First Impressions

Yesterday's first day of class came and went without event. Unlike this. Professors started out with introductions, provided a couple handouts and welcomed the students in their own special way. Prof. Accounting went so far as to supply free cookies while the others simply smiled and waved as a student walked in late.

Minus the apparent business casual dress code for grad students, the business school is a happy place. People smile and do homework together, they talk about things outside the confines of the classroom and they don't associate grades with jobs. We have our own private lounge replete with computers, printers, couches and tables; we have special corridors leading back to the bastions of undergrad hedonism. I'm still figuring things out but after one day it's more than apparent: the business school is a happy place.