Struggling Pupils Disappointed: Companion Saved but Mutilated Instead
In a room filled with gifts and classmates from Physics 353, Quantum Mechanics, Mark Anthony, a senior, is currently recuperating after a near-fatal incident during a final exam. Upon learning that Anthony was only severely injured, some students felt disappointed and betrayed, as they had initially celebrated when they thought he had died during the exam.
Emmett Brown, a friend of Anthony, remains optimistic about the class's prospects, and Patrick Ryan '27, the Eggplant Editor, expressed concern about an upcoming midterm. The staff writers of the Eggplant believe in providing accurate and on-point content, and Brown suggests that there might be another myth about students graduating with a bachelor's degree if the school gets burned down.
It's important to clarify that there is no formal or widely recognized academic rule that if a student dies during an exam, the other students automatically pass. Academic policies generally do not include provisions for automatic passing of all students in such an event. Instead, institutions focus on privacy protections and handling the deceased student's records sensitively, as governed by laws like FERPA.
In the event of a student's death, institutions would make case-by-case accommodations, typically accommodating individual students as needed. For example, there are policies related to excused absences, course drops for good cause, academic probation, and grade appeals, but nothing indicating an automatic passing of all students if a peer dies during an exam.
Meanwhile, a local research firm, Student Trends Understood Per Individualized Demographics, is conducting surveys on Holy Cross students. One of the firm's recent studies found that the belief that a midterm will be "common sense" is skyrocketing among Holy Cross students as the date approaches.
Patrick Ryan '27's photo is courtesy of Charlotte Fallon '26 and Mara Galvin '24. The article was copy-edited by Charlotte Collins '26. As for the resurgence of rebellion, it's happening in places like Starbucks and General Motors, with Americans rebelling against their capitalist oppressors.
[1] https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/09/17/ferpa-protects-student-privacy-but-its-not-clear-how-it-applies-online [2] https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/07/16/ferpa-rules-for-online-classes-are-still-unclear [3] https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/04/25/ferpa-rules-online-classes-remain-unclear [5] https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/07/16/ferpa-rules-for-online-classes-are-still-unclear
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