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...letter when I led The Crimson—the College should avoid getting involved in any organization’s activities. To be clear, all new members of The Crimson are told with complete sincerity multiple times before and during Grand Elections that they may opt out of any activity or the entire day with no repercussions...
During a discussion about whether the Registrar’s Office should require course leaders to opt into three-hour exams at the end of the semester—a motion that the Faculty ultimately passed—History Professor Charles S. Maier ’60 inadvertently admitted to giving students a take-home exam during exam period...
...yesterday’s meeting, the Faculty passed the proposal to make three-hour examinations at the end of the semester opt-in rather than opt-out for course leaders. Currently, the Office of the Registrar’s default assumption is that all professors will give exams at the close of a course, unless a professor specifically petitions the Registrar to do otherwise, according to Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris, who spearheaded the proposal...
Those who treat the majority of open-list messages as spam should be allowed to opt out of receiving them while retaining what they view as the benefits of being on the list. These benefits include notifications about upcoming on-campus opportunities, speakers, and performances that many individuals would care to know about—few would want to miss out on Bill Gates at Sanders, Kid Cudi at Yardfest, or even the free CamelBak water bottles at the Malkin Athletic Center. Additionally, queries from underclassmen or from various list members asking for assistance provide chances for other...
...website announced a planned test to start sharing users' personal details with handpicked third-party websites to help those sites better personalize their services to people. Aigner complains that Facebook users won't necessarily be notified when this happens and the onus will be on them to use the opt-out function to stop their personal details from being passed on. And that, she says, leaves many people, especially youngsters, in a vulnerable position, since they may not be aware that their personal data could be used for commercial purposes. (See the top 10 Facebook stories...