Income drain: A2 tax policies should not hurt students
University students' paychecks may soon feel a little lighter. To alleviate a budget shortfall, Ann Arbor is considering implementing a citywide income tax. The city would tax residents' incomes up to 1 percent and non-residents' income up to one-half percent - with no exemptions for students. While an income tax may be a viable way of adding funds to city coffers, in its current form, the proposal would harm students who work to pay for a University education.
Money for merit: Awards must not compromise need-based aid
Thanks to a current nationwide trend, excellent grades and high college entrance exam scores are now worth more than ever to high school students. Findings published in a new book, "The Student Aid Game," reveal that, at many institutions, merit-based scholarship money has steadily increased in recent years. The extra merit dollars aid colleges in luring the nation's top students. The current trend greatly benefits universities: Recruitment of high-quality students increases an institution's prestige and improves the quality of its academic community.
An inner battle: Can she bare all?
To run or not to run, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of cheering onlookers gaping at your naked white butt (among other things), or to be part of the cowardly crowd. As these last few days speed to their inevitable end here for me in Ann Arbor, I am faced with possibly the most pivotal question of my life - whether or not I should, in fact, run in the Naked Mile.
04-18-97
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