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Athletic events on campus are not very popular. Our school doesn't have very much pride although it increases in small amounts every year. Our teams suck, except for maybe one or two. Students sometimes leave their dorms open, it depends where you live and how friendly your hall is. Some halls are completely quiet and don't talk to each other but some are best friends. Campo here is pretty chill.

Lewis and Clark Social life is non-existent. In my dorm, no one (with the exception of my quad) leaves the door open, and although I have tried to make friendships and organize get-togethers with my hallmates (I've baked cookies, brownies...), they seem hesitant to want to socialize. I feel like the sports teams are the thing to do if you want to have a quick, strong bond with people, and I've found that the best parties are hosted by the athletic teams.

Students here keep busy. Whether with homework, outings, performances, or club meetings, they're always doing something. Guest speakers are very popular, and there are a lot. The theater puts on really good productions, and brings in performers from the Portland area. The dating scene here is iffy if you're a girl because of the guy to girl ratio. But people usually can find what they want. People party usually every friday and saturday night, and occasionally take part in wasted wednesday, depending on how much you like to drink. But it's also fun to watch movies, chill with friends, and go out to dinner downtown.

The dorm scene is very hit or miss. You may have a hall that's like a family, or a hall of people who just happen to live in the same building. You will find social networks wherever you look for them. Sometimes you have to make the first step and be social. Nobody will reject you for being nice.

Depending on what dorm hall you're in will dictate whether or not the doors will be left open. Halls like Platt and Copeland tend to have doors open with more interaction, while Stewart and Odell tend to be a little more lowkey. The upperclassmen apartment doors lock when you close them, so their doors are rarely open. Athletic events aren't that popular here, but there tends to be a small following. Usually just because people go to support to their friends. Theater related events tend to get bigger crowds. There is no Greek life here on campus.

Portland has a great art and music scene, and students often attend concerts or other events on the weekends. Every first and last thursday of the month there are big free art shows in the city that LC students will often attend. There are also always lots of events, speakers, concerts, etc. going on on campus and students tend to attend them. People are friendly and no matter what your interests are, you will probably be able to find interesting and worthwhile friends who share them.

We have all sorts of clubs. I have some good friends in A cappella groups, TCK groups, there's a Hawaii club (that I'm part of even though I'm from MT). All sorts of good stuff

There are a lot of extracurricular clubs around, but unless you make an effort to be a part of them fairly early in the year, you'll probably have trouble. I myself recommend the improv comedy club. Doors are open most of the time, then shit gets stolen and they are locked for about a week, then they open again. The dating scene from a boys perspective is as follws: The odds are good, but the goods are odd." LC has way more women then it does men, so ladies, if you see a hottie, get 'im! Most of your closest friends will be the people you lived with freshman year and some people from your classes. If you're awake at 2:30 AM on a tuesday, you are in the library or you are really drunk. Traditions include the Naked Mile and 420 at the flagpole. Both are fairly self-explanatory. There is no Greek life here. Last weekend, I had Thai food and hung out in a dorm. If you don't want to drink and you still want to be around a lot of people, you may be out of luck unless the school puts on an event, which they do fairly frequently. The other alternative is to get off campus and see Portland where you can see a movie or go to a show or just wander around.

Living in the dorms is not as bad as it seems. It is actually a good way to meet people, and may be how you meet the people you will be friends with for the rest of your life. It is sometimes difficult to live in a room with another person, but it is only one year, maybe two at most. The dating scene for girls blows. 70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} female, 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} male. LC students do their fair share of partying. We work hard during the week, then enjoy the weekends. There is no greek life, which saves a ton of drama. Downtown Portland is super close, so it is a great place to hang out. I spend the majority of my off campus time hiking, climbing or hanging out at a coffee shop.

It's near Portland, but the city's not accessable, so basically everyone stays near campus and does something on the spectrum from drinking to hard drugs. Not EVERYONE, but a lot of people.

People party almost every weekend, but I don't know anyone who regularly parties during the week. People get their work done during the week and then like to have a good time. There is plenty to do if you don't drink and no one will judge you if you don't. We go downtown a lot to dinner or movies or to wander around Saturday Market, but even Portland can get old. The dating scene is different than most colleges because it is such a small school and there are so few men. There are probably fewer random hookups because you already know everyone and you will see them the next morning at brunch if anything awkward happens on a Friday night. The guy to girl ratio means that most of my female friends don't have boyfriends and haven't met any guys they are interested in. We also have fewer male friends because of this, which makes the social scene different. We don't have frats or sororities, but the sports teams have houses and they tend to be where all the big parties are held.

Our football team has a 0-27 record. 3 straight seasons of 0 wins. the biggest sports team is the frisbee team which gets school funding to buy beer. No one goes to athletic events. No one at our school owns or watches TV, we stay active; climbing, biking, day hikes, theres always something to do. We find better and more productive ways to spend our time. alot of drinking and smoking, its hard to get away from, but the community atmosphere of the school balances it out. No one is a waste and just smoking away their lives, and if they are they are kind of shunned from the community. we smoke as a balance to our work. People look out for each other and don't let them let drugs and alcohol get in the way of their life.

Athletics defines who I am as a student here at Lewis and Clark. The events are not super highly attended, but they are getting better. Student-athletes support their fellow athletes and typically tend to hang out with other student-athletes.

Instead of a greek system, we identify social groups and "party houses" by their sport. A fun weekend would be described by saying, "There's gonna be sick parties at the Basketbal House AND the Cross Country house this sat night!" Outside of the party scene, there are several fun activities on any given night, if you choose to seek them out. For example, every saturday night a group gathers by the reflecting pool and divides into 2 teams, the ninjas and the knights. The ninjas and the nights battle until morning, running around campus wildly. There are also concerts, parties on campus, lectures, and don't forget that the library is always open. Almost everyone leaves there doors unlocked all the time. Dating scene is horrible. Do not come to LC looking for love. In all likelyhood, you will not meet your soulmate. The ratio of males and females IS a problem. You often find yourself in a dorm of all females or even a classroom of all females. Relationships that do occur are usually short-lived, messy, or purely sexual.

There are a ton of groups on campus: Rock climbing, soccer, dance, Spanish Club, French Club, Russian Club, folk dance, just to name a few. I'm involved with a division of Campus Crusade. Agape, (we are pretty much underground and have about 10 people involved) and Dance team, which was just recently chartered. Students leave their doors open a lot. Athletics aren't too popular but a lot of people go see guest speakers and theater performances. I met my closest friends through a College Outdoors trip, classes, and through Agape. We don't have a Greek system. Last weekend I caught dinner and a movie with friends on Friday night, studied Saturday morning, and worked Saturday night.

I am involved in the Jewish Students Union, which recently became a Hillel. Through this group, I have been able to celebrate and participate in events with the community here -- Jews or non Jews. We had a Passover seder which was attended by 200 students. It was a great opportunity to teach the community about this important holiday and share our traditions with others. It was also great to converse with others over a delicious meal. I enjoy living in the dorms. I have developed many friendships and love hanging out with my friends. I met most of them during the New Student Orientation trip I went on and during NSO week. At the beginning of the school year, I left my door open a lot more than I do now. It is difficult to get work done when people are constantly walking in!

I am used to huge dance parties with hiphop. You will not find that here except for the occasional basketball parties. Most are house-shows (concert from local bands/houseparties). The quads are big enough to have on-campus parties aswell. There is usually one or two big parties every friday or saturday night walking distance from campus. Once your 21, there are a million cool bars and nightclubs in downtown Portland to choose from.

KLC radio is super trendy and popular. No one really cares about sports other than the people who play them which is the way it should be. The dorms CAN be great. i lived in a really fun amazing dorm my two years on campus but some suck the life out of people. We generally get some pretty interesting speakers. DATING SUCKS AT LC!!! everyone has slept with everyone else. it is grosse. I met my closest friends on my floor freshman year. 2am, probably painting in my appartment or watching a movie. The naked mile is a good tradition on campus. students run around the school naked. Sun Burn, KLC music festival is also fun. There are parties every weekend and are fun when you are a freshman or sophomore. The upperclassmen parties are a little more spaced out and offer a bit more than balls-to-the-wall drunken antics. No greek on campus. Went to a concert last weekend and studied. You can do whatever you want on saturday night without drinking i guess. i don't really know what type of school programs are offered. I do everything off campus... i live off campus.

The majority of students at LC live in dorms for their first two years, which is an easy way to jump start a social life. With kids your same age living all around you, the dorms are kind of the social hub for underclassman. Another benefit of small classes is that it is easy to meet the people in your classes, also once you select a major you see the same people in multiple classes and it makes it easy to get to know those individuals. Also, find groups that you are interested in and you will instantly make friends with people there since you already share something in common. Now that I am away from college and realize how hard it is to meet people that you have things in common with in real life, i suggest milking the social scene of college for all you can cause it is such a unique situation that will someday end.

I wouldn't say that we have one group on campus that is more popular than others. Since we are such a small community most of the groups overlap and as a result it feels like everyone knows everyone at times. I am a member of the swim team which is a very special team. We are all very close and while in season end up spending the majority of our time together. We eat meals at the same times, hang out on the weekends and study in the same place in the library.