Congratulations. You survived your "first day."
For Ball State students, Monday ranged from the first to the very last first day of their college careers. No matter what year you're in, it was a day filled with trying to figure out where your classes were, meeting new people and scheming a way to pay as little for textbooks as possible.
Unfortunately for some students, they've found themselves in trouble before the Fall Semester even began.
We may not know the exact number, but it's probably safe to assume that a number of the 36 people arrested and 136 people issued tickets over the weekend were Ball State students who decided to live it up a little too much. They now have to live with the punishment that follows their indiscretion, a pain that may live with them through the rest of college and their subsequent job searches.
While it may be a little too late for some of our peers, hopefully the rest of the student body can learn from their mistakes and avoid suffering a similar end.
It wouldn't be sensible for us at the Daily News to preach at you about every action you take. We understand that this is a university, and people are going to go out and enjoy themselves on the weekends. It's part of the social experience of college.
We just want to make sure you're doing it responsibly.
Don't put yourself in situations where you're going to end up in the back of a police car, eventually forced to pick up litter while everyone else is at the Ball State football game.
Don't get too crazy during the week. It might be fun to celebrate a Thirsty Thursday, Wet Wednesday or whatever alliterative term the bars made up for Tuesday, but the class schedule never stops. Oversleep your alarm too many mornings in a row and you'll have to explain to someone why you're failing that 8 a.m. class.
And most importantly, don't put yourself in situations that are unsafe. Yes, the Ball State campus is full of mostly friendly people, but we saw too many incidents of robberies last school year. Don't travel by yourself at night, and don't go anywhere without some idea of how to get back home.
These may seem obvious, but it's amazing how many people seem to forget the basics of common sense and safety after a long week of classes.
So, feel free to go out and enjoy yourself after surviving this first week of classes. Just don't end up in the police blotter in a future issue of the DN.
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