Hampton is part of a larger area known as Hampton Roads, which consists of several cities that all run together: Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Suffolk, and Chesapeake. This area is made up of primarily suburban sprawl from Norfolk, which is home of the largest naval base in the world, placing Hampton in the middle of a major military area. Being right next to the water, it has the Norfolk Naval Base to the right, Langley Air Force base to the left, and a little higher, we have Guanaco. You are sure to meet one of our nation’s finest in the area, and even on campus. Still, there is not a lot for a college student to do or be attracted to in the immediate area. Across the little bridge, we have Downtown Hampton, and there is a little shopping area—mostly utilized by the locals. Going further into the Downtown Hampton area, there is a strip of restaurants and big stores like Wal-Mart, where they are beginning to build up the area to make it more suitable for the college students.
The area is split into two sides, “this side of the water,” which is Hampton and Newport News, and “the other side of the water,” which is mainly Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach. “This side” has a lot of cheaper stores which do attract the many college students; however, across the long tunnels to “the other side of the water,” there are many upscale malls where many of the students would prefer to go for shopping, dining, and hanging out with friends, but prove to be rather costly, as well as being a good distance to drive to. Hampton, Va., though, is very small and becomes repetitious.
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Local Atmosphere at Hampton University
Local Atmosphere at Hampton University
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The Real Hampton
Coming to Hampton your real excited because it is something new, parties in the harbors every weekend but after the fall semester everything gets boring. To find out about activities you have to be on twitter constantly, word of mouth, or you just don't find out. Hampton doesn't advertise what is happening around campus. The cafeteria food is horrible, its the same food every week. The greeks play a small role in Hampton. Too go to a mall or restaurant you need to find someone with a car or pay for a cab which is expensive. We do have a lot of beautiful girls but they only go for upperclassman guys and they start to feel themselves to much. To enjoy Hampton you have to go out and look for fun, I mean look their is nothing fun around here that is close. Most of us don't even see where our money is going to. On a brighter side Hampton tries to be family orientated by giving students their own big brother and big sister. Each class gets their own name whether its the ogres, onxy, or quintensese.
Apr 22, 2012
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Hampton VA
The local atmosphere is small and close knit. However there isn't much to do for a college student. Virginia beach is aout 35 minutes away.
Dec 27, 2011
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