As you begin your careers in higher education, each of you faces many new challenges. Soon you will be submerged in a roiling ocean of information, with fresh waves of knowledge hurled your way every day. How's a student supposed to stay afloat? Or get laid?

Luckily for everyone, The Stranger's here to tell you what your campus pamphlets can't and your stodgy parents won't. Like how to use speed, where to go if you're gay, and how to smoke pot without getting busted. Plus, we've got firsthand, behind-the-scenes accounts of each of Seattle's major institutions of higher learning, along with a handy-dandy info sheet cramming a four-year liberal arts education onto a single page.

So get ready to get reading--and get smart.