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(03/27/14 5:24am)
According to the NCAA Gender-Equity Task Force: “An athletics program can be considered gender equitable when the participants in both the men’s and women’s sports programs would accept as fair and equitable the overall program of the other gender. No individual should be discriminated against on the basis of gender, institutionally or nationally, in intercollegiate athletics.” Title IX, a clause in the Education Amendments of 1972, essentially declares students cannot be discriminated against based on sex.
(03/19/14 3:55am)
Last semester I sat down in a meeting with my advisor. I was bright-eyed and enthusiastic, ready to tackle a tougher spring schedule until she suggested I think about protecting my grade point average. Her point was valid: I was thinking about applying to the Commerce school, Batten and maybe the Politics Honors program. Maintaining a strong record of academic excellence would ensure doors to higher levels of education at the University remained open. But when did academic excellence become synonymous with grade point averages? Why was it more important I check the Course Forum for the percentage of A’s a professor historically awarded than it was I read about the details of the subject matter?
(03/05/14 7:28am)
The University Office of the Dean of Students defines student self-governance as “the entrustment of much decision-making to students.” Students, faculty and alumni love to toss around everyone’s favorite buzzword when describing what truly embodies the University experience. However, what happens when students no longer choose to govern?
(02/26/14 6:08am)
Every admissions tour at the University includes a fumbling response to one question: “Does the University offer merit-based scholarships?” The short answer is yes, the Jefferson Scholarship, which covers all the costs of attendance, is the University’s flagship scholarship program. The real answer is no, the University does not offer any merit-based scholarships. An outside foundation started by University alumni funds the Jefferson Scholarship, and the actual University does not offer any merit-based scholarships to incoming undergraduates.