Erratum
In last week's article on college budget cuts ("College course budgets face cuts," Feb.5), the Thresher reported that college courses began two years ago. Student-taught courses began two years ago, whereas college courses have been around for more than ten years. The Thresher also reported that college course budgets were cut after some colleges did not use up their college course budget. However, the colleges were spending their entire course budget on courses taught by professional instructors, and the decision to cut the college course budget was based on an expression of support for, and confidence in, the continued growth and impact of the student-taught course program. The Thresher regrets these errors.
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