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Last year, I wrote this article about places I’ve tripped. Now that I live in the farthest dorm from campus—and especially because my first classes are in Mudd and Teacher’s College—the opportunities to fall flat on my faces have all but abounded.

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Welcome, I guess? That type of hesitance is exactly what Admitted Students Day will bring you, but don’t be scared.

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I was a wide-eyed first-year, entering my first round of Battle of the Dining Halls. And boy was it a delight!

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It’s Ivy Day. The world’s most stressful day, according to anyone on r/ApplyingToCollege. It’s a been a year since mine—let me take you through it.

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A beauty to behold—the convenience of the Wallach-John Jay tunnel/hallway/whatchamacallit is astounding.

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Staff Writer Abbey Zhao is fed up with all these doors—they’re either too heavy, too light, with no Goldilocks zone to be found.

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Staff Writer Abbey Zhao explores another famous “Abigail’s job”—giving advice. Let’s see how she does. 

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Staff Writer Abbey Zhao has two left feet—let’s see where she’s fallen and lost her dignity so far.

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Same Semester, New President!

What Should Acting President Claire Shipman's Nickname Be?

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