U. of Alabama may lose drinking time
The Student Government Association Senate on the University of Alabama passed a resolution to encourage the Tuscaloosa City Council to limit the hours of operation of bars, according to the Crimson White.
In Tuscaloosa, the city where the campus is located, bars would have to close at a “reasonable hour” on school nights, but would have unlimited hours of operation on the weekends.
Many school senators who supported the resolution thought if bars were not open, students would spend more time studying during the week. Lucas Wright, executive vice president of the Student Government Association, said the school is trying to shed its “party school image.”
Those opposed to the resolution say the SGA is not working in the best interest of the students but are merely supporting university officials’ initiative. Opponents said supporters were fearful of retaliation by university officials if they did not support the idea.
BGSU grad students fight plagiarism
Graduate programs at Bowling Green State University are getting strict about plagiarism, reported BG News.
The most common problem regarding plagiarism at BGSU is copying information off the Internet and not properly citing it, said Shelley Clagg, a graduate assistant.
Graduate students have access to a rough draft copy of the Graduate Assistant Handbook of Rights and Responsibilities, which compile all options for dealing with copyright issues. All the information is assessable in one place, so it is easier to reference than going through university codes of ethics.
Affirmative action at UM in public eye
The Michigan Daily reported on developments in the Bollinger case, which is scheduled to be argued for the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Bollinger case questions the constitutionality of the affirmative action admission practices at the University of Michigan.
President Bush and 15 other organizations sent amicus briefs, which are briefs sent as a “friend of the court,” to the U.S. Supreme Court airing their opposition to the university’s admission policies.
Legal experts said President Bush’s will carry the most weight, but the justices on the court have already formed opinions on race-conscious admission policies and the addition briefs may not influence their final decision.
— compiled by Amanda Wurst
