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Tyler Gross

Hello, college students—and welcome to Seattle!

If you moved here from some other part of the world, you’re probably still just getting oriented. We’re here to help. These are going to be the most exhilarating and confusing years of your life, full of hidden dangers, giant opportunities, tons of work, clouds of pot smoke, and people who want to have sex with you.

Your college probably gave you an orientation packet. The first thing you’re going to want to do is chop that into confetti and throw it into the air. It isn’t going to begin to help you with what really matters: How are you going to drink in your dorm? What’s the deal with the legal weed in Seattle?

Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...