Word: paper
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Comments should be short and to the point. For example, you might choose to draw a short vertical line alongside about half a paragraph of the student's paper. Next to it, write...
Part III: Nothing is more crucial at the end of the paper or exam than actually assigning a grade. Some TFs choose to assign grades arbitrarily, an atavism which dates back to a primitive TF life cycle in which TF pupas, scattered to hostile environments by lack of grant money, would randomly mutate into either TFs or financial consultants. While this approach is encouraged, a finely tuned Bad TF can grade papers with a combination of whimsy and style. At the end of the paper or exam, write "Nice Work." Below that, write "B+." Then, in a different-colored pencil...
Have you ever picked up The Crimson, looked at an article or a picture and wondered why on earth it was in the paper? Take, for example, the random picture of a protest in Vancouver that was in last week's newspaper. Or Monday's shot of Whoopi Goldberg waving her hand. One reader referred to these types of pictures as "filler." I think that "filler" is a very good description...
Editors often resort to "filler" to fill the page--literally. Even with the new layout, a longer paper and more advertisements in the fall season means that "filler" is often necessary to preserve the continuity of the page. Classic "filler" usually takes the form of messages from The Crimson. Boxes that say "Your Ad Here," or "Got a hot news tip?" are blatant filler. Reuters news photos are a welcome alternative to this, but should still be used as little as possible. However, rather than analyze the intent of Crimson editors in page layout, I'd like to extend...
...filler" in The Crimson this year than years past. Though a limited number of such articles or photos can provoke interest, too many can threaten the cohesiveness of the newspaper. I am generally talking about the kind of photo or article that seems not to warrant inclusion in the paper, such as national news that is neither significant nor interesting, or piecemeal entertainment news from faraway cities. I am not, however, referring to campus photos as filler...