She carries a bagel and Caf coffee. They continue to appear, like unexpected raindrops, resting bags and windbreakers on desks, leaving, coming back. Each goes directly to an assigned seat until the small Econometrics class is staggered somewhat uniformly among the rows. A couple of Hobart students open the windows to clear the stale overnight air. A strikingly energetic Professor Scott McKinney sweeps into the classroom, apparently unaware that normal people are not awake at this hour.
Pens hang in the air.
He's at the blackboard in a few more seconds, and elaborate graphs and equations appear across the wall. A few Econometrics students linger after class to speak with McKinney. Their conversation overlays chatting students entering for the next class, who have less coatage and walk with a bit more coordination. They claim desks by placing their enviro-mugs. Maybe you'd want to break up your data, you know, middle income countries, high income countries . . .