I’m a senior. There are only a few weeks left until graduation, and I’m still having trouble wrapping my head around that fact. I’m a senior, and the life I’ve built for myself here at Wash. U. is rapidly drawing to a close. The thing about college is that everyone you meet is in basically at same stage in life. So relationships are easy.

On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce their nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. This year’s nominations are particularly notable as it will be the first year the Best Picture category has 10 nominees instead of the usual five.