1.   And the freshmen needed to assert themselves, avoiding the tentativeness that marked the first half of the Bruins game.

2.   At the California State University System, about half the freshmen need such classes to acclimate them to the rigors of academia.

3.   Before that day comes, the freshmen need to learn some things.

4.   Freshmen need time to adjust.

5.   The number of freshmen needing remedial classes leveled off this school year after years of steady increase, Swisher said.