Every semester, there’s a batch of headlines we at the ol’ Free Press wish we could have printed — our hopes, fears and dreams that could have appeared on Page One. Beside endless longing for companionship, sleep and a solid sense of humor, here’s what we wished for this semester.

BUPD wins award for driver safety

Former COM dean John Schulz’s baseball team denied club status

Rhodes scholar committee looks to CGS, daycare centers for next bright minds

Student Union pleases tens of students with plans to beautify Commonwealth Avenue

Allston expands into Harvard; Harvard complains of campus diversification

CFA selects Sen. Larry Craig as dean; “tap-tap” dance wows selection committee

UNI outlines 20-year plan

President Brown goes directly to jail, does not pass go

Keg stand to determine new COM dean

BU’s funniest student wins over crowd with fresh jokes

Boston no longer America’s Walking City; Comm. Ave. crossers to blame

Mass. primary decided by BU student swing vote

Buffer zones increased; anti-abortion activists protest from pulpit

Pats reveal deal with devil

BU Today wins Pulitzer, Nobel prizes for not printing and wasting paper

Daily Free Press wins lottery, buys Globe, wagers Metro on blackjack tables at Patrick’s casinos, re-bolds masthead with winnings