My first year

BEST MEMORY OF MY FIRST YEAR: Being initiated into my fraternity.

WORST MEMORY OF MY FIRST YEAR: Staying up all night to finish a paper—bad planning on my part, but it hasn’t happened again, and probably won’t. I definitely learned my lesson! But hey, I got an A on it!

FAVORITE THING TO EAT AT COWAN DINING COMMONS: Breakfast—it usually tastes pretty good in the morning.

FOOD ITEM THAT I CAN’T RECOMMEND AT COWAN: The spinach.

FAVORITE CLASS TAKEN DURING MY FIRST YEAR: African Politics Through Film and Fiction—it was an amazing CentreTerm class.

STRANGEST THING THAT I’VE ENCOUNTERED AS A FRESHMAN: Seeing someone dressed up as the Burger King mascot for Halloween being chased around campus.

FAVORITE SPOT ON CAMPUS: The “Paddock”, as some unofficially call it. It's the area between Acheson/Caldwell, Cheek/Evans, and Yerkes—a cool place to hang out, especially when its nice outside.

BEST OFF-CAMPUS PLACE TO TAKE VISITORS: Burke’s Bakery.

BAND THAT I’VE DISCOVERED THIS YEAR: O.A.R.—I've listened to more of their stuff this year and love it!

ADVICE FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN: College is a huge transition but it’ll work itself out. It may take some time though.

MOVIE THAT I REALLY ENJOYED THIS SCHOOL YEAR: "Cry Freedom." I watched it for my CentreTerm class. It's educational but super interesting!

BOOK THAT I REALLY ENJOYED THIS SCHOOL YEAR: Surprisingly, I liked Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I never saw that one coming—it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Not my genre though.

PEOPLE THAT I’D LIKE TO GIVE A "SHOUT OUT" TO: The staff at Parsons Student Health Center—they’re always in a good mood when I get my “wonderful” allergy shots.

MOST SURPRISING THING I LEARNED DURING MY FIRST YEAR: Although Centre is small, I rarely find myself getting bored.

ONE THING THAT I LEARNED ABOUT MYSELF THIS FIRST YEAR: I enjoy having a busy life rather than sitting around doing nothing.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT AROUND TOWN: Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant, aka "Guady’s."

FAVORITE EDUCATIONAL CONVO THAT I ATTENDED: The one with the principal of an all girls’ school in Uganda talking about the school and their life in Uganda. It was really eye-opening and interesting.