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If Chino Moreno were a girl - and he'll probably take this the wrong way - he would be Christina Aguilera. The nu-metal that Moreno yawps as lead singer of the Deftones is the masculine obverse of Aguilera's teen pop; both are gender- and age-specific modes of musical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sound And Some Fury | 5/25/2003 | See Source »

It is absolutely deplorable that students would be driven away from a popular and enlightening class—with a very talented teacher who actually reaches out to undergraduates—because they feared tougher grading. The primary purpose of grading is to provide feedback and encouragement for students to...

Author: By Nicholas F.B. Smyth, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Taking the Air out of Education | 5/23/2003 | See Source »

Indeed, that is the most logical and fair way to use the grading system. As Vaux says, “In my ideal grading world, you would set out the requirements of a class, and if they demonstrate that they’ve mastered them, then they get an A...

Author: By Nicholas F.B. Smyth, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Taking the Air out of Education | 5/23/2003 | See Source »

Jasanoff says he is “interested in seeing to it that our courses are responsibly graded.” But, as Vaux points out, “In practice, grading is profoundly subjective.” As such, professors must try their best to set clear requirements for...

Author: By Nicholas F.B. Smyth, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Taking the Air out of Education | 5/23/2003 | See Source »

Activists at Concordia like to brag that the school has a long tradition of “direct action”. During the heady days of 1969, the (in)famous “Computer Riots” occurred at Concordia’s Hall Building. Some students felt that not...

Author: By Julian Nemeth, JULIAN NEMETH | Title: Welcome to Concordia | 5/23/2003 | See Source »

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