Word: upperclassmen
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Four board contracts are available at Brown, at either 20, 14, 10 or 7 meals per week. Freshmen are required to choose one of the college plans, but upperclassmen--whether they opt to join a co-op, live in an apartment or stay in university housing--can also opt to fend for themselves. Kathy Payne, administrative dietician for Brown University Food Service, estimates that about 4000 Brown students have a board contract which entitles them to eat in either of two all-campus dining halls...
...Cynical upperclassmen said that when Yardlings apply for freshman seminars, they often are seeking an easy course. But William R. Moore '85, a Stoughton proctor, said he thinks most Freshmen do not abuse the pass/fail privilege, which lessens competition for grades...
...think most freshmen are not fully cognizant of the pass/fail option, as are upperclassmen. Most people who apply have an interest in the material already and are not too keen on making a bad impression," Moore said. "Freshmen looking for an easy course are not usually going to go through the hassle of applying. That's why I didn't apply...
Officials said that concern for security prompted the request. "The more keys that are out, the more likelihood of theft or destruction," said Tom Hassan, senior advisor for Union dorms. He said he thinks a lot of the keys "pass through the hands of upperclassmen" who have obtained and then duplicated them...
...residential Houses are at or below their target populations for the spring semester, although the projected numbers for Eliot and Winthrop Houses include the upperclassmen currently housed in Wigglesworth, said Housing Officer Lisa M. Colvin...