Assigned seating: Old seats hinder discussion in classroom
Parents often remind their children to face forward when they are sitting down. Yet much of that tradition continues now at the University due to old seats. Any LSA student who has completed at least a year understands the problem of many discussion section classrooms - many of the desks in Mason Hall are bolted to the ground. This would be acceptable for lecture courses, but it greatly hinders communication in discussions.
Trouble in the barracks: Gender resegregation voids women's progress
Last month, a Pentagon panel recommended an immediate end to the military's experiment of housing male and female recruits in co-ed barracks during basic training. The advisory group's report to Defense Secretary William Cohen cited improved discipline and curbed sexual harassment of female recruits as the probable advantages of re-establishing gender segregation in living quarters. Though the months of co-ed housing have been characterized by poor sexual restraint among recruits and increased harassment, the military should maintain the co-ed quarters to prevent a situation that might hinder the ability of women to advance in the military.
Column: 'Seinfeld' comes to Ann Arbor - and brings its quirkiness along
It's a little-known fact that when Jerry Seinfeld leaves television screens in May, he's moving to Ann Arbor. (He's heard there are plenty of other transplanted New Yorkers around.)
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