For the first time, human bias was removed from student assessment and replaced with scientific accountability systems.
At the moment, it's viewed as bureaucratic, removed from student life and having an electoral process that is far too opaque.
But on weekends these aspiring James Carvilles and Mary Matalins, just a few years removed from student council days, check their rivalries at the door of Wellman's, Des Moines's version of neutral Switzerland, to mingle over bottles of Leinenkugel's beer at $1.25 and leave 50-cent tips.
Under the agreement, the misdemeanor charge will be removed from the students' records if they stay trouble-free for the next six months, complete 25 hours of community service in that time and attend a counseling session on Aug. 14, Mr. Chalfen said.
My days were filled with complex technical issues and problems that were far removed from the students.
Ensure files of students who register but do not turn up are removed from current student files following an appropriate period.
The banners and other gifts were removed from the student center, he said, because they might have overwhelmed newcomers.
We were discussing how best to teach literature, and as an English major not that far removed from his student days, I had some thoughts on the subject.
"We know the administration wants what is best for all of us, especially our health and safety, but sometimes it seems like they are so far removed from the student experience and don't quite hit the intended mark with their policies".
When students eat together in class, officials say, the social stigma is removed from the neediest students, who otherwise might eat alone.
