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...major arguments in support of calendar reform was the possibility of an extended recess with new opportunities that would present themselves during that time. Many imagined J-term as a chance to explore new topics and non-academic interests on campus without the stresses associated with term-time commitments. By aborting plans for structured programming and forcing a majority of students off campus, the administration will effectively remove a large array of opportunities for students, including those who would have used the time to pursue independent projects on campus...
...Finally, we hope the administration continues to plan for J-terms of subsequent years. Although today’s economic circumstances present challenges and the university’s resources are spread thinly across other important initiatives, allowing J-term to go undeveloped entirely for the foreseeable future would be an even greater disappointment than the one we now face...
...back to the present: With stocks dropping this week, at what market level do you start to believe that we're going back to retest the lows of March? If we go below 740 on the S&P and around...
Council members who serve on the Committee on Education, including Sarah B. Honig ’10, will present both pieces of legislation at the committee’s next meeting...
...want to affirm the cultural diversity present on this campus,” Lin said...