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...Students in pass/fail classes should be allowed to switch back to letter-grading until near the end of the semesters, as is done at Columbia, where students have until the ninth week to decide. The current deadline for changing grading at Harvard is the fifth Monday, at which point students still have little idea how they well are likely to do. So students who have chosen to take a class pass/fail for “insurance” are then forced to take the “pass” on their transcript, regardless of how well they...
...Conventional wisdom has it that too many “passes” suggest a lack of academic rigor, meaning many transcript-conscious students dare not take more than one or two pass/fail classes in their four years. Allowing students to switch back to letter-grading late in the semester means that the “insurance” can be used more frequently and also gives students an incentive to continue to work hard in pass/fail classes in which they find themselves doing well...
...that matter, almost anyone on campus—college journalists can stress athletes’ grievances and shed a critical light on the poor administrative decision-making that took place.When that same Athletic Department starts to cut off funding to junior varsity programs, essentially forcing those teams to switch to club status, we can bring those shady dealings to the attention of the college administration, working to mitigate what will be a difficult and costly transition.When a coach is being unfairly held responsible for his team’s failures, when an athlete is deserving of a national award...
...change in concentration was at least partially influenced by Sheehan’s sophomore and junior year roommate in Claverly Hall, Reza Majd, who hailed from the Middle East. A combination of Majd’s influence and the strength of Harvard’s program led Sheehan to switch his concentration to Middle Eastern History after sophomore year...
When you choose a health plan, you typically check the panel of doctors it pays for. Now you need to check which hospitals and diagnostic facilities it covers too. And keep in mind, the list can change at any time. The unfairness of this bait-and-switch game - to both patients and doctors - is pretty nasty. The hospitals and facilities you signed up for originally might suddenly be replaced by facilities that are - you guessed it - cheaper. While your premium (and the CEO's bonus) goes up, the dollar value of what you're getting - i.e., what the company will...