Four years and out
The Engineering class of 2001 could have an easier time graduating from the University in the standard four years.
Curriculum 2000, the brainchild of the Undergraduate Curriculum Task Force, is a set of structural changes to the College of Engineering that would not only make it easier for students to get out on time - it also would enrich the education they get. The task force has found an effective solution to a long-standing problem and deserves commendation for this inventive initiative.
Miller on Tap: The lady ain't so polite
I like the CRISP system. Not because I enjoy being on hold, planning my future or listening to the CRISP lady's strangely erotic sermon every time I call up (OK, that last one isn't that bad). But the real reason I like CRISPing is the reactions that can be observed in your fellow students.
College students usually don't like to talk about their schedules, classes, plans for the future, career aspirations and all that other nonsense. The desire to do that is usually driven out of us by a passel of pushy, nosy relatives at holiday dinners. ("What the hell are you going to do with that when you graduate? Huh? Mr. College Student? What don't you just get a castrating, lifeless job with Corporate America, a drinking problem and start beating your wife? Hell, worked for me!") CRISPing forces us to make decisions about life that require advice which oftentimes comes from our friends. Given the fact that concentrations and classes have been discussed ad nauseam this week, I believe I have gained some special insight into these things.
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