Coursepack crisis: Prices, procedures mean trouble for students
Student coursepacks and pocketbooks are both a little leaner this fall thanks to a recent legal decision. Last year, in a case pitting Michigan Document Services against several large publishing corporations, the United States Supreme Court ruled that businesses selling coursepacks must charge publisher royalties to buyers.
King of the mountain: Helms' holdup is inappropriate
The Capital is beginning to look a lot like a giant sandbox, and Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC) is beginning to look like the proverbial bully. President Clinton has nominated former Massachusetts Governor William Weld as the United States' ambassador to Mexico.
Uncommon riots need only common ingredients
Maybe you saw pictures of flames and of smashed cars following an out-of-control block party near Michigan State University on Saturday night.
If you didn't, picture "total anarchy," which is how one student described it. Picture beer bottles smashing, "raining glass" all over the streets. Picture a mid-street bonfire fed with couches, other furniture, branches and garbage, and fueled by gasoline and lighter fluid.
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