Top Ten This Week: People You’ll Meet at Skidmore

From the hottest campus trends to most bizarre things to buy in the Skid shop, there’s always ten that deserve our extra attention. Check back weekly as the topics get even more exciting and find out the ten that land a spot at the top of our list. 

Ah, yes, the Skidmore student body. Though we often find ourselves saying or listening to others talk about how ‘small’ the ‘Skidmore bubble’ is, we’ve come to identify quite a few characters you’ll recognize roaming around campus. Generally speaking, here are the ten people you’re bound to find (and meet) at Skidmore.

The Artist 
Can be found…  with either face or clothes dirtied by charcoal/paint/dried clay/ink/anything that can possibly adhere to you while in the art studio  the art studio.

The Burgess Student Worker 
Can be found… in burgess, either overly cranky or overly enthusiastic, wearing baseball cap decorated in some form or another and the not so fashionable green apron.

The Closet Intellectual
Can be found… making fun of other people for doing work, still perpetuating that middle/high school notion that  actually doing homework=smart=nerd=uncool.

The Jock
Can be found…. travelling in packs and dressed surprisingly nice on game days. 

The Hipster
Can be found… giving off an ‘effortlessly cool’ vibe, sporting vintage and thrift store fashion (flannel), old school sneakers/shoes and, if applicable, thick rimmed glasses.

The Rider
Can be found… at the barn, going to the barn, coming from the barn, wearing ultra-high waisted pants (“breeches”) and tall, muddied up riding boots.

The SGA member
Can be found… always in the SGA office (duh), overpopulating your skid email inbox.

The Slacker
Can be found… not doing work, distracting friends trying to work, skipping class for no reason, and showing up to class late, perhaps without any of the necessary books or materials. 
NOTE: The Stoner might fall into this category but Skidmore already gets enough outside attention for this chronic habit, so I need not go there. 

The Smoker 
Can be found … obstructing your airspace at the entrance/exit to almost any building on campus. Is also found booking it to the door for a smoke the second class is dismissed. 

The Text Obsessed
Can be found… about everywhere on campus… the person “secretly” texting under the table during class.

Did we miss any typical “Skiddies”? Let us know in the comments!