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Letter: ​Edwin Yoder’s letter was right on gen eds

TO THE EDITOR:

Edwin Yoder is onto something.

At Carolina, it is easier to get a degree than an education. The laxity of gen ed requirements means that our intellectual foundations are built on sand.

Here’s an idea: let’s replace English 105 — currently a jobs program for English doctoral students — with the sort of rigorous survey course endorsed by Mr. Yoder. What better basis for the rest of our education than the canonical texts of the English language?

Sam Shaw

History

Senior

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