You Know You Live on UWGB Campus When...

Living on campus at UW-Green Bay is great. You live conveniently close to all your classes, minutes away from your friends and you don't have to worry about paying bills each month. Here are a few tell-tale signs that confirm that you've gotten the UWGB on campus living experience.

The sound of the fire alarm doesn't phase you. 
 You know you live on campus when you get used to hearing the sound of the fire alarm frequently. Someone always seems to be setting the fire alarm off. From burning cookies to taking too hot of a shower, you can guarantee that you'll experience a minimum of five fire alarms each semester. The best part is that the fire alarm seems to know what you're doing and goes off at the most inconvenient of times. Just got out of the shower? Must be a perfect time for the alarm to go off. In the middle of a good night's sleep? That's okay, it's time to blare the fire alarm! Nothing says "so college" like standing out in the freezing cold in your pajamas waiting for public safety to arrive to shut the horrible noise off. After awhile you don't even jump at the sound, you just diligently grab your coat, march outside and take a snapchat video of the fiasco so everyone knows the pain you're currently suffering.

Seeing wildlife is 100% normal to you.
You know you live on campus at UWGB when seeing a turkey cross your path is as normal as if a regular student were to walk in front of you. A normal campus is cluttered with cars, bikes and beer cans but Green Bay promises sights of nature and it's many creatures. The geese are almost more popular than the students here as half the yaks on the Yik-Yak app are about them and their whereabouts. In the warmer months you and your roommates may even joke about catching the woodchucks that roam campus. You can tell what you're getting into the minute you drive up when you see the fake deer posted at the entrance. One student even speculates that UWGB takes the unspent dinning money to buy new scarves for the deer.

You understand the struggle of getting a low priority number during re-contracting

Re-contracting, sometimes known to students as the housing hunger games is one of the most stressful times of the year. Everyone is on the pursuit of a low housing number to ensure that they can get into a nice apartment for the following school year. The day housing priority numbers are sent out you are already one edge as you anxiously await for an email to arrive. If you get a high priority number then you feel on top of the world. But if you get a low priority number then suddenly everything comes crashing down on you. First you have a false sense of security. You think to yourself "things will be okay, we can still get the housing we want" and spend the time leading up to room selection day telling yourself that. Once room selection day does roll around you get more nervous with every passing second. As you walk up to the boards to see what buildings still have openings, your heart just about stops. Chances are slim but you might actually pull it off and get the room you want. Sometimes you get lucky in the end and get the housing you desire but other times you'll find yourself upset because it's going to be another year sent living in the traditional apartments or a dorm. You can always tell people's luck by what they tweet at housing after room selection.

                                              Tweet from student during re-contracting last year

You find yourself wondering why there aren't tunnels from housing to the academic buildings.

It’s no secret that all UWGB students are extremely thankful for our tunnels. They make winter much more bearable. But you know you live on campus when you always ask yourself why the contractors did not add a few tunnels leading from housing to the union. UWGB, you spoil us with these tunnels and we can’t help ourselves from dreaming for more. GB students take any chance they can get to brag to their friends about these tunnels as well. When your friend from Madison is complaining to you about having to walk across campus on a crazy day, you don't waste a second reminding them about how great it is to have tunnels.  

You never have experienced communal bathrooms. 

Another one of the many UWGB perks is the private bathrooms. Even as a freshman, Green Bay students never have to experience sharing a bathroom with a whole floor of people. Most college kids have to deal with out of order stall, chunks of random people's hair clogging drains and drunk people passed out in the bathroom. Students at Green Bay only have to worry about sharing a bathroom with 1-3 other people. Ask anyone what one of their favorite perks of going to UWGB is and there's a great chance they'll say the private bathrooms. It's truly living the good life.


These "You Know You Live On Campus" points were gained from asking students some of the things that come to mind when thinking about living on campus. Do you have other things that come to mind when thinking of this topic? We'd love to hear, please leave us a response in the comments!