Word: wegner
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...Somerville residents Davida Wegner and Molly Butterworth, the possibility of marriage comes at an earlier point in their relationship. The two, who are engaged, met as students at Dartmouth, where Wegner graduated in 2001 and Butterworth in 2002. Wegner plans to attend graduate school at Yale in the fall; Butterworth will study in Utah...
...It’s not for financial benefit so much as it’s going to be legally sanctioned,” Wegner said...
Looking back on the series of events, Wegner pointed to the Office of the Registrar and the structure of shopping period as the two main culprits in this conflict—his selection process was a necessary response to a very flawed administrative system that was not willing to help professors deal with enrollment constraints. In recognizing some of the downfalls to his own method, Wegner admitted, “It may not have been the most fair solution. But I thought it was the most reasonable method given that there was no administrative support for solving this problem with...
There’s no question that students and faculty would respect a professor’s wishes to limit enrollment in order to promote quality. Rather than take his frustration out on students who were eager to take his class, Wegner should have instituted a fair lottery that gave priority to seniors and concentrators...
...Though Wegner attests to having dealt with each and every one of the complaints he received over the course of this week, only twenty more students were added to the class, while others were left by the wayside, mistreated and wronged. The university must take a stance in order to prevent future infringements on the rights of its students. Whether through standardized lottery procedures (for example, an online lottery) or more efficient administrative services, we must institute fair enrollment policy before we can promote intellectual exploration...