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 Bryn Mawr's website states that "The mission of Bryn Mawr College is to provide a rigorous education and to encourage the pursuit of knowledge as preparation for life and work".  The divisional requirements broaden a student's educational horizon rather than constraining it, and allows students to explore other areas that they may not know they are interested in.  These requirements are true to Bryn Mawr's mission, creating a well-balanced education that is demanding and prepares students for work after college.  Taking classes in different areas also gives a student a broader view of the world, which prepares them for working with people of different backgrounds.  The physical education requirement goes even further to prepare students how to balance both work and staying healthy. A healthy body is crucial to a healthy mind, and Bryn Mawr strives to educate students about both so that they can make wise decisions for the future. 

The new curriculum is very similar, and doesn't really represent a "changed path" towards the mission statement.  The requirements are stated in ambiguous terms, and are not as straight-forward as the current stated requirements for the college.  For example, the "Trans-Temporal Analysis" requirement.  Wouldn't these just be history courses?  Would this mean new classes would have to be created to fit these requirements? How exactly is the new curriculum going to be an improvement? At the moment, it looks very similar to the requirements we have now.  I think that the curriculum committee should listen to how the students would want to change the school and the curriculum.  If students are pleased with the current system, why change it?