Word: michigan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After viewing a 1986 film clip of Black students taking over buildings at the University of Michigan, students discussed confrontation and negotiation as means of achieving change in society...
Panelist Joe Choo '89 said that he did not support using violence as a tool to secure demands. Brooke Jewett '91 questioned the appropriateness of the Michigan activists' posters, which showed Malcolm X. with a machine gun over the caption, "By any means necessary...
...does anyone get hurt. Alas, nothing could be further from reality. "The pursuit is a cop's most deadly weapon other than a gun," declares criminal-justice professor Geoffrey Alpert of the University of South Carolina. Some believe it is deadlier. Says Erik Beckman, professor of criminal justice at Michigan State University: "High-speed chases probably result in a greater toll in injuries and deaths than incidents involving police use of deadly force...
...motorists flee from the scenes of minor infractions? Panic, usually, says Michigan State's Beckman. "They run because they're driving Uncle Freddie's car, when Uncle Freddie told them not to. Or they have a six-pack of beer in the car and they're underage. Or they have an expired license. Or they have an outstanding warrant for nonsupport." Most of the runaway drivers are in their teens or 20s, while those doing the chasing tend to be young, inexperienced officers. For the cops, pursuits can spark up long hours of dull patrol duty. In addition, "there...
...Crimson bench with a team that opposing ECAC coaches have tabbed as the pre-season favorite to win the league title. Last year, Harvard (21-11 overall, 18-4 ECAC) captured the ECAC regular-season title, but was eliminated in the ECAC semifinals by Clarkson and lost to Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...