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Additionally—on a more idealistic note—introducing A-pluses in the grading system would properly reward top students for their exemplary work. Right now, both a 98 percent and 93 average still merit the same letter grade, though achieving the former is markedly harder and reflects a much deeper understanding of the course material. It is unfair for students to be penalized for being a few points below the A cutoff and yet not be rewarded for being above this cutoff, and we already tacitly acknowledge this by having the full range...
...spring during my freshman year, for a period of time we didn’t have coaches, and we just worked harder than any other team we’ve ever been on and just made an unspoken pact that this was not how the next three years were going to go,” Nichols said...
...universalize voter registration, and self-interest is a much more powerful motivator than respect for rights. But the Democrats would clearly have the latter on their side as well, if they had the gall to bring the issue up. When the government takes a right away, or makes it harder to exercise, that’s a much more serious offense than an individual’s abuse of her prerogative. So, ignore conservatives’ crocodile tears over voter fraud; New Jersey may be home to money-laundering mayors and kidney-selling rabbis, but it?...
...Business Insider observed this week that it was actually harder to get a job at Manhattan’s newest Apple Store (located on the Upper West Side) than it was to secure a place in Harvard’s latest freshman class. The store’s acceptance rate: 2 percent...
...Fine Arts fashion school feel utterly liberated about entering the job market after the crash. "Before it was 'What are you thinking going into design?' " says Rakel Solros as she put the finishing touches on her homework for the week - a jet black evening dress. "It may be harder to get the loan now, but everyone is prepared to do much more and make something real happen...