The New York Times writes about wealthy students at college, dateline Ann Arbor: “It’s very much an issue of fundamental fairness,” Lawrence H. Summers, the president of Harvard and a former treasury secretary, said in an interview. “An important purpose of institutions like Harvard is to give everybody a shot at the American dream.” The […]
Then again, it might just be a good idea to postpone the election. (Also: “Will the 2004 Election be Called off?”)
Columbia Graduate Students on Strike “Graduate teaching assistants at Columbia University said yesterday that they would go on strike Monday morning and remain out until Columbia recognized their right to unionize, which could shut down hundreds of classes through the end of the school year. “This is an indefinite strike; we’re not going to do […]
More commencement speakers: > University of Pennsylvania: U2’s Bono > Cornell University: Bill Clinton
U-M alum and former Daily reporter David Enders has returned to Baghdad to work as a journalist. Except this time, instead of starting an english-language newspaper (which he did, until it ran out of money last year), Enders is stringing for other media organizations. Including, interestingly, none other than the marijuana culture magazine High Times. […]
Articles of note: > Daily: “Students disappointed with commencement speaker”> Daily: “Lecturers approve agreement”> Daily: “City hikes penalties for repeat fake ID offenders”> Daily: “Greeks: Relations with ‘U’ improved” And this letter to the editor: Efforts to stop Naked Mile are useless To the Daily: It is that time of year again. Classes are winding […]
Hmm *************************** Come one, come all!!! It is a FREE BBQ with Mary Sue! This Thursday PRESIDENT COLEMAN will celebrate the end of classes by hosting a barbecue on her LAWN. The party starts at NOON and will last until the food run outs. Remember BBQ WITH MARY SUE on THURSDAY — NOON — THE […]