Upstate New York and everywhere in between. International education and exchange is a big focus of the administration, so there are many people from other countries, which is fascinating. I now have a couch to sleep on in Indonesia, Greenland, Holland, India, Ethiopia, Ireland, Botswana, Japan, Malaysia, Moldova, Jamaica, and Brazil. And to answer the last question in the "suggested" part of this category, I've never heard a student talk about how much they'll earn one day.

Chillas fo' sho.

I don't think anyone feels out of place at LC because there is something for everyone. People do tend to click together into people of similar lifestyles, but that can be expected anywhere. People from the same sports teams definitely tend to spend more time together. Or the kids that go bouldering eat at lunch together. Or foreign language majors, etc.

I've pretty much said all I feel like saying about this diverse group of students in the stereotypes section.

It is really hard to be Christian on this campus. Even though my politics are liberal, the instant mention my religious affiliation, the L&C student will assume that I am conservative and narrow-minded. When a Christian points out that it is hypocritical to call yourself "open-minded" and then pass judgment on someone's perspectives and intelligence based on their religion, the person will invariably not care in an effort to prove that they are "a rational atheist." There is a false assumption on this campus that Christians do not believe in evolution (I believe in evolution), hate gay people (I am an advocate for GLBTQ rights) and are overall unintelligent people. When I mention that I am Christian, I feel obligated to add a series of caveats: "oh! I'm not one of THOSE Christians who is trying to convert you!" "...but I'm liberal!" "...but I believe in women's rights and gay rights!" Even with those caveats, you run a tremendous risk of that person alienating you for the rest of your time at college with him/her.

The student body is small and organized into social groups. There are only a handful of attempts by the college to bring students together, especially transfer students. Students are generally from wealthy backgrounds and don't value what they have.

LC is very tolerant of minority groups, LGBT... etc. The only types that would feel out of place may be big football jocks or something, but even then there are some of those types here who get on fine. Most students are very vintage/boho... although there are some people who I actually cannot classify because I don't know what category they would fall into. Pretty much all students interact with each other, there are no social limitations. Most students are probably from California, but there are plenty of people I know from the East coast and the midwest. Everyone is pretty politically aware and active, predominately left. I doubt you'd find any republicans here. No one is really anal about academics, they are just here to learn and have fun.

This is a very white campus, and can be seen as quite clickish. There are clicks, but they are of people with like interests and not exclusive. People are very friendly and generally are very open to getting to know new people. We are also a very liberal campus. This liberal bias can also be experienced in the classroom as many teachers are not quiet about their political views. People are quite relaxed and go to class ready to learn if not yet out of their PJ's.

This school is predominantly white, and there are many people from a higher socio-economic group. I think there are probably every kind of person here, but some are harder to find. Anybody who's not into indie or is not a hippie may have a difficult time finding a group. There are definitely groups of so-called "geeks". I was always in a blend of orchestra/choir/band geeks in highschool and I have not found this group yet. Also, preppies may have a hard time finding social circles. Republicans, although there is a Republican club that has, like, 2 people. I feel like most people are friendly, but there are certain people who have a conceited attitude about their music preferences and dress and refuse to socialize with anyone outside of these tastes. Most students are from Oregon or Northern California. Most people seem to have a lot of money, but still insist on wearing the same clothes everyday.