1. Always have your key 

You might think that you left the door unlocked, but the lock might decide to break, and then you are stuck in your shower robe looking for your roommate to unlock the door. 

2. Wear flip-flops in the shower 

No exceptions. You do not want to get athlete’s foot. That is just unpleasant. 

3. Every coffee place is busy (Saxby’s, Lebow’s Starbucks, Pret, etc.) 

If you plan on getting coffee before class, go a little early. You do not want to have a mini panic attack while waiting in line, afraid that you will be late. 

4. Use the dining plan 

Listen, you already have to pay for it, so you might as well take advantage of it. Even if this means having a bowl of Froot Loops every day. 

Pro tip: Hans has acai bowls and milkshakes, so take advantage.

5. Set your alarms 

You might think that waking up for a 10 a.m. class might be a piece of cake because you woke up earlier for high school, but not anymore. A 10 a.m. class will now feel like 5 a.m. 

6. Don’t use the elevator in the Academic building

It’s rickety and run-down. Do not use it, unless you want to fear for your life.

7. Lincoln Plaza and Drexel One Plaza are not Drexel buildings

You might have class there, but they are not official Drexel buildings. No, I do not know why.

8. The Main Building is confusing

If you feel like you are lost, it’s ok. The main building is a goddamn maze.

9. Enjoy Philadelphia

Explore UPenn and Center City. Just get out and have fun.

10. Do not go out alone when it is dark 

Stay safe and do not be stupid.

This past June, a new HBO show called The Idol premiered – a sleazy series where Sam Levinson and The Weeknd get to act out their most explicit sexual fantasies. The show stars infamous nepo-baby, Lily Rose Depp, as an aspiring pop star, Jocelyn, who begins a relationship with Tedros, a cult leader – but don’t worry, that is why Jocelyn is attracted to him. 

The show originally started out as commentary on how the industry exploits women, but The Weeknd signed on and thought that the show was too focused on the “female perspective.” Is the Weeknd‘s masculinity so fragile that he can’t handle a project focused on women? This led to Euphoria creator, Sam Levinson, being hired as the director. 

Sam Levinson must have confused the show with a smoking commercial because Lily Rose Depp is never seen without a cigarette in her hand. There is no easier way to show someone is an angsty troubled artist than having them smoke 24/7. I’m honestly surprised she was able to get through all those dance numbers because there was no way her lungs weren’t dying from all the cigarettes.  

It’s also pretty evident that Sam Levinson has a vendetta against intimacy coordinators because the first episode featured an intimacy coordinator being locked into a closet because he raised concerns about a photoshoot Jocelyn was doing. What is worse is that they had Jocelyn speak against him, as some sort of “female choice” agenda. Are you kidding me? There is no way that Sam Levinson’s vendetta didn’t stem from something that happened on the Euphoria set considering how often Sydney Sweeney was naked on that show. Side note: Sam Levinson must have some serious mommy issues because the actresses he chooses to always be naked look exactly like his mom. 

While Sam Levinson’s writing killed the show, The Weeknd’s acting buried it in the ground. This project was supposed to be his big break into acting, but if you told me that Lily Rose Depp was acting opposite of a wooden pole, I would believe you. Can we please stop casting singers in TV shows and movies? 

But somehow, the ending is the worst part of the show. Remember how I said that the show was originally going to be done with a female gaze? Well, the show thought it would be a good idea to reveal that Jocelyn was the villain all along. Meaning Tedros was the victim, and Jocelyn was manipulating him the entire time. A show that was originally about the exploitation of female artists in the industry ends with the women being in control the entire time. I have no words.  

At this point, the only thing I have to say is that Lily Rose Depp needs to go to therapy.