Professor Raymond led Rios and Johnson up a set of stairs and along a corridor past a bulletin board littered with pamphlets advertising opportunities to study abroad, postcards offering tutoring services, and flyers asking for study partners. The linoleum floor inclined sharply for a few feet as they entered an older section of the building. Doors to professors’ offices were festooned with a listing of office hours, postings of recent test scores, and printed versions of Bloom County and Far Side cartoons.
Raymond unlocked her office door and escorted them inside, where framed certifications and overstuffed bookshelves lined the walls surrounding a small, cluttered desk, a minifridge, and a few chairs. “Have a seat,” said Raymond.
“Thanks.” Rios studied the cramped surroundings. No phot
