Northwestern extended its test-optional policy through the 2023-24 admission cycle, meaning applicants will not have to submit standardized test scores for the fourth year in a row. But, some NU students are advocating for the University to permanently eradicate score reporting. Standardized tests have long sparked debates about equitable college admissions, because resource disparities can.
Between 2013 and 2016, the Modern Language Association of America reported that undergraduate and graduate enrollment in language classes other than English dropped about 9.2% nationwide. Turkish language Prof. Oya Topçuoğlu said Northwestern is not excluded from this trend. She said all of the University’s language programs, apart from Spanish, have seen a decrease in.
Many students, like Communication senior Jo Scaletty, came to Northwestern looking for people who can understand challenges that can come with having queer identities. “I feel like I have a perception that queer people just kind of find each other,” Scaletty, who is also external president of Rainbow Alliance, said. “I think it’s sometimes bizarre.
Over the course of the past three months, silver letters have been slowly disappearing from Kresge Hall’s main signage. The first few letters started to vanish last November, and by mid-January, all were gone. With just traces of residue remaining, students and faculty speculate about the causes behind their slow disappearance. “It’s kind of expected.