Beloit College - Local Atmosphere

College Prowler Take

So Beloit isn’t the most exciting town in Wisconsin. The jig is up. Still, you won’t see Beloit College hiding a red face, because people over there work to at least keep the campus lively. Generally, there’s something happening on campus; it’s up to you to decide how lame it is. Those of you who have friends know that the setting doesn’t always make the fun, and sometimes sitting can be just as entertaining as a night on the town. The Van Galder bus drivers will be happy to drive you to the nearest big cities (that is, Madison and Chicago) for a fee if you’re itching for a little change. Otherwise, take a romantic stroll along the Rock River, treat yourself to a dilly bar at the Dairy Queen, hug a few campus trees, take a walk to admire the beautiful houses (some are pretty amazing), or protest on the weekends. And if you’re lucky, you might catch a flock of BSFFAs (Beloit Science-Fiction and Fantasy Assocation) in the middle of one of their midnight battles, or maybe you’ll even be in one of their midnight battles, depending on your relationship with science fiction.

The thing you have to realize is that Beloit is boring, but Beloit College can always be entertaining if you’re looking to be entertained. Sometimes, though, even that is boring. What I’m trying to say is, I go to school there and I still have fun, even when I’m bored.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

Oh man, I love this question. Are... Oh man, I love this question. Are there any other universities in Beloit? Ha! Yeah, right! Fun stuff to do? Aside from Wal-Mart and Applebee’s, there ain’t a whole lot going on; at least, that’s what you think until you discover you can buy Blatz beer at seven dollars for a 24-case, and that there’s a restaurant called ‘Restaurant’ with concrete floors, and that the giant can of Hormel chili right off I-90 looks glorious in the moonlight. Oh, and the old factory across the street from campus has suffered several burglary attempts. Hey, be the first to succeed! Most of the windows are already half-punched out, so you don’t even have that much work ahead of you. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Anonymous says:

There’s not much of a town,... There’s not much of a town, unfortunately. A serious drawback at the beginning of my college search—the lack of local activity—meant very little once I visited the campus and spoke with students and professors. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Anonymous says:

The atmosphere isn’t really... The atmosphere isn’t really existent. There is no involvement in the community outside of the Merrill Center. But although there is not much community involvement, students make up for it by volunteering in the community center. We’re the only university in the area. Stay away from the angel museum—it’s awful. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Anonymous says:

There is absolutely nothing in... There is absolutely nothing in Beloit, WI. The Wal-Mart is the cultural center of our town. Luckily, the college keeps students happy by filling weekends with organized activities and inviting bands to campus. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Anonymous says:

In Beloit, what you see is what... In Beloit, what you see is what you get. Oh, so you see nothing? Well, that’s because there isn’t anything. I guess there are a few choice eateries and a shady bar, but on the whole, the town offers little more than police sirens. This has really not influenced my experience at all, though. Generally, the people at student events plan so much for on-campus entertainment that is actually fun that you wouldn’t really need to leave. Also, the people that generally come to Beloit are so ingenious; fun is rarely unable to be had. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Facts

Did You Know?

5 Fun Facts about Wisconsin:
• Mount Hord’s Mustard Museum holds the world’s largest mustard collection (over 2,300 varieties) and celebrates National Mustard Day each August.
• Beloit is spelled so it looks French, and it is pronounced so it would remind people of Detroit (why is anybody’s guess).
• Sheboygan, WI, is known as the "Bratwurst capital of the world."
• Bloomer, WI, is the jump rope capital of the world.
• Wisconsin’s 7,446 streams and rivers put end to end equal 26,767 miles—more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.

Famous People from Wisconsin:
Roy Chapman Andrews, the real-life Indiana Jones
Willem DeFoe
Ole Evinrude (inventor of the outboard motor)
Chris Farley
Harry Houdini
Liberace
Georgia O’Keefe
William H. Rehnquist
Charles and John Ringling
Gene Rowlands
Spencer Tracy
Orson Welles
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Frank Lloyd Wright

Local Slang:
There’s still some discrepancy as to whether a water fountain is, in fact, a bubbler.
People will make fun of you regardless of whether you call it soda or pop.
“Über” has found its way into Wisconsin English; it means “ultimate” or “above all.”

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