03 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Oberlin Review
Location
Oberlin, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1965
Page
1
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Oberlin College considers a two part credit no credit grading plan to reduce the flaws of standard grades. Students would take six courses unaffgraded outside their major after freshman year and departments could offer courses on a credit no credit basis. The plan seeks to encourage advanced study outside majors and reduce grade competition while acknowledging limits and risks.
Faculty to vote on a proposal allowing a single credit no credit course outside a major in last six semesters with a departmental option for an entre course. The plan aims to reduce grade pressure while preserving a C average for credit and encourages broader study across disciplines, backed by optimism from student and faculty committees.
The new visiting hours policy at the student infirmary draws incredulity as it restricts hospitalized students to only two visitors. Critics question why Student Council wasn't asked for feasible alternatives and call for a Sunday meeting to resolve the situation with Dr. Durfee and infirmary directors. The piece notes isolation wards are not ideal for recovery.
A joint board subcommittee proposes integrating men and women in campus housing to replace the current separate male and female dorms. Options include exchanging dorms, creating coed dorms, or a mix, while allowing some areas to remain unchanged. Changes would require improved facilities, dining, lounges, and house government adjustments to support broader living arrangements.
A reader laments lack of a dedicated discussion room at the college and imagines an underground, glass-topped space between King and Peters with many entrances and ashtrays. The letter, signed by Amy Thomas, Carole Bundy, and Anton Mikotsky, critiques how current spaces fail to foster meaningful dialogue and music appreciation.
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