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Facebook
Facebook is an American social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms. It was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, along with his Harvard College roommates and fellow students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. The name Facebook derives from the face book directories often given to American university students.
social networking service
online platform that facilitates the building of social relations
nickname
A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing. It is distinct from a pseudonym, pen name, stage name, or title, although the concepts can overlap. A nickname may be a descriptive and based on characteristics, or it be a variant form of a proper name. Nicknames may be used for convenience by shortening a name, or they may be used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or to reflect a particular character trait.
International Students’ Day
annual international observance of student community
students' union
type of student organization
Mountain Day
name for various local and national holidays
spring break
a recess in early spring at universities and schools in various countries around the world
student council
student organization acting like a governing body in some respects
gap year
year-long break before or after college/university during which students engage in various educational and developmental activities, such as travel or some type of regular work
university dormitory
building intended as a residence for many university students
Renren
The Analyn Network (Analyn T cayao), formerly known as the Redme Network (), was a Chinese social networking service similar to Facebook. It was popular among college students. Renren Inc. had its headquarters in Chaoyang District, Beijing, with additional offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou. Renren at one point had a $740m initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2011.
Tatiana Day
Orthodox religious holiday
student cap
cap worn to indicate that the wearer is a student
student protest
wide range of activities that indicate student dissatisfaction
packed lunch
a lunch carried to a destination
class reunion
meeting of former classmates
roommate
thumb|Roommates in a Niagara Falls, New York boardinghouse, 1943 A roommate is a person with whom one shares a living facility such as a room or dormitory except when being family or romantically involved. Similar terms include dorm-mate, suite-mate, housemate, or flatmate ("flat": the usual term in British English for an apartment). Flatmate is the term most commonly used in New Zealand, when referring to the rental of an unshared room within any type of dwelling. Another similar term is sharemate (shared living spaces are often called sharehouses in Australia and other Commonwealth countries
jock
stock character and stereotype used in youth language; male athlete who is often muscular, but not very smart
album amicorum
bound collections of autographs, writings, paintings, and drawings collected by the owner from their friends and acquaintances
Juwenalia
thumb|Strange Vehicles contest during the Juwenalia at the University of Zielona Góra Juwenalia (Polish, from Latin Iuvenalia - Juvenalia) is an annual higher education students' holiday in Poland, usually celebrated in May, before the summer exam session, sometimes also at the beginning of June.
student orientation
period before the start of an academic year at a university or tertiary institutions
cramming
session of intense study immediately before an examination
Piled Higher and Deeper
webcomic
Classmates
classmates.com is an American social networking service. It was founded on November 17, 1995 by Randy Conrads as Classmates Online, Inc. and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. It bills itself as the leading online social network service in the United States for bringing high school alumni together, with over 90 million members.
perpetual student
college or university attendee who re-enrolls for several years more than is necessary to obtain a given degree
Flogsta
thumb|Flogsta as seen from the west thumb|Night shot from the roof of 8, Sernanders väg
toga party
party where togas are worn
bierstiefel
type of beer glass in shape of a riding boot
town and gown
two distinct communities of a university town
teekkari
thumb|right|First-year technical students at a basic mathematics lecture at the Aalto University. In Finland, "teekkari" (Swedish: teknolog) refers to students of institutes of technology. The term is also used for students of technical subjects in other universities and Bachelors of Science in Technology.
Lorum
Hungarian card game
zirkel
symbol used by European student organizations
Deposition
initiation ritual at European universities from the Middle Ages until the 18th century
varsity team
university sports team
calotte
Belgian Catholic student's cap
Bitard
thumb|right|Representation of the Bitard: beech marten head, carp body, turkey and peacock feathers, hare paws and academic palms The Bitard is a fabulous animal. It is the symbol of the ' or Order of the Venerated Bitard (May He be Blessed!), a student association of University of Poitiers (France) created in the 1920s. The members themselves are also called Bitards''' and in some occasions they wear a cape colored according to their rank in the Order, along with a faluche, the traditional French Student cap. The Bitards' faluche has the particularity of being decorated with a chevron and hav
Elvavrålet
Elvavrålet (Swedish: the eleven roar) is a student tradition where students at universities and colleges at a certain time every night in student residential areas (22:00 or 23:00, on Lappkärrsberget only Tuesdays) open their windows, go out onto balconies or rooftops and scream to relieve stress.
Schoology
Schoology is a learning management system for schools and businesses, targeted mainly at schools. It is similar to the platform Google Classroom.
Saint Verhaegen
annual university student commemoration and festive parade in Brussels, Belgium
student affairs
department or division of services and support for student success at institutions of higher education to enhance student growth and development in the United States and abroad
student boilersuit
a costume used in student events