Some committee members suggested presenting the views of distinct student groups within courses, such as concentrators, undecided first-years and graduate students.
Ewert said the addition of such information would probably "depend on the class populations."
A few members expressed the need to tone down the strength of the verbs chosen by the staff in descriptions. Until now, the editors have used verbs such as "lament" to describe the regrets of respondents and "exalted" to describe their praises.
Though some members said they were still unsure how much freedom to give Guide editors, the committee exhibited general confidence in the abilities of the CUE staff.
"I think we should liberate the editorial staff to use their discretion," said J. Russell Muirhead '88, assistant professor of government.
"We want to push that the CUE is something we believe in," Pedersen said.
"The CUE is my way of telescoping into the future," said Paul A. Gusmorino '02, president of the Undergraduate Council. "The presence or non-presence of comments is what affects my impression of the course."
--Staff Writer Eugenia B. Levenson contributed to the reporting of this article.
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