State reviews textbook tax exemption
State legislators are proposing bills aimed at making life a little easier for college students - a sales tax exemption for textbooks.
"I will do anything I can to make college education more affordable," said state Sen. Loren Bennett (R-Canton), a co-sponsor of the Senate's legislation.
Sheep clone raises issues
What was once confined to science-fiction is now an awe-inspiring reality as the world is left to grapple with the implications surrounding the successful cloning of sheep announced earlier this week.
While scientists worldwide have hailed the possible benefits and decried the potential abuses of genetic cloning, researchers concur that further scientific and ethical investigation into cloning is necessary before drawing any conclusions.
Race gap shrinks in higher ed.
The gap between the number of African Americans and whites going to college has decreased over the last 20 years, according to data compiled with the help of School of Education Prof. Michael Nettles.
The first volume of The African American Education Data Book, released yesterday, contains new information on everything from financial aid statistics to comparisons of the scores earned by African American and white students on graduate admissions tests.
MSA slates file for March election
After the final tally, seven parties and nine independent candidates will vie for open positions on the Michigan Student Assembly in the March 19 - 20 election.
Candidates met a 5 p.m. deadline yesterday to register for the elections.
Campuses safer than city
College campuses may be safer than most cities in the United States.
That's the finding of the U.S. Department of Education, which issued its first report on campus crime Tuesday.
Poland hit by fire
WARSAW - A fire set by arsonists ripped through the vestibule of the Polish capital's only active Jewish synagogue yesterday, touching off a wave of fear and outrage in a country haunted by a history of troubled relations with Jews.
Kirk re-elected College Republican pres.
After the re-election of Nick Kirk as president of the campus College Republicans last night, members of the group said their overall sentiment could now be summed up in one word - unity.
'U' mock trial team travels to nationals
The University may be famous for its athletic prowess, but its mock trial team hopes to bring home a national title as well.
"The University's mock trial team sent two teams to the regional competition in Toledo last weekend and came home with third and fourth place," said LSA junior Alexis Grigoras, one of the team's co-captains. Grigoras said 16 teams competed for four slots at the national competition.
Michigan sees rise in number employed
DETROIT (AP) - Michigan continued to get more people on payrolls last month, reaching another in a string of record-breaking numbers of employed.
The number of workers with jobs went up 34,000 last month, for a total of 4.6 million, according to statistics released yesterday by the Michigan Employment Security Agency. The size of the labor force also increased to 4.9 million.
4 cases of meningitis diagnosed at MSU
LANSING (AP) - A second Michigan State University student entered a Lansing hospital this week with viral meningitis, but university officials say the disease is different from the bacterial meningitis that killed two students in recent months.
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British government plans to privatize London subways
LONDON - The British government has announced plans to sell off London's vast and crumbling subway system, the London Underground.
The proposed sale of the world's oldest subway - all 254 miles of it - is the latest and probably the last large-scale privatization for the Conservative government here. Indeed, its hallmark during its 18 years in power has been the sale of government assets, including the railways, the national airline, the telephone system, and the nation's power and water utilities.
Alleged corruption reveals anti-drug plans to trafkers
MEXICO CITY - Much of Mexico's anti-drug strategy - from informants' names to intelligence methods developed over the years - has now passed into the hands of criminals as a result of the alleged corruption of this nation's top anti-narcotics official, a former senior official declared yesterday.
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