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<\/a>Gallagher Business Building October 2006<\/span><\/span>
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Now, granted, I\u2019m a T.A., not a professor, not a student, but still I was going to class. True to form I worked on things right to the last minute, making my journey to campus and the GBB (pictured above) a frantic speed-walk with lunch in hand<\/span>. But I looked sharp and was well prepared (to T.A., all you really need is a pen and willingness to jump and help, right?).<\/p>\n I arrived with 4 minutes to spare and surveyed the classroom. The course was supposed to have just 55 students, but I could see already that it had nearly 60, and more were pouring in. A moment later, much to my surprise and delight, Brittany, one of my students and the true lightning-rod of the Campus Sangha for the last two years, stepped in. A friendly face in a sea of students. A few minutes later Brad, our professor, entered, looking ever-so sharp and authoritative. The class went as the first of any in college typically does \u2013 syllabi were distributed, questions answered, and the next four months was mapped.<\/p>\n After class, under newly sunny skies, I couldn\u2019t help but feel revived, re-invigorated, restored, and ready to rejoice in simply being back <\/span>at UM. Walking home, across campus, I ran into several friends and professors, each with the collegial smile and optimism that comes with each new semester. As I crossed the \u201cOval\u201d I couldn\u2019t help but revel in the smell of the fresh-cut grass, the sounds of young students around me, and the unknown possibility for the future that all of this [the University, the students, myself] represents<\/span>.<\/p>\n And home I went, smiling after our first day of class.<\/span><\/p><\/span><\/div>\n Gallagher Business Building October 2006 What an amazing day. I awoke to stormy skies and blustery winds through my windows and began my day just as I would any other: shower, breakfast, coffee. I read a bit, I wrote a bit. Then, around noon, it began. I was going \u2018to class\u2019. Now, granted, I\u2019m a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n