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The Loquitur Y o u S p e a k, W e L i s t e n
Radnor, Pa.
www.theLoquitur.com
Vol XLVIII, Issue 5
Unprepared students force colleges to compensate
Many students in high school are being inadequately prepared for their college careers. ASHLEY RANDAZZO FEATURES EDITOR
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Graduating high school seniors applying to national colleges should be concerned with one thing; hitting the books, a study conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute said, according to The Golden Gate, San Francisco State University’s weekly newspaper. “Often maturity is an issue,” said Dr. John Brown, associate professor of the mathematics department. “Some students are more interested in a healthy social life and don’t put enough
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time into the academic portion of college,” Boyd said. The study found that 40 percent of professors consider their students to be lacking the proper preparation and skills for satisfactory performance in class, according to The Golden Gate. Dr. Kimberly Boyd, associate professor of biology, believes that Cabrini College has a healthy concern for their student’s academic performance. “Some students do get placed in more remedial courses to help them gain skills they did not bring to college, and while students might be upset with such placements, we do that to help guarantee their
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academic success.” In a joint effort to help track high school junior’s progress, the California Department of Education and the State Board of Education are now conducting tests that are all part of the Early Assessment Program. The EAP is being used by many colleges to determine firstyears student placements. On the website for the California Polytechnic State University, it goes into detail about the EAP and how it is being used for all California State schools.
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After students graduate from high school, some are not prepared for classes on the college level, therefore forcing them to enroll in remedial courses.
Smoking ban to hit Philadelphia in near future DAVE DAMIANO STAFF WRITER
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On Sept.14, Mayor John Street signed a bill to eliminate smoking in public areas in Philadelphia. The bill is expected to take full effect in January of 2007, but Street said the law would start to be enforced as soon as possible. The new law bans cigarette smoke in all restaurants and bars. Many sidewalk café’s and private clubs are not liable. According to Mary Claire Dale of the Associated Press, “The Philadelphia law will exempt sidewalk cafes, tobacco stores, private clubs and so-called local taverns places where drinks alone constitute at least 90 percent of gross sales.” If caught violating this law, a person could face fines rang-
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Smokers will be forced to ʻbutt outʼ once the smoking ban takes full effect in Philadelphia.
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