Well, looks like I'm going to be the graduate student admissions committee representative next year. I was the only one nominated, so unless the entire graduate student body decides to not vote . . . It's a job I've been considering for awhile. The committee is one I'd been wanting to influence since my second year here. I've been consistently underwhelmed by the incoming classes. Of course, a single graduate student will hardly sway a group of stubborn faculty members, but a girl can dream.
I did, of course, advise the graduate student President that he should start thinking about a backup plan in case Wednesday goes horribly wrong.
In that case, plans will quickly be unfolding for a move back east.