It’s a sunny afternoon, and you and some buddies are thinking you want to go throw the football around. Maybe you are in the mood to put on a glove and throw a baseball. Or you just want to get out and toss a frisbee. Luckily for you and your friends, there are countless places that would be able to satisfy your football throwing needs, and they can be found everywhere on campus.
Congratulations, puppy Bulldog, on choosing the University of Georgia to spend the best four or five years of your life. Even through orientation, Dawg Camp and talking, no one guide can adequately prepare you for college. Here are five tips from a recent alumna on things I wish I knew before beginning college.
Imagine walking into a room full of people you don’t recognize. Then imagine someone telling you that these are the people you will be spending the next four years with.
This is the reality for about 21 percent of the students that are enrolled at the University each year.
The University transit system began offering campus service in September of 1966 with a fleet of four Army surplus buses. Campus transit now boasts 38 weekday buses traversing nine routes, and six night buses on two routes, plus weekend and football transportation.
Since most students at the University are not Division I-caliber athletes, intramural sports are the only way get to play in organized contests in college.
IM sports are a fun way to stay active, get involved and meet new people. There are 16 different intramural sports offered to everyone at the University, ranging from racquetball to softball to flag football.
So bright red “under 21″ signals are still stamped all over your license and days of being the oldest big shots at school are over. No need to worry. Athens has something for all high school graduates, and as long as you don’t wear your orientation badge at these venues, no one has to know you’re the new kid in town.
Sixty-six national awards, 59 of which are the Loyal E. Horton Menu Award for Excellence, have been granted to the University’s dining services since 1986, helping it remain in the top 1 percent of food services nationwide. After winning the Ivy Award of Distinction, the industry’s highest accolade, from Restaurant and Institutions Magazine in 1995, it is not a mystery why 8,020 University students, including 95 percent of all freshmen, according to J.
The way to discover a city’s heart is through one’s stomach.
So rather than let your hectic first days of college consume you, take a break and consume a bit of the local fare.
Whether it’s a sit-down or on-the-go affair, these culinary classics cater to the needs of a college student on a $3-$7 budget:
Weaver D’s: Outside, it’s a bright little lime green building sitting perkily on East Broad Street.
When crunch time hits, University students hit the books at a variety of spots around campus. Designed for studying and classes, the Student Learning Center is where many students flock during finals and other intense study times. The SLC is open 24 hours Monday through Friday during the year, and every day during finals.
- Athens Acadia Fellowship Dedicated to community, truth, integrity, authenticity and humility, the Athens Acadia Fellowship meets in small and large groups and is devoted to the teachings of Nehemiah. – Bah’ai Association The Bah’ai Association meets each Sunday and is devoted to further the tenets of the Bah’ai Faith.
