The weekend nightlife at Lehigh is lively to say the least. There is never really a scarcity of places to drink and party. The problem is that the night life at Lehigh is not very diverse. The schedule is pretty repetitive. It tends to vary from going out to drink at an off campus house or bar to going out to drink on the hill, sleep in, repeat. There is nothing wrong with that, everyone likes to party.
One thing that I have noticed is the lack of things to do when you are not partying. Being an in-season athlete most of the year, I don't find myself out for the bulk of the time I'm here. Besides going to the movies or mall there really isn't much to do in the immediate area. Especially without transportation. Not everyone can go to New York City or Philadelphia every weekend.
I have visited other colleges and some seem to have a better set up. Almost every other college I have been to has a large student union with more than just a few places to eat. Some have their own movie theater inside, bowling alleys, pool halls, swimming pools, etc.
Something Lehigh doesn't have the privilege of is a nice surrounding city like Boston or Washington D.C. South Bethlehem is not really the nicest place to walk around, especially at night. It certainly isn't a hotbed of attractions. Unless Pantry 1 food mart and Campus Pizza are all you need in life.
The school is really a one of a kind place, but the weekend social aspect is something that could frustrate someone who either doesn't like to go out and drink or can't. It is not the end of the world is nothing is done, but I do think that reaching out to students and finding out what they want is something that could improve student life at Lehigh.
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