AU Slang

Know the slang, know the school. The following is a list of things you really need to know before coming to AU. The more of these words you know, the better off you'll be.

Art Stars

Snide reference to teachers’pets in the art school.

Big Ugly

Extremely unattractive but tasty hamburger-hotdog.

CDC

The Career Development Center.

CE

Ceramic Engineer.

Death Center

Crandall Health Center.

Fab Shop

The metal shop.

Ford Street

The Ford Street apartments on campus.

Glass Holes

Glass blowers.

Hot Shop

The glass blower's shop.

Op Shop

Thrift Store on Mill Street.

Pixel Pushers

Design students.

Smartists

The BA/FA students.

Steinheim

Castle-like structure that houses the CDC.

Suicide Wings

Buffalo chicken wings of extremely spicy nature.

Suites

The Pine Hill Suites on campus.

Uni

The Uni-Mart 24-hour convenience store.

Underwear

A bronze cast underwear installation in Powell Campus Center.

Vaginas

The Vagina Monologues comes to campus every year.