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Money Makes the Senate Go Round: But Can it Interfere Less?

A big problem with how Senate is run is the allocation of responsibility. One might expect that the President or Vice President has the toughest job, yet, the position of Treasurer is unquestionably the most exhausting and thankless job in the AAS. For proof, look to the fact that our

Letter to the Editor

Our department manages the back-end servers and related services, and we are not part of the help desk, so we don’t get the first phone call when there is a problem seen by a user. I was in the office (as were other members of our department) the

Rising China Could Regress

On Feb. 18, 2011, a Chinese court rejected an appeal by Feng against his long sentence despite the extensive help Washington had been giving to free him. As a U.S. citizen, Feng received much attention from U.S. ambassador Jon Huntsman. Huntsman has attended the Beijing people’s intermediate

Sub-Free Living is a Valid Option

As I got more acquainted with Amherst life, I realized that there was a certain stigma attached to students living in sub-free housing. My fellow freshmen thought that sub-free kids went to bed at 9:30 after dutifully finishing their homework, or were stuck in their rooms playing

Grade Inflation Devalues Education

According to the study, the national average GPA from the 1950s was 2.52, a full 0.59 lower than the 3.11 around 2005. There is a reason why a C grade is defined as average in school; it was actually the average. Even if we assume that some

Perpetual Crisis in Lansing: A Case Study in Fiscal Idiocy

Fortunately, State Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) has made the rational decision to call Granholm “this governor” instead of her name (à la Ariel Sharon versus Yasser Arafat). And he is not even running. More dangerous than Bishop’s divisive ramblings in a polarized year is the inane

Interterm weaknesses need more than an all-or-nothing solution

At some institutions, January has evolved into a mandatory mini-semester of unusual courses such as Williams College’s 4-1-4. Others offer courses, which, though required and graded, do not count toward one’s GPA. The College’s Interterm, on the other hand, has become little more than