Shaky ground: MSA committee must stick to issue at hand
Students often perceive the Michigan Student Assembly as an arena for future politicians to practice their craft - especially when scandals arise. In an effort to improve its name, MSA voted to create a committee to investigate Vice President Probir Mehta's $500 transfer to the United Asian American Organization without assembly approval. Last Tuesday, a divided assembly passed LSA Rep. Andy Schor's resolution one week after it initially failed in a secret-ballot vote.
Into thin air: Gore's plan should improve air safety
As spring break travels grow closer, airline safety may be on student travelers' minds. In lieu of recent aviation tragedies, it is indeed on the minds of members of the Clinton Administration.
The UJA Half-Shekel drive: Because every one counts
God's directive to Moses - to take a census of the children of Israel and to collect from each a half-shekel - helped establish a strong sense of community among the Israelites. In ancient times, each Jew in the world was expected to give a half-shekel annually to support the Temple in Jerusalem; the money was important, but so was the sense of unity, of inclusion, that the half-shekel represented.
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