Democracy is the best way for the people to decide the fate of such a personal issue as affirmative action. The Sacramento, Calif.-based American Civil Rights Coalition is at work to place affirmative action's future on the Michigan ballot.
Lowering the legal blood-alcohol will help save both lives and funding, protecting our roads from both drunken drivers and poor road conditions. The state Senate passed legislation Thursday to decrease the legal blood-alcohol level from 0.10 to 0.08.
At first, kids would jump at the idea of a four-day school week. But if you told them it would mean they'd have to be in school longer per day, they would take time to think about the tradeoff.
Civil liberties need to be protected amidst events such as the war in Iraq and terrorism. The Ann Arbor City Council passed a resolution to protect civil liberties, which also could limit Ann Arbor police enforcement of immigration laws on Monday, The Ann Arbor News reported. Benjamin Franklin said "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Perhaps never in our nation's history has this statement had more prevalence and meaning than now.
Company officials of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Wednesday their antidiscrimination policy has been amended to include homosexuals.
Sending K-12 students to malls for field trips is a good idea as long as it's an appropriate group being sent, such as one that teaches students how businesses market their products. But field trips need to be more than entertainment - rather, infotainment. The Oakland Press reported for a Saturday story that some Michigan educators believe students can benefit from field trips to retail centers. "So much is required of the schools and students these days that any time spent away from the classroom would have to have a valuable academic purpose," Kay Cornell, assistant superintendent for instruction with the Royal Oak School District, told The Oakland Press. But students who aren't of the right age to appreciate the inner workings of the consumer-driven economy shouldn't be expected to grasp the value of hands-on education in the mall.
While legislatures across the country are trying to repair state budgets, a team of 20 men and women, led by MSU President M.
Simply changing the shape of driver's licenses will do little in the battle against the problem of underage drinking. But it will prove to be very effective at wasting money and accomplishing little else. A new law was instated which requires the state to start a $1 million project to issue vertically designed driver's licenses and I.D.
Creating additional jobs in Benton Harbor is a step in the right direction of rectifying the underlying issues that fueled the city's riots. But it's a shame it took such an uproar to call attention to the severe economic problems that encompass the area.
In trying financial times, it's not good public policy to also deny aid to those who need economic support, but needlessly forfeit money to the federal government. But Michigan is apparently doing both.
A statewide nursing shortage treated with limited enrollment at MSU's College of Nursing can't make anyone feel better. The projected 6.5 percent cut in higher education funding has forced MSU and other Michigan universities to make detrimental cutbacks and freezes in needed programs such as MSU's College of Nursing. MSU's College of Nursing reports an 80 student-limit for the past few years while turning away 150 students this year. Health care and other like educational programs are too important for the future of our nation.
If the United States is a country that truly believes in not establishing a national religion or the free practice thereof, it shouldn't attempt to make and enforce some laws dictating morality. Thankfully, one such law was struck down by the Supreme Court on Thursday.
U.S. Supreme Court justices said public libraries must use Internet filters to prevent users from looking at pornography or lose federal funding in a ruling Monday.
When Earvin "Magic" Johnson was diagnosed with HIV, he was lucky enough to have the financial resources to be able to afford some of the best treatment offered.
While it seems the highest court in the land has not taken a firm stance on affirmative action, it's encouraging to see the U.S.
It's a sad day when tragedy begets tragedy. Last week, 28-year-old Terrance Shurn, a black Benton Harbor resident, was killed in a high-speed chase with white police officers from a neighboring city, Benton Township. Benton Harbor residents responded by setting fire to about 21 houses and attacking police officers for two nights.
MSU has been quite the trend-setter. The University of Minnesota adopted a riot policy last week following the violent melee that erupted April 12-13 on the Twin Cities' campus when its hockey team won the national championship.
Being charitable is giving money, or any aide to people who need it. But when those who can spare the money take away from the charity, they're given a jail sentence. Jacquelyn Allen-MacGregor was ordered Monday to serve four years in prison, three years of supervised release and pay $2.08 million in restitution for embezzling more than $2 million from the East Lansing-based Capital Area United Way, which employed her for 20 years.
Lawmakers quickly forgot the principles in which this country was formed. The government's policies seemed to have changed after the Sept.
Finally the university has discovered a way to eliminate spam mail: end access to your e-mail for hours.The amount of times mail.msu.edu has shut down is ridiculous, and it doesn't seem to be getting better anytime soon.