Reaffirmation
At Tuesday night's Michigan Student Assembly meeting, Engineering Rep. David
Burden proposed a bill that would abolish affirmative action in Michigan Student
Assembly policy. The resolution would have committed MSA to oppose any University
- or state - programs that use race as a factor in admission, recruitment and
financial aid.
Get juiced!
The Michigan Legislature may soon give state residents 10 reasons not to throw
juice cans into the garbage. If the Michigan United Conservation Clubs' lobbying
efforts persuade the Legislature to include beverages other than soda and beer in
its bottle return program, consumers can expect a 10-cent increase in the price
of their favorite noncarbonated beverages coupled with a 10-cent incentive for
recycling the containers.
Affirmative action revisited
Two evenings ago, the Michigan Student Assembly was called upon to vote on a
proposal that mirrors the sentiment of many of our current lawmakers in
Washington. Proposed by Engineering Rep. David Burden, the MSA Civil Rights
Initiative, if passed, would have discouraged the support of affirmative action
measures by the University.
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