Word: upperclassmen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Freshmen and their advisors expressed support this week for the Harvard Undergraduate Council's proposal to supplement the present freshman advising system with informal, non-resident, upperclassmen advisors. However, they rejected a second HUC suggestion to have resident upperclassmen advisors...
Freshmen came up with numerous reasons for supplementing the advising system with non-resident upperclassmen advisors. They repeatedly invoked the "undergraduate perspective" as a valuable dimension which juniors and seniors might add to advising. Specifically, they think that a senior or junior would probably have the most up-to-date information of courses, teachers, and fields of concentration. They also think that undergraduates would know more about extracurricular activities and might help freshmen become involved in University life...
Freshmen like the idea of being able to select an upperclassmen advisor from a group of junior or senior roommates. They believe there is a good possibility that within any such group of advisors they might find one with similar interests...
...Bunting asked them to consider: do Cliffies need sign-out rules? Most of their recommendations were trivial, and a few were more restrictive than the present rules. The committee suggested that freshmen be permitted to sign out without permission until 1 a.m., sophomores before Thanksgiving until 3 a.m., and upperclassmen until any hour, provided that they did not sign out after 3 a.m. for more than three nights...
...sign-out rules was submitted to RGA by the Social Rules Committee, composed of students and members of the administration, a week ago. At that time the Rules Committee had recommended permitting freshmen to sign out without permission until 1 a.m., and sophomores before Thanksgiving until 3 a.m., and upperclassmen until any hour, provided that they did not sign out after 3 p.m. for more than three nights...