Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Notes or no notes why some classes allow notes during exams Megan Cherry Staff Reporter College professors at Oklahoma State University are allowed to decide whether or not to allow notes and other resources during testing. Professors have many things to consider when making this decision. Chemistry professor Allen Apblett does not allow any outside resources during tests. “My experience as an undergraduate was in a reaction kinetics class shared with engineers who begged the professor to be allowed to use a “cheat sheet.” The professor gave in and the exam was made extremely harder,” Apblett said. “As a professor, I need students to learn the subject matter of the class. When they need the information in a subsequent class or for a test for a professional school, notes will not be available.” Other professors allow students to utilize both physical
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Under pressure students express their internship anxieties Addison Duling Staff Reporter Most students feel pressured to have an internship experience before applying for jobs after graduation. Having an internship gives students the opportunity to experience their career choice before graduating and learn what it is like to be in a professional work environment. In addition, many employers use internships to recruit future employees. In many degree programs, by having an internship and doing well at that internship, the business will offer a full-time job after graduation. This is often the case for engineering students. Logan Stockemer is a chemical engineering sophomore. He is currently
Pexels The pressure to get an internship is common amongst college students as an internship can possibly be the key to a full-time job after college.
working as a research intern in chemistry for Oklahoma State. While this does not
directly apply to his future career, Stockemer said it is hard for freshman or sopho-
mores to receive internship positions. Companies often look to hire juniors or seniors as interns so that those students can then work as full-time employees after graduation. “It is pretty obvious why the businesses do it this way, but it puts a lot of pressure on the way a student at an earlier time in their life approaches internships than what it previously was,” Stockemer said. “You won’t get as good of a job, or one at all, if you don’t already have two years of experience.” In a lot of cases, the pressure to have an internship can come from a student’s choice in degree program. Kiernin Lewis is a junior majoring in applied See Pressure on pg. 3