Classes end, finals begin

Fall semester classes wrap up today.  It already seems quieter in the building than a few days ago.  Tomorrow and Thursday are “reading days,” and exams run from Friday through next Thursday.  But we don’t fool ourselves — students will start peeling away from campus as soon as this weekend, and next week we’ll be seeing a tired-looking skeleton crew of a student community.  That’s not to say that everyone who leaves campus before the final day of final exams has actually submitted all necessary assignments; students have the option of completing research papers or take-home exams from the comfort of their home country, family’s living room, or vacation destination.

This semester has blazed by!  It doesn’t seem like three months have passed since the summer, when the staff was last toiling away in a quiet building.  But students will be back in a month, and they’ve earned their break.  We’ll just need to look forward to their return.

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