Oppression, Resistance & Revolution: Friday

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Magneto wasted no time when the bell rang. "Sit," he ordered and began to pace up and down the rows of the classroom. "In our first class we discussed a cause that was important to you," he continued. "Some of your causes... were lacking."

After, giving a few students a dirty look, he continued. "In our last class we witnessed what can happen if oppression goes unchecked. If you look at the history of this planet you can find others as well. For many of these acts of oppression, there was also a movement to resist such actions. Some were more effective than others."

Returning to the front of the classroom. "Looking at history there were several tipping points which created resistance movements. Before the American revolution started there were Americans dropping cases of tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes. During the civil war, a group of Northerners established an underground railroad to help slaves make their way to freedom. During world war II, families found hiding spaces for Jews who were persecuted by the government."

He gave the students one more look. "Last week you saw a tragedy. My questions for discussion today is at what point would you have done something to prevent it?'

Student Council [Friday, Lunchtime]

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There were a lot of things about Fandom and its school that still didn't make sense to Minerva, but this, at least, she understood. The classroom where the Student Council met was set up with a large table and chairs, and all sorts of conjured sweets were laid out, along with tea and pumpkin juice. (Pumpkin-flavored-everything season originated with witches, thank you very much.)

"Good afternoon," she said, smiling at the students once they'd gotten settled in. "Thank you for taking the time to be here today. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all a little better, and it seems we have some business to address right away. First, we must decide upon a president for the council, from among the seniors who wish to be considered for the position. Then, we need to plan for this Parents Weekend that will be happening next week." Pardon her slight lack of enthusiasm, but dealing with parents was always the worst part of this job. "Who would like to speak first?"

Library, Friday [09/21]

[selfhelphero]

When Billy got to the library, he took a look around to make sure everything was in order, and stopped for a moment when he got to the biography section. The biography of Benedict Arnold was on the floor, with a handful of other books on top of it, and Billy quickly decided that he was just going to ignore whatever was happening and move on back to the front desk. He just didn't have the energy to fight with books today.

[No OCD as I am running out the door!]

Astro Sciences, Friday

[not_a_whiner]

The class had been directed to the Danger Shop today - not because Kaidan wanted to put anyone through their paces, but because it was a credible way of squeezing in some time to stargaze without rescheduling the class for nighttime.

So, as the students piled in, they would find themselves standing in a field, telescopes set up - one to a student - and a bright night sky full of stars up above.

"I'm going to try not to, uh, talk too much and let you get to it," Kaidan said. "But we can talk about star systems and planets all we want, it's going to pale in comparison to the real thing." He nodded at the telescopes. "Now, from Earth, there's a few planets we can see. Some of them are brighter than the others. Venus and Jupiter are the brightest; they rise early in the morning, and you can usually see some of Jupiter's moons around it. Mars and Saturn are less bright-- and they rise during the dusk hours. In the middle, well, we've got Neptune and Uranus. And Mercury, of course."

He looked back up. "We're cheating a little here," he said. "We're going to cycle from dawn to dusk in the space of the class, so you can get a look at all of them. You should also keep an eye out for some of the major stars: Aldebaran, Castor, Pollux, Regulus..." He paused. "But I've got all of those outlined on the handouts. Topher, please? You'll also find the major constellations - yeah, the Big Dipper, but also Orion and Cassiopeia and... well. That's why we've got handouts."

Yes.

"No, you don't get points for finding the moon," he said, the corner of his mouth pulling up. "But, uh... let me know if you can figure out where we put Luna Base in my time." Now Kaidan was wondering if maybe he could get in a trip to Mars or something during the next break, if they weren't going to finally put him to work.

"It's going to be a challenge to find them," he said. "Especially the Outer Planets, which usually can't be seen with the naked eye. Tick 'em off on your hand-out when you do find them, and, yeah, you can ask someone else for help. Just... get a good idea of where everything is."

Living on the Outskirts, Friday, Period 2

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"I won't presume to tell you all what it is you need in your lives," Jonothon began once it looked as though everyone who was going to be here was settled in. "You've all gotten along without me doing so right up to this point, I'm hardly going to sweep in and give you some piece of critical information about whatever's been working for you that will turn your philosophies on their heads and somehow make your entire future a brighter one. And if I do, tell me. I'd probably get a kick out of that."

No. Really. He probably would.

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[Open!]

Apathy Club, A Classroom, Friday After Classes

[stars_and_money]

In a shocking turn of events, Jeremy was running a club this semester. For a given definition of "running", anyway. It was somewhere on the same level with how much the work he did at Demon Marcus was actually working, so, probably not much.

He was slouching in the chair behind the desk, eating gourmet jelly beans, because A) that was the kind of guy he was, and B) George had always sat like this (excpet a little more sullenly) and he wanted to be respectful to tradition, while doing his own thing.

His own thing being offering "Hi, 'sup?" to anyone who may have actually come in.