The search for a new faculty advisor was a demoralizing process. Jake's "institutional disillusionment" analysis, while thorough, revealed a faculty that was largely composed of two types of people: those who were too new and scared to make waves, and those who were too old and tired to care.
They were in the library after school on Thursday, their usual table littered with printouts of faculty profiles and half-empty coffee cups.
"Okay, so the chemistry teacher is out," Jake announced, crossing a name off his list with a red pen. "His only listed hobby is 'collecting commemorative spoons'. I don't think he's our guy."
"What about the history teacher, Ms. Albright?" Ruby asked. "The one who specializes in medieval European history?"
"Too close to the English department," Nina said, shaking her head. "And her husband is a partner at Jessica's dad's law firm. That's a definite conflict of interest."
