Strong themes: University plans theme semester on diversity
University theme semesters have been welcome forums to address and heighten awareness of serious issues facing students at the University and in the world at large. The last theme semester, which concentrated on the environment and all its issues, was a huge success. So it is with great promise that the University has designated diversity as the theme for the Winter 1999 semester. This theme semester should help generate discussion and thought on an important and controversial issue that all students at the University deal with.
Land of plenty: New acquisitions do not damage Ann Arbor
Last month, the University purchased several acres of land near Michigan Stadium for future development. No exact use has been determined for the land, but as needs develop, the University will have the property to expand. The University's spread and continuing growth are always a sensitive issue to the City of Ann Arbor, which loses valuable tax revenue whenever the University makes a new acquisition. While Ann Arbor fears that University growth will have a negative economic impact on the city, the University should continue to look to the future and purchase land that potentially fills a need.
Diplomatic gains: Economics and diplomacy settle disputes
There was a glimmer of hope in diplomatic circles when the prime ministers of India and Pakistan met last week in an effort to restart the severed peace talks delayed by the nuclear debacle this past May. For an area of the world that is home to a sixth of humanity, this diplomatic initiative was of crested importance: a bilateral peace agreement has been gravely needed in this region for 50 years. It is noteworthy that these talks, held after two-and-a-half months of political stalemate, started a week after U.
'Road Rules' and 'The Real World' killed the video star
In 1982, the worlds of music and telvision collided with the formation of MTV. "I want my MTV" became a sort of battle cry for the post-1970s yuppie generation. Though now, it's difficult to remember a time when cinematic representation of music was revolutionary (especially considering most of us were under the age of eight), MTV's genesis marked a unique moment in the country's popular culture and changed the way that music was made and promoted.
Life's full of questions, but I'm on the road to find out
It's early Tuesday evening. Or maybe Wednesday or Monday or Friday, or really almost any day of the week at all. The humid air is warm, heavy and sweet, as if you could drink it in by inhaling. The sun is growing red as it nears the trees to the west, and the light of the sky is thick and hazy.
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