Word: proctors
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...feel guilty for a little while, but then I think, I got there on time, so why didn't you get there on time?" says Jim Monroe '86, a Yard proctor who does his laundry in Weld...
Though annoying, exam proctors are effective. Being completely unknown, they have no conflict of interest. Teaching fellows might be tempted to look the other way if they were proctoring the exam of someone who had struggled mightily in their course. A TF in a relationship with a student might even aid the cheating. It is not uncommon to be friendly with a TF, and friends just cannot proctor friends' exams with complete objectivity...
Bettina Schultz, a proctor in Weld Hall, says students in have had problems with the room temperature several times...
Romney L. Resney '90, a proctor in Hurlbut, says that there have been problems with heat and water in her dorm...
...object to proctored exams for two reasons. First, the role of a proctor is entirely unnecessary from a logistical standpoint. Their administrative workload could easily be shuffled onto teaching fellows, who normally make themselves available during exams anyway. A Ph.D. candidate in the GSAS is entirely capable of reading instructions, telling undergrads to sit in every other seat, and giving permission for students to go wee wee during the test. And the presence of a TF is just as effective in deterring any would be cheaters...