Good luck, seniors

As many graduates have been busy bidding farewells to friends all week and packing the last of their belongings, the Indiana Daily Student would like to take this time to thank every single one of you for contributing to the IDS. Everyone has brought the IDS into their dorms, read it during class, and glanced at it to relieve boredom at some point in their college careers. But the seniors' tenure here is over Saturday, and the IDS will extend its readership to the incoming freshmen -- freshmen who will live through experiences similar to yours and feel similar emotions when it's their turn to leave. \nIU has provided each of you with an experience of a lifetime that could never be replaced or relived. Our advice to you: cherish it always. Your final-taking days are over. You made it through that one hard class you always hated and you made friends with an array of people that you never would have thought likely. You have rid yourself of dorm food forever. \nAll of you were freshmen once and felt the sting of terror as you walked into your first class, and talked to the first person of your college career. You experienced the freshman year roommate you loved or hated, and can recall the first time you got lost walking around campus. And the first time you went into the food court and debated where to sit, and the first time you attended a college party. These will be the memories that will make you crack a smile when you're out in the real world, working a real job. \nIf you're a business student, you made it through I-CORE. If you're a computer science major, your late nights in Lindley Hall are through. If you're a bio-chemistry major, you're ready for medical school. No matter what your major, the hurdles you have cleared have added to your list of what you thought would be impossible. \nAlthough your undergraduate career is over, the core lessons that can only be learned in college will follow you around forever: Staying up until 3 a.m. and waking up late for a 9:30 a.m. class was not always a good idea. Not being prepared for a group presentation and getting a poor grade actually has an effect on others. Respecting your professors and receiving that same respect back is beneficial for both parties and makes relations easier. Each of these seemingly small experiences in college has already shaped you for what lies ahead. \nWe want to extend our congratulations and wish every single one of you luck for your future. We hope you can live up to the IU tradition of excellence in the real world. Go out there and make the world better with the profound knowledge and experience you have acquired at IU.