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...chime in on a recent University decision to cut programming for the “January Term” at its general meeting yesterday, voting unanimously to approve a policy paper that recommends that the College adopt generous standards for assessing whether particular students are allowed to remain on campus during the January period...
...policy paper recommends that housing students during the month of January be defined in a way that allows students to stay on campus to participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities and other programs that are deemed productive...
...stance is in opposition to what some believe might be an overly restrictive need-based standard for deciding which students can remain on campus in January. A letter about the “J-term” decision sent to members of the community last week by Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds and Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith suggested that students with a need to remain on campus “may potentially include varsity athletes, international students, thesis writers, students conducting lab-based research, and others who cannot reasonably accomplish their work...
...official question for the Town Hall meeting includes a summary of the Council’s position on the J-term issue along with several questions about the process that will be employed for approval of a student’s stated need to remain on campus in January...
...Student Labor Action Movement, a Phillips Brooks House Association program that focuses on promoting labor rights on campus, also addressed the Council during yesterday’s meeting...