Professor Friscia is actually the best. His lectures are clear, interesting, and educational. Everything about his class is so well structured, I cannot stress enough how much I encourage you to take this cluster as an incoming freshman. We have had some great field trips to Nevada and the La Brea Tar Pits, and I have gotten a few good friends from this class as well. Tony is so helpful and it is clear he cares about his students learning. At times the class can be a lot of work, but generally it is really spread out and manageable. TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU ARE A FRESHMAN STUDENT IN A HUMANITIES MAJOR.

For the 70CW seminar, I took Science and Society (seminar 6) with Amanda Klinger. Amanda was SUCH A QUEEN we all loved her. This seminar was so eye-opening and so interesting. It shows the real-world societal problems and interactions between the histories of society and science (including how they evolved together). This class was beyond chill -- Amanda literally let us grade ourselves on everything -- even the final project.

Tony's definitely different in the seminar and than in lecture. It's true that you get to know him better in a smaller setting, and he's a really cool guy. The class had a ton of reading compared to the other seminars but it was totally worth it because we had a really dynamic class with good discussions which allowed us to learn a lot about Darwin. As for the first two quarters in the cluster, he's a pretty good lecturer. The only thing that bothers me is that he tends to stare at the ground while he talks, which is distracting. And it's really obvious how hard he works for the class organizing everything and really trying to get to know the students. He can be a harsh grader when it comes to essays, but that's not a real problem if you go to him for extra help. I would definitely recommend the Cosmos cluster, it really defined my freshman year.