Word: psyching
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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About 200 students shuffled out of William James Hall last Tuesday convinced they had taken part in a twisted psychology experiment. Most were utterly confused, others just infuriated by the exceptionally unfair lottery used to determine enrollment into the popular class, commonly known as Psych 15. Far from any sick joke or experiment, the lottery was taken quite seriously by Professor of Psychology Daniel M. Wegner and his teaching staff, who arbitrarily decided to base class admission on the ability to find a seat in the packed hall...
...that there was no administrative support for solving this problem with the current shopping system.” When it comes to capping small, yet popular, classes, the Registrar offers two possible solutions for professors: moving to a larger classroom (provided one is available) or instituting a lottery. For Psych 15, the former was not an option because there weren’t enough teaching fellows to manage the increased enrollment. Wegner was unable to accommodate a larger setting without undermining the quality of the project-focused class...
...Regardless, I believe that my class is still the largest enrollment in the Psych. Department, and certainly among the largest non-CORE courses offered this term across the College,” Rodriguez added. “I’m gratified to know that so many students have chosen to take my course as one of their precious few electives, especially for second semester seniors...
...rider really has to pick up the horse’s style and mood, and give really clear signals about what needs to be done,” said Gray. “Horses are very different. You have to psych out the individual horse and do it really fast....It’s a sport where you practice, and [then] compete with a partner whom you’ve never met before...
When they hit the stage of the Middle East Upstairs last Tuesday, Grizzly Bear’s indie promise loomed larger than ever, with untested psych-glammy numbers joining newly-rocking arrangements of songs from the album. Opener “Deep Sea Diver” was a case in point. After a minute or two of meandering keyboards and “Long, Long, Long” moans, the drummer started pounding, walls of feedback kicked in, and—are those power chords I hear? By show’s end, Droste and co. had brought...