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HARRINGTON: Multiple-choice is the right choice

The multiple-choice exam focuses on ensuring student understanding of the material is especially appropriate for the settings in which these tests are often administered: introductory courses in which gaps in understanding can cause difficulty in higher level courses.


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HORNE: An honest history

It is our responsibility to acknowledge and pay our respects to not only the founder of the University, but also to each and every person that contributed to who we are today.


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CASTRO: Leveraging your leadership

All of our nation’s students must know from childhood that they can and should be proud of their backgrounds, no matter what color their skin is or what income bracket their parents fall into.


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EDEL: Naughty Netflix

Every subtlety of the show was ground down by the rapidity with which I consumed it, and I didn’t have the time to associate memories with the show.


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PATEL: The importance of COLA

COLA classes also provide the opportunity for weekly, direct communication with academic advisors because the professor in charge of the COLA is also the academic advisor for everyone in that class.


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CONNOLLY: Missing the mark

To suggest that intolerance of hate speech is socially liberal (and thereby, is hate speech itself a product of social conservatism?) is an unfair classification.


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BERNSTEIN: Give peace a chance

This change has also already increased tensions in other Asian countries, including China and South Korea, both of which fear Japanese aggression and argue Japan risks creating hostility with this new policy.


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KHAN: Public art

Not only do Stanton’s photos break molds and encourage social dialogue, they do so in a way in which the common man can participate.


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WAN: The international experience

Although many international students come with a strong interest in learning about American culture, cultural disorientation can still be more difficult than anyone without such experience could possibly imagine.


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EDEL: Having the last Yak

Anything the University student writes or says she should be proud to attach her name to, just as the secret society leaves their calling card in their wake.


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FOGEL: Not the best choice

This demonstrates that students taking a multiple-choice test may focus too much on the recall aspect of the exam, which would impair their ability to understand the content in the long-run.

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