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Drinking and Drugs at Juniata

It always seems like everybody is drunk on the weekends, but I think that's because those who are sober are less obnoxious, so you don't notice them as much. People definitely party and drink quite a bit, but almost never during the week. It's a lot harder to find people who smoke, but they are certainly out there. Security often gives those caught drinking underage nothing more than a slap on the wrist, but they are much harder on anyone caught smoking. I've never heard of anyone doing anything more serious than marijuana, though.

Weather at Juniata

Juniata is in central Pennsylvania, so we experience typical northeast seasons. It gets very hot in the summer, and very cold in the winter. I grew up in Pennsylvania, so I never minded it, but I have heard some students complain. Just be prepared if you're not used to Pennsylvania weather.

Facilities at Juniata

Some of the facilities are a bit old, but some are quite new. The best are without a doubt the Von Leibig Center for Science and the Susan Von Leibig Theater. Founders Hall is also a very nice building, though it is the oldest on campus. The very worst is the Brumbaugh Academic Center, where many science, math, and technology classes are held, but even this is in pretty good shape. My biggest complaint is that most of the dorms aren't air conditioned, but overall they are alright.

Diversity at Juniata

Juniata has an ill-fitting bad reputation as far as diversity goes. Everyone's always going on about how little diversity there is, but they have been working very hard to improve that over the past several years, and I think the effort is apparent. There certainly are more white, straight, Protestant students than there is anyone else, but there are others who don't fit into that group as well as resources for anyone who might feel like they don't belong, for whatever reason.