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Student Volunteers in Haiti: Harmful or Helpful?

Student Volunteers in Haiti: Harmful or Helpful?
On January 12, 2010 a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti…The United States Government has deployed over 13,000 troops, treated over 7,000 patients, and evacuated over 10,500 people as of January 21st. The White House-Office of the Press Secretary-January 21, 2010 Student Development...
February 25th, 2010 | Featured, Haiti, Issues, Recent | Read More

I’m Gay: Should I Get Married?

I’m Gay: Should I Get Married?
Can Queer Love Fit Marriage’s Heteronorms? by:  parker cronin Contrary to what you may believe based on the thesis of this article, I am not a homophobic bigot. In fact, I am a proud gay man. My stance against marriage stems, neither from a sense of self-hatred (I like being gay), nor from religious...
February 17th, 2010 | Featured, Gay Marriage, Issues | Read More

Should Porn be Legal?

Should Porn be Legal?
Pornography and Female Objectification by:  Lexie Tourek Mass produced videos of the “barely legal” girl, the Asian sex-slave, and the impossibly perfect blonde objectify, oppress, and stereotype every womyn. It does not matter that these womyn are filmed voluntarily, that men recognize the fantastical...
February 10th, 2010 | Featured, Issues, Porn | Read More

Limits on Life: When Should Death be a Decision?

Limits on Life: When Should Death be a Decision?
The Right to Die: A Plan for the Worst by:  By: Katelin Davis Dear Mother and Father, If  the time should ever come that you are forced to choose whether to lay me, your child, beneath the Earth or to sustain my life, know that I cherish my life up until the point that you know I am no longer...
February 3rd, 2010 | Euthanasia, Featured, Issues | Read More

Is Revitalized Detroit Worth the Effort?

Is Revitalized Detroit Worth the Effort?
Detroit: Mocked City by:  David Greany Detroit is a landscape littered with abandoned and dilapidated buildings which have little chance of attracting future tenants. These empty shells stand in a city that has been bleeding residents since the early 1950’s. Detroit has been in a perpetual state...
January 27th, 2010 | Detroit, Featured, Issues, Recent | Read More

Has the New Michigan Smoking Ban Gone Too Far?

Has the New Michigan Smoking Ban Gone Too Far?
My Right to Smoke by:  Eric Eaton The recent passage of smoking bans in Michigan workplaces and on the University of Michigan campus heralds a new age for smokers in Ann Arbor. The bans will virtually make it impossible to smoke anywhere but outside or in your own home, relegating cigarettes to...
January 20th, 2010 | Featured, Issues, Smoking | Read More