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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Fine: Keep the Quarter System, Switch the Schedule

January 14, 2021

In years past, the thought of staying at Northwestern over Thanksgiving break would have never crossed my mind. My family always gathers for the secular holiday instead of for Christmas and, as a result,...

Editorial: Ease up credit requirements, help students find balance

November 20, 2016

With the School of Communication’s decision to reduce the required number of credits to graduate, the school’s leadership acknowledged this month something students already knew: When it comes to academic...

Balk: Schedule recommended by task force is flawed

Balk: Schedule recommended by task force is flawed

January 14, 2016

When I read Monday’s news that the 2015 Faculty Task Force on the Undergraduate Academic Experience recommended a revamp to Northwestern’s academic schedule, the change to the schedule initially looked...

Gates: Students should not feel pressure to double major

October 1, 2014

Last week, I overheard a tour guide explaining the quarter system to a group of prospective students and their parents. She discussed the nonstop “midterms” that are often just tests, the oddly arranged...

Stoimenoff: The detriments of the Northwestern grading system

Stoimenoff: The detriments of the Northwestern grading system

April 1, 2014

Last quarter, while performing my weekly experiment in the physics laboratory, my lab partner and I ran into a step that was explained in a confusing way. We turned to the lab group next to us and asked...

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