For those of you unfamiliar with this policy, which was passed by the Student Senate Academic Affairs Committee along with the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee, it requires that all students be given mid-term information by their professors. The method of assessment is left up to each instructor, so students may not receive something as clear-cut as a letter grade. Though this new policy was sent to all members of the faculty last semester, many have not incorporated it into their syllabi, and students are still unaware of their standings relative to the class as a whole. Some professors argue that students should already have a feel for the grade based on tests and homework. The problem, however, lies with courses in which graded assignments and evaluations are not handed back or courses with ongoing projects that are not fully graded until the semester’s end. If students are not given some means of feedback at mid-term, they could be unpleasantly surprised when grades are given after finals—and at that point, it becomes difficult to argue the grade given.