Empty seat: Nelms contributed much to Flint campus
Last week, Charlie Nelms, chancellor of the University's Flint campus, announced plans to move to a newly created position at the University of Indiana. Nelms will officially leave the Flint campus on July 31, making his stay in Flint just less than four years. With his decision to leave, the University community - and especially those attending class at the Flint campus - will feel a great loss. The chancellor brought about many positive changes for the Flint campus, which is located in an urban environment with a majority of its students commuting to and from campus.
No way in: U.S. visa policies should not be discriminatory
In 1993, American diplomat Robert E. Olsen was fired from his job at the United States Consulate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for refusing to follow a policy regarding the issuance of visas to foreigners. This policy advised consular officers to give extra scrutiny to the way visa applicants were dressed and their ethnic background - as a result, many Brazilians who are black or of Asian or Middle Eastern descent have been unfairly denied visas.
If you had an hour to relive, which one would it be?
At the end of this week, the end of an era comes. Perhaps not so noticeable by the University community as it will be for about a dozen seniors, The Michigan Daily's staff changes in the wee hours of Friday morning. With the change comes the end of three and a half years of hard work and tireless dedication; with the change ends the most meaningful part of our college careers, an era most of us would gladly go through again and again and again.
01-27-98
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