Word: exam
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Massage is not only relaxing--it can have practical benefits, too. Looking for an easy way to up your math or chemistry grade? According to Ernetta, students given a massage before taking an exam performed better than those who were not given one. At some schools, dorms even hire a masseur to come in before midterms and finals to boost scores and relieve tension...
...must have been during one of my many exam period MAC visits that I first spotted it. "Hey Harvard Girls" screamed a sign on one of the weight room bulletin boards, "Anyone Interested in Women's Wrestling...
...order to become a contestant on Jeopardy!, candidates must pass a written exam. Then, "they play a mock Jeopardy! game and participate in a brief interview," Laine T. Sutten, spokesperson for Jeopardy! told The Crimson in December...
...Registrar characterized as "absolutely typical," Harvard students were treated to a 1998 intersession spanning from Friday afternoon on Jan. 23 to Wednesday, Jan. 28. While the Registrar may boast that this constitutes a "five day break," a glance at a calendar reveals that any student with an exam on Jan. 23 can count the days off on two fingers. Those students lucky enough to finish exams early were rewarded with a vacation. But why should vacation time be a matter of luck...
Sometime during exam period, I received an e-mail from a Harvard student whom I had never met. "The main reason I voted for you," it read, "was because of your promise to work to get rid of the grade gap. I was wondering whether you had made any progress." Since that time, I have received a handful of similar e-mails--questions about the possibility of opening the MAC earlier, a few rants about dining services inflexibility, a suggestion that keycard access be the top priority. All referred to a single issue raised during the campaign...