Tenuous connection: Diversity is important to 'U' faculty
During the past year, allegations concerning affirmative action and race-based initiatives have been prominent at the University. Both the College of Literature, Science and Arts and the Law School face lawsuits regarding these issues in admissions procedures. Across campus, similarly disturbing claims have been made, but they didn't receive the same immediate attention. Two University professors were denied tenure status, and both are suing the University, asserting that this decision was made in a racially discriminatory manner.
Enforcing education? School violence should be fairly combatted
While students used to worry only about petty gossip or being caught smoking in the bathrooms, many of today's high school students must deal with metal detectors and daily searches even before entering school grounds. In some schools, teachers often find themselves spending as much time keeping order in their classes as they do actually teaching and handguns and fist fights are as common as parent-teacher conferences and recess.
Every day, my check list gets a little bit shorter
See one more game at Yost, have one more burger at Blimpy's, walk through the Arb on a day with more than one complete hour of Michigan sunshine. Check, check, thank you El Niño. Unfortunately, I am pretty sure that when my check list runs, out I have to leave. My solution thus far has been to add two things to my list for every one I check off, but now I'm starting to run out of things to add.
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