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Sweet move

Although AIDS and cancer receive more public awareness, diabetes is a serious disease that affects more than 16 million Americans, according to the American Medical Association. There is no known cure for the disease, but that could change someday, thanks to partnerships such as one between University Health System and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.

Sunny and safe

Tomorrow, much of the University's student body will be boarding planes and cruise ships for their well-deserved week of spring break fun. But students also have a tendency to take a vacation from common sense. There are many dangers that exist on the beaches of Cancun and Acapulco, namely blistery sun burns and alcohol poisoning.

Free to be smutty

Taxpayers should have the right to view any material they wish when they visit the library. In Holland, taxpayers spoke against restricting access with questionable Internet filtering software. Censoring the Net may have been voted down this time, but the fight to restrict access continues. Commenting on the fight to censor the Internet in Holland area libraries, LoriJo Schepers, a member of Citizen Voting YES! told the Associated Press after the results of the city-wide vote, "This is not a stopping point. We consider this a journey."

Why I love Lil' Kim and thoughts on celebrity skin

Celebrity skin: It's always extreme. Currently, the media can't stop talking about how painfully thin actresses and singers are becoming.

Letters to the Editor

As members of the University's academic community, we object to the University's support of the Michigamua Society, a closed organization long engaged in the appropriation and misrepresentation of Native American objects, imagery and practices. Granted exclusive use of a privileged space in the Michigan Union, the Michigamua Society links the University to practices demeaning to Native Americans and their histories. The Society's meeting space decor, songs, graphics, hazing, and pseudo-Indian names utilize stereotypical images of Native American people and cultures to promote Michigamua's identity. These images and actions have been integral to the Society's history as an all-male (until 1999) and predominantly white organization representing itself as being the best of Michigan student leadership.

Marry a multimillionaire and sell out a whole nation

It's unbelievable that a country in which one out of every two marriages falls apart and ends in divorce would turn a wedding into a game show.

Chip Cullen Grinding the Nib

2-24-2000