Okay. It’s graduation time. But please, hold the tears.

You might be getting sentimental — I know, I know, it’s terribly sad to say goodbye — but let’s get real, there’s really only so much you are going to miss about the University and C-U.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure you and your buddies had a great run, but seriously, you came to college so that you could make a better life for yourself. I sincerely hope that you graduate excited for the future, not mourning the end of an era.

But for those of you who insist on spending your last few days crying, please find comfort in these nine never-agains — the things that I hope you’ll be happy to leave behind with your “glory days.”

1. Champaign winters are the worst, not because of its bitter cold and absurd length, but because of city’s complete inability to deal with snow and ice accumulation. Yes, I know, they’ve been working on it, but shovels and salt aren’t too difficult to figure out. I know you’re not going to miss risking your life walking to class and “eating it” when you get off the 22.

2. I have zero patience and I love Mexican food. So, it kills me that we all have to wait an hour to get our aluminum wrapped goodness from Chipotle. I have no idea why it all of a sudden got so ridiculously slow, but it’s painful for all of us. I know you will never look back at and reminisce on the good old days when the line wrapped all the way around behind the fountain drinks. Look forward to the timely service you’ll be getting elsewhere.

3. You’re going to miss going out with your college friends, and that’s fine. But please, do not pretend that you’re going to miss the C-U bar scene. I hope you never again go to a bar where your feet stick to the floor. Or where you literally just walk around in circles for hours “doing laps” to see who else is equally drunk.

4. A majority of the time, assigned reading blows. There’s something about reading a book of your own choice that you won’t be quizzed or tested on that makes it so much more appealing. I hope you never again have to read a book for any reason other than your own enjoyment.

5. You’ll probably miss walking around our wonderful campus, but I know for certain that you will not miss fearing the biker. We’ve all encountered near-collisions and some of us have even been Schwinned. Chalk it up as one less danger you’ll have to face on a daily basis.

6. No institution on campus cards harder than Campus Rec. If you forgot your i-card, it doesn’t matter how far you trekked or what the weather is like, you’re not getting in. You’re still going to have to show ID at a lot of places — bars, airports, bars at airports, etc. — but I hope you are never again questioned of your identity at a gym.

7. I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but a few of the dorms at U of I have been ranked among the worst in America. I don’t know why, though. The lack of air conditioning is nice because, really, who doesn’t love sleeping in a sauna. And the cinder block walls are homey and comforting. I hope you are never again housed anywhere considered the worst of its kind.

8. Our campus stinks. And I mean that only literally. We have a great agriculture program, and apparently they use great fertilizer because we can all smell it miles away from the research plots. I hope you never again catch a whiff of manure on your way home.

9. Nobody likes to be sleep deprived, but due to this terrible thing called procrastination it’s pretty standard for a college student to have to pull a few all-nighters each semester. From the jittery feeling of being over-caffeinated, to the hours spent lusting for a pillow, all-nighters are awful. I hope you never again stay up long enough to be too exhausted to have a coherent thought. Unless you’re going to grad school — then, best of luck to you.

_Sam is a senior in Media._