Point Loma Nazarene University
Hallmarks and Quirks
Things I'm Good At:
- Surfing. My surf team is consistently one of the best in the country.
- Getting students into medical school. Praise be to my bio program.
- Nursing. My nursing program is rigorous, and nursing majors have a (deserved) reputation for being sociopathic grade-grubbers. But hey, at least they know how to take your vitals.
- Synchronized dances. My student body is comprised of awkward people who can't dance, so at social functions, every other song on the playlist is the Macarena or the Cha-Cha Slide.
My Top 5 Must-Haves:
- A surfboard. I'm right by the beach.
- A car. San Diego has very little public transportation.
- Instagram. You will need to take pictures of every single sunset. #nofilter #blessed
- A passport. Mexico is a mere twenty miles away.
- Long, flowing hair and the Bible.
Why You Might Have Heard of Me:
- Unless you're a Christian in Southern California, you probably haven't heard of me. But Surfer Magazine did call me the "Best College for Surfers Who Want to Surf Between Classes" once. Righteous.
On a regular Saturday night, you can find me...
- My night usually begins with a bonfire at the fire pits in Ocean Beach. After some spirited and depressing discussion about race relations and human-trafficking, I may casually saunter over to a house party and bust out my acoustic guitar to serenade some party-goers with a few contemporary Christian jams.
- Then, I'd head downtown to the Gaslamp District to awkwardly dance while other club-goers shake their heads in disapproval. I like to finish my nights with a stop to one of the many late-night taco shops. Carne asada fries or a California burrito are my staples. I don't stay out too late because I have to be up for church in the morning.
Favorite Hangouts:
- Adalberto's, a delicious Mexican restaurant
- Ortiz's, a delicious Mexican restaurant
- Cotija's, another delicious Mexican restaurant
- Cotixan (not to be confused with Cotija's), a delicious Mexican restaurant
- Ocean Beach
- Mission Beach
- Pacific Beach
- Imperial Beach
- Dog Beach (but this one always smells like urine)
Quirks:
- One of the biggest clubs on campus is the Hawaii club. The members frequently cook up some spam and dance the hula.
- The baseball field on campus was voted "America's Most Scenic Ballpark."
- We have strict hazing policies, which were established after a group of sophomores peed somewhere they shouldn't have.
Famous Alumni:
- Hoku, the chick who sang the song "Perfect Day," which plays in the opening of pretty much every romantic comedy made in the early 2000s
- Daniel Destin Cretton, an up-and-coming filmmaker and director. His movie Short Term 12 won the grand jury prize at SXSW Film Festival.
- Greg Laswell, singer, songwriter, and husband of Ingrid Michaelson