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...supposed to be part of your education--an enlightening experience, not a punishing one," says Mackay-Smith. "And the approach has to be an encouraging one, not a nagging...
...Last year we were aware of what was going on," says Virginia L. Mackay-Smith, assistant dean of first-year students. "We were concerned about what this was going to mean for a student's academic progress. We decided to do things that we hope will make it easier for freshmen--and a little more straightforward...
...attack this problem, Mackay-Smith says, proctors are being told to find out from their first-year students exactly when and how they plan to fulfill the QRR. "Advisors will approach the QRR the same as they approach language requirements...not just say, `Oh yes, and there's a QRR--you better get it taken care...
First-year students will also be given an incentive to take the computer exam early by making it easier to get a testing date near the beginning of the year, Mackay-Smith says...
...undergraduate in the mid-70s, and drugs were a big problem," Mackay-Smith says. "This year the drugs of choice are vodka and beer. I think that students now are misusing alcohol in the same way that students in the 70s were misusing drugs...