Student Council last night spent one hour and twenty minutes ecidin* not to institute freshman beanies at the College next '. The motion to "object to the use of freshman beanies" was (odueed by Student Govern-^ t Vice-President, Howard mann, and passed Council 10-6-3 roll call vote, e use of beanies was sharpattacked by Bart Cohen, irman of Council's Civil Liies Committee, who charged they v/o...

In an investigation of sex differences in adaptation to college, real and ideal self-concept and symptoms of depression were studied longitudinally in a sample of 287 students. Survey data were collected at a summer orientation and one semester into freshman year. No sex differences in self-concept were found before college, but males' real self-concept became more positive over the transition....

This study investigated the correlation between noncognitive variables and academic success in a freshman composition course. A sample of 257 freshmen taking an introductory English course completed a survey assessinE their attitudes and achievement expectancies. The questionnaire measured self-ratings of overall academic ability, drive to achieve, writing ability, creativity, and self-confiden...

This study investigates the importance of peer effects in explaining weight gain among freshman college students. We exploit a natural experiment that takes place on most college campuses in the US--randomized roommate assignments. While previous studies suggest that having an obese spouse, friend, or sibling increases one's likelihood of becoming obese, these social interactions are clearly no...

Weight gain and behavioral patterns during college may contribute to overweight and obesity in adulthood. The aims of this study were to assess weight, exercise, and dietary patterns of 764 college students (53% women, 47% men) during freshman and sophomore years. Students had their weight and height measured and completed questionnaires about their recent exercise and dietary patterns. At the ...

A new core curriculum, Engineering First, has been developed at Northwestern University which integrates a subset of mathematics and science with engineering. The topics chosen for integration in the course are those which most closely relate mathematics to the computer solution of engineering problems: linear algebra and ordinary differential equations. The science of mechanics is emphasized, ...

The Freshman Fishwrap project at the MIT Media Laboratory makes a personalized electronic newspaper available to any interested member of the MIT community. In its original implementation the Fishwrap's software provided a mechanism for readers to manipulate the elements that would be contained in their paper, but lacked the ability to respond to their reading habits by modifying the order of t...

Student performance was compared on written and psychomotor skill tests of freshman dental students receiving conventional lectures versus the same lectures containing interactive components using TurningPoint, a wireless audience response system (ARS). The research design was a controlled crossover study with seventy-seven freshman dental students conducted in a preclinical operative dentistry...