AP Spanish

lodging or housing

apartment (some countries departamento)

student association or assembly. similar to our university student associations

dance

cafeteria. in some universities its called cantina or comedor

walk or hike

chaplaincy. many universities including public ones have an organization for providing spiritual counseling to students. If the organization is operatred directly by the catholic church it is likely to be called la pastoral

student center

the movies

date, sometimes has negative connotation you can always "salir con" go out with someone

roommate

concert

competitions, any competition against another school other than sports. (debate/music)

• choir, chorale chorus
• not serious, open to all students

debate, popular activity

picnic or outdoor excursion

disco or discotheque

stadium. universities in spain and latin america do not typically have huge sport stadiums like in the us

weekend

soccer, most popular sport. there arent any "big time" college sports like football

student strike, popular in hispanic world

museum

boyfriend/girlfriend

room rented in a house, usually with meals provided

bedroom (mexico)

student residence or dorm (uncommon in spain and latin america)

university magazine

seminars

social service, many universities have community service organizations

workshops

theater, most productions are extracurricular not just from drama majors

transportation, preferible to transportacion (acento o)

trip

housing

chat or talk informally

to stay up all night, also trasnochar

to have fun

to have a good time

to not have a good time

to play or participate.

go out (with)