And so, in the midst of all this emotional turmoil, I have forgotten to relate the ordinary humdrum surreality of life on a college campus.

About Saturday, Ethan from down the hall opened the door, and with no explanation, deposited in our entryway two copies of the latest issue of Playboy. Later investigation revealed that he had received 100 free copies, and so, apparently, distributed them throughout the entire house. We still haven’t found out why and how he got 100 free copies of Playboy. But now we have two.