Lewis & Clark College Top Questions

Yes, they are, to a degree. There are some "hippies'"--meaning kids with parents who are able to send them to a private liberal arts college and pay for their new Subarus and Priuses, but who continue to dress and smell like they have been living in the back woods for 3 years. There are also an abundance of preppy/jock types who sometimes clash with those who find themselves eco-groovy.

Not everyone here is a hippie. There are a fair amount of hippies and hipsters, and yeah, a lot of people smoke pot, but not everybody. I was actually surprised at the results of an on campus survey about marijuana: a lot less people smoke it than I thought. It's just that those who do smoke it do it a lot.

Yes. Emphasis on the hippy-stoner-academics

To a degree. There are plenty of kids who don't fit that mold, and the school's sorta polarized. The athletes tend to stay away from the hippies and there's a bit of a weird divide. Though the more recent classes tend to fit the hippie mold less.

While I am not going to deny that the student body on the whole is fairly liberal, I don't think I would call most of the students "hippies". On the whole, students are creative, motivated, and driven, even if they are a little idealistic at times, it is well intentioned.

Well, sometimes. It depends on what you consider a hippie.

No, but they seem to be at a glance.

Yes, in many ways. Although, I have found a lot of people outside this description

Yes, plus additional aspects. There are a lot of upper class people at LC, some of whom maintain that preppy elitist attitude, and some who try and adapt to Portland's liberal atmosphere and become hipsters or hippies. I can't tell you how many LC kids decide to grow dreads after their freshman year, yet they still drive around in their parents' Audi.

Yes, those people do attend LC, but not everyone fits into those categories. I like that most of my friends here are more educated than people back home and that we can have intelligent discussions but also have fun. There are plenty of snobby, stuck up rich kids from private schools, and plenty of smelly hippies who don't shower and sleep in hammocks, but there are also tons of people in between.