Freshman 15. Is it real?

Originally I was taken aback by this exact statement: “Watch out! The freshman 15 is real!” No way. Then, however, I went to Ibby’s.

Ibby’s is a restaurant on campus at Washington University in St. Louis. Ibby’s, located in the back of one of the dining halls on campus, is prime real estate for students like myself who are constantly in a rush. The atmosphere is filled with students of all grades, eating with their friends or possibly even enjoying a spicy date. The food is delectable. The gnocchi could make your mouth melt, the warm buttery sensations running down to your stomach screaming out for more! Not to mention, Ibby’s takes meal points. So, after my heavenly experience at Ibby’s, I began to think that maybe this whole “freshman 15” might actually be real.

Since my life-altering experience of learning that college food may actually be amazing, I have ventured out to several new locations on campus. The Law Cafe is my personal favorite for lunch. The variety of options that can then be created in a salad or a sandwich are mesmerizing! You cannot forget about St. Louis’ famous Gooey Butter Cake. If I have to attribute one thing to being the cause of my soon-to-be-freshman 50 it will most certainly be the Gooey Butter Cake.

So, if I have learned anything in these past three weeks, it is that Wash U has the best food and that I was right: the “freshman 15” does not exist, but the “freshman 50” does.