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With Chicago a quick train ride away, whenever you're bored you can just go to Chi-town!! There's always something fun to do, especially in the fall. In the winter the ice skating rink in Millennium Park is set up, and my friends and I love going down to the city just before Christmas break to skate. The House of Blues always has good concerts going on too. Wheaton's campus is great because all the students share one thing in common: our love for Jesus and our acceptance of him as our personal savior. That doesn't mean that we're all perfect, but you can be pretty sure that if you leave your wallet on a table in the cafeteria, or lose a cell phone, or even leave your laptop open on a table by itself for an hour, no one is going to steal it. Trust me, I've done it many, many, many times. Sports events are popular. I love our football team. Our basketball team went to the NCAA Elite Eight this past season, and we're only losing one senior! Our women's soccer team has won 3 NCAA National Championships in the past 4 years! The awesome thing about Wheaton sports is that we have really good athletes, many of whom had D1 offers, but who chose to come to Wheaton for more than just sports. They wanted the Christian atmosphere and good education that Wheaton provides. Whatever the case, it makes for some great sports!

A lot of social life, especially freshman year, is formed by where you live. People become really good friends with the people they live with. My main friend groups come from my floor, my job, and my church. There are a ton of activites adn teams to get involved in, so a lot of people have close friends from those things. Since we don't drink, a lot of fun stuff is either going out to Chicago or doing something random like laser tag. Dorm life is great. People generally leave their doors open. Last saturday night I went out to eat with friends, watched a movie, and played in the rain on the playground at the elementary school accross the street from my dorm.

My closest friends are girls on my floor and guys on my brother floor. Floors are very close, usually, and have been great as a means for making friends. If I'm awake at 2am on a Tuesday, I am probably writing a paper. Or I'm watching Boy Meets World with my roommate and telling her that we're going to regret it in the morning. Options off-campus are limited since Chicago's just a train ride away.

Workout Theatre is responsible for several interesting low-budget productions every year, and it's typically a big deal when they put something on. WheatonIMPROV offers bi-weekly night entertainment, and there's a good deal of other campus activities to keep up with. Some great speakers come in and talk about their fields of study. Student life is where Wheaton is different from so many other colleges, and an area in which it either shines or darkens. There's stuff to do, but it's mostly very nerdy or cerebral. No drinking or illicit sex unless you know the right people or want to go to downtown Chicago for a night.

Many students leave their doors open, even when they aren't in the room! Stealing is quite uncommon on campus, but unfortunately it does happen. I've heard a few stories about iPods being stolen, especially toward the end of the year. But again, these are just a handful of incidents. Many students are open to getting to know other people. Students tend to be pretty inclusive about their groups, and many groups overlap. One of the most annoying things is that it's really hard to find someplace private to be with someone of the opposite (whether they are your girl/boyfriend or just a close friend). This is because there is a closed floor policy (students of the opposite gender aren't allowed on the floor except when the floor is open, which happens a couple nights a week).

As far as activities go, if it's out there and doesn't involve anything that might be deemed "sexual", it probably exists at Wheaton. I think that's partly because Wheaton students come from all across America and bring with them various sports and activities. For example, before I came to college I had no idea that the sport of rowing really even existed, and now I'm a rower on the Men's Varsity A boat. I had also never seen a waterpolo game, a lacrosse game, a wrestling match, or many other things that are not common occurences in my life. As far as dorm life goes, it's great. I never keep my door locked and whenever I'm in my room, the door is open. Now, the other gender isn't allowed on the floor except for a few hours a couple times a week, but it's not as bad as it sounds. Freshmen come in and complain about the "closed floor" policy a lot at first, but then they start to get it. I don't know anything about women's floors, but men's floors really come together. If the other gender was always on the floor, I'm sure that I wouldn't know my floormates nearly as well as I do. We really have time to bond, and in retrospect I am very thankful.

partying is almost nonexistent, but we try to have fun. most of my friends are the guys i live with and see every day, but i try to have several different groups of people that i am close to.

IM sports on campus are pretty good. my soccer team rocks, although we can never seem that final game. The social life on campus is great for upperclassmen and ok for underclassmen. Since it is really cold about 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the school year, people don't do much outside. And freshmen are not allowed to have cars, leaving a very limited amount of options. But we get very creative... But even for those with cars, everything in the city of Wheaton closes at 9:00, so unless you want to drive 40 minutes into Chicago, there aint much to do. However, that said, the college does have a nice recreation centre, as well as an amazing gym/work room/indoor track/climbing wall/extra basketball court. And there is always the elementary plaground right off campus too. Dating her sucks. All of the girls are so serious about dating that they only do it for marriage. Not that marriage is a bad goal, but seriously, you can't think THAT far ahead on a first date. So basically, not much casual dating happens on campus. I have tried both casual and serious dating here, but after awhile the all of the girls seem to get commitment problems and just run away. It sucks, but that just Wheaton for you.

The dancing rule sucks, but people still have lots of fun. There are groups of people interested in pretty much everything so most people can find their niche pretty easily, and people are up at all hours, leading to lots of opportunities to hang out.

Club hockey has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. It is a team that sees little success on the ice, but off the ice the bonding of the players was remarkable. C-Train is our faithful manager who organizes the whole thing and he is the main reason the team exists. He inspires us to give our all through out the season.