10. Take advantage of the library
The new 24-hour library is sure to be the heart of campus nightlife. Next time an eight-page paper is your Tuesday night, throw on a sparkly top and give new meaning to library "stacks." No music? Head over to one of Media Services' private screening rooms (aka make-out city).
9. Learn another language
We haven't counted, but we know there are at least 20 countries that aren't the United States. Anyone could learn Spanish or Chinese, so let's show some pride for the Isle of Man and brush up our Manx. If you really stick to it, in no time at all you'll being throwing around "Moghrey mie" (Good morning) with your "caarjyn" (friends) like you've lived your whole life on a tiny island in the Irish Sea.
8. Dress like we mean it
Now is the time for flamboyant body suits, and if it happens to be a sequined, neon bodysuit, all the better. Do you want the '00s to be remembered for black leggings and denim miniskirts? Create a legacy now because there will be nothing worse than telling your grandchildren about how rockin' you looked in your cargo shorts.
7. Get eight hours of sleep
Remember: There is no shame in sleeping until 3 p.m. If that's what it takes to get eight hours of sleep, so be it. Breakfast and lunch are overrated, and everyone knows dinner is the power meal. Also, think of all the sun damage we'll avoid by only being outside when it's dark. It's a win-win situation.
6. Manage our money wisely
It's important to pinch pennies before we fall deeper in debt than college has already made us. Great bargains abound. Be it four Tombstone pizzas for $10 at Safeway or countless free meals at club functions, tight purse strings shouldn't make us go hungry. Just keep priorities - and budgets -in mind. Expensive dinners? Let mom and dad pay. Novelty-clothing items? Money well spent.
5. Learn to love mustaches
2007 is the year of the mustache. Not ironic mustaches, not funny mustaches, just great-looking pieces of facial hair perched ever so delicately above the lip. Assert your manhood and jump on the bandwagon now. If facial hair isn't your fancy, just learn to appreciate the mustachioed gentleman. He is a man of taste.
4. Surf off the red line
Cowabunga! There's more to D.C. than the red line. Ride the wave (aka other lines) to previously uncharted territory. Be a modern-day Daniel Boone and break out of the tired nightlife of Dupont Circle and Union Station. Brush up your public transportation knowledge at www.wmata.com.
3. Show up to class
Your parents are spending their Bermuda money for you to attend classes. After all, you chose your schedule. If you know you can't control your ADD after 3 p.m., create a morning and early afternoon pallet of classes. In fact, the whole point of achieving higher education is learning - something that doesn't often occur in your bed.
2. Maintain personal hygiene
Nobody wants to strap flip-flops on to shower, but it's time to commit. By showering, brushing your teeth and applying deodorant, you will help yourself and others. The kid in philosophy who raises his hand like it's nobody's business is annoying enough. Nobody needs your stank-ass breath on top of it.
1. Cook more
While we're earning our degrees, why not pursue our dream of becoming the next Emeril. A few hours in the kitchen every day might bring eternal fame and riches. You've already daydreamed of running your own restaurant, mingling with admiring diners who feed you compliments. The inner chef in all of us beckons.
-Compiled by THE SCENE STAFF
