TAG YOURSELF: MANDATORY Words by Maddie McShane
Mandatory seminars really are a unique experience. They draw students out from whe of their computer screen and comforted s by the resounding lull of Echo360 and throw class is often a hodgepodge mix of characters from genres so disparate there is seriou may be, the bonds formed over the torture of forced interactive learning have a way of friendships that are formed in the Tuesday afternoon lull of a 2pm seminar.
Prepared Paula As a mature-aged student, her genuine interest for the class content is completely unrivalled. Always early and always with all of the preparation in print, she’s ready for anything, and loves to let the seminar leader know as much. Don’t worry, she will not hesitate to speak loudly and clearly about anything that she does not understand, either. Despite this, she is a great conversationalist, and the mid-class break turns out to be just the right amount of time to hear about the weekend cricketing successes of her youngest, Tommy. Stoner Stephen Not quite sure what subject this is, but very proficient in the art of conjuring answers when called upon by seminar leaders. He’ll bring a super nice Macbook to class but likely let it sit unopened on his desk, in favour of staring vacantly into space. While he won’t talk to you unprompted, and is apprehensive to make eye contact for more than a second and a half, if you happen to run into him in at the West Oak in the early hours of a Friday morning, this man will embrace you like you are his closest and most valued friend in the entire world who he has not seen in years. Trendy Tayla She’s stupidly fashionable. There’s no way she hasn’t got a social media following more substantive than the collective attendance of the law school. It is extremely unclear how she can look ready for a modelling shoot after hurriedly climbing three flights of stairs to scoot from the Braggs to Liggy in a matter of minutes, but somehow, she does, and had time to grab a coffee from St. Raph’s on the way (in a keep cup, too!). She seems to have everything in the world to say about trimesters, lawyer x, and how it’s so completely shit that Groovin the Moo has been canned, but just don’t ask her about her seminar answers, she might start crying.
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