I carry my bags to my new home at Wash. U., set up my room, pack away my clothing and casually throw my depressingly empty bags above my closet. I hug my mother and say goodbye to her in a suitably emotional fashion that doesn’t reveal my excitement at her departure. As I lay on my bed I think about college life, and what is store for the next four years.

The Washington University class of 2014 officially moves in on Thursday, marking the beginning of Orientation. With a multitude of programs and meetings to attend, along with friends to make, it can be hard to find time to sit down and relax. However, incoming student athletes have practices and tryouts to worry about additionally.

As the Office of Orientation prepares for its annual Washington University Student Associate selection process, the relatively young program seems to have been successful in helping freshmen and transfer students with their transition into college life. The WUSA selection process is becoming increasingly competitive, and the Office of Orientation expects to see a rise from last year’s approximately 300 applications.

Pre-Orientation programs are specifically designed to help introduce freshmen to the world of Washington University; but for some counselors, pre-Orientation has become an integral part of college. Every year, upperclassmen cut their summers short and leave two weeks early to venture to Washington University in order to help welcome freshmen to their new homes. As [...]

So where are students planning to go and what are they going to do during these days?

On Thursday, August 20 the 1,515 members of the class of 2013 officially joined the Washington University community.

Sharon Stahl, associate dean in the College of Arts & Sciences, will leave her position as the Director of the Life Sciences Pre-Professional Program and head up Washington University’s new First Year Center.

Why was everyone so riled up about Randy’s column?

Dear Editor, As a current member of the Freshman class, I am very disappointed to see our class represented by Randy Brachman’s point of view in his September 3rd column “Is it too early for Wash. U. to disappoint?”. Brachman argues that Wash. U. didn’t meet his orientation expectations. One fact that Brachman failed to [...]

Hello everyone. My name is Randy Brachman. I am a freshman from Plainview, New York. Plainview is an upper middle class town on Long Island. It is predominantly white and predominantly Jewish. I am currently majoring in undecided in the College of Arts & Sciences here at Wash. U. I am socially liberal but fiscally [...]