Northwestern / Sep. 16, 2008 at 11:59 am

Dear freshmen, Here’s advice. Love, NBN.

By North by Northwestern

Hey, new students. Chilling in your new, immaculately arranged dorm room, looking for guidance before you venture out into no-parents-around, for-reals college life? We’ve been pelting advice at semi-interested readers since Fall Quarter 2006, so here are some choice links from our archives.

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Survive long enough, and you can have whimsical memories about the year past just like these people! Or you can return home.

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Comments

  1. RE: “A beginner’s guide to NU football”: with the team projected to go 8-4 this season — and victories over both Ohio State and Michigan looking like distinct possibilities — we need an updated guide to NU football games that doesn’t have the loser attitude exhibited in this fall 2007 piece. ;-)

    Ben Slivka

    September 17, 2008 at 11:24 pm

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Re: Academics

The ten commandments of studying. “Thou shalt not accept late-night booty calls.”
Where to find the cheapest textbooks. In which it’s really clear that Northwestern is out to take all your money.
The five people you’ll meet in discussion section. The definite winner: “The Napper.”
Get caffeinated without coffee. No, there isn’t caffeine in adderall.

Re: Socializing

Party faux pas. Keep those keg-stands classy.
A beginner’s guide to NU football. Beware of one tradition that makes the Wildcats look like “elitist douchebags.”
Ways to have fun for free. Free fun = study parties! Just kidding.
How to stay safe at parties Because delicious jungle juice does not make date rape OK.

Re: Life

The most overrated and underrated things about Northwestern Ooooh, controversial!
A guide to NU gyms The best places to interact with over-sweaty Kellogg professors.
An easy dorm room workout. Here’s how to stay antisocial without dying from obesity.
Ways to not get grouchy at school. It’s harder than it sounds.
How to survive Fall Quarter freshman year. This one will make you feel warm and fuzzy.