UNC Wilmington, like virtually any other college or university in the United States, has certain unique features and quirks. These quirks are exclusive to UNCW and are what helps set the school apart from all other colleges in the country. This list will discuss several things that are normal at UNCW but would be looked at weirdly (or perhaps enviously) by students at other schools.
1. Beach Blast
Name me one other college that reserves an entire quarter-mile of the beach for just its own students the day before classes start. *crickets* None? Yeah, I thought so.
2. Late-night CookOut runs.
We're talking really late, like sometimes 1 a.m. or later. This delicacy is one that can be enjoyed during all times of the day, but the fact that it's open until 4 a.m. on most days truly is a Godsend when you either don't feel like eating dinner on campus or you simply forgot to eat because you were so busy.
3. Trask Trek
This convocation event brings the entire freshman class to Trask Coliseum, the basketball arena on campus. It promotes class unity, especially when there are 2,000+ new students all packed in at once!
4. Being able to hit up the beach seven days a week
Ten minutes from Wrightsville Beach. Enough said with this one, really.
5. Getting delicious donuts for cheap at the beach
Many donuts at Britt's Donuts at Carolina Beach cost under a dollar. Where else can you get such delicious donuts that melt in your mouth at such a cheap price?
6. Having flood days as opposed to snow days
We never had any snow days in my freshman year, but we had a flood day or two. Pretty self-explanatory. And for the love of God, if we have any flood days this year, don't swim in the water.
7. The Waggles
You know that feeling when you first arrive on campus as a freshman and you eat at Wag a lot? Well, eating at Wag a lot gives you the Waggles. It's no campus myth; that stuff is 100 percent real. New freshmen would probably have had to scramble to the bathroom at least five or six times a day by now.
8. Learning a new skill: cheating death on Chancellor's Walk every day
It looks tranquil in the picture and all, but try having to dodge bikers, skaters, and longboarders all at once while walking to class. I can guarantee that most have had their lives flash before their eyes at least once or twice down Chancellor's.
9. Actually preferring to not have a football team
Because being 10 minutes from the beach, having a bustling downtown and a gorgeous riverfront in your backyard, and being part of a world-class campus community is well worth it.
