In the Beginning... the first exam of the year (20070416)

7:45 AM. The Student Rec Centre. Everything is prepared for the first exam of the semester - of the year. In 30 minutes, over 800 first year students from Chem 123 will fill the gymnasium with calculators, pens, pencils, and molecular models in tow. The will write, non-stop (save for 10 minutes of staring at the rafters either in silent prayer or utter confusion) from half past eight until eleven o'clock. Then it will be finished. Grades will be decided the next day, during the day of marking.