This weekend, students will converge upon Brookings Quadrangle for fun, music and dancing. Every year, W.I.L.D. draws huge numbers of students, the vast majority of whom follow the few, lenient rules that Washington University imposes for the event. Unfortunately, there are always a small number of students who choose to test the limits of what the University allows.

As students began to prepare for Mardi Gras, one of St. Louis’ biggest party weekends, bar managers and a Washington University Police Department officer came to campus to share their cautionary tales with the Washington University community.

I don’t really know what to tell you if you want to make the most of your time here. I guess I’ll just tell you the stuff I wish people had told me back when I was a freshman.