Searching for work
The Ann Arbor area may have gained an asset in National Student Partnerships - if they have the proper support from the community, students and the University. NSP, a new organization designed to help lower unemployment, is a good idea. But, getting a group up and running takes more than an acronym and some hard work by a couple of people.
Assault on aid
The federal government has a long history of helping individuals break down the otherwise insurmountable financial barriers that prevent people from getting a college education. But several legislators in Washington have recently made attempts to change this tradition. As the U.S. House and Senate revised and updated the Higher Education Act of 1965 for its ultimate renewal last month, lawmakers inserted language that would deny federal financial aid to any student with a drug conviction.
Letters to the Editor
The fervor of the new convert
The social climate of Ann Arbor - the University in particular - is so very void of true public discourse. Sure, we have our brown bag lunches, guest lectures and speakers galore. But between students, between peers and classmates, public discourse is dead. It has been poisoned. Poisoned by zealots - those that become fanatical over certain issues.
11-10-98
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