Best, worst, favorite list

1. BEST MEMORY OF MY 1st YEAR: Re-establishing an old fraternity. Being a member of a group of founding fathers is a unique experience I'll never forget.

2. WORST MEMORY OF MY 1st YEAR: Missing my connection flight after winter break because the plane of my first flight ran over a truck.

3. FAVORITE FOOD AT COWAN: Grilled-cheese.

4. FOOD THAT I CAN’T RECOMMEND AT COWAN: Anything that's on the Saturday menu.

5. FAVORITE CLASS TAKEN DURING MY 1st YEAR: German, because it didn't feel like a class.

6. FAVORITE SPOT ON CAMPUS: The Campus Center.

7. STRANGEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS A FRESHMAN: Meeting two people who can speak some Dutch.

8. FAVORITE THING ON CAMPUS: The Old Centre swing.

9. BEST OFF-CAMPUS PLACE TO TAKE VISITORS: The rural area surrounding Danville.

10. FAVORITE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY: Late night tennis.

11. SONG THAT I’VE DISCOVERED THIS YEAR: Don't Stop Believin' by Journey. Never heard it before I came to Centre.

12. BEST ADVICE FOR FRESHMEN: If you pay attention in class and do your work, you'll get the grades you want.

13. MOST INTERESTING THING THAT I’VE LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM: How an economics class, despite its status as a science, can change from two different cultures.

14. MOST INTERESTING THING THAT I’VE LEARNED OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: Be prepared for any type of weather in Kentucky.

15. BOOK THAT I REALLY ENJOYED THIS YEAR: Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child. Recommended by a Centre professor.

16. FACULTY MEMBER THAT I’D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO: My academic advisor and German professor, Ian Wilson.

17. ONE THING THAT I LEARNED ABOUT MYSELF THIS 1ST YEAR: How surprisingly fast my English improved.

18. FAVORITE RESTAURANT AROUND TOWN: Sutton's—too bad it closed down at the beginning of spring term.

19. FAVORITE EDUCATIONAL CONVO THAT I ATTENDED: Big Bone Lick. Although the story about it was pretty anticlimactic.