Crumbling code: Faulty election code hurts MSA's credibility
Michigan Student Assembly elections have been over for weeks, but the controversy surrounding them is just now winding down. At Tuesday's meeting, the Penalty Elections Board announced that it had found MSA President Trent Thompson guilty of campaigning within 50 feet of a polling site. While this brings to close a long and tumultuous controversy and investigation, it highlights a serious deficiency in the assembly's Election Code.
Northern exposure: 'U' should address North Campus issues
Monday's town meeting with University President Lee Bollinger and Provost Nancy Cantor addressed the issue of North Campus's overall alienation from the rest of the University. Bollinger and Cantor both recognized that the University lacks a sense of unity due to the relative isolation of North Campus. This stratification on campus negatively impacts the learning environment, and the University should work to foster a strong bond between North Campus and the other geographic segments of the University.
Studenthood: Dealing with the small things your parents used to
Instead of the junior-senior writing requirement or free electives, the University should require Basic Life Skills. Life has an insidious little habit of getting in the way, right when there are so many other things to do. A class would provide justifiable time.
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