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...first day was just me,” says Vito A. Cannavo ’10, the lone student in History 1619: “Premodern Vietnam.” “I was the only person there.” Falling asleep in this class is simply not an option...
Unlike one-on-one tutorials, this class is not intentionally small. “This is the only time I have had one student in what is supposed to be a lecture class,” writes Hue-Tam Ho Tai, the course’s professor, in an e-mail...
While Cannavo says it was intimidating at first, the class has since become a twice-a-week, one-on-one conversation with a great professor. While Tai says she would love the chance to introduce the subject to more students, having only one allows for focused instruction. “I can also try to tailor my lecture very specifically to that student,” she says, “building on what he knows and making connections that may be of interest...
...studied Chinese studies—Esherick said he “always thought we were put together as freshmen by height.” The three residents of Weld 17 were all over 6’4”, with Crichton standing the tallest.The kid known as tallest in class would graduate from Harvard Medical School and become known for writing best-selling science fiction novels on topics ranging from dinosaurs recreated from DNA to extraterrestrial spherical artifacts, eventually emerging as a strident popular critic of the science behind global warming. Crichton died unexpectedly after a private battle against throat...
...you’ve ever been shoehorned into making the trek from Grays to Vanserg in just seven minutes, relief may be on the way: the Committee on Undergraduate Education is considering adding more time for traveling between classes. While the Student Handbook officially allots five minutes for students to get from one class to another, CUE members said, seven minutes has become the norm. The committee is considering expanding this time frame to as long as 15 minutes. Members of the faculty and administration noted that the time allotted for commuting was decided upon when most classes convened...