Students dedicate years of their lives to get a certain letter grade. One school district has decided to change this.
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Avila Beach performance from The Offspring makes the grade
Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. The Offspring, Neon Trees and Dead Sara performed at Avila Beach Golf Resort on Wednesday. The Offspring was one of my favorite bands growing up, so I had high expectations for this punk-rock show that I was finally able to cross off my music bucket […]
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Freshman discovers the realities of college
I remember the last month of high school: everyone knew where they were going and absolutely everyone was talking about college. They expected an incredible amount of fun, from parties to extracurricular activities — it was all anyone talked about. But now, having come to college and gone through a quarter-and-a-half, we’ve all realized that […]
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Cal Poly to make room for serious students
Cal Poly is now operating with new policies issued from the CSU Chancellor’s office that limit the number of incomplete, withdrawal, and repeat grades students can accumulate per academic record.
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Students: Know your rights in the classroom
Times have changed. With student evaluations, both in class and on the Internet, via Web sites such as Polyratings.com, students now have the ability to directly grade their professors. But how much should customer satisfaction affect education?