Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Academic Assembly passed legislation last night to not change the drop/add periods and to once again table last week's legislation regarding one of the Schreyer Honors College's scholarships.

A piece of legislation from last month brought to question whether the university's add period should surpass the drop period to allow students to add more courses after they have dropped others.

Further research showed that only 5 to 6 percent of students dropped or added courses up to two weeks past the current drop/add period, leading the assembly to conclude that there is no basis for changing the current periods.

Assembly President Ashley Harris said that she believes the issue will come up again in future congresses and that there is room for more research.

The assembly also discussed legislation brought up last week regarding the Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES), which the Schreyer Honors College currently offers only to first-year students.

The legislation, postponed last week, resolved to include the students admitted to the college during sophomore and junior years in receiving the AES in the same capacity as their peers who entered the college during freshman year.

Alejandro Barreto, representative from the Schreyer Honors College, said there was overwhelming resentment among the Honors College's student council when he brought the issue up to them.

He said the scholarship is used primarily for recruitment and to lure more potential students here instead of to Ivy League schools.

He added that the scholarship should be dedicated to those freshmen who have worked hard their whole lives to get into the Honors College, rather than those who may have just worked hard in college.

Danny Wallmuth, faculty senator for the division of undergraduate studies, said the scholarship as it stands may deter sophomore and junior students from entering the Honors College because there is no reward for the extra work that comes with being in the honors program.

Chris Hanson, representative from the Smeal College of Business, said juniors and sophomores merit the same "pat on the back" as the freshmen for being in the Honors College, and they equally deserve the scholarship.

The legislation was once again tabled until next week to allow for revision and perhaps more compromise between the opposing perspectives.