21 PRO TIPS FOR THE PRIDE
GATHERED SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1821 AND PASSED ON TO YOU
5. NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER WALK UNDER THE DOME. ( UNTIL YOU DO.)
You’ll do it once as a first year, but never again until you graduate—at which point you’ll be invited to a party there. Revel in the symmetry.
10. TAG A MATE. WILLS AND KATE.
If you don’t know your Bingo calls, get on it—or miss out. The line forms three hours early. Prizes include Bose speakers, Xboxes, and TVs.
TAKE A
Which happens after every Pride touchdown. The cannon is real. The cannonballs are not. (But you might want to cover your ears.)
2. SCRUM, MAUL, RUCK, & MULLIGRIBER
If you don’t know what we’re talking about, you’re not playing enough rugby on the quad with your friends.
3. GAZE SKYWARD WITH NASA’S APPROVAL.
We hate to brag, but NASA sponsored our observatory. Did we mention that NASA sponsored our observatory?
GHOSTS.
Stepping on the PMC seal in the Quad leads to bad luck and inevitable haunting. Everyone knows it, and now so do you.
7. MEET NORMAN: PROTECTOR OF PARKING SPACES. MAN OF LEGEND.
His perpetual smile will make you feel right at home. But don’t be fooled: this security guard means business. Behold his mighty aura. Utter his name with respect.
8.
EARN A DEGREE IN ADVANCED ELEVATOR STUDIES.
Are you the competitive type? Our toughest course isn’t even in the catalog. Learn to successfully navigate the baffling elevators in University Center and we’ll add a special designation on your transcript. (Not really. But you’d definitely deserve one.)
9.SAVOR A TASTY RIVALRY.
It’s no coincidence that Tom’s Dim Sum and Tom’s Dim Sum Mania—two neighboring restaurants in nearby Media, a town with ample dining and shopping— are almost identical in name and fare. Try both. Take a side. Or don’t—the more dumplings, the better.
You won’t need your passport to take a mouth-watering tour of global cuisine. International Education Week celebrates Widener’s international community with film screenings, workshops, contests, and tons of incredible food. 6. DO NOT PROVOKE THE
11. DANCE TO THE GROOVE OF A FURRY ORANGE BLOB.
Mr. John the Omelet Guy is an egg whisperer with a photographic memory. Describe your perfect omelet once and you’ll never have to do it again.
Meet the greatest group of mascots in the biz.
Of course you should learn these and all the other words in our fight song, but if you’re in a hurry, “Go Pride!” pretty much sums it up.
Decorate a golf cart for Homecoming. There is a competition. There are prizes. There is pride on the line.
One of the best-paying campus jobs is portraying a difficult patient in the nursing simulation lab. Pretending you’re a bratty kid with a broken arm? That’s an Oscar-winning move.
Live with people who share your major (nursing or criminal justice, anyone?) or your geeky passion (sustainability 4EVR!) in a living learning community that supercharges your education by making it part of your life.
That’s what you’ll do (don’t ask why) alongside 18,000+ Philadelphia Union fans at Subaru Park. It’s one of the perks—including stellar internship opportunities—of being the official university of the Union.
20. PLAY THE ULTIMATE GAME OF HIDE & SEEK.
Our Taylor Arboretum offers 30 acres of trees, trails, and meadows with countless hiding spots perfect for jump-scaring your friends.
RUB
For years, Widener students have paused on their way across campus to rub the lion’s nose. (His name is Chester, by the way.) They say it brings good luck. Luck is well and good, but you have something even better. Chester, and the rest of the Widener community, already has your back—and always will.
