End of the semester. The last week we usually find hectic angst Monday and Tuesday, a thinning of students and a ratcheting down of anxiety Wednesday, almost barren by Thursday, and a tomb on Friday as students complete tests and papers and head home, sighing in relief at the thought of weeks of rest and relaxation.
Not so this year. The level of activity and anxiety began on a higher note than usual, stretched not only straight through Thursday, but extended from the moment we were open until well after we closed, the 24 hour area staying hopping well into the wee hours.
I wondered about this change, but it wasn't until I looked at the gate counts that I began to understand. Our counts were the highest they have even been since we moved into the new building. And not by some small increase, but by thousands. No wonder. We kept saying that it felt busy this year, and we were right!
Rest well, students. Put your feet up, faculty. Well done, Administration. And library staff? I wish for you a wonderful, calm, quiet and restful break. Come back renewed and ready to plunge in again.
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