Breaking free: SDRP will benefit from split with MSA
The Student Dispute Resolution Program is growing up. As an assertion of its newfound adulthood, the SDRP recently announced plans to break its ties to its parent organization, the Michigan Student Assembly. The separation will take effect at the end of this semester; then the resolution program will lose complete financial support from MSA. Despite the loss of funding, SDRP's move toward autonomy is necessary to increase its effectiveness.
Friendly skies: New FAA bill seeks to restore travelers' faith
Due to recent aviation tragedies, the 104th Congress recently passed the Federal Aviation Administration bill. It authorizes programs worth $19 billion over two years for increased airport security measures. The bill includes background checks on baggage handlers - an important step to the further prevention of flight tragedies. Although relations between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Clinton are often rocky, they deserve commendation for coming together and passing a bill that is in the best interest of the country.
Column: Multiple choice madness
To paraphrase Marcellus in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," something is rotten in the state of American education.
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Cartoon: Jim Lasser's Sharp as Toast
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