u/OkReputation2221

I'm about to start the final for my Bio 101 class, but I'm confused. The last three exams have all been in-person, and this final is at-home.

The exam is a simple canvas quiz; no lockdown browser, no camera on, nothing. I emailed the prof to ask if notes are allowed, and she said they aren't. My question is, is there some way she plans on being able to tell whether we used our notes? It doesn't seem like there is. I know that canvas can tell when you open another tab but other than that....?

It really seems like she is begging for her students to cheat. I won't be, but how does she plan on mitigating it?

I’m going to have my twenty first birthday party at a beach next month, and I’ve invited all the guests. Seven people, none of them know each other, although I might introduce some of them to each other between now and then.

I only have one male friend, and since I didn’t want him to feel awkward I told him to invite his girlfriend as well, even though I haven’t met her (They’re long-distance but she will be in town at the time of the party). Now I wonder, should I let everyone else bring plus ones as well? I know a lot of the people they would bring (mostly girlfriends), just not well enough to invite them straight up.

This would increase the size of the party to at least 10, which is fine by me; the more the merrier! But I worry that it would cause people to stick to their pairs and not socialize as much. What is the usual practice here?

Edit: ok, I have a game plan thank you all! ill let everyone know they can bring a plus one if they want, I'll give everyone a link to contribute to a group spotify playlist, and I'll bring some good beach games and board games.

also, thought i should include, everyone at the party other than the guy is either a lesbian or single (or both) (over half are lesbians) so there is kind of no chance of another man being there 😅 theres several mascs and butches and a couple of genderqueer ppl though so hopefully that mixes the gender ratio enough LOL

I'm going to have my birthday party in a few weeks at moonlight beach, on a Saturday. But I've never hosted a gathering there.

I'm going to have the guests arrive around 3 and we'll hang out by the water for a while, then gather at a fire pit. My sister agreed to hold down the fort at the fire pit while I'm gone.

That being said, how soon should she and I arrive to be able to secure one? I don't want to get there too early and have hours and hours to kill, but this party kind of depends on whether or not we can get one.

And further, is it even reasonable for us to rely on a fire pit at all? Should I come up with a backup plan, and if so, any recommendations?