Some thoughts about the new Core revision

lordofnarf
Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:08:16 +0000

I think that Core is an important part of Caltech, and I think that the revisions need to be thouroughly discussed, but I do not think that this is the forum to do so on. The changes are proposals, still very fluid. The student body may vote on some proposal next fall, to take effect at some undefined point in the future.

I think that discussing the proposed core revision here will only confuse prospective students, especially because they aren’t necessarily sure about what core consists of, specifically.

If you want to discuss it, talk to current techers about it, people in or through core are really the only people that can give a good idea of it’s value.

Also, as a note to new and prospective students: ALL these proposals are completely preliminary, having just come out of the initial committee. They will have input from the students and from student officers, as well as more input by faculty. IF a proposal is finally brought together, it will take a significant time to bring it into action. Furthermore, the committees’ first conclusion is that they will NOT eliminate core, as they feel it is essential to what caltech is.