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Hey everyone! We hope your semester so far is smooth sailing. Earlier today, Gretchen Potters presented to Student Senate about introducing the new core. Here's what you need to know: You have the option to keep the current core or to switch over to the new one.  If you want to switch, you have the option to in Fall 2018. You just need to get the form from Advising (located in Bates), fill it out, and get it signed by the Advising Center. Very simple. If you do not want to switch, and you would like to keep the core you currently have, do nothing. The assumption is that everyone is keeping the old one instead of switching everyone over to the new one. You should definitely not switch if you're almost done or completely done with the current core. Focal Studies are not disappearing completely. They are being modified. These are now called "Explorations" and are broader than the current Focal Studies. These sections include: Artistic Practice & C...

Question: I just realized that I'm registered for Bio 200 with Professor Sardinia and the lab with Professor Halpern. The times for the two classes work best with my schedule, but is it okay to take lab with a different professor? Has anyone on here done it? Does it make it more challenging to learn the content? Thanks! Answer: Because there are so many Bio classes offered, you can take a lab from a different professor than you're taking the class from. It does depend on the class, though, as this is possible with biology classes, but is likely not possible with most psychology classes. The registration through BoxerOnline is pretty good about this; if you can take them from different professors, it will let you register for them. If you can't, it won't let you sign up for them. And yes, students definitely do this! Marissa did it with Bio, and she said it was a little bit harder because she had professors with two very different teaching styles, but they were both ...