Wellesley Slang

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

BDOC

Big Dyke On Campus, voted on each year at Dyke Ball; an on-campus celebrity who makes even the straight girls swoon.

CE

Continuing Education (see Davis Scholars).

Community

An online forum with the stated purpose of keeping the college community in touch; in reality, tends to disintegrate into flamewars (see next page).

CWIS

College-Wide Information System, Wellesley's Intranet system.

CWS

Center for Work and Service, career- counseling office.

Davis Scholars

Non- traditional aged students.

FirstClass

Wellesley's e-mail and conferencing system.

Firsties, FYs

First-years, Wellesley's gender-neutral term for freshmen.

Flamewar

An online argument, usually conducted on a public forum that degenerates into insults.

F$#* Truck

The Senate Bus, the $2 weekend campus- to-campus bus that shuttles between Wellesley, Harvard and MIT.

Gen Judic

General Judiciary, the student, faculty, and staff enforcement body of the Honor Code.

Hoopies

Students who work at the Hoop, an on- campus café.

Honor Code

Wellesley's trust-based code of conduct.

LUG/BUG

Lesbian/Bisexual Until Graduation, a term illustrating some students relaxed approach to sexuality.

New Dorms

Residential complex on the east side of campus, including Bates, McAfee, and Freeman Halls.

Prospies

Prospective students.

Quad

The Hazard residence complex, including Beebe, Caz, Pom, and Shafer Halls.

Quint

The Quad with the addition of Munger Hall.

SBOG

Schneider Board of Governors, a student board that organizes on-campus social events.

Schneids

Schneider Student Center.

Sci Center

Science Center.

Shakes

Shakespeare Society's Tudor house, where performances are held.

Stalkernet, Stalkhernet

Online photo directory.

Swells/Hells/Wells

Varyingly affectionate nicknames for Wellesley College.

“That” girl

The precise definition of this Wellesley type is regularly debated, but she seems to be the girl who either does all the class reading three weeks ahead of time or who doesn't do the reading but spouts off in class anyway. She tends to disturb everyone else's learning experience, but she always seems to be having a great time. She's a regular in office hours, on FirstClass (particularly Community), and in campus organizations. She is ubiquitously mocked and despised.

Tunnelling

Going on an expedition into the series of campus steam tunnels.

The Ville

Town of Wellelsey.

Wendy Wellesley

Used by the administration as the Wellesley version of “Jane Doe”, used by students as “That” girl.