1. Being Surrounded by Your Friends: Spending time at home only reminds you how nearby all your friends were in the dorms. Need some eggs? Want someone to watch "The Bachelor" with? Odds are there are people under, above, and around you who are willing to come over at the drop of a hat.

2. The View: There’s nothing quite like walking back from the library at sundown and looking over the bluff. There’s something so calming about studying overlooking all of LA that reminds us Lions why exactly we’re so lucky to go here.

3. Your Roommates: We love to hate our roommates, but, at the end, of the day, living with other people can be nice. It reminds you to do things like clean your room or do your dishes because someone else is always going to be there to see all your you leave. Embrace and cherish your roommates while you’ve got them.

4. Walking from party to party every weekend: Public Safety crash the party you're at? Have no fear. Lucky for us Lions, most of LMU’s off-campus events take place within walking distance of each other. There’s nothing quite like party-hopping with your friends throughout the night. We might not have a row, but learning all the different addresses is half the fun…right?

5. Always Seeing Someone You Know on Campus: It’s impossible to walk anywhere on campus without seeing at least one person you know. It could be that kid from your floor, that girl in your sorority, or that girl from your math class, but at least it’s someone you can share a passing smile with as you walk from class to class. Also, any time spent at the the Den or the library are basically social hour: There’s nothing like walking into the Den and seeing your entire friend group sitting at one coffee table and your professor sitting at another.

6. The Proximity to the Beach: Need I say more?