Luke Starcevich

Major: Kinesiology and health

Class: Senior

First class: Biomechanics at 8 a.m.

What are you looking forward to? “Getting through another semester, closer to graduation and football season.”

How did you get to campus? Drive

Textbooks: No. “I was inside looking at them and I think they’re a little too pricey so I think I’m going to pass, I’ve got to pay for spring break somehow.”

Study Spot: Forker lounge

Advice for freshman: “Figure out your class schedule and stay on top of your homework, don’t get behind, it’s a lot harder to catch up when you’re behind. Write your stuff down in a planner.”

Anagha Anvekar

Major: Aerospace engineering

Class: Graduate “I did my undergrad in Ukraine.”

Pronouns: She/her/hers

First class: Computational fluid mechanics and heat transfer at 2 p.m.

How did you get to campus? Bus

Textbooks: No

What are you looking forward to? “Getting used to everything here, It’s a new experience.”

 Dakota Hostetter

Major: Communications with minors in women’s studies and sociology

Class: Sophomore

First class: Music 102

What are you looking forward to this year? “I’m looking forward to doing well in my classes. [Since this is my second year] I feel like I know what’s going on and the year will be easier.”

Something you’re nervous about: “I’m nervous because I am taking a lot of classes.”

How did you get to campus? “Walked even though it was raining.”

Textbooks: “No, I am going to do that today.”

Study spot: Second floor library

Hope Sievers

Major: English

Class: Senior

Pronouns: She/her/hers

First class: Advanced fiction writing at 3:30 p.m.

Textbook: “I have two of them.”

How did you get to campus? Bus

Study space: Stacks at the library

Interesting story from the first day: “My roomates work me up at 8 a.m. I was like ‘I don’t have to be at campus until 12 and you woke me up at eight.’”

What are you looking forward to this year? “I don’t have to work this year. I worked enough the last three years I don’t have to work so I pretty excited to focus on school and band instead of having to worried about work all the time.”

James Volpe

Major: Software engineering

Class: Sophomore

First class: Music listening at 9 a.m.

How did you get to campus? Walked to school

Textbooks: No

Study Spot: Library

Interesting story from the first day: “This morning I thought my class was at eight, so I got up and I went to my class at eight. I got there at like 8:06 or something like that thinking I was late. I went back home and ate breakfast.”

Elise Barker

Major: Open option

Class: Freshman

First class: Biology

What are you looking forward to this year? “I’m looking forward to new experiences because I’m pretty far from home, 3 and a half hours away. And I’m just excited to have a new life.”

What are you nervous about? “I’m kind of anxious to be far away from home but, my best friend is my roommate so that kind of makes home closer.”

How did you get to campus? “I took the bus to my first class and then walked the rest of them.”

Textbooks: Yes

Study spot:“I live in Geoffrey, which has a lot of study rooms. We also have a den on every floor so I will most likely be studying in my [residence] hall.”

Interesting story from the first day: “It’s been a pretty average day, except for the rain.”

Sierra Pruiett

Major: English

Year: Fifth year

Pronouns: she/her/hers

First class: Screenplay writing at 12:10 p.m.

How did you get to campus? Bus

Textbooks: “Yes for the first time ever I got them ahead of time.”

Study Spot: Library or home

What are you looking forward to this year? “I’m looking forward to graduating and going out with a last hoorah.”

Madi Rink

Major: Pre-diet and exercise

Class: Sophomore

First class: Organic chemistry at 11 p.m.

Textbooks: No

Study spot: Her room or Starbucks

How did you get to campus? Walk “But I’ll probably bus once winter comes.”

What are you looking forward to this year? “Football games and my major focus classes.”

Interesting story from the first day: “[Yesterday] my car battery is dead, so I was late to cheer then later that day I got on the wrong bus so we had to run all the way from Friley to Bergstrom and then later that night we were waiting for the people to come start my car and they didn’t come for an hour and a half so we sat in my car and watched Netfilx the whole time while it rained.”

Carrie Adams

Major: Open option

Class: Sophomore

First class: Advertising at 9 a.m.

How did you get to campus? Bus and walk

Textbooks: No

Study Spot: The patio outside The Hub or central campus

What are you looking forward to this year? “I’m looking forward to picking my major, exploring more options. I have this year that I think I’ll be more interested in. Definitely football games, the Iowa vs Iowa State football games because a lot of our friends go there, and then watching my roommate cheer.”

Brianna Johnson

Major: Civil engineering

Year: Freshman

Pronouns: she/her/hers

First class: Calculus one at 12:10 p.m.

What are you looking forward to this year? “Getting the flow of things.”

How did you get to campus? Bus

Textbooks: No

Matt Valen

Major: Graphic design

Year: Senior

First class: Fundamentals of music at 9 a.m.

Pronouns: he/him/his

How did you get to campus? Drove, bused and walked

Textbooks: “Just ordered them today”

Study Spot: Memorial Union or the library

What are you looking forward to this year? “Finding an internship”

Grant Franzenburg

Major: Food science

Year: Sophomore

How did you get to campus? Bike

Textbooks: No

First class: Math 168 at 8 a.m.

What are you looking forward to this year? “Starting to get into my actual major classes so that’s exciting.”

Study Spot: Lagomarcino Hall

Pronouns: He/him/his

Drew Freed

Major: Management Information Systems

Class: Junior

Pronouns: he/him/his

First class: Chemistry 163 at 8 a.m.

What are you looking forward to this year? “Having fun”

How did you get to campus? Walk

Textbooks: Yes

Study Spot: “My place”

Dylan Endriss

Major: Management Information Systems

Class: Sophomore

Pronouns: he/him/his

First class: Biology 211 at 9 a.m.

How did you get to campus? Bus

Textbooks: A few

Study Spot: “My room.”

Grace Blocker

Major: Business marketing and management

Class: Sophomore

First Class: Management 370

What are you looking forward to this year? “I’m really excited to hit the books… and take classes within my major. I am looking forward to making more connections and friendships too.”

What are you nervous about? “Taking a lot of upper level classes.”

How did you get to campus? “Walk, exercise is important.”

Textbooks: “Yes, I bought them.”

Study spot: “Fourth floor library cubbies.”

Interesting story from the first day: “I was going down the stairs and missed a step and fell down the staircase.”