2A - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 2A - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 anweiner@michigandaily.com rmgrein@michigandailycom Yale aims to decrease grade inflation A Yale College ad hoc commic- tee suggested new ways co reduce the grade inflation chac has been rising over time, The Yale Daily News reported Monday. In the past four decades, the percencage of A-range grades has increased from 10 to 62 percenc. tn response, Yale is considering a transition from a letter-grade sys- tem to a 100-point system, which would be enforced in che next two years. Yale Prof. Shelly Ragan expressed his discontnt with the current grading system and che decreasing value of atrue A. "If B+ is being kept for bad work, and virtually everyone is getting A or A-, this eliminates any genuine feedback," k said. "I've always thought t a disservice to undergraduai Ray Fair, chair of the a( committee on grading policq that although drastic chan the grading system are un] ocher options should be exp] Dartmouth council proposes changes to sex assaultepolicy: Dartmouth's' Greek Le ship Council proposed an tion to the sexual assault to increase the accountabil Greek organizations, The mouth reported Monday. The Panhellenic Cc Kagan established a policy in 2011 that :his is susptends Greek life events where tes." assaults have taken place. The d hoc GLC's current proposition, if y, said passed, will be implemented sep- ges in arately from the old policy. likely, Wes Schaub, director of the bored. Greek Letter Organizations and Societies, said he hopes the two 1 policies will eventually merge to owal become more coherent. 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