EnglishThese days I noticed a new species on campus. Yellow vests, sitting around at seemingly random places. Only after some investigation did I find out that these are the food watchers. Delivering food to dorms has become very popular in recent years. But as it happens, and sadly seems to happen a lot, meals tend to get taken by others who neither ordered, nor paid for it. And so to stop that from happening, these watchers have been hired, and that’s what they do: They sit around, and watch. (Often their cell phones more than the food.) Not that they would know who ordered what food and all that. But hey, if it makes a good impression, and gives people a job, it’s a good thing, right? DeutschDieser Tage habe ich eine neue Spezies auf dem Campus entdeckt. Gelbe Westen, und irgendwo im nirgendwo herumsitzend. Erst nach ein bisschen Nachforschung habe ich herausgefunden, dass dies die Wächter der Mahlzeiten sind. In den letzten Jahren hat sich etabliert, dass viele Studenten sich ihre Mahlzeiten in die …

EnglishWe’ve been waiting for our schedules. But as usual, no one is in a rush to hand those out to us. (I still remember years, where we received the schedules the night before we were supposed to start class. So, it’s just important to always be at the ready.) In recent years, our schedules are posted (automatically) on the school website the moment they’re done. Which means two things: There’s a way to find out your schedule early. Said schedule can still change until the day school is set to begin. (Which means it means very little until the first day of class.) This year, we’ve been impatiently waiting for our schedules – one big reason being that we’ve requested not to be placed in a particular building. And while our schedules aren’t officially published yet, our individual classes are. So, I’ve found a way of putting my schedule together by checking my individual classes. That’s another way of how to figure out your schedule before it’s officially released. DeutschWir warten auf unsere Stundenpläne. Aber …