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...Manolo lover who was scolded by the DMV for taking the driver's-license exam in a pair of 3-inch (8 cm) wedges, I was eager to test out the Equinox. The accelerator was indeed comfortable and easy to use in my stilettos. However, I was surprised to find that the brake pedal had not been similarly repositioned. Pressing it in heels felt just as awkward as it does in any other car. Then again, braking is my least favorite part of driving...
...John found himself facing academic probation. His grades weren’t getting better and his options were limited. “There’s a rip cord you can pull, jump before anything happens,” he said. “If you left before exam period, you could erase your past, academically.” So he pulled the cord. “What I didn’t know was that absolutely everything counts toward your final record...
...classes seem more fresh,” he says. “The emphasis is more on taking the time to learn this stuff and getting comfortable with it rather than learning for an exam...
...Under pre-registration, gone would be the pressure of unearthing a fourth class at the 11th hour. Personally, I find this the most compelling argument against shopping: For me, the most stressful week of the year isn’t reading period, and it’s not exam period; it’s shopping period. In course selection as in life, ignorance of what’s ahead is far scarier than even the most dreaded known commodity...
Under the Core, every course was required to have a final exam, but General Education encourages professors to consider creative alternatives...