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...Manhattan, Columbia's hometown, only a small group attended a teach-in on apartheid at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. At Connecticut's Wesleyan University, some 100 protesting students were arrested. Even the University of California, Berkeley, turned out only 1,000 protesters. A student leader blamed midterm exams for the lack of enthusiasm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campuses: Voices Against Apartheid | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

Although most undergraduates have not yet even thought about midterm examinations, for 248 students, final exams begin this morning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Make-Up Final Exams Begin Today for 248 | 10/9/1985 | See Source »

Despite the professors' abilities as teachers, some students say they are drawn to these scholars' courses because of their relatively light workloads. For example, Fleming's courses commonly feature a midterm which does not count unless it boosts one's final grade. Fleming justifies his policy, saying he views the midterm as a "learning exercise...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Credit for Fun | 9/18/1985 | See Source »

...course, "Jesus and the Moral Life," has the ever-popular attraction of omitting the final exam. The only requirements are a 15-page paper, a one-hour midterm and an uncommonly small reading load. "Some find my course easy, some find it rather difficult," Cox says...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Credit for Fun | 9/18/1985 | See Source »

...course, "Jesus and the Moral Life," has the ever-popular attraction of omitting the final exam. The only requirements are a 15-page paper, a one-hour midterm and an uncommonly small reading load. "Some find my course easy, some find it rather difficult," Cox says...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Credit for Fun | 9/12/1985 | See Source »

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