Adrian College may be a small campus, but it's filled with hidden gems that you should take advantage of in your time there. So, from my fellow Adrian Odyssey creators and I, here are things you need to make sure you do while at Adrian College.
1. Study on the terrace at Caine
If the Caine Terrace isn't one of your favorite sites on campus, you're doing it wrong.
2. Read a book on the hammocks out on the mall
The hammocks are amazing and the one by the administration building is the best for reading.
3. Take a nap on the hammocks on the mall
Seriously, you might even get a tan if you find one that isn't under a tree.
4. Get a group of friends and do your homework in a study room
You and your friends are going to be loud and loud and the library don't mix. Make being productive fun and grab a study room.
5. Go to a hockey game
I grew up at Arrington Ice Arena and have been to hundreds of games, so I'm a little biased, but you're probably not going to find better entertainment than our 7 hockey teams. You get in free and you get to watch some amazing hockey teams (seriously, our hockey teams kick butt).
6. Go to Couch Day
Everyone takes their couches to the hill by the baseball field and watches the doubleheader on the last Saturday of the year. I couldn't go this year, but my friends usually do and it's fun even if you're not one of the people who choose to drink all day.
7. Join a club and go to an event with the club
We have clubs for almost every major on campus and they're awesome. I joined the Society for Sport Management and we've gone to a Tiger's game, a minor league hockey game and our athletic director talked to us about his career and how he got where he was and we all had pizza one day and gave us advice and answered our questions about the sport industry.
8. Go to Talent on the Terrace
It's Adrian College's own lip sync battle and it's amazing. Admissions has won the first three with some hilarious numbers (think a couple guys lip syncing 90's Justin Timberlake music)
9. Make s'mores at the fire pits outside of Caine
Need I say more?
10. Take the Bruiser Cruisers out for a spin
Even if you can't really ride a bike very well, it will be a blast even if you end up running over your friend's foot and falling off a few times.
11. Explore downtown Adrian
Don't listen to the negative stuff about downtown, it's not huge but it's unique. Definitely check out cute little shops like Sass and have dinner at Sauce at least once.
12. Go to CAN events
The Campus Activities Network does things like bingo night and stress busters (massages, need I say more?) during finals week.
13. Go to homecoming
You don't even have to watch the football game, you can get caught up for hours walking around the parking lots of the rink and Pellowe where everyone is parked and tailgating.
14. Go to Tip Top or the Skillet for breakfast
Let's face it, the only reason you're going to get up before nine for Ritchie breakfast is if you have a class and you're not going to make it to breakfast. Hit up home town diner-esque restaurants the Skillet and Tip Top. Tip Top is closer and some say better, but Skillet does take Bulldog Bucks.
15. Take a picture with the actual Bruiser
Yes, there's actually an actual bulldog named Bruiser. He and his owner can be spotted at various sporting events and when the weather is nice, you'll pass them when walking around campus.