Truth is, this campus is quite small. Considering UM-D is a strictly commuter school, the student life here is slim to moderate. That being said, there are events on campus students can attend. Why don't more people go? The answer lies in publicity. Sometimes flyers for events don't go up until the day of the event and other events go completely by the wayside with no publicity whatsoever.
Rubber bracelets started as a way to support cancer research and have since become a full-fledged fashion trend. From the original yellow Lance Armstrong bracelets to bracelets in a multitude of colors, the rubber bracelets now support everything from tsunami relief (teal) to American troops (green).
This month is Women's History Month. It is during this month that we honor women of the past, celebrate those of the present and empower women for the future. We look back at the accomplishments and achievements women have made. Progress did not come easy.
It was recently reported that the Army is having trouble meeting its recruiting goals for fiscal year 2005. The Marine Corps is also having problems finding new recruits and fell short of its target numbers for the first time in a decade. Most people would conclude that the war in Iraq is preventing young men and women from enlisting in the military.
We all know about the lack of parking, regular tuition increases and book store prices but there is a more pressing problem plaguing the campus community that students do not typically discuss: student apathy. I would like to make two things clear before I continue.
I love going to the video store and renting my favorite movie, Breakfast at Tiffany's. I probably have rented it so many times that I could have bought the movie at least 20 times over. But, I digress. I, like many others, have a little problem returning the video on time.
I just read a commentary in the Detroit News by Nolan Finley about the resolution passed by UM-D students calling for the parent school in Ann Arbor to divest itself of any investments in companies that do business with Israel. Apparently, the thought process was that the Israelis are a racist regime that exploits and oppresses the Palestinians.
I could not resist the urge to respond to your editorial about overpaid athletes. I was not able to find a viable basis for your argument based on your ranting. I do agree that professional athletes make a ton of money; I would rather see teachers and other important figures in our normal lives get pay increases.