A co-op, generally speaking, is a place, organization, business, or group of people who contribute collectively to running their affairs. The idea behind the cooperative housing approach is to trade the landlord-tenant style approach to housing for one that allows all members to make house decisions autonomously. Members of the Ann Arbor housing co-ops are […]

University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman needs to reevaluate her definition of diversity. She is quoted on the University’s “Diversity Matters” website saying “An essential factor in our academic excellence is our diversity. When you bring together students, faculty and staff of different backgrounds and different experiences, you create an intellectual experience that is […]

On March 12, over one thousand students and community members gathered at the Michigan Theater to watch the premiere showing of Life is for the Living, a documentary film addressing “Stem Cell Research: the people, the politics, the science, the hope.” The film, made by U of M junior Michael Rubyan with Deborah Orley, portrayed […]

A discussion of the differences between election systems in the United States and the Czech Republic from the perspective of a recent candidate and University professor.
Democracy is not a singular system or method. Every democratic government operates differently and provides its own unique experiences, especially in elections.
For Professor Jan Svejnar, a faculty member […]

Next time I go abroad, the pride I have always felt upon presenting my passport may be dimmed by the knowledge that to much of the world the eagle now stands for hypocritical disregard for human rights. On March 8, President Bush vetoed an intelligence authorization bill that would have prevented the CIA from […]

As the military occupation in Iraq and operations in Afghanistan continue, a pressing question is occasionally brought up in Congress or the media but never discussed in detail – where the manpower for these prolonged missions comes from, and the results of extended time spent in a combat zone.
The United States has now officially lost […]

“Sorry, I can’t hang out tonight. I’m going to be in prison.” Elizabeth Sinclaire, an LSA sophomore, participates in the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP). She said that she can’t figure out how to tell people where she spends her Monday nights. Sometimes she says that she’s doing a workshop or writing a play with […]

In the culmination of the largest commitment of resources towards any one project ever made by a nation in peacetime, in 1972 the Apollo Program officially came to an end at a cost of 24 billion dollars. In the same year, Richard Nixon approved legislation to increase Social Security spending by $5.3 billion. Yet where […]

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It was a Sunday afternoon—just a day after Rosa* celebrated her third birthday. Balloons and party streamers still decorated the Mendez* family’s home in Pittsfield Township, right outside of Ann Arbor. Rosa was getting a bath from her mother; her younger brother was taking a nap; and her father was in […]