Off course: MSA should pick up where MDS left off
For 18 years, students enjoyed the smell of a freshly printed coursepack at Michigan Document Service, but the copiers will stop for the last time at the end of this month because the store can no longer make money under current copyright laws. This business strove to provide students with inexpensive coursepacks, and with its closing, the need for a student-run coursepack store becomes even greater.
Well read: Exposure to minority authors benefits students
Most high-school seniors nationwide sit through their last years of English while contemplating the meaning of Ernest Hemmingway's "The Grapes of Wrath" or Arthur Miller's "The Crucible." These classics of English literature have been a part of the ordinary high school reading curricula for generations. They represent reading that stood the test of time and constitutes a basic part of the American fiber. But many student face quite a different life than portrayed in works of "classic" literature but are still attending a school that teaches a reading curriculum of only 19th Century, European and American, classical literature written by white authors.
Kicking the mental habit proves hardest
Go ahead, I dare you. Give up the one thing that you rely on most in times of stress, relaxation or normal life. Cold turkey. For the next six weeks.
Let me tell you this: It's very hard. Be forewarned.
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