Student Culture: The Most Important Aspects of Student Life

Student life is fun, creative and unforgettable. At the same time it may be rather challenging and stressful sometimes. What should one do to cope with problems and make his/her student years the most exciting ones in all his/her life?

The answer is rather obvious: one should be active and participate in college or university social life.

Remember that your studies are important, but they should not take all your time. Experience all the benefits of your young years and enjoy them. So, what possibilities open for you during your college or university years?

1. The first thing that one should pay attention to is on-campus living. Actually, campuses are centers of university or college life. Living on-campus you always have a possibility to meet a lot of new people. It is rather comfortable as you have everything at hand like classes, labs, and library. Campuses are the venues of all events and parties, so, you will be in the center of student’s recreational activities.

2. Extracurricular activities. It goes without saying that extracurricular activities are beneficial for students. As every student participates in them, it is another possibility to meet friends. Moreover, you can do things that you really like and develop your skills and abilities. It is a possibility to realize your potential and discover talents. Moreover, participation in activities is a valuable contribution to your future life and profession

3. Student union. If you are active, creative and you want to improve lives of students of your college or university, than join a student union. It is a body of student government that promotes and protects students’ rights. So, if you feel like that, then welcome to student union.

Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What possibilities are open for students during their college or university years?

2. What are centers of college or university life?

3. Where can you realize potential and discover talents?

4. What is a student union?

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Extra-curricular activity

Apart from e ducation recreation and entertainments are an important part of student life. As the proverb says, "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". There are a lot of amateur activities for the students with artistic inclinations. Very popular are musical and theatrical groups. Some students make dancing a hobby. A good many students like reciting poetry and public reading. Amateur art concerts are a regular feature at our Academy. On Red Letters Days and anniversaries v ariety concert programmes are arranged in the Assembly Hall. They draw a full house and a great success with undergraduates. It's a great fun to recognize your fellow-students among the performers of different turns: singing, dancing, playing different musical instruments, showing sketches and so on. The holidays are usually marked by issuing festive wall-newspapers with photographs and witty texts and jokes.

There is also an interesting tradition of initiation parties for the freshers. They are arranged annually by the senior students and are always amusing shows followed-by a discotheque.

Our Academy also has good facilities and equipment for sport. There are s port sections, such as skiing, volleyball, basketball, table tennis and others.

There are two construction teams at the Academy. In summer they go to different parts of our region to build houses, farms and other objects.

The students of the art faculty go a field to draw in the open air and the students of the faculty of chemistry and biology go to the forest to observe plants, birds and animals. They also go-boating to the Tchusovaya river where they come into a close contact with wildlife.

Besides; if you look at a notice board in the lobby, you will find there meeting with persons prominent in art culture: singer, poets, actors and so on. Students also take part in special scientific programmes, inter-college competitions and other events.

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