Montegut

I have heard Clemson described as being located in a village.

Since the school does not have the city atmosphere, are there lots of things to do on campus if you are not a sports fan or Greek? Also, not into drinking, we hope.

Interested in live music on or near campus, movies on or near campus, and other non alcohol entertainment.

Also, how far is the train station from campus?

pierre0913

The town of Clemson is small but you can find everything you need. The CAT bus system works extremely well during the week to get to where you want to go. Anderson is a larger town with nearly everything but is a long way away. However, there is a bus that comes every hour and takes you over there during the weekday (6 AM - 6 PM).

As for non-alcoholic entertainment, there are hundreds of student organizations on campus. During the 1st week of school, there is a students organization fair on Bowman Field where organizations set up tables and you can walk around and see what you want to get involved with!

I'm not so familiar with the music scene on campus so I would not be the one to ask for this but I do occasionally get invited to live music events at Spill The Beans, Dunkin Donuts etc.... from students on campus who want to put on a show. The Bi-Lo Center in Greenville has shows (I know Taylor Swift came earlier in September haha), if you can find someone to take you to Athens, Georgia, it's about an hour away. On campus, the Brooks Center puts on many shows and there are a few major acts that show up at Littlejohn every year (Honors students get free tickets to the Brooks Center events).

As for movies, student government and ClemsonLive (they put on non-alcohol run events the 1st friday of every month and several other events) show a couple movies every month. I know "I Love You Man", "Watchman", "The Hangover" have been shown in the last month (probably a few more i can't remember). There's a small $2 movie theater in downtown Clemson. If you want to find a big/major movie theater, you would find those in Anderson.

The train station is about 3/4 of a mile from campus. However, there is a bus that runs from campus to the train station that comes every 30 minutes from 7:30 AM to 9 PM and every hour from 9 PM to 3 AM (I use it a lot to go grocery shopping).

Montegut

I've heard of something called a Megabus that students use to travel to different college towns nearby in the midwest and northeast.

Since there are so many colleges in the Carolinas, is there something similar there?

Also, if y'all play other teams nearby, like Georgia or Duke or UNC, are there buses that take students to the games?

Is downtown Clemson walking distance from the campus? Is it safe to go down there for the movies at night?

Since Athens is an hour away, is there a bus that goes there?

Thanks again for all your help, Pierre. Hope your semester is going well.

pierre0913

The only bus that goes anywhere from Clemson is Greyhound. There aren't any buses that take students to away games, we're responsible for that ourselves.
Downtown Clemson is right next to Bowman Field which some consider the heart of campus, so basically the campus is right next to downtown. I have been downtown many times at night and have never felt un-safe.

Sorry for the short answer, I'm really tired right now. If you would like me to expand on anything or have further questions, feel free to ask!