<p>“What people do/how they act.”</p>
<p>Well, people hang out, play board games, pull pranks on one another, go to parties, go to movies, have sex, order pizza, play video games, watch Seinfeld, drink every night, read Shakespeare and Kant, table-dance, play music loud, volunteer for soup kitchens, go streaking, go to political rallies, write screenplays, do drugs, play guitar, argue about Biggie vs. Tupac, go to bars, nightclubs, concerts, warehouse raves, poetry readings, plays, operas, museums, speeches, used bookstores, lectures, zoos, and everything else under the sun.</p>
<p>I guess what I’m trying to say is that it’s pointless, not to mention impossible, to generalize about 5,000 people (the rough UG population), especially with a single catchphrase. There are kids here who walk around in doo-rags and Timbs, there are collar-popped frat guys who will play you in beirut (or beer pong, if you’re from the midwest), tortured intellectuals, sorority girls… it’s just like any other school. What makes UChicago different is that nearly every single person you meet is both incredibly interesting and has a deep passion (whether they admit it or not) for intellectual pursuits. It’s a group of people whom I feel comfortable identifying myself as a part of, and the student body is a huge part of how positive my experience here has been overall.</p>