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...students who presented their dissertations at the symposium, noted that “the department now offers more courses, and the range of courses is much larger.” At the undergraduate level, the department hosts a relatively small number of concentrators. According to the FAS Handbook for Students, nine members of the Class of 2002 concentrated in statistics, the highest figure in the past five years. The lowest came with the Class of 2005, which had four. But the department’s introductory courses often attract high enrollment numbers. This fall, 510 undergraduates are taking Statistics...
...While some recommendations followed the College’s previous hands-off approach of expanding social space and educational initiatives, critical changes were instituted. In essence, the report recommended three reforms. It formally enshrined the College’s “amnesty policy” in the Handbook for Students, though the recommendation had already been operating for several years. It rephrased the Student Handbook so that, in cases where “serious harm, or the potential for serious harm, has come to any person as a result of consumption of alcohol or drugs...
...amendment to the handbook was incredibly vague and far-reaching,” adds Petersen. “As far as I know, there is no specific criteria to ensure that student group leaders won’t be prosecuted. Specific policy measures have not been made clear...
...While the new phrasing in the Student Handbook was intended to “clarify expectations,” in practice it accomplished the opposite. In response to student concerns about student officers being held accountable for drinking that is not under their control, the committee agreed to change the wording in the handbook from “will be held” to “may be held” responsible. Somehow, the rewording did not provide sufficient comfort to a number of group leaders...
...opportunity last spring to have a conversation about how to create a safe, legal, and fun social scene. Unfortunately, the Committee on Social Clubs, created to discuss the matter, excluded students. It is regrettable—and somewhat perverse—that when the administration decides to change the Handbook for Students, they don’t discuss the handbook with students. And it’s truly troublesome that the College has decided to value legality over safety...