Welcome aboard: Bollinger's early arrival will benefit 'U'
This old ship will have her new captain sooner than she thinks. President-select Lee Bollinger will become an employee of the University on Jan. 1. One month later, he will take the helm.
Extracurricular tests: Barring activities could increase drug use
At Burlington High School in the state of Washington, giving a urine sample precedes marching band practice - and play practice and football practice and choir rehearsal. Burlington administrators recently implemented a $30,000 program to test all students for illicit drug use before they are allowed to participate in any extracurricular activities. Besides the expense and inefficiency, the program is a serious infraction of constitutional rights. Other school systems across the nation may view Burlington as a model for similar programs - but implementing other programs like Burlington's would be a leap backward for students' rights. Burlington should discontinue its mandatory drug-testing program - and state legislatures across the country must not allow schools to create new programs like it.
The joys of life at the 'U'
Yes, the return home after months in a university setting is a bit of a culture shock, especially if you live in calm and courtly suburbs. After you say hello to parents, siblings and pets, there is nothing much to do and not many places to go. You glance through your mail, skim the local newspaper, chit-chat with your mom and dad, and then there is a wasteland of time.
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