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| − | [[Image:FratPong.jpg|thumb|left|Our proud heritage.]] | + | First-years are NOT [[Freshmen|FRESHMEN]]. Don't say [[Freshmen]]. Or [[Freshman]]. |
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| − | First-years are NOT [[Freshmen|FRESHMEN]]. Don't say [[Freshmen]]. Or [[Freshman]]. First-years are like freshmen, but when you call them first-years it's more [[politically correct]]. Also, it sounds more like [[Harry Potter]]. (This may be because of the befuddled state of first-years when they first come to Knox, similar to the first-years at Hogwarts; in other words, "WTF!?")
| + | This way it sounds more like [[Harry Potter]]. And it's more [[politically correct]]. |
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| − | == Confusion ==
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| − | The term first-year is confusing, however, because it does not refer to all [[students]] at [[Knox College]] who are at the school for their first year. If a student enters the school with sophomore or higher standing, that student is considered a member of that class and not a first-year. Transfer students are also not considered first-years in their first year at the school.
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| − | The term first-year merely operates as a synonym for [[freshman]], but is more confusing.
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| − | == Usage ==
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| − | The college officially used the term first-year in its official documents, literature and on its [[The Official Knox Web Site|Web site]].
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| − | === The Knox Student ===
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| − | ''[[The Knox Student]]'', the student newspaper, has recently changed their styleguide to revert to the term "freshman" instead of first-year.
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