Lewis & Clark College Top Questions

When I announced that I was going to LC, my friend's mother said, "That's a hippie school. You won't fit in there." She thought that everyone there had dread locks and never showered. Of course, I'm from Indiana, and my friend's mom is conservative and not outdoorsy at all. She was right about the stereotype, though!

Some stereotypes are that there are basically two kinds of people: jocks and hippies; that a lot of people don't take showers; the dating scene is non-existent, just random hook-ups.

Stoners, hippies

That we are all pot smoking hippees.

Everyone thinks that we are all hippies... but that is not true. People do care for the environment, eating healthy, and being outdoors.

Most people think the everyone at LC is a hippie, and everything is very "chill."

A lot of people think Lewis and Clark students are a bunch of pot-smoking hippies. That it's not a top-level college.

Hippies, rich, semi-spoiled, wimpy/not as hardworking at, say, Reed.

Hippies, Snobs, Stoners,

When most people hear that i go to Lewis&Clark College one of two things happen. They either look at me with a most puzzling look because they've never heard of it, or they reply with some sort of hippie comment while laughing.

That we all have dreadlocks, and wear Birkenstocks, and smoke heavy weed and cigerettes! But that we are also extremely smart and diverse, and have a strong emphasis on the environment and political affairs. Current events are present everywhere, when you look for them, as are just about all extracurricular interest related crowds. Its intellectual conversation everywhere!

Hippie town, USA

A student body that is overly PC, smelly, hippie.

The big stereotype my friends & I hear is that LC is the standard hippy/pot-head liberal arts college, off in its own little bubble, occupied by a small population of well-to-do students, whose parents have way too much money. There is also a stereotype that LC academics is not very rigorous. And of course, everyone is ultra-liberal/ultra left-wing.

White elitist liberal hypocrites who talk a lot about activism, but mostly sit around their dorm rooms smoking pot. Constantly complaining about the administration. Desperately trying to prove that they are more liberal than someone else. Despises Christianity, but other religions are ok. Cares about environment, human rights, politics, and international issues.

Lewis and CLark is dedicated to helping students. They view academics as the highest priority.

Hippies who smoke pot a lot, enjoy Barack Obama and gay rights protests.

Smelly high hippies. Lots of people don't shower. Everyone is either high or drunk.

everyone smokes pot, we're all hippies

Hippies and a college full of potheads