With my absence over Thanksgiving, I now have 178.15 extra meal points. I am not the only one over the recommended level, nor do I have the largest surplus. With the bounty, I can buy myself cookies with my Subway sandwich, a large coffee instead of a small, or I could have those extra points as real money in my pocket.

Junior Hannah Buck finished in eighth place with a score of 158 (80-78), sophomore Allyson Chee came in ninth place one stroke back (77-82) and sophomore Andrea Hibbert shot a 166 (85-81), but it was some new names that led the No. 7 Washington University women’s golf team to victory.

Dear wait-listed high school students, We at Student Life understand your plight. You want to come to Wash. U. Who wouldn’t? But that tease of a Washington University Office of Admissions acceptance letter is tantalizing you, putting our illustrious institution within smelling distance (the sweat of overachievement is pungent, is it not?) and you in purgatory.

I received quite a bit of advice on the best way to experience and (hopefully) survive W.I.L.D. Unfortunately, none of the advice had anything to do with the sort of things that my friends and I actually experienced.

Is it just me or are the freshmen getting smarter this year? No, I don’t mean smarter as in less prone to heading to frat row in packs of 20.

For the first time, former sophomore dorm Rutledge House is full of freshmen. Even though Residential Life (ResLife) intended to close the building before the start this semester, it remains in use as a fully substance-free freshman building because of the large size of the freshman class.

Freshmen at Washington University kick off their first Friday with the traditional Club 40 dance. They stand around or dance, enjoy free pizza and root beer, and meet each other. But this year, more than just freshmen attended.

This weekend, Washington University will once again embrace Celebrations Weekend along with warm weather and preparation for finals. Evidence of Spring Preview — a month-long celebration designed to entice newly-admitted students — can be seen in the uncharacteristically large groups of high schoolers wandering aimlessly around campus.

According to a psychology survey, most people find the opposite sex more attractive when they are carrying books. This clearly indicates that intelligence can add points to appearance. With classes starting in two days, try out the ready-for-class look and enjoy the fun of being both smart and stylish!

Move-in day felt a little strange. This was partly because I was disoriented from the 18-hour drive, and partly because my move-in day wasn’t the official move-in day.