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...talk about the future of general education, the Classes of 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 appear to be stuck with the antiquated and constraining cocktail-party training program known as the Core. The Core, however, can easily be patched up for the benefit of current students. Faculty discussions in the coming weeks should certainly focus on developing the new general education system, but we hope the Faculty will also take quick action to expand the Core in the interim...
Though many particulars of the new general education system need to be worked out, there seems to be a strong consensus that the current system offers students too small of a menu and that the new system should offer a substantially expanded array of departmental courses. Indeed, under the Core, students are too often forced to take classes that are poorly taught, that do not interest them, and that are overly large and impersonal. There is no reason why the bedrock principle that a more open system is preferable should not be applied to the Core while the Faculty considers...
Part of the reason the Core is so limited is that the Core Standing Committee (CSC) requires that courses that count for Core credit meet basic requirements, which vary amongst Core areas. All categories, however, require a final exam, and most require a midterm and/or a paper. This needn’t be the case...
...adding that the WTO is not a perfect model but a way to “harness globalization” and to find “some force in ensuring legitimate decision-making.” He also said that he thinks the “core mission of the WTO” is to open markets and open world trade for the benefit of all people, but that such a mission should not be pursued at all costs. “WTO members have the right to deviate from market-opening obligations, in favor of values of public morals...
Panic sets in. “Where will I wake up to the sweet strains of neo-avant death-pop-core?” you ask. “Where am I going to find somebody who looks like a homeless person to make my coffee...