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Jason is a columnist for Central Michigan Life.


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Board of Trustees should be privatized

If the Board of Trustees were appointed by a private party, they would be held accountable for their decisions. CMU would also have to focus on it’s strengths to keep open.

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Improving business on all levels of government

Governements on all levels can help to make owning and running a business easier and more effective.

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Contradictions on the Census can leave students confused where to register

Some students move away to go to college. But what if you spend less time in Mount Pleasant out of the year and more driving home? Students shouldn’t have to register where they go to college, in this instance.

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Students should register in hometowns with census, not Mount Pleasant

City planer Jeff Gray wants students to register Mount Pleasant as home on the census, despite the city just being a temporary home.

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Corporations are already involved in politics

Most news organizations are owned by corporations already. T.V. anchors, newspapers and other mediums can – and may have already done so – influence political debate. Corporations should have a voice, too.

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When it comes to diversity, CMU has come a long way

Around campus, there’s a lot of diversity groups actively promoting diversity. But with nearly so many minority teachers and students, are these groups still needed, or are they just wasting time and money?

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Airport security needs to be tightened and not dictated by the government

Airport security should be ran by private companies or the airlines themselves and not the government. It would make things safer for passengers.

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The Constitution is up to everyone to interpret, not just Supreme Court Justices

It may be the job of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution but it doesn’t mean that they always do so correctly. Kelo v. City of New London is a prime example of when Supreme Court Justices’ ruling is not always popular nor Constitutional.

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