Favorite freshman memories
David Brody: Playing a ridiculous amount of poker with the other guys on my floor. We played about three times a day first semester. Yes, very few of us got laid on a regular basis.
Erin Fults: Water gun raids on other dorms, dressing up in crazy costumes for chemistry exams and playing midnight basketball games.
Your favorite study spot on campus
David Hartstein: Under a tree in the Quad. Too many people hang out in front of the library these days.
Anna Dinndorf: I really like studying at Kayaks. ?It’s a coffee place just off campus, and it’s big and open with free wifi and is a lot less chaotic than Whispers.
Number one reason college is not like high school
Scott Bressler: The girls sleeping right next door.
Mallory Wilder: Choices. When to get up, when to go to sleep, what classes to take, what classes not to take, when to go to class (when to not go to class), what do to with your life.
Scott Fabricant: Your report card never gets sent to your parents.
How to survive/approach big lecture classes
Felicia Baskin: Don’t be afraid to inundate your TA or even your professor with questions. Just because you’re one of many in the class doesn’t mean you don’t matter.
Jill Strominger: For guaranteed higher grades all around, make study groups.
Anna Dinndorf: Go to class.
Fun ways to break the bubble without a car
Mallory Wilder: Forest Park has some rather unusual events going on most of the year-take a walk through it and see for yourself what’s going on. Better yet, take along some food and spend the afternoon by the fountains with some friends.
Scott Fabricant: You’ve got a free Metrolink pass.
My favorite class and why
Erin Fults: Abnormal Psychology. I had it with Kurtz but he’s retired now. Still, abnormal psych can teach you a lot about people. Warning: you may diagnose yourself with multiple disorders.
David Song: Creative writing is a good pick, just because it’s fairly easygoing and great for learning how to A) express yourself creatively and B) read stuff by your peers with a critical eye.
How to make new friends
David Brody: Go introduce yourself to everyone on your floor on move in day. As soon as possible, introduce yourself to the people on the floors above and below you.
Ben Sales: Be yourself. There are enough people in college that you’ll find friends who like you for who you are and who you want to be.
What I wish I had done/not done my freshman year
David Brody: I wish I had taken a wider variety of intro. classes. Sample all the departments and don’t pigeon-hole yourself until at least sophomore year. There are a lot of subjects that are never offered in high school, so you won’t know if they are right for you until you try them out.
Favorite campus food and where to get it
David Brody: Flank steak carvery wraps from Holmes Lounge. Get it with cheddar cheese and honey mustard. Ask for 2 pickles.
Willie Mendelson, Copy Chief: The Village Small Group. The stir-fry is unbelievable. Actually everything there is great. Farther walk from the South 40, but totally worth it.
What I learned my first week of college life
Felicia Baskin: Pick up every single free T-shirt you possibly can. They’ll come in handy later as painting shirts, sleep shirts, and probably even “I woke up super late and don’t have time to change” shirts.
David Song, News Editor: People are (or otherwise appear) at least as intelligent, bright, and cool as you are.