Word: pointing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...would also like to point out that the 2 p.m. time slot that Dean Epps recommended would have actually discouraged attendance, since at that hour, most parents would have been spending their only free afternoon with their children...
Columbia, Dartmouth, MIT and the University of Vermont (UVM) are among many colleges that offer this system to their students. Officials at these colleges find that most students prefer the point system to the traditional board plan...
Many administrators, however, have also experienced problems with the point system. Some find that first-year students unaccustomed to the idea end up spending all their points and are forced to buy more...
...effort to avoid these problems, many universities are experimenting with a combination of the traditional board plan and the point system. Boston University, Stanford, Tufts, MIT and North-eastern are among a number of colleges offering such combination board plans...
When explaining why changing the meal plan is not a good solution to student complaints about Harvard's food, administrators cite the physical limitations of the College's current kitchen facilities and staff, the financial risks of many of the plans--particularly the point system--and the importance of maintaining the house system...