Limiting potential: LSA should end its term limits for GSIs
Tuition bills can be an obstacle in the path to education. Loans and scholarships help fill the gap during undergraduate years, but options become limited when students face the larger expenses of graduate school tuition. Many students decide to teach undergraduate classes to alleviate some of the financial burden. The College of Literature, Science and the Arts has a policy that prevents students from having the option to teach during the entirety of their education by limiting them to five years of Graduate Student Instructor eligibility.
Growing awareness: AIDS Awareness Week offers valuable lesson
As one of the fastest growing age groups to contract HIV, University students should take notice of the events planned to honor National AIDS Awareness Week. The University is sponsoring several programs to make the student community aware of the rapidly spreading epidemic and promote understanding. Several University organizations, such as the Affirmative Action Office, Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Programs Office, Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and many more community organizations are sponsoring the week's events.
'Militant-style' democracy
No two democracies are identical. Each has its own history, political institutions and cultural norms that shape the nature of governance and the relationship between people and the state. Germany, since the end of World War II, has enjoyed an era of what might be called "militant democracy:" The German constitution gives the state power to root out any threats to democratic order, by almost any means necessary.
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