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Welcome, Parents T's The Weather Oldest and Large T day: Partly unny, 63°F (17°C) Tonight: Clear, brisk, 46°F (8° ) ewspaper Tomorrow: Mo tly sunny, 66°F (190 Details, Page 2 Volume 118, umber 50 Friday, October 16, 1998 Committee Sets Out To rvam Freshman Curricul by 2001 By Alex lanculescu the weight of tbe world," Hodge Professor of Media Arts a d STAFF REPORTER said, Sciences tephen A Benton will co- Plans to dramatically restructure One major focus of the new chair this committee, the freshman curriculum by 2001 group looking at the freshman year The committee may propose a were announced last week by Dean is cutting down the academic pace series of experimental subjects to be for Undergraduate Curriculum Kip of MIT and to design course sub- offered as soon as next year and V, Hodges PhD '82, although noth- jects so that they are more interac- even as early as the spring, Hodges ing has formally been decided upon tive and group-based, Hodges said, said, Students would take the class- as of yet "There is currently too much es on a voluntary basis, he said, Dubbed the "Educational Design pace and pressure, and not enough "We hope to come up with a Project," the goal of the proposed time for quiet reflection to see the design by the end of this academic restructuring is to improve the spirit entire breadth of opportunity at the year, and to initiate a pilot program of first-year students and prepare Institute," Hodges said, before we actually implement the them for further study in their changes," Hodges said, major, Hodges said.
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