One
Grading Profile to Rule Them All
Starting
in the Fall of 2013, Capilano students may notice a difference in the way that
they are graded. During the March Senate meeting, Capilano University’s Senate
approved a resolution to adopt a single grading profile for the whole school. Currently
there are 22 grading profiles in use across the different faculties and programs
at Capilano. According to the report produced by the committee tasked with
discussing grading profiles, the new single profile “is numerically
straightforward, understandable, and relatively easy to use and interpret, for
both quantitative and qualitative courses.”
However
the proposal did not pass without opposition. Tim Schouls, a senator and Political
Science professor expressed strong opposition to the proposal, on behalf of the
Social Sciences Division, which unanimously opposed the lone grading profile.
BC Ferries Introduces Plans For Easier Travel
On
March 21st, BC Ferries president Chip Rex announced a new plan that will make travel
faster and easier for their customers. After receiving several reports that
their current services are inconsistent and that the ferry fare is ‘unfair’,
they are going to experiment with a new style of transportation known as a
trebuchet. Cars and civilians will go on the launch pad and then be hurled
towards their destination. The first few customers have experienced broken bones
upon arriving at their destinations, but they report that it is still an
improvement over the old ways.
Empty
Out Your Piggy Banks
Capilano
University’s Board of Governor’s passed a resolution to raise tuition fees by two
percent. The resolution will come into effect for the Fall 2012 semester, and
will raise fees to $115.67 per credit. The university has increased the tuition
fees by two percent annually for the past several years, as that is the maximum
tuition increase allowed by provincial law.
David
Clarkson, student representative on the Board of Governors, voted against the
proposal. “There wasn’t enough information on hand at the time. I would only
support an increase in tuition on principled grounds, and just having a desire to
generate revenue is not satisfactory.” Clarkson proposed that the increase be proposed
at the same time as next year’s budget, but his idea met a cold reception. “I
found the comments made towards my concerns not to be even respectful or professional
of the board. It was a bit of a gong show.”
//Gurpreet Kambo, news editor
//Gurpreet Kambo, news editor
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