The spring thaw-out brings several changes to a college campus. Warm weather is on the way and the days are getting longer and longer, which is an advantage for once. Wanna know what else is great? The “10 Best Things About Spring On Campus,” that’s what.

10. Daylight

No longer do you have to endure waking up at 7:45 to trudge to an early class through a foot of snow in darkness. Instead, you’ll awake to the blissful sounds of songbirds and frolicking squirrels, and a beam of morning sun brightly shining through your window. Hopefully you’re not too hungover.

9. Baseball

The dead period between the end of football season and the beginning of baseball season is finally over, allowing us to focus on actual sports again. There’s nothing quite like a bench-clearing brawl on a cool Spring day.

8. You can finally go jogging like you’ve been planning to

Now that it’s warm out you can finally get in shape to work off that Winter weight! “I’ll go jogging once it’s warm,” you told yourself over a lonely bowl of Easy Mac in January. Worry not, your iPod Nano might run out of batteries, which will permit you to postpone physical activity for at least another month or so. But after that there’s no excuses, fatso.

7. Happier Professors

If your professors began the semester giving no partial credit on essay questions, it can likely be attributed to Seasonal Affective Disorder, which affects millions of Americans each year. As Winter blurs into Spring, don’t be surprised if your once-grumpy professors appear more light-hearted, holding classes outside or even canceling them altogether.

6. Thunderstorms

Perhaps I’m alone in this sentiment, but thunderstorms are awesome. Feeling the air pressure plummet as the sky blackens inspires a thrilling sense of anticipation. Worst-case scenario: a tornado hits the dorms. Best-case scenario: a tornado hits the academic buildings.

5. More places to hook up

During the cold Winter months, there really isn’t anywhere to get laid besides indoors, which is pretty boring. With the balmier weather, you can once again fool around in cars, tents, trees, fountains, etc. And that’s way more fun.

4. Seeing people on campus

When you walk to class in January, it’s like a post-apocalyptic scene: lone, downtrodden figures silently plodding through snow to go to their classes, then immediately getting the hell off campus. With the warm weather, you’ll see hundreds of happy faces lounging on the lush green grass of the quad; sunbathing, studying, and if they’re gay, playing Ultimate Frisbee.

3. Barbecues

At long last, men across America will uncover their grills and cook manly foods like hot dogs, burgers, brats and steak. Wafts of delicious smoke will make their way to the dorms, where some idiot will inevitably attempt to grill in his room with the windows open and a wet washcloth over the smoke detector. But hey, as long as there’s enough to go around…
2. Drinking outside

Few things in this world are as relaxing as sitting back in lawn chairs with friends and enjoying some cold brews. Drinking outside also applies to parties, which can be held in backyards, ensuring that some drunken fool doesn’t urinate on your stereo again.

1. Girls wearing less clothes

No longer will you have to surreptitiously ogle girls in bulky North Face coats and Ugg boots. College girls across the country will be wearing less and less, eager to show off their Spring Break tans. Rejoice at the triumphant return of short shorts and tank tops.