Are Freshmen Getting Hotter? This Grad Student Thinks Yes!
Campus CultureFreshmenSexStudent Life August 28, 2025 The New England Classic

PLEX TREADMILLS — For decades, students and professors alike have pondered, but haven’t dared to ask, one daunting question. With each August bringing increasingly large hordes of recent valedictorians, washed-up athletes, and guys named Jack, the question on every returning students’ mind remains the same: are freshmen getting hotter?
On Thursday, August 21st, grad student Peter O’File bravely proposed an answer to this pressing query. His post on X from 2:33 P.M. reads: “Just saw the finest shyte walking out of Douchesne, I swear to GOD these freshies get hotter every year #fyp.”
The post has reportedly been reposted by several student organizations, including BC Republicans, bc bOp!, CAB, and Club Ultimate Frisbee (both).
As a fourth-year grad student and MCAS class of 2019 alumnus, O’File has seen his share of freshmen over the years. Currently working on his masters in Romeo and Juliet Law Theory, O’File said he “didn’t expect so many people to reach out to him” after his post. “It was never a question for me, just something that kept getting confirmed year after year,” O’File said. He continued, “Sure, Thursday’s incident inspired me to post, but I’ve been saying this since my senior year.”
With 34 likes, 200 comments, and 673 views, it’s fair to say that O’File’s answer to this girthy question got people talking. In a follow-up WhatsApp message, O’File clarified that he did not mean his senior year of college.
At press time, O’File was getting back on the Newton bus.