As it was the first day of school today, there were many first time college students roaming the campus. And this year holds the highest number of Freshmen in the history of the University of California, a feat which makes many of the upper classmen rather annoyed. For instance, it takes much longer to get anywhere on campus, due to the mass of naivete not knowing how to bike. I had to swerve out of my way many a time just to avoid getting hit.

I was surprised to realize that my beginning Italian class was filled with Freshmen. Usually there is a pretty big mix of age in such a basic class. Yet there was only one other Junior and one Sophomore in a class of 25 or so. There were several great quotes:

• "Wait, what is 'section?'"
• "Oh, are you a grad student?"
• "It was easy to find the classroom because I rehearsed my schedule yesterday."

I've heard from others that the gym is horrendous to use right now. It's completely packed and most of the Freshmen have no idea how to use any of the equipment. A pain for everyone.

I think a good idea would be to pair up every Freshman with a fat girl and make them bike around a bike circle for eternity. But first we must build enough bike circles.

Excellent verbage. I had to look up "naivete." I think your usage is a little off (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/naivete), as it's hard for an abstract concept to know (or not know) how to bike, but I like sweet new words.    

I was completely aware of the meaning of the word. I intentionally chose to give substance to the abstract because I felt it gives more of an idea of uncertainty, much like the freshmen themselves. Similarly, I could have used a phrase like, "a mass of ignorance," something a little more common, but I prefer the word naivete. Trust me, I thought about my word choice here. I often don't care, but this is one of the times I did.