Time for change: 'U,' NCAA should place safety above all
Tragedy has recently beset the arena of collegiate sports. With the deaths of three wrestlers, including LSA junior Jefferey Reese, issues regarding dangerous training regimens have entered the spotlight. In the wake of Reese's death, the University quickly responded by forming a task force comprised of sports and health administrators, with the purpose of creating a plan to prevent further tragedy. Their recommendations, released last week, will only affect college wrestling and prevent further health risk if it is followed by the entire NCAA.
Extra detention: State legislature should not pass Olshove bill
One of the most important parts of the Bill of Rights is the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. This fundamental right guarantees citizens that they will not be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of the law. In the Michigan House of Representatives, a bill that was introduced last month seeks to hold "sexual predators" longer than their original prison sentences if they are considered unsafe for society - an unjust extension of their prison time and a violation of their constitutional rights.
Come in out of the cold - feast your eyes at local museums
Tis the season - the post-holiday, new-semester, let's-gut-it-through-the-remainder-of-this-dreadfully-dreary-winter season, that is. At the risk of sounding Eeyoreishly morose, January in Ann Arbor is not the same pretty thing December was.
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