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Princetonsparksgradeinflationdebate KATHERINE BRACHELLI
STAFF WRITER KB727@CABRINI.EDU
In many schools, endless bribes and rewards are thrown at students to force them to achieve that desired "A" throughout their education. However, students at Princeton _Universityare receiving.fewer "A's" and they are calling it progress. The faculty at Princeton, one of America's top Ivy League universities, is trying to reduce grade inflation. Other colleges around the nation are watching carefully. Cabrini student reviews about the policy have been skeptical. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, in humanities courses at Princeton, more than half the grades were A's. The goal was to reduce the portion of ~•s to around 35 percent. In the effort's first year, the percentage of A's dropped in nearly all of the broad academic divisions that Princeton listed in a news release. However, the undergraduate academic dean, Nancy W. Malkiel, said, none of the academic divisions reached the 35-percent target. After taking an informal poll
Jess WEBBIPHoro EDITOR Princeton University is trying to reduce grade inflation and colleges around the nation are following in the Ivy League College's foot steps but students at Cabrini are skeptical about the notion of receiving fewer A's.
on Cabrini's campus, it has been found that the majority of Cabrini students do not agree with Princeton University's plan on slimming down on the number of A's in their first year campaign against grade inflation.
Nina Scimenes, a senior English communication major, said, "Knowing that there is a percentage of A's given out I would feel discouraged. It's almost as if you are being graded on a curve and at a disadvantage."
Cabrini entrepreneur ANDREW MATYSIK
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AJM722@CABRJNI .EDU
A young entrepreneur at Cabrini has jumpstarted his own business titled, "aB yourSelf," by utilizing the education he received at the school. Anthony Bennett, a senior computer science major, is the mastermind behind the budding aB yourSelf clothing line and website. Started in Aug. of 2005, aB yourSelf is a small-scale clothing line that promotes creativity and originality of the mind. The website, aByourSelf.com, was developed when Bennett received inspiration from an electronic commerce class explaining how to successfully form business on the web.
Through this knowledge, he discovered just how easy it was to initiate his own business. Bennett stated that working for other people's gain was not the road he wanted to take. "I was at work, doing various jobs for my boss when I realized that I didn't want to work for someone else anymore," Bennett said. From there, he took his knowledge from his classes and decided tQbecome his own boss. AB yourSelf has what some call a unique look and a different approach to design. The "aB" in aB yourSelf stands for Anthony Bennett. The company's main objective is to inspire originality. Bennett is aware of how easily influenced people are by the media and wants his message of stressing individuality to grow.
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Dean of Academic Affairs, Dr. Charles· McCormick, said, "I think Princeton only has good intentions with this new· policy. It's my guess that it may impact the students psychologically." An issue that McCormick
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addressed was, "Would it really make a difference if the students of an Ivy League institution receive an "A" or a "B"? The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that Dean Malkiel said, "Before starting the new policy, she spoke to employers and admissions officers at graduate and professional schools to see if lower grades would hurt Princeton students after they graduated. Both employers and admissions officers, she said, have told her that Princeton graduates would be evaluated in the context of the university's campaign against grade inflation." Princeton University is not the only place trimming down on the number of "A's." Point Park University, in Pittsburgh, has joined in on the action too. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, professors at Point Park University are losing money for giving out high grades. "Six professors at Point Park University, even though they were among the one-third of the faculty members to earn
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to 'aB yourSelf' Every t-shirt conveys an inspirational message such as, "Shine with originality and brilliance." Also noticeable on every t-shirt is the trademark logo, the turtle. The turtle logo is inspired by the age-old tale of the tortoise and the hare race. "The tortoise knew what it was, used creativity, and never gave up," Bennet said. "Plus I liked the design." The actual development of starting the business has gone slow and the copyright process is still being settled with his lawyer. Bennett claims all the details of copyright and ownership will be worked out by the end of the semester. LOGO COUIITESY Of www.A8YOUR.!aF.COt1
Started in Aug. of 2005, the small-scale clothing line called 'aB youSelf' was created by a senior comuter sciencemajor at Cabrini College.
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