Imprisoned activism
Social activism may not be as prominent at the University now as it was 20 years ago, but last Wednesday, Amnesty International members proved that it was far from dead. The University's Amnesty International chapter attracted more than 400 petitioners through a display on the Diag where members sat blindfolded and caged. The organization further marked "Amnesty Day" by "kidnapping" geological sciences Prof. James Walker and music Prof.
Personal education
Students at universities throughout the United States may soon not have to wait very long for their grades. A new computer grading system called the Intelligent Essay Assessor, developed at New Mexico State University, is able to grade student papers by evaluating their content as well as their grammar and style. But this program could undermine an important part of the educational experience and should not be instituted on a wide scale throughout the beacons of higher education.
Letters to the Editor
James Joyce is 15 percent better than Ernest Hemingway
We like lists. I don't just mean we as in we Wolverines, or we college students. I mean we Americans. We like lists a lot. We depend on them.
They tell us who to like and how much to like them.
10-21-98
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