JIM COHEN Staff Writer Wednesday evening marked the beginning of the one week observance of Passover for Jews around the world. In honor of the holiday, observant Jews will spend time in temple and in the homes of family and friends to commemorate the liberation of the Hebrew people. It is a time to reflect a long and arduous 40-year journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The … [Read more...] about Passover story teaches hope
Perspectives
Activist group cries racism, has no proof
SHANNON KELLY Perspectives Editor When my University of Michigan friend called complaining about the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By any Means Necessary (BAMN), I brushed off the group as campus activists doing nothing wrong by exercising their freedoms and rights by marching for affirmative action. I do, … [Read more...] about Activist group cries racism, has no proof
DPS letters add stress to tense parking
Staff editorial Ah, parking troubles. Countless have been there — five minutes before class, driving as close to our destination as possible, only to find that the only parking spot to be had is painted a prohibited green, blue, yellow or red. Nevertheless these revered spaces beckon our little cars. The inner conflict begins: “It will only be for a minute … or 60. And there’s … [Read more...] about DPS letters add stress to tense parking
Preserve liberty and security; respect the law
ASHTON ELLIS Staff Writer Benjamin Franklin once said, “Those who would trade liberty for security deserve neither.” For those keeping tabs on the escalating illegal immigration debate, the decision seems to be either reward 11 million law-breakers for cutting to the front of the citizenship line, or round-up and deport these same people in a manner that recalls Germany’s … [Read more...] about Preserve liberty and security; respect the law
Danish cartoon controversy inflames ‘clash of civilations’
MICHAEL MIRLISS Staff Writer Samuel Huntington, who predicted the “clash of civilizations,” has been getting much mileage out of his theory post Sept. 11. Naturally, the phrase is used in the West, not as an objective evaluation of the world climate, but as a euphemism for “the barbarians want to destroy our blessed civilization.” These analysts were thrilled with the recent … [Read more...] about Danish cartoon controversy inflames ‘clash of civilations’