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Students enrolled in Expos II credit the individual instruction given by tutors as the most beneficial difference between the new offering and its freshman year forebear, and Expository Writing Director Richard C. Marius agrees. "Writing is an intimate act," he explained.
Specifically designed for upperclassmen, Expos II emphasizes personalized instruction rather than the small group seminars that are the basis of the first-year offering. The course caters to students who were left largely unsatisfied as freshmen in the University's only required class.
"I'm convinced that something beyond Expos I is necessary," said Jonathan Aaron, co-director of the new class, recently. Aaron, who directed a popular course at Yale similar to Expos II, explained that the ability to write has become increasingly important in most professional fields.
To combat the decline in quality of long assignments completed in all-night writing sessions, and case tension between students and section leaders often associated with Expos I. Marius and Aaron designed the requirements for Expos II to stress simplicity and consistent assignments. Students must complete a daily, one-page...
The staff overall has been solid, if not spectacular. The youngsters as well as the veterans are holding up well down the pennant stretch, showing no signs of faltering. In little more than a week, for example, they shutout Expos tour times.