News
- Student hopes for non-alcoholic nightclub on campus
- Anonymous student stinks up Gables C-Tower with feces
- Speakers to wrap up Revolution Week events tonight
- Kiely heads small, dedicated staff in Office of Conduct and Mediation
- ROTC to host annual Veteran's Day Ceremony
- UNH1N1
- A student for liberty, fresh from Afghanistan
- From Portugal to UNH
- Accessing files a breeze: new feature makes visiting website unnecessary
- UNH Alum Publishes Bio on Hulk Hogan
- Campus buildings getting heat for uneven temps
- Winter Parking Ban Goes Into Effect in Durham
- Non-Traditional Student Week Celebrates Different Populations On Campus
- What to do to prevent the flu...or if you already have it
- Dairy Bar joins the Green Alliance
Opinion
- On the State of Our Education
- Letters to the editor, 11-6-09
- Letter from the President: Huddleston calls for "active engagement"
- UNH police need a new strategy
- Letters to the editor, 11-3-09
- Like a Pro: Rules of UNH
- Word to Concord: Pass the grass!
- Religion and College: Relevancy
- Like a Pro: Fraternities
- America's health care hangover: Diagnosing the country's latest burden
- Letters to the Editor, 10-27-09
Sports
- UNH looks to recover against BC
- New Hampshire Food Bank and UNH Athletics hold second annual Wildcat Food Drive
- UNH players, coaches receive AE recognition
- Frates fires game-winner in OT
- Soccer drops finale, 1-0, to Dartmouth
- UNH continues CAA stretch, hosts Rhode Island this Saturday
- UNH runs all over Huskies
- Bates, Fogarty lead UNH in sweep of Binghamton
- Wildcats take second at AE championships
- Basketball teams prepare to open season after Tip-Off event on Saturday; set sights on NCAA champion
- Hockey swept after pair of ugly losses
- Wildcats return to winning form, beat Bears 5-0
- Kackert has career day against Huskies
- Wildcats return home to face Huskies
- UNH to battle 'skilled' Badgers team
Arts and Business
- Student hopes for non-alcoholic nightclub on campus
- Person L headlines at UNH
- UNH Alum Publishes Bio on Hulk Hogan
- "Paranormal Activity" will give you nightmares
- Dave and Kyle on the aisle: Where the Wild Things Are (Kyle's review)
- Dave and Kyle on the Aisle: Where the Wild Things Are (Dave's Review)
- It's no "High School Musical": "Glee" pairs show tunes with sarcasm
- New Business Starters group helps out UNH's future entrepreneurs
- Skits address social issues in open mic night
- Mask and Dagger to open "Spitfire Grill" on Nov. 12
- Car sharing program aims to maximize travel options
- Dining hosts picnic party in C-Lot
- $40k investment class pays dividends
- Franz adds to menu, contemplates late-night service







Certainly there is a difference between class levels, and as I said in the article I have had good teachers and good classes, but the number of those good classes compared to the number that one takes in four years of college is sadly disproportional. Also sad is the fact that you urge me to take senior-level courses as if the lower-level courses are hardly worth taking for anyone somewhat intelligent. I understand that the curriculum is designed like a ladder, with courses growing more challenging as you climb your way to the top, but it's a shame that you have to get most of the way up before you even have to catch your breath or gulp on looking over your shoulder at how far you've come.
Also, you have all responded as if I'd written that I am smarter than everyone else, which is exactly what I pointed out I was NOT saying. Also, Clark you say: "The professors who require participation are forced to use the threat of a bad grade to get students to care, and they end up being resented for it." The professors who require participation to get students to care are only forced to use it because their classes are not interesting enough to make students care in the first place, which is why I noted that the participation grade is "not a reflection of your contributions to the class but a measure of your success in abating the teacher’s insecurities on a daily basis." I once had an old history teacher who taught and told history like it was one big enthralling narrative comprised of countless interesting characters and anecdotes. He never had a participation or attendance grade and yet more people came to his class of their own will than I have ever seen attend more regulated classes.
About your belief that "If you don't actually speak up in class whatever you think truly doesn't matter," another of the things I've come to realize is that even when you do actually speak up in class, whatever you say still truly doesn't matter. But most people can't see that or won't admit it and if it makes you feel better and more enlightened to join in the discussion, by all means don't let me stop you.
I heard a friend of mine assert a few weeks ago that college is 80% social and 20% academic. I couldn't agree more, and it has been that way for a long, long time, though perhaps not always in those numbers. As hard as it may be to believe, I do enjoy college for that reason, and as I said, I find that the classroom only stifles originality that shows itself in social situations or conversations. So I appreciate your pity, Clark, but academics have always been only a small part of my college experience, and I know I am not alone there, as sad as that truth may be.