Southern Virginia University Top Questions

The facilities are very unattractive and the food isn't very good.

There is a lot of red tape and strict rules, although they are being looked at very closely lately, and many have been changed for the better. It seemed for a while that there was red tape over everything that needed to be done, and there is still a lot, but it's getting better. It just gets really frustrating.

The honor code and it's enforcment.

I consider the food at SVU to be the worst thing. There are some days that the food is very good but most days are what we call "salad bar" days where the salad bar is pretty much all you can eat. The only people who really have to deal with this problem though are freshman as they have to have a meal plan, no freshman dorms have kitchens. Upperclassmen have housing options with kitchens and reduced meal plans.

The lack of diversity. It isn't a horrible thing, but everyone is generally LDS and I feel like there are so many cliches. However, we are all nice to each other, but many students come from large caucasian areas and it is hard for most to socialize with those from another race. Also, with those of another religion. In a way it is unavoidable because we have standards to uphold that they choose not to, but you notice the division between those who are LDS and those who aren't.