As the school year comes to a close, it’s a good time to reflect. Seeing as we are all college students with questionable foresight, the shameful things we have done are more likely to occupy the forefront of our collective hive mind. In other words, here is a list of things the Forum staff regrets doing (or not doing) during the 2015-2016 school year.

I regret buying an aloe plant for $5 off the “Free and For Sale” Facebook group. Well, not completely. At first I was really happy with my aloe plant; I named it Greg, because it looked like a Greg, and made sure to give it plenty of sunlight. But then I watered Greg too much and he started developing brown spots on his leaves, which freaked me out, so I brought him inside. And a few nights ago, I was minding my own business when I saw a behemoth of a stinkbug on one of Greg’s leaves. I’m terrified of bugs, like REALLY terrified, and I didn’t know what to do, so I just sat on my stairs for literally an hour watching this stinkbug from a safe distance to make sure it didn’t fly anywhere else in my apartment. And that’s an hour of pure, pathetic stress that I will never get back. Sorry, Greg.—Sarah Hands, Senior Forum Editor

I regret not doing more bicep curls in the gym—clearly, the upper body workout is God’s gift to mankind—and I spent too much time trying to make my legs feel loved and appreciated. As I stood in the Athletic Complex, preparing to squat weight that my knees barely wanted to hold, I watched my peers doing dumbbell bicep curls, body bar bicep curls, bicep curls on the bench and even single arm bicep curls! With their small, fragile legs and their massively built arms, the evidence is almost too clear. Remember, you can always solve your problems with the occasional run and a “make-up,” guilty, machine-heavy “leg day.”—Peter Dissinger, Forum Editor

I regret not trying out more restaurants in St. Louis. Throughout the semester, a bunch of my friends constantly told me about various restaurants that serve some fabulous chow. During the weekdays, I felt too pressured and overloaded with work to go out to eat. During the weekends, I often became lazy and ate at nearby restaurants, which I had gone to before. If I had managed my time more efficiently, I would have been able to go to these restaurants and munch down on some tasty, gourmet dishes. As a rising senior, I hope to make use of opportunities such as Restaurant Week to partially fulfill my lifelong goal of finding ultimate happiness by eating delicious food whenever I can.—Jeff Kang, Staff Writer

For the amount of meal points I have left, I should have definitely switched at the midway point to the silver plan, but alas, I’m left with meal points that will go to waste. So, as expected, lately I have become one of the top customers and tippers at Ibby’s. If I had ignored the advice to get a gold plan, I wouldn’t be in this precarious situation of being seriously inclined to go to Ibby’s three times a week.—Max Bash, Staff Writer

Every spring in high school, I would watch as my old classmates came back to visit—roughly 15 pounds heavier than before. The “Freshman” 15 did not discriminate in its targets, blindly attaching itself to cross-country runners, wrestlers and mathletes. Of course we would joke with our alumni, pointing to their new bellies and inquiring about how much beer they had drank at their new frat. I did not want to undergo the same experience, so I made sure to eat and drink healthily. Now, I regret not gaining the Freshman 15. Why? Because I’ve realized that it is the only time in a young man’s life that it is socially acceptable to gain 15 pounds in a year! Instead of living moderately, I could have lived like a modern Viking, quaffing beer and chowing down on double bacon burgers, only to have my old friends then be envious of my college experience. I guess I have a couple of weeks left to live the dream.—Ethan Kerns, Staff Writer

I regret getting froyo samples from Paws & Go at the beginning of the year. There was one Saturday morning where I woke up early and bought a breakfast burrito at Cherry Tree. The burrito was cold, so I went to Paws & Go to use the microwave. After using the microwave, I decided to treat myself to a sample of free froyo. I placed my breakfast burrito on top of the froyo machine, grabbed a soup sample cup and filled up. What I did not realize was that the top of the froyo machine was open because the employees had just finished filling the machine—my unsuspecting burrito descended into the pit. One of the workers saw the whole thing happen and got really mad. I was so freaked out that I just ran away. They had to drain the whole machine, clean it and fill it up again. I haven’t eaten a breakfast burrito since.—Michaela Lange, Staff Writer

My biggest regret of the semester is spending excessive amounts of time tutoring on Chegg. Yes, I made some money, but I also became borderline obsessed to the point where I made over $500 in a week (they pay $20 an hour, if you want to do the math). I let it take over my life. I neglected schoolwork in the hopes of maybe, possibly getting a client. But, in the words of one of my Chegg students, “Ella is great tutor ever!!!!!!” So, maybe I don’t have any regrets after all.—Ella Chochrek, Staff Writer