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"It increases the amount of time it
takes people to graduate," he said.
Senior Nathan McNary said he
has spent six years working toward
his undergraduate degree, an ex
tended period due to working 40 to
60 hours a week. He said working so
many hours to defray costs didn't al
ways give him enough time to study,
but living on a tight budget is just
part of being a student.
"I think it's just what you got to
do when you're in college," he said.
Bickford said students need to
face the reality of their financial situ
ation, even if it means passing up
that decaffeinated latte every day.
She said when people cut down on
minor expenses it can translate into
less educational debt.
Junior Jessie Dabney said she
plans to graduate with a $14,000 to
$15,000 debt after two years at the
University. She said she doesn't like
to think about her accruing debt, es
pecially when future job placement
is uncertain.
"It's a little overwhelming," she
said, adding that she does what she
can to limit spending such as bring
ing her own lunch to school and
not participating in extracurricular
activities.
Students can lighten their finan
cial burden in several ways, Bickford
said. She stressed the importance of
budgeting for students on a fixed in
come.
"People don't keep track of their
budgeting," she said. "They're not
keeping track of the small things."
Contact the higher education/student
life/student affairs reporter
at chelseaduncan@daityemerald.com.
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The Lundquist College of Business
established a set of grading guide
lines in fall 2002 for professors to en
sure standardized grading. The
guidelines call for professors to en
sure overall class GPAs fall within set
models, depending on the type of
class.
Wendy Mitchell, the business
school's assistant dean of undergrad
uate programs, said the guidelines —
which aren't technically mandatory
— were meant to guide new faculty
members, standardize grading across
multiple course sections and main
tain academic standards.
"There are a lot of students who
consider this important that we dis
tinguish excellence from medioc
rity," she said. Some students have
even come to her asking how to get
other departments to instill the poli
cy, she added.
Mitchell said grade inflation is a
problem in all educational institu
tions because many teachers feel
pressure for their students to succeed
in an increasingly competitive world.
"It's endemic to the system," she
said.
Davis agreed some pressure may
come from students feeling the need
to succeed, which could cause faculty
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to lower the bar.
Grade inflation has also been de
bated on a national scale for years,
and last month officials at Princeton
University proposed guidelines for
faculty to follow when distributing
grades, according to The Chronicle
of Higher Education. One of the rec
ommendations calls for faculty
members to limit the number of A's
to no more than 35 percent of grades
in undergraduate courses.
Sociology Assistant Professor Ellen
Scott said she doesn't believe in grad
ing curves or guidelines; instead, she
prefers using tough standards and
high expectations to limit A's.
"1 think I am known to be a hard
grader," she said. On the other hand,
if all of her students performed to the
extent of being worthy of A's, she
would not hesitate to give them all
the grade, she added.
But Davis said even when many
students perform well, there are still
ways to differentiate among them.
"Personally, I believe that there is
a way to differentiate between levels
of excellence," she said.
Scott said while there is no way to
nail down the grade inflation prob
lem on campus, she does notice that
many students expect to earn higher
grades without much effort.
"There are those of us who resist
the tendency to inflate grades, and
when we do, our students seem sur
prised and angry," she said.
Stahl said he has also received oc
casional complaints from students
who say a B grade should be the new
average, but for now he is sticking
with the C.
"When I went to college, a C was
average," he said. "I guess I'm just
old-fashioned."
Contact the higher education/student
life/student affairs reporter
at cheiseaduncan@dailyemerald.com.
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BUZZ
Wednesday
Architecture Brown Bag Talk entitled “Career Op
tions: Consulting with Public and Nonprofit Orga
nizations,” Hendricks Hall, noon.
CSWS Brown Bag entitled “Poems for a Wild
Place: Reflections on the Landscape, People and
History of Oregon's Rogue River Canyon,” Room
330, Hendricks Hall, noon-1 p.m.
Student Travel Fund Presentation by planning,
public policy and management and international
studies GTF Holly LeMasurier, Room 206,
Lawrence Hall, noon-1 p.m.
Chinese Film Series featuring “The Duel," Room
115, Pacific Hall, 4-6 p.m. English subtitles.
Romance Languages Lecture entitled “Petrar
chism in the Hispanic World,” Room 159, Prince
Lucien Campbell Hall, 4-6:50 p.m.
Exploring the “Zine” Scene presentation, Special
Collections, Second Floor Knight Library, 7 p.m.
Community Conversations entitled “Cult or Con
gregation?” Dyment Hall Lounge, Walton Com
plex, 7:30-9 p.m.
Poetry in Song performance by undergraduate
students, Beall Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
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