There’s a reason college is nostalgically referred to as the best four years of your life by adults—and it’s not because you spend all your time in your dorm room studying. While it is important to go to class, you only have 20 hours max of it a week, leaving you plenty of time to study and live your undergraduate life to the fullest. To help ensure you do so, the Clarion has compiled a bucket list of uniquely DU activities:
Catch a campus bunny
Admit it: we’ve all tried this at some point. Exhausted, coming out of Anderson Commons at three in the morning, having lost all optimism for your calculus exam in five hours and you see it: the furry little beacon of hope not one yard away from you. You’re convinced that if you can just scoop the little guy up and give him a hug, all your troubles will disperse. He’s too quick for you, though, and if you deny chasing him through most of campus at some point, you know you’d be lying. But don’t give up hope, keep chasing him—who doesn’t want to be able to brag about catching the elusive campus bunny?
Go to a hockey game against Colorado College
DU’s known for having a superior hockey team and loyal student following. Chances are you’ve been to at least one hockey game in your college career at this point, but you’re not living if you haven’t seen DU go up against its rival, Colorado College. These games are the most crowded, the most rowdy and, as long as you’re not afraid of a little aggression, the most fun. So the next time these two face off, show up with your school spirit and funniest CC insults.
Attend karaoke night at Redford’s
It’s fun to sing karaoke for the same reason it is to bowl: it requires very little skill, and if you’re 21, you’re allowed—and even encouraged—to drink while you do it. Break away from your usual Wednesday night routine and sing Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” at Redford’s with your equally tone-deaf peers.
Make it to the fourth floor of Sturm without taking a break
You’ve likely had at least one class on this seemingly-unreachable floor and know the torture that is reaching it. This one might require a little training, because let’s face it—those steps are like Mount Everest at eight in the morning when you know a two-hour class waits at the end of them. As long as you’re determined and unwavering, you’ll be able to cross this one off your list by the end of senior year and tell all your kids and grandkids about the time you made it, albeit very winded, to the top floor of Sturm Hall without stopping.