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Acquiring language proficiency

Each language department approaches the competency requirement differently, however. Where some departments emphasize immediately teaching in the target language ? conducting the entire course in the language within the first semester ? many others focus on developing grammar before speaking.


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Class Giving Committee kicks off 2015 campaign

The Fourth-year Trustees launched the Class Giving campaign last week. In the email to graduating students, the committee said tuition covers just 17 percent of total University revenue — though for exclusively academic revenue, the number is closer to 36 percent.


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White House launches sexual assault prevention campaign

The White House announced the launch of a new sexual assault prevention initiative Friday: “It’s On Us” Public Awareness Campaign to Help Prevent Campus Sexual Assault.The campaign was driven by the White House’s Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, convened in January 2014.


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The Organization of Young Filipino Americans is one of many cultural Contracted Independent Organizations at the University, and their mission is to create a supportive community for Filipino students. Danella Romera, the current president of OYFA and fourth-year College student, discusses the importance of OYFA as a cultural organization and how OYFA plans for this year’s Culturefest, an annual multicultural showcase. 

Listen to the episode here.