Here are the opinions that are floating around our newsroom:

• Baby, it’s cold outside. Early October and it already is feeling like winter. Luckily, the university has a building on campus that is usually warm: Meredith. The big windows provide for a greenhouse-type atmosphere. So, harness global warming and head over to the big, black box.

• Parents and Family weekend is a time for students to reconnect with a little taste of home … with the taste of alcohol. It really warms your heart, and your stomach, to see parents taking shots with their kids at the Dublin. There’s nothing like family bonding.

• Tufts University recently put a policy into place that in effect bans “sexiling” – the act of kicking a roommate out for sexual purposes. The TD’s solution to this problem: charge your roommate money every time this happens. Then you’ll see where their priorities lie – in their pockets, or a little further center. We even heard of one guy receiving $100. It’s called capitalism, people.