More Phone Etiquette

One of my esteemed classmates-- who sits in the first row, directly in front of the professor-- just whipped out her cell phone in the middle of class, checked her messages, then jumped up and left the room, cell phone in hand.

About five minutes later, I got up to go to the bathroom. On my way there, I passed her sitting on one of the cushy lobby chairs, chatting merrily away on her cell phone. Something about going to a bar or club-- obviously not the kind of emergency message that one might find justifies leaving class to return the call.