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...College wants students to use the pass/fail option to take intellectual risks, then it should follow in the footsteps of Columbia and Dartmouth by making one minor change in the system: Once we’ve decided to make a class pass/fail, the College should give us one more chance to change our minds...
...There is, however, something the College can do about it. It’s called the pass/fail option, and yes, it already exists. But the way in which pass/fail is implemented stands in the way of its most promising potential benefits...
...ways in which student behavior has nullified the intended effect of pass/fail. “Students are so concerned about their transcript that in many cases they’re reluctant to take courses pass/fail…and therefore don’t avail themselves of the option that we provide for them to take risks...
...stands, students can only make a course pass/fail before Add/Drop Day, only five weeks into the semester. In most cases, this makes students choose between a normal grading scheme and the pass/fail option before they’ve had a chance to be evaluated even once by the professor, TF, or preceptor. The decision, once made, is final...
...subcommittee of the Committee on House Life (CHL) charged with examining dining hall hours and interhouse restrictions decided last week to recommend to the Council of Masters that students be allowed to order bagged meals up until 4 a.m. on the day of pickup, and that they have the option to place recurring meal requests with a weekly checklist form, instead of having to request one meal at a time. The committee will also suggest in the recommendations that meals be available for pickup in any House, even after dining halls close, according to Raymond Cross, HUDS director for finance...