I think pretty much every school has something like this. A bench you aren’t allowed to sit on, an arch you can’t walk under, or a bell you can’t ring until you’ve finished your last final. There’s an old bell on campus that students ring after they have completed their last final/paper/project for their degree. The staff ties a long rope to the end of it during finals season so that students can achieve this, the highest of college goals.
I mock it slightly, but it was actually very satisfying. It makes a load ring that makes you suddenly feel like this is everything your four years have built to and you would not have righteously earned your degree without this last step.
Max and I went together to ring said bell. Here are some of the adorable shots we got.
