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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 ...

Question: What happens to our stuff during Winter Break? Do we have to completely move out, or can we leave our stuff here? Answer: Great question! You do not need to move out of the dorms for Winter Break. Your RA will come around sometime around finals to give you a checklist that lets you know everything you need to do before you leave, because the RAs do have to go through and double check each room during the break! They're all pretty simple things like unplugging everything, cleaning out your minifridge, getting rid of any food, that sort of thing.

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