You Know You're A UAlbany Student When...
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You Know You're A UAlbany Student When...

If you can relate to most of these then you're probably a UAlbany student.

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You Know You're A UAlbany Student When...
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1. You own a million different UAlbany-related articles of clothing.

Every time you go to a school event, you’re thrown a free tee-shirt. You’ve got your class shirt, one for DANEger Zone, the block-party, Great Danetopia, and countless others. Don’t forget about your apparel from the bookstore and any PINK UAlbany clothes.

2. You get sad when the fountain is turned off.

In the warmer weather, people always hang out around it and it feels like the spirit of the school drops a bit once it turns off.

3. You struggle to open the doors on the academic buildings.

You can never seem to open them from the right side and why are they so damn heavy?

4. You’ve spent countless hours in the dirty basements of frat houses surrounded by sweaty bodies and alcohol.

They’ve been some of the best and worst times of your life.

5. You hate the awkward stairs.

Why are they so wide? Should I double step them?

6. You know the struggle of having no reception in the lecture halls.

Thank god iMessage works over wifi. Sorry Android users.

7. You’ve witnessed radical religious people protesting stuff on the academic podium.

They just love coming to our school for some reason.

8. You know the CDTA routes by heart.

If you don't have a car on campus, they're your transportation to Walmart, Crossgates Mall, Downtown, and beyond…

9. You’re always having to walk to another dining hall.

Some close at 8 p.m., one is closed on Saturdays, and half of them are closed on days of football games. It’s like they want us to starve.

10. You've had to push your way onto the bus Downtown on a Friday or Saturday night.

There's always a mad dash; it's like the Hunger Games out there.

11. You love Damien Dane.

It’s always a great day to be a Great Dane.

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