Yeshiva Struggles to Apprehend Cheaters
Entire Class Suffers Because of Few
by Kevin A. Cyrulnik
The surge of cheating that has recently plagued Yeshiva
has taken a turn for the worse, leaving an entire class of students up in
arms. Pending an investigation into alleged cheating during Professor
Mitchell Kellman’s “Money and Banking” final examination, every student in
the class received an I, or incomplete, as his final grade.
New Accounting Requirements
to be
Instated in the Fall of 2004
by Omid Balakhaneh
The fact that many states have already increased the mandatory number of
college credits undergraduates must fulfill in order to be eligible for the
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) was something students just had to accept.
But, the fact that many more states are set to follow suit has precipitated
considerable attention.
IHP
Student Injured in Altercation with Local Resident
by Alan Goldsmith
Shortly before the beginning of winter break, a Yeshiva
student from St. Louis who lived in an Independent Housing Program (IHP)
apartment on 480 West 187th Street suffered an injury to his face
after another individual attacked him at the building’s doorway. The student
left Yeshiva to return home, and apparently will not return. This is just
the latest in a long list of incidents to occur at that building in recent
months.
At the Helm of
Yeshiva College: Dean Norman Adler
by Zev Nagel
“It’s not easy being green,” says Yeshiva College Dean Dr. Norman Adler,
quoting the legendary Muppet Kermit the Frog to describe the challenge of
being Dean of Yeshiva College. Over the past eight years, Adler has taken
the reins of arguably America’s most distinctive college, guiding it
vigorously on the path to greatness and recognition in the academic
community. Nevertheless, the challenge to maintain an image befitting of
Yeshiva continues, and Adler is the one who bears the responsibility for the
outcome.
Pressure Looms Large
for Yeshiva’s Premeds
Medical Schools Covet “Well Rounded” Students
by Jamie Hirsch and Jeremy Mazurek
With roughly fifty percent of the 34000 applicants
getting accepted to medical schools annually, and with an upturn expected
in application numbers, the competition is fierce and only getting
tougher. Observing the blank stares and questioning faces of Yeshiva’s
premedical population, The Commentator decided to meticulously investigate
the premedical discipline in order to arrive at an answer to that all
important question: what do medical schools want to see in their
applicants?
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