Word: grades
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Kuehl is now Speaker Pro Tempore of the Assembly, a position she likened in a speech to "chairing a very raucous meeting--or teaching third grade...
...twist is added to the "Pentheus In Drag" scene as Pentheus is suddenly 'reduced' to becoming another woman drooling over Dionysos. He surrenders his sexual power, and as a result, his political power as well. The mocking of Pentheus in a dress is very childish and reminiscent of third-grade, but effectively creates the mood of sexual tension amidst many role-reversals...
...goal of changing the foreign-language requirement is to increase proficiency in a foreign language. The argument is that a score of 600 on the SAT-II is insufficient for establishing true facility in a language and that getting a D-, the current passing grade, does not guarantee much more. At the same time, the general tenor of the discussion indicates that the Faculty feels that, between the Core, Expos and demonstrated language proficiency, there are too many requirements for undergraduates...
Dartboard took it upon itself to unearth the true motivation for this proposal, and we think we've hit on it. Under the guise of restricting student-professor relationships, Yale is waging another battle against the dangerous foe of all good colleges: grade inflation. Think about it--how many professors are going to give their boyfriends or girlfriends the bad grades they might otherwise deserve? Probably not many, especially not if they're getting good... well, never mind...
...kind of like Romeo and Juliet, only Juliet is a married teacher who gave birth to the daughter of Romeo, who was her student in a sixth-grade classroom. O.K., it's nothing like Romeo and Juliet, but it sure is weird. The attractive Seattle teacher, MARY KAY LETOURNEAU, 35, who gave birth to the burly pupil's daughter this year, had been claiming mutual, consensual love. But last week she tearfully apologized in court and was sentenced to six months in prison--instead of the maximum 7 1/2--after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree child rape. LeTourneau...