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My message is to me and the others who are also struggling. Who will stand up for you if you do not ask for what you want? Who will know how you feel if you stay silent?  - Elle Chen

Speaking for myself: race

Elle Chen, Production Manager February 24, 2021
A collection of student perspectives on battling racism, embracing identity and finding answers.
Juniors Sarah Oppenheim and Lucie Bond spend time to together at a drive in movie.

Perspectives change as pandemic progresses

Hazel Waltenbaugh, The Rubicon October 28, 2020

Seven months deep into a global pandemic many people have been socially isolated from friends and relatives for a long period of time. Although students have started easing their way back on campus and...

Finish this sentence: Sharing grades with peers...should be anonymous

Finish this sentence: Sharing grades with peers…should be anonymous

Diane Huang, Online Chief Visual Editor December 10, 2014

Competition is extremely beneficial for students to mutually improve. Of course, to create this competitive environment and establish ranks, students would need to share grades. A great way to combat the...

WHEN Two Students share their grades  with each other, one student will often walk away feeling less intelligent , the other with a false sense of superiority.

Finish this sentence: Sharing grades with peers…creates stress and strains academic improvement

Mari Knudson, In-Depth Editor December 10, 2014

Picture this: instead of students’ grades in class being private, each student was ranked on a list in the classroom in order of highest to lowest grade. Most students would be appalled if this system...

Grade sharing creates  a healthy competition that balances all students’ grades at very high levels more consistently.

Finish this sentence: Sharing grades with peers…motivates competitive students to improve

Javier Whitaker-Castaneda, Cover Story Editor December 10, 2014

Sharing grades is vital to the process of creating the most balanced, motivated academic community possible. If every student knows where they stand relative to their classmates, then all the grades will...

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