A division within: Editorial staff disapproves of tobacco ads
The Michigan Daily's staff is divided into two parts: the editorial staff, which comprises all writers and editors, and the business staff, which mainly consists of managers and advertising executives. These two groups have no control over what the other side does. Each department has its own agenda and goals, and each works to maintain those beliefs. Last Friday, when an inserted advertisement for Copenhagen chewing tobacco appeared in every copy of the Daily, the editorial side of the paper was shocked and embarrassed, because this flyer directly contradicts its long-standing anti-tobacco industry policy.
Monopoly: Microsoft should not dominate Internet market
Microsoft's operating systems are pre-installed on nearly every IBM-compatible computer sold today. By insisting that its operating system, Windows 95, include the Microsoft Internet Explorer, the company has squeezed out its competitors and threatened to destroy Netscape, the current leading vendor of Internet browsing software. The federal government should curb Microsoft's unfair business practices that drive rival producers out of the market because genuine competition is necessary to produce technological improvements.
Intelligence in cinema: the sinking ship
I'm assuming that, like almost everyone in the country, you've seen James Cameron's highly disappointing "Titanic" at least once and that, like almost everyone in America, you just loved it.
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