Everyone is nervous during the first week simply because there are going to be so many new people its just a fresh part, a step before going to life and what life is really about you will do fine, and you have all the rights to say no to whatever may bother you including university parties where usually hooking up takes place but making friends and meeting new people is the best part because it all starts with being afraid and having a fear its completely normal - just remember the best things happen unexpectedly.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.