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Translation? Too much material that appears in lecture or section for about three milliseconds surfaces out of nowhere like Jaws’ dorsal fin to bite you in the ass on the midterm and final, while stuff that takes up multiple lectures is never heard from again. This is not “Food and Culture,” folks. Science B skipped the lecture on “Um, Cores are Supposed to Be EASY, I’m Trying to Write a THESIS Here!”, so do yourself a favor...
...Dinosaurs and their Relatives.” The class is a big favorite, so much so that it had to turn some students away last year, and the professor, Charles Marshall, is knowledgeable and easy to understand. Readings? Virtually none. Problem sets? That’s what section is for. So, no work outside of class, and it’s about fucking dinosaurs. Where do I sign up, right? But while you’re filling out little handouts with names of T-Rex and stegosaurus body parts, information is flowing, and straight-up memorization forms the backbone...
...first time that Ec10 students can elect to take just one semester of the previously indivisible year-long course. Ec10’s infamous structure, however, appears to be here to stay: the course only meets for lecture about ten times a semester and is primarily taught in section by graduate students. Competent TFs are a rare treat in Ec10, so much so that one popular section leader from the Law School drew nearly 100 desperate undergrads to her final review session last spring...
...awesomely bad survey, “Food and Culture.” It’s Anthro-lite, with whipped cream and a cherry on top. Pro: You talk about food, all the time. Con: No food is actually distributed at lecture, so you leave hungry. (Though sometimes section presentations are spiced up with delicious cookies or chips.) Pro: You touch on some thought-provoking material and receive a fascinating introduction to schools of cultural theory, a field that has interdisciplinary applications in literature, history, and the rest of the humanities. Con: The lectures can frequently be content-free...
...Iran's Caesarean Section Craze Well-accustomed to elective surgery, Iranian women are choosing C-sections at such a high rate that it's a challenge now to find a doctor who will perform a "medieval" vaginal birth