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...Fairfax was never considering anything that drastic, but in response to parents' complaints, the superintendent in April launched a study on how the district's grading system affects students. (Fairgrade, initially a co-sponsor of the study, jumped ship in December when its members disagreed with how the school board characterized the results.) Based on the findings released in early January - which showed that changing the scale would slightly boost GPAs but was inconclusive about whether it would help students get into better colleges - the school board on Jan. 22 agreed to start using a higher premium for tough courses...
...representatives—John F. Pararas ’08-’09, the chair of the College Events Board, a co-sponsor of the ATM legislation and a Crimson magazine writer, and Charles T. James ’09-’10, a UC presidential candidate—were expelled during the meeting because of absences. James said that he has missed meetings because he is “totally involved in the campaign.” [CORRECTION APPENDED...
Presidential candidate and UC Finance Committee Chair Andrea R. Flores ’10, who was not a co-sponsor of the recent UC legislation, said that she is upset that she was not asked to be involved in the UC’s latest legislation. Sundquist said that he asked for participation from UC representatives in an e-mail...
...Tobaccowala, who is president of the South Asian Association, said that the group is in the process of discussing about what kind of response they will have. She said they will plan a vigil for this week on the steps of Memorial Church, and hope to co-sponsor the event with other groups like Harvard Hillel and the Interfaith Council.She said that SAA has plans to connect the attacks in Mumbai with preexisting plans for passport to South Asia week, starting Dec. 6. ‘NEED TO COME TOGETHER’Professor Sugata Bose, a historian of South Asia...
...groups also hope to see students come together on this issue. “I feel like there’s a lot of territoriality between campus groups, and I believe collaboration is necessary,” said Julia C. Silverman ’10, president of another event co-sponsor, the Harvard College Alliance for Africa (HCAA). The HCAA is currently collecting used laptops to donate to the New Hope Orphanage in Busia, Uganda. The technology would both educate children and eventually help them find higher-level jobs, according to HCAA Treasurer Charlotte A. Chuter...