Tension is high.

After a revealing show of support from most of the crowd (we remain, as always, unbiased - *cough...) for the en masse entrance of the in-so-far elected candidates, the room has just quieted right down - clearly, we all think it is starting, since people at the front of the room are moving around with serious faces. We get a smattering of nervous laughter or chatter every so often, but it seems to be settling down.

Steeves has arrived. He walked in as it quieted, and now the chatter is high again as the crowd realizes there will still be some time before we start. Things are being set up, though, and we are definitely going to get going really soon. Roll call would turn up quite the who's who of our student political scene.

Silence has been called for. Tension time. The arbitrator, Caroline Poisson, is definitely quite nervous. The proceedings will be generally conducted in French. so bear with me...

And awaaaay we go.