Comprehensive Exams
The second issue facing the
students is that of comprehensive
exams, which most of them want
abolished. Here the department has
been far more responsive, despite
an informal decision made earlier to
retain them at least for this year.
After the undergraduate committee
protested, a special committee was
appointed under the direction of
Robert Morgan. The students met
Wednesday with the committee and
presented what one professor called
a "cogent case." They will probably
meet with the department's faculty
next week to review their
arguments once again, and with
more likelihood of success than in
the past. There is now some
possibility that comps will be
dropped, perhaps even for this
year's graduating class.
