Student Accidentally Graduates
With Texas A&M University’s transition to online classes, grading standards have reportedly become increasingly lax. Students in the university’s most notoriously difficult classes are now finding it difficult to fail, and students in less rigorous coursework are finding themselves with a similarly lighter workload. While a blessing to some, it is proving to be an area of concern for others.
“I’ve been taking the same dumb creative arts class for a year and a half now, and I didn’t plan on changing that,” said Todd Collins, a fifth-year business major. Despite his best efforts, Collins is on track to receive his degree this summer.
Collins’ plan for a failing grade was thwarted by the administration’s new policies to benefit those most affected by the conditions of quarantine. Collins claims he was never made aware of these changing policies, a fact verified by the 32,000 unread emails on his student email account.
The ongoing crisis is throwing off the five-year plans of tens of students. In addition to the stress of inadvertent graduation, these new regulations also threaten to expose vulnerable students like Collins to the job market.
— Walton, Texas Ranger
Coming from a long line of beef cattle barons, Walton, Texas Ranger knows his way around a slab of meat. You can usually find him at Rosenthal in between the tenderloin and beef shoulder. He’s the envy of every man on the Aggie Barbecue team and the apple of every horse girl’s eye and, honestly, we can’t blame them.