At UNCW we have certain terms and struggles that outsiders have diffuclty understanding. To help newcomers, friends at other schools and family understand us better, #HCUNCW has drafted a small, yet effective dictionary to avoid any misunderstandings.
Beach Blast: (noun) yearly event held at Wrightsville Beach to commence the academic school year; 98% chance of being cancelled due to weather conditions
Chancellor: (noun) the head of a college/ university; position is held by a different person every 3 months at UNCW
Chancellor’s Walk: (noun) Stampede like walkway necessary to access most buildings on campus; 2% likelihood of making it to class without injuries
The Dub: (noun) the term incoming freshman use when telling their friends and family what school they will be attending; term will be dropped within the first 24 hours on campus
Hawk-Wifi: (noun) the most unreliable form of wireless internet created by mankind; likely to go out while taking an online test
Photo credit to Gaby Reyes.
iPrint: (noun) the “easy and convenient” way to print documents through Wifi; likely to not work during a time crunch
Photo credit @Stevenoodlesoup.
Party at Randall: (noun) contrary to belief, not an actual party at Randall Library; the gathering of anxiety filled students attempting to study a semester’s worth of material in one night
School Spirit: (noun) emotional support for an educational institution; nonexistent at UNCW
Stapler: (noun) not found in any academic building for student use; hidden by evil professors who like to punish the unprepared (ME!)
UNCWonderful/ UNC By The Sea: (noun) terms of endearment for UNCW used in early 2000s and currently still used by the elderly staff and faculty
UNCW Parking: (noun) Every student’s arch nemesis; probably the most hated staff on campus
Waggles: (noun) the aftermath of overstuffing your face at Wagoner Dinning Hall; special assistance may be required
Wagsgiving: (noun) The pre-family-Thanksgiving meal that every student looks forward to; slightly overrated considering the obnoxiously long line that stretches to Schwartz
Wilmywood: (noun) Hollywood of the East Coast; Filming location of One Tree Hill, Dawson’s Creek,The Conjuring, Iron Man 3, We’re the Millers, Safe Haven, etc.
Wrightsville Beach: (noun) the reason you chose UNCW over any other schools; the only time you go to church is for the parking
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