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The biologist and philosopher Lewis Thomas was asked what record of human achievements he would launch into space to be discovered one day by some transgalactic civilization. A continual broadcast of Bach would do, Thomas suggested, though "that would be boasting."
Students who have already taken a Core course in an area from which they are exempt have little recourse. Lewis said that exceptions would likely be made only for joint concentrators who want to take an exemption from their secondary field.
Lewis said that the choice of exemptions was made in consultation with the departments.
But more choices for students complicates recordkeeping for the registrar. Lewis said that students will likely be asked to fill out forms on registration day in September to choose which exemption they want to take. The form, which is also supposed to be available on the Core curriculum website, would...
“We had to work with the registrar as to what was possible for the registration envelopes,” Lewis said. “We also had to find a person to make a form for the website.”