Waitlist worries: 'U' should use waitlist but remain respectful
As spring approaches, many University students are anticipating the end of another academic year. But University admissions officials are focusing on the beginning of next fall. Applications are being reviewed by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions admissions office and University administrators are struggling to keep the size of next fall's first-year class in check. This creates more rigorous admissions criteria, an increased competition from eager applicants and fewer available spots.
Jury duty: Racial quotas do not work well in federal courts
Detroit's U.S. District Court agreed early this month to discontinue its policy of removing all people accept African Americans from jury pools in order to increase the proportion of black jurors hearing federal court cases. The decision comes after the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled on Feb. 23 that the district court's method of racial balancing violates legal guidelines. The six-year-old practice, used only in Southeastern Michigan, sought to bring the percentage of black jurors to reflect the African American component of the district at large.
Building the perfectly dateable 'College Male'
I've spent years observing my classmates flirt, touch, grope, fondle, grind and humiliate themselves and each other in the name of the drive to continue the species. I have copious notes and hours of stories and anecdotes. In the process of sorting through all of this material, I have uncovered the key to understanding and exploiting college sexual politics.
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