Maintaining some South Bend on the South 40: How to be a true WU sports fan
No matter where I went in the country, if they played Virginia Tech I would be sporting my two sizes too small, four-year old number seven Virginia Tech jersey. A Division III school gives you a unique opportunity to root for your own school, but maintain your D-I roots. At least that’s what I tell myself.
Fighting off the “freshman 15:” a guide to where to work out
You may have the best self-control in the world now, but you have yet to taste Bear’s Den chicken fingers or buffalo chicken sandwich. If you are not planning on playing a varsity sport at Wash. U., keeping the freshmen fifteen monkey off your back will require a little time. But fear not! Washington University offers more than just academics!
Ball games, beers, and the bars at which to enjoy them
First, realize you won’t be spending the next four years of your life destroying your liver before and after every home game. Second, if you don’t already have one, find a team and cheer for it. And third, create your own game day experience.
Becoming a Bear: inside the Wash U. recruiting process
Two overnight visits. Countless emails. Unanswered phone calls. A missed game of pick-up soccer. Finally a chance to play on the women’s soccer team. The story sounds like a MasterCard ‘Priceless’ commercial. But for incoming freshman Becca Heymann, it was all part of her journey to landing a spot on Washington University’s women’s soccer team.
Welcome to Bear Sports: everything you need to know
Washington University’s athletic program has a long and rich history that has established itself as a key player in the world of Division III athletics. In 1890, the University first started its men’s athletic program, functioning independently of any conference affiliation.
Roommate relations-how to share space with a stranger
All summer long, the members of the class of 2010 have eagerly awaited the most important letter before the start of their Wash. U. careers. There will be lucky ones and there will be unfortunate ones, but despite the hand they’re dealt, destiny has brought them together and everyone will have to learn to live with their new roommates.
Romance 101: those first strides into the world of college romance
Let me begin by welcoming to the world of college romance where you can look forward to: being sexiled by your roommate, having late-night conversations about the writing style of your favorite poet with your crush, recapping the night’s events over brunch at Center Court and even watching the beginning of relationships which might result in a wedding at Graham Chapel someday.
The not so necessary dorm room shopping list
When you’re out shopping to outfit your dorm room, everyone wants to tell you what to buy. Furniture stores, office supply stores-they all have lists of dorm room essentials. Yet, there is always something you need to buy that wasn’t on any of the lists. So, while checking off your list of mundane items-shower shoes, extra long twin sheets, waste basket-consider these less thought of, but just as necessary, items for a well-equipped freshman year.
Life on the Loop-what to do off-campus while near campus
So now, you may be wondering what else there is to do without a car, since, as you probably already know, freshmen are not permitted to have cars. The answer, literally, is right in Wash. U’s backyard-the Delmar Loop, or more affectionately termed, just “the Loop.” Located conveniently in University City, the Loop just a short walk of about ten minutes from campus.
Transforming the dorm: making the most of your personal shoebox
It’s pretty safe to say that most of Washington University’s incoming freshmen enjoyed full rein over their rooms at home. And I can state with confidence that a room for one at home is a few square feet larger than the room waiting for two or three in Wash. U.’s dormitories. For some of you freshman this sacrifice of personal space might be what you loathe and fear the most. I, for one, missed my closet severely.