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The area immediately surrounding SU is mainly residential. The actual town of Selinsgrove comprises one street (Market Street) with a bunch of quaint shops with quaint names selling (big surprise) quaint knickknacks. However, the strip (routes 11/15), which runs through Selinsgrove, is far more useful. There is a Wal-Mart, the Susquehanna Valley Mall, a movie theater, and tons of places to eat, all within 10 minutes of campus. While the area may be far from hip, it is important to note that everything is within a 15-minute drive from campus. It is also possible to run down to the river or along country roads without worrying about safety. There is also a lot of open space, and the town is not overdeveloped. If students are looking for a big campus or one located in a city, SU isn’t the place for them. There is enough to easily survive on in terms of entertainment and shopping, but there are no dance clubs nearby (the closest being Harrisburg) and only a handful of bars and nice restaurants.

To help prevent students from feeling cut off from larger cities, the school sponsors bus trips to New York City at certain times of the year, and makes sure there are plenty of activities on the weekends for students. That said, if you like to have your own fun or like to do something new everyday, you will hardly thrive on the SU campus.

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Local Atmosphere at Susquehanna University

fd35

'14

Communications

0.0
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this place ruined...EVERYTHING

this school is the worst choice for a college i think anybody who has ever remotely interacted with the opposite sex that you could ever possibly choose. for those of you who had more than 3 friends in high school, not counting your right hand and computer screen, i really suggest somewhere else, especially if you are remotely athletic smart or attractive. please, for the love of god, i implore you, do not make the same mistake i did, and save yourself. cross this place off your list right away if your town is bigger than 36 people. if you come here, you will instantly become a cynic and view the world as a horrible, horrible place that only bring out the bad in people because why else would you have ended up in a place like this if the world was generally good. once you come here you realize that you should have killed yourself instead. seriously. this place sucks. i hate it, and if you want to come here, i hate you. everything about it, more or less, sucks, everything. seriosuly, even the food is bad, and the dorms aren't clean. i hate this place. one morning you will up here and look at the calendar and realize oh my god, im surrounded by freaks and inbred weirdos and i have wasted 2 of the 4 best years of my life and now i can never get them back NOR can i get back the wasted $45,000 per year that i have spent...that is all.

Feb 09, 2011

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Local Atmosphere at Susquehanna University

rozella94

'13

History

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Small Town Feel With Chain Stores Close

The town has a small town feel with many local businesses. There are many events in the town that really bond the college and the community. The community is actively involved with the campus. A five minute drive from the campus there is a relatively good sized mall with a good variety of stores, a WalMart, Target, Dicks, Staples, numerous grocery stores, and many other stores. The area is a good combination of small town and a larger shopping area.

Apr 19, 2010

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Local Atmosphere at Susquehanna University

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Selinsgrove is a small, rural...

Selinsgrove is a small, rural college town. It is a pretty town with an older downtown area with small shops and a larger, newer area with a mall, movie theater, Wal-Mart, and many places to eat. There are no other universities in the town. There is also a racetrack near the school.

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Facts

Shopping Centers
  • Susquehanna Shopping Center
  • Susquehanna Valley Mall
Major Sports Teams None:
City Web Sites
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Harrisburg: PA: Less than 1 hour
  • New York City: NY: 3 hours
  • Philadelphia: PA: 3 hours
  • Washington: D.C.: 3 hours
Did You Know?

Five Fun Facts about Selinsgrove:
• In 1988, Selinsgrove residents made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s longest banana split. It was more than four miles long!
• The town is named after Revolutionary War Captain Anthony Selin.
• There are three buildings and one bridge in Selinsgrove that are listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings.
• There are more than 60 species of trees on the Susquehanna campus.
• On one evening during the holidays, the shops remain open late and serve hot chocolate and cookies to shoppers.

Famous People from Selinsgrove:
Jim Davidson, actor; Jacob Secheler Coxey, social reformer; and Keli Smith, athlete.

Local Slang:
The strip – Commercialized part of Route 11/15 that runs through town.

Movie TheatersWhat's This?

Cinema Center of Selinsgrove
Routes 11 & 15
Selinsgrove
(570) 374-2049

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