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Other attendees pointed out that the onus to learn cannot fall only on teachers...
...we’re glad to see HUDS taking an active interest in student opinion, The Crimson Staff cannot honestly say we’ve seen notable improvements in the dining experience this semester from last. Rather, we’ve been disappointed by cutback after cutback. But the onus is on students to make their opinions clearer in the future. HUDS is doing their part to listen to students, so students who are dissatisfied must do their part to fill out surveys, stop understating responses out of modesty or politeness and keep pushing for more palatable, and varied, dining...
Senior Rob Flynn and junior Dan Murphy add a deep foundation to the Crimson’s offense, but throughout the lines are sprinkled freshmen, and it is on them that the onus will in large part rest...
...more effective ways to engender curricular continuity could be achieved through better coordination with concentrations—although we believe the onus should be on the writing program to adapt more so than the concentrations. The report recommends that “concentrations make instruction and feedback on written and oral communication an integral part of the concentration program”—a worthy objective, especially since tutorials, which tend to focus on written and oral instruction, are among students’ premier academic experiences. But not all concentrations, especially engineering and hard sciences, can afford to create...
...Instead, students will make a knee-jerk response to the proposed costs, never considering its advantages. Many council members point to the myriad benefits that a hike could undoubtedly provide—better grants funding, bigger campus-wide events, top name bands; but, the council should remember that the onus is on them to convince the student body that the hike is necessary. They cannot rely on the excuse that students are apathetic and that, therefore, the council knows best...