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(05/17/03 4:00am)
THE FALL semester started out with the first anniversary of Sept. 11, accompanied by frighteningly low water reservoir levels. We were told to take three-minute showers while watering our plants and washing dirty dishes and mud-caked cars. This was, of course, followed by the harshest winter in recent history. Just as 30-foot piles of snow finally dried up after spring break, a war broke out -- one that fortunately didn't last too long. Then there was the economy that took its toll on everyone job searching and on the University. The racially motivated attack on the new Student Council president didn't help ease the tension around Grounds.
(02/19/03 5:00am)
WE SAT in the back of the class
room, shades drawn and blank
index cards resting on our otherwise bare desks. My friend Katie giggled uncontrollably as Julie, the girl in the video flickering on the television screen, got her period for the first time. Luckily, her mother came armed with every type of feminine product imaginable, prepared for a drawn out battle against menstruation. It was the spring of fifth grade and we were entering Sex Ed.
(02/12/03 5:00am)
For the past six Monday nights, millions of Americans have been unified -- not in a war against Iraq or terrorism -- but in a shouting match with the television. Their target: Joe Millionaire, the much-hyped reality television series on Fox, as they root for Evan Marriott to pick the least obnoxious woman of the pack. I must admit, I have been a part of it -- my first true experience with the new wave of reality TV.
(02/05/03 5:00am)
Identity theft, once reserved for gangster movies, is an increasingly common phenomenon. In this information age, the sheer abundance and accessibility of personal data, particularly in computerized formats, makes identity theft a real threat for many individuals. The problem is so bad that the Federal Trade Commission reported that the number of identity theft complaints doubled over the past two years, with 82,000 in 2001 and 162,000 in 2002 ("9-Digit 'Social' Overused as ID," Wired News, Jan. 29).
(01/29/03 5:00am)
THE ACHIEVEMENT gap
-- the difference between school
performance of low-income and minority students versus middle-class white students -- may soon take the back seat to a traditionally less-publicized education issue currently gaining momentum: the teacher gap. Education Week recently released its annual special report "Quality Counts 2003," focused on the quality of our nation's elementary and secondary school educators. The report was less than praiseworthy of teacher quality, citing high numbers of educators in charge of classes outside their expertise and pointing the finger at loose requirements for teacher certification.
(01/22/03 5:00am)
BLINDING headlights reflect in
your rearview mirror. You can't
see over the vehicle in front of you, and can't predict when you'll need to brake. You're just waiting for the guy on your left, who thinks he owns the road because his vehicle is three times the size of yours, to cut you off. The scene is an increasingly familiar one to all the small-car drivers of the world.
(11/26/02 5:00am)
LAST TUESDAY Student Council passed "A Resolution Recommending the Creation of a Range Community." The resolution's endorsers hope to see the Range, single-student rooms running parallel to the Lawn behind the gardens, transformed into a housing area similar to the Lawn in its philosophy and purpose.
(11/19/02 5:00am)
I WALKED into the Educational Testing Service center last Friday
to take my Graduate Record Examination feeling a little disoriented. I was about to take a standardized test, but for the first time I didn't bring a stack of freshly sharpened No. 2 pencils and an extra eraser. Fortunately, I didn't need to. Friday, a keyboard and a computer screen took over my testing experience, making Scantron bubble sheets seem like a thing of the past.
(11/12/02 5:00am)
SUPPOSE your professor announced that your entire grade for their course would be based on the final exam. Then, your professor intensified the situation even more by telling you the exam would be designed so that roughly 70 percent of the students pass. Angry and scared, you and your fellow students either protest your professor's decision or begin picking your professor's brain for information that will appear on the test. You're more concerned about passing the exam than actually learning new material.
(10/29/02 5:00am)
WHENEVER race issues at the University reenter the spotlight, many of the same issues get thrown around. The Greek system, the myths and realities of "self-segregation," the philosophy behind various ethnic student organizations and the racial composition of the faculty and the Board of Visitors are just a few of the hot topics that have been debated for years. And, despite any progress in these areas, the fact these issues continuously reemerge proves very little has changed.
(10/22/02 4:00am)
THE OHIO school board ended the state's long debate regarding
the teaching of evolution in science classes on Oct. 15. The board-approved new curriculum calls for the teaching of evolution, but offers school districts leeway in deciding what, if any, other theories to bring up in conjunction with lessons on evolution. The school board's decision is a fair compromise that should not be viewed as a way to sneak religion into the science classroom.
(10/15/02 4:00am)
The issues facing public
education in America are
virtually endless. With policymakers and teachers being pulled in so many directions, it seems odd that controversy focuses on the Department of Education's Web site.
(10/01/02 4:00am)
IMAGINE a bank that would claim you bounced two checks when
you have proof that the bank was clearly at fault. Imagine the same bank, in an effort to rectify its mistake, then closes your checking account without notifying you and erases any record of your years as a customer. Imagine this bank is Wachovia.
(09/17/02 4:00am)
BOYS ARE better at science and math. Girls' strengths lie in the
humanities. Although many would immediately refute such blatant gender stereotypes, a growing number of single-sex classes in public schools are helping promote them. As the Bush administration supports the expansion of single-sex education, public schools across the nation need to resist the trend.
(09/10/02 4:00am)
ANY ORGANIZATION can get a bad rap. The bigger the group's membership, the easier it becomes to uncover faults. Add to this decades of negative stereotyping and bad media publicity. Top it off with a policy that prevents members from having contact with certain people not affiliated with the organization. What are you left with? The University's sorority system.
(09/03/02 4:00am)
UPON RETURNING to school a week ago for my fourth year, a number of things immediately got on my nerves. I spent over $900 on textbooks for this semester. I found out printing would be restricted in ITC labs the very year my professors posted numerous articles on Toolkit. I ran into the giant ugly red wall that unfortunately is still in front of Alderman library. Then I walked into Newcomb Dining Hall.
(07/25/02 4:00am)
DEFINE the word "project." At first, it didn't seem like a difficult task. After a minute, though, the students' blank stares indicated otherwise. "Think of the word in terms of something you may have done in school," I added. Finally, I had connected with one student: "Oh, you mean like a science project." But, not every student was on the same page. Another reported: "No, a project is where we live."
(07/22/02 4:00am)
FORGET everything you've heard about the black pants, and throw your pastel polo shirts out the window. These earthly possessions will not help you find acceptance at the University. Instead, to truly fit in with your first-year buddies, you'll be required to choose a course of studies prefaced with a "pre." Countless students enter as pre-Med, pre-Comm, pre-Law. Very few first years will admit to being pre-Ed. However, if you are considering a career in education, the sooner you apply to the Education School, the better off you'll be.
(04/24/02 4:00am)
IT WAS the end of my first year, second semester. I left the wilderness of Fitzhugh dorm, my backpack weighed down with textbooks. My left arm carried a vat of Goldfish crackers and a bag of water bottles, while my right arm hugged my blue floral pillow. I may as well have written, "Clemons or bust" on my forehead. I was the exam warrior.
(04/17/02 4:00am)
AS PLANS for the new proposed student center continue to take shape, the question of what services and programs specifically should be included in the center is a top concern. Last January, Student Council conducted an Internet survey to gauge student sentiment regarding the center. Many who responded gave priority to new dining venues, meeting areas and a theatre as necessary installments.