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THE SPECTATOR |
| November 06, 2009 |
Enhancing Town-Gown Relations: Students Need to Regard Clinton with Hometown Prideby Tracey Ogagba '12Opinion Writer November 06, 2009 When sitting at home on a mundane weekend, late night options seem few and far between. Sometimes it is hard to believe that an entire town rests at the bottom of the Hill, past the Village Tavern. More often than not, we forget, or don't notice, the strong ties Hamilton has always had with its neighboring communities and the mutual benefits that come with them. All students should understand how nice it is to be a part of something that exists beyond the Hamilton bubble. More... |
Foreign Language Students Unprepared For Global EconomyU.S. Higher Education Lags Behind More Cosmopolitan Nationsby Jenny McKay '12Opinion Contributor November 06, 2009 According to a study conducted in 2007 by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the current system of language education in American institutions of higher education does not sufficiently prepare students for the demands of today's global economy. The MLA proposed more interdisciplinary teaching methods, inclusion of relevant content and increased coherency in curriculum. More... |
Letters to the EditorNovember 06, 2009"Mutual respect" should be mutualTo the Editor: Last week, I read a letter to the editor in The Spectator titled "Students lack mutual respect" and was amazed by how its writer felt like such a victim. The student, a nonwhite female, detailed an incident at the library in which a wallet was thrown at her head because she was talking on the phone. She "felt so alone" after the incident and thought that it may have been racially or gender motivated, but perhaps "not consciously." After reading the article I couldn't help but wonder how this student had felt so disrespected when she herself had been disrespectful by willfully interrupting a study space that was "full of students." More... |