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...wrote for the Spark in the summer of 1999, says that “the free nature of the guides is what draws the students in and keeps them coming back”. Moreover, the guide’s online presence allows the experience to have a fully interactive format. Matthews points to the “ability to click on particular terms and phrases and receive a pop-up definition”, for example, as being particularly useful...
...Castro took over Cuba promising social reform, the U.S. denounced him as a Communist (long before Castro declared it himself). After an ugly exchange of words, much resembling the “Yes, you are,” “No, I’m not” format of toddlers bickering over toys, the U.S. promptly banned travel to the island...
...captain William Lee had the toughest win, beating Wisconsin’s David Hippee 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4 in the “super-tiebreaker” format employed at Notre Dame). Harvard’s only loss came at the expense of freshman Jonathan Chu, who lost to Scott Rutherford...
Course selection for first-years has always been rough, with many new students finding themselves adrift among the disappointing homogeneity of Core offerings, the impersonal vastness of Social Analysis 10 and the rigid format of some Expository Writing courses. This year, however, the first-year experience is beginning to change, as students find refuge in the newly expanded Freshman Seminar program...
...Freshman Seminar program began four decades ago as an attempt to improve undergraduate education during the first year of college. Today, seminars thrive due to their unique format. Somewhat less formal than other first-year courses, the seminars are graded pass-fail, limited to 12 students, and focused in depth on one specialized subject of interest to the professor—from calculating pi in Freshman Seminar 5 to searching for extraterrestrial intelligence in Freshman Seminar 35: “Are We Alone?” This structure contributes significantly to the seminars’ success, as students actively participate...