Hampshire Slang

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

Alumni

Anyone who completes two semesters at Hampshire

Atkins

Not the diet, the farm–style market that's a short distance from the campus

Committee

The group of faculty and students who guide divisional work

Community Council

The student governance body

Div Free

A Hampshire graduate; someone who has completed Div III

Div IV

A student who completes Div III, graduates, and stays at Hampshire to work

Eval

Evaluation

Fi–Com

The student–run financial committee (a sub– committee of Community Council) in charge of dispersing funds to student organizations

Hampsters

Hampshire students

Interns

Hampshire's version of resident assistants

Mod

The modular apartments on campus

Mojo

A Mount Holyoke student (or Mount Holyoke College)

Noho

Northampton

Red Scare

The name of the ultimate Frisbee team

Roberta

Roberta Tudryn, the invaluable dispenser of advice, weather predictions, and general support. Officially, she's a cashier receptionist at Saga and has been with the college for 25 years, but as a recent article in the student newspaper describes, she's become “the trademark face of Saga.”

Saga

Dining Commons

Signer

Hampshire's non– hierarchical term for a student organization leader (one who signs the paperwork)

Smithie

A Smith College student

StalkerNet

The name for the online College directory, which lists photos and campus contact information for all students. Some browse this directory compulsively, much like MySpace or Facebook.

The Hub

The electronic administrative site, home to course registration, academic forms, and financial information

The Daily Jolt (the “Jolt”)

The much–used Web site and home to the Daily Jolt forum