The
meteorology (now Atmospheric Sciences) program here is excellent. LSC's graduates
here and in the Television Studies (now EJA) go on
to do great things. It's a beautiful campus with an
incredible view of the surrounding area. The faculty are very
knowledgeable and approachable, and I can honestly consider a few
to even be friends. HOWEVER, the administration here SUCKS. They
clearly do not know the first thing about running a
college, and LSC is severely in debt, to the point
where cutting faculty and programs is being considered. Also, maintenance,
particularly in the Stonehenge and Wheelock dorms, is terrible. Living
in Stonehenge, when I came in (in August), one of
my room's internet jacks was broken, and wasn't fixed until
December. The Wheelock rooms are incredibly reminiscent of a typical
prison cell. The Rita Bole rooms and suites are pretty
nice, though. Also, some of the programs other than
Atmos. Sci., TV studies, and Exercise Science are fairly shitty.
If you're considering coming to LSC for anything besides one
of those three, you're probably better off somewhere else.
As far as the surrounding area goes, it's a very
beautiful area, but there isn't a lot to do if
you don't enjoy the outdoors. Frankly, I have absolutely no
idea how anyone who doesn't enjoy outdoor activities survives here.
Nearby Burke Mtn has good skiing and is very underrated.
Kingdom Trails is good for mtn biking and XC skiing.
If you are someone who wants to go to school
in a place where there are a lot of clubs,
bars, and general nightlife, you're looking in the wrong place.
There's one really really shitty “club” in town, not within
easy walking distance of the college and filled with fat
chicks, that I'm pretty sure I got AIDS from just
walking into the one time I actually went there.
Sports at Lyndon: We recently became NCAA D3. I'm a
member of the Cross Country team, and we're fairly successful.
We've won our conference championship for the past 3 years,
and have done reasonably well at ECAC and Regionals. I
don't really follow our other sports much (XC is the
most successful), but I know our soccer and basketball usually
do fairly well. I think tennis does okay too.
Overall, I'm giving LSC a neutral rating. There are some
great things about this place, and there are some things
that aren't so good, and there are some things that
are absolutely god-awful. I'm ending my sophomore year here right
now, and plan on staying for two more. Given the
chance to make my college choice over again, I still
think I would come here. The people here are, as
a general rule, fucking awesome, and the program I'm in
is high quality. However, I do find myself bored sometimes.
You definitely have to know how to make your own
fun in order to survive here. You can't depend on
campus activities or the surrounding town like you can at
bigger schools.
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