It has always been odd to start school a month later than friends who attend semester-system schools. And the reason we do this, the nontraditional quarter system, has been a topic of debate since it ...

For my first two years at Northwestern, I defended the quarter system vigorously against criticism. When concerned prospective students and their parents inquired about the fast-moving, high load of ...

As a soon-to-be-graduating senior, I have had my fair share of Drexel's quarter system. When I started as a freshman, it was kind of scary knowing that each of my classes would be jammed into 10-week ...

At some point this year, most of us have been or will be asked, by a well-meaning parent, relative, or friend, how our semester is going. While some of us look past the misnomer, other UChicago ...

The quarter system seems to catch a lot of flak here at the University of Oregon. Many compare our short 10-week quarter system with the longer 15-to-16-week semester system, which most universities ...

The quarter system: the dreaded 10-week sprint of never ending midterms, papers and finals. We’ve all heard that chipper UCLA tour guide telling a fresh batch of applicants that although the quarter ...

When he assembled a group last fall to evaluate Drexel’s academic calendar, Provost Mark Greenberg said, most members believed it was time for the University to move to semesters from its long-held ...

Advance registration has finished, and I can confirm that I am more stressed now than I was before. I came to Penn thinking that the College of Arts and Sciences’ liberal arts curriculum would be a ...

Northwestern students often are greeted on the first day of classes with notices of impending papers or mid-terms approaching within three weeks. These are some of the hazards that come with the ...

AZUSA, Calif. — Hey there, Duck fans. I'm Owen Murray, here in Southern California for the last-ever NCATA Championships. No. 2 Oregon kicks... Something horrific doesn’t have to happen to talk about ...

It’s spring: It’s finally the glorious time of year you can wake up to pleasantly warm weather and leisurely walk to your afternoon classes as a delicate breeze sweeps the campus. Birds seem to sing ...

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