Hell week(s)

It's that time of the semester again when teachers seem to simultaneously think that they want to give an exam. Why do exams have to be scheduled on the same week? I have no idea.

Part of this hell week process is the piling amount of hand-outs and readings (I suddenly remember my professor cruelly emphasizing the difference between the two during my Chem 153. Gahh, bad memories.). Imagine the amount of paper we have to waste for all those photocopies of lectures, sample exams and book chapters which we hardly finish reading. Well, I must admit that I do have my fair share of waste, too.

I find it rather hard not to study from a printed material. For me, there is a difference between studying from a printed lecture and from your computer. I find the latter less effective and more eye straining. I guess we just have to make sure that we only print what we need, and that we maximize the use of everything that we print. Maybe then that'll make the waste all worth it.