{"id":825,"date":"2017-03-22T15:54:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T15:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copyright.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/?p=825"},"modified":"2017-03-23T12:31:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T12:31:37","slug":"10-things-only-the-lboro-family-will-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/loughborough\/10-things-only-the-lboro-family-will-understand\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things only the #LboroFamily will understand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve explored some of the many quirks of Loughborough life that you just can&#8217;t explain to those outside the bubble.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-826\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/at_a_glance_2011_125-1024x455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/at_a_glance_2011_125-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/at_a_glance_2011_125-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/at_a_glance_2011_125-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/at_a_glance_2011_125-370x164.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/at_a_glance_2011_125-770x342.jpg 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/at_a_glance_2011_125.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>1. The beauty of the Hazlerigg and Rutland buildings<\/h4>\n<p>Whether you\u2019ve walked past them on a daily basis or lived in these buildings during your time here, you will feel a deep affinity with this Hogwarts-esque part of campus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-827\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/library-cat-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/library-cat.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/library-cat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/library-cat-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/library-cat-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/library-cat-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>2. Charlie the cat<\/h4>\n<p>You will go out of your way to get a photo of Charlie the cat on every visit to the library. If you didn\u2019t snap a picture of him \u2013 did you really even go? And after you graduate, whenever you see a photo of him your heart will well up with joy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/black-and-white-disney-vintage-6ZhkSxi5KvORq\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media3.giphy.com\/media\/6ZhkSxi5KvORq\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Black And White Disney GIF - Find &amp; Share on GIPHY\" width=\"301\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>3. Loughborough is the windiest place known to man<\/h4>\n<p>All your friends will say you\u2019re just being overdramatic until they experience it for themselves. (Plus side: you\u2019re able to handle the wind chill elsewhere a lot better than your friends)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/myers8624\/status\/834757635421437952<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sometimes I forget Loughborough is 5% university and 95% wind ft weird weather<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lisan al Naeib (@dnejnefrl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dnejnefrl\/status\/725009070676152324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KoyWoy\/status\/834727053735886848<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-845\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/library-smaller-again.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/library-smaller-again.jpg 397w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/library-smaller-again-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/library-smaller-again-370x559.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>4. Feeling a fool for believing the myth that the Pilkington Library sinks further into the ground every year<\/h4>\n<p>With hindsight, there\u2019s no way it could be true, but it just seemed so convincing that first time you heard it!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-832\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/seb-coe-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/seb-coe-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/seb-coe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/seb-coe-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/seb-coe-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/seb-coe-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/seb-coe-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/seb-coe.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>5.\u00a0You feel truly proud of Loughborough\u2019s sporting heritage<\/h4>\n<p>When Seb Coe turns up to present degrees at graduation ceremonies and the athletics stadium\u00a0is named after Paula Radcliffe you can&#8217;t help but be proud of the sporting success which Loughborough is famous for. At Rio 2016 Loughborough produced the most top athletes of any British University, and would have finished <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/rio2016\/medals-table\/\">17th and 10th on the Olympic and Paralympic medal tables respectively<\/a>. It can be a bit of a culture shock when you leave and you&#8217;re no longer surrounded by elite athletes on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ameliataylor8\/status\/791577824905850880<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">of course adam peaty who won the 100M breaststroke for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/teamGB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#teamGB<\/a> trains at loughborough. i mean why wouldn&#39;t he? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loughboroughwalkonwater?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#loughboroughwalkonwater<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; B E C K S (@bec_hamson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bec_hamson\/status\/762672934590775296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good day at Loughborough for the Open Day!! Bumped into 2 Olympians as well! Thanks! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarryAA100m?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HarryAA100m<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shakesdrayton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shakesdrayton<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/rXloQM4Huf\">pic.twitter.com\/rXloQM4Huf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samuel Kelly (@KellyBoy1996) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellyBoy1996\/status\/513016220900425728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ellie_383\/status\/512962652709355520<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_836\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-836\" class=\"wp-image-836 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/sign-cropped-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/sign-cropped-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/sign-cropped-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/sign-cropped-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/sign-cropped-370x253.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/sign-cropped-770x526.jpg 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/sign-cropped.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: emmabronwen on Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>6. Obligatory photos by the Loughborough University sign<\/h4>\n<p>Be it with your dissertation or to celebrate the end of exams (or University altogether <em>*sob*<\/em>) a photo in front of the Loughborough sign is an essential part of the student experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-841\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/Hey-Ewe-throwback-smaller.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/Hey-Ewe-throwback-smaller.jpg 372w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/Hey-Ewe-throwback-smaller-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/Hey-Ewe-throwback-smaller-370x597.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>7. It took you way too long to realise that &#8216;Hey Ewe&#8217; was a play on &#8216;AU&#8217;<\/h4>\n<p>But you definitely pretend you knew straight away when someone talks about how they\u2019ve only just thought of it\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-834\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/2015-03-18-W-Hockey-vs-Birmingham-045-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/2015-03-18-W-Hockey-vs-Birmingham-045-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/2015-03-18-W-Hockey-vs-Birmingham-045-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/2015-03-18-W-Hockey-vs-Birmingham-045-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/2015-03-18-W-Hockey-vs-Birmingham-045-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/2015-03-18-W-Hockey-vs-Birmingham-045-1-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/2015-03-18-W-Hockey-vs-Birmingham-045-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>8. Loughborough walks on water!<\/h4>\n<p>In addition to our elite sporting heritage, there&#8217;s huge #LboroFamily pride about sport on campus. Whether it&#8217;s supporting the home team at a big match, playing IMS sport, or going mad for BUCS Wednesdays, it&#8217;s rare that special chant won&#8217;t crop up at some point! Loughborough Sport&#8217;s magazine is even called <a href=\"http:\/\/loughboroughsport.com\/wow\/\">WoW<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/andy-samberg-flip-flops-flippy-floppies-26BREJOhqNEhmNDxK\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/26BREJOhqNEhmNDxK\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Andy Samberg Flip Flops GIF - Find &amp; Share on GIPHY\" width=\"500\" height=\"248\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>9.\u00a0Flip flops are perfectly acceptable footwear all year round<\/h4>\n<p>Loughborough is one of the only places you\u2019ll see people skidding across icy pavements in flip flops, shorts and a hoody.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Refreshing to know there will be some Loughborough Uni Rugby Lads wearing shorts and flip flops in this weather. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuchLads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SuchLads<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuchSuchLads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SuchSuchLads<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \/|| \/|| (@user22883377465) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/user22883377465\/status\/291971152644034561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think Loughborough Uni&#39;s entry requirements are ABB + a decent pair of flip-flops<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jodz (@jodedray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jodedray\/status\/461608208994676738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Clafairyxo\/status\/538761668751548416<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_838\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-838\" class=\"wp-image-838 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/@huigui00-instagram-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/@huigui00-instagram-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/@huigui00-instagram-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/@huigui00-instagram-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/@huigui00-instagram-370x194.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/@huigui00-instagram-770x403.jpg 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/03\/@huigui00-instagram.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: huigui00 on Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>10.\u00a0The sense of #LboroFamily pride that only grows stronger with time<\/h4>\n<p>Long after you\u2019ve left, you\u2019ll still feel that heart bursting pride when you learn your alma mater has been awarded yet another top league table ranking or that they\u2019ve won BUCS <em>again<\/em>. 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