Over the line: Redistricting plan will reduce schools' problems
As Ann Arbor's population continues to expand, deficiencies in the public education system have become increasingly apparent. The time has come for the city to make changes to the school system and attempt to compensate for several factors such as the district's inefficient use of space, non-contiguous boundaries between schools' enrollments, excessive bussing and a lack of racial diversity. In 1985, city officials instituted significant reform with the enactment of a major redistricting plan.
Major oversight: Committee would provide valuable guidance
More than a week has passed; bruises are healing and flared tempers have mellowed. Police officers' controversial actions following Michigan's victory over Ohio State prompted many students, faculty and administrators to question and seek to re-evaluate the Department of Public Safety's role on campus.
Why the fond memories of others leave me nauseous
Nostalgia is an interesting phenomenon.
I am not referring to any specific revival in the "K-Tel Solid Gold Hits of 1971" sense of the word, I just mean the general way we attach too much sentiment to our past. We remember things in a way that amplifies the emotion, good or bad - it isn't exactly the same as when it happened.
12-05-97
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