Word: michigan
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...University of Michigan will probably take a similar approach when its ban takes effect in July 2011. "We don't have a desire to give tickets or levy punishments," says Robert Winfield, the school's chief health officer. "We want to encourage people to stop smoking, set a good example for students and make this a healthier community...
Naturally, there has been pushback from students. "Where do we draw the line between a culture of health and individual choice?" asks Jonathan Slemrod, a University of Michigan senior and president of the school's College Libertarians. "If they truly want a culture of health, I expect them to go through all our cafeterias and get rid of all our Taco Bells, all our pizza places." Students might want to enjoy those Burrito Supremes while they can. In today's health-obsessed culture, those may be next...
...Configurations Modulo Torus Actions,” and that stereotype quickly disappears. But his understanding of the theorem shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering that he proved it this past summer with two professors in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Michigan...
...active in the Harvard College Human Rights Advocates, co-president of the Harvard College Defense Against Genocide, and he directed the Soldier Testimony Project. Bakker says he discovered his interest in human rights during high school while participating in extemporaneous speech contests, of which he was the Michigan state champion three times. Every round, Bakker would have to choose one of three topics, and he found himself gravitating towards human rights issues. “When the Darfur question came up I would always pick that,” he says...
...Amaker’s first season at the helm, the Crimson defeated Big Ten opponent Michigan, 62-51, in front of a home crowd at Lavietes Pavillion...