havergirl13

A Small School With Lots of Offerings

Living in an arboretum certainly has its charms. The campus is beautiful, and you can see students out enjoying a run on the nature trail or the shade of one of our towering trees throughout the year. While we are a small school, we have excellent facilities. There are three libraries-the Science Library, Magill (the more Humanities/Social Sciences) library, and Union (the music library). Magill is poorly lit but makes up for it in charm and atmosphere. The Whitehead Campus Center just became 24 hour access. I love to study or meet up with friends there. The art gallery is there, too, as is the Coop which cooks up all kinds of student favorites and where the Phillies or Eagles game is usually playing. The gym stays pretty busy, but it's usually not that hard to get a machine if you want one. Ryan Gym, the student center, is a great place to watch TV on one of the big flatscreens-we get so many channels and the couches are super comfy!

Drinking Popular, but No Pressure

Haverford takes a very cool-parent approach to drinking, though it denies this. Alcohol is pretty readily available; if you want some, it's easy to get it. Students have a great relationship with Safety and Security and generally do not hesitate to call if there is any question that someone needs help. Students who call are not punished, and even students who go to the hospital generally just have a meeting with the alcohol educator and their dean. Quaker Bouncers serve as a sober presence at parties and are also available to help inebriated people. There are plenty of people who don't drink, but most do. However, I don't drink, and I've never felt pressured by anyone to do so. My friends even buy me sweet tea when they pick up forties. There's also a good bit of pot and hookah smoking, but alcohol is more popular. Very few people smoke cigarettes. The harder drug scene stays pretty hidden. Also, Haverfest, a campus wide party the weekend before spring finals, involves most of the campus being really drunk or smoking, though you can certainly still have fun sober.