Opinion: Low-income students are harmed by strict grading policies
A zero in the gradebook can be impossible to overcome. Students who fail are asked to retake classes, meaning they must pay for them twice.
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A zero in the gradebook can be impossible to overcome. Students who fail are asked to retake classes, meaning they must pay for them twice.
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2023 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
Editor's Note: This story contains references to gun violence.
We question everything but alcohol culture. We challenge consumerism. We pick apart our universities’ financial motives. We play devil’s advocate, debate capitalism and discuss the industrial complex of every structure in America. However, we never examine what systems of power are at play when every year the alcohol industry gets $5.5 billion from college students as nearly 700,000 of us get physically assaulted in its presence.
“I’m sure AU would require masks if they thought we needed them to be safe,” is a sentence I’ve heard countless times when I express concern about coronavirus transmission in class. I’m not sure they would. After moving classes online at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, American University had an estimated loss of over $100 million in revenues and increased costs, according to previous reporting from The Eagle. Financial loss pushed the University to reopen before it was safe. AU chose our money over our health.
Editor’s Note: This story contains references to sexual assault.
This article is an opinion piece and does not necessarily reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff. Editor’s Note: This op-ed contains mention of sexual assault. This op-ed has been updated with more recent information regarding the author's communication with the University.