By Claire Crittendon – Co-Editor-in-Chief
The feeling of pure ecstasy as you hear your professor say, “this assignment will be graded on completion,” is unmatched. Your stress melts away, your breathing evens out, you realize you don’t have to spend the next two weeks agonizing in anticipation of a certain Canvas notification; all college-level classes should be pass/fail by default.
Continue reading “The future is pass/fail”By Casey DiBari – 1851 Contributor
With finals season coming up, students are gearing up to finish their semesters strong and enjoy the holiday break that follows. Usually around the time of finals students feel stress and anxiety. Final papers are typically weighted pretty heavily, and in some cases can be the difference between a final grade of an A and even a B-.
Continue reading “Quality is better than quantity”Tina Nalepa – 1851 Staff
Beginning this semester, communication majors will be required to earn at least a C grade in core classes. Failure to do so will obligate the student to repeat the course. The new policy was approved by the curriculum committee of the college.
The policy also requires students to understand the basics of writing, speaking, media, and more. Continue reading “C or better for core COM classes”
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