With Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin grazing the coast this past weekend, no university in North Carolina quite understands hurricane weather like UNCW. We know exactly what crosses the minds of students from other universities when they hear the word “hurricane.”
1. A normal student…
…from a more inland school might hear about five to seven inches of rain and 130 mile per hour winds and think about how UNCW classes are probably cancelled.
A UNCW student…
…hopes for class cancellations but understands the improbability of that. So we either brave the waves or skip class entirely.
2. A normal student…
…at a non-coastal university might hear about campus police preparing evacuation methods in case of emergency and wonder why students are not escaping further inland.
A UNCW student…
…posts photos of how prepared they are to take on the storm. We plan to ride this one out, literally.
Photo credit to @kaitlyn_skb.
3. A normal student…
…who has never experienced their first hurricane at school would think stocking up on food in case facilities are closed because of the storm would be a smart idea.
A UNCW student…
…understands that stocking up is a waste of money because they can always rely on Wagoner to be open.
Photo credit to UNCW.
4. A normal student…
…prepares for a possible power outage by collecting board games and decks of cards to avoid dying of boredom.
A UNCW student…
…is prepared with swim suits, rainboats or even skim boards to venture out enjoy the rain if the power goes out.
Photo credit to Kate Tomlinson.