Rendezvous culture … “Drunken man makes scene at coffeehouse A 51-year-old Ann Arbor man was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct Wednesday evening after he demanded a cup of coffee for a quarter and created a large scene when employees at a coffeehouse refused, Ann Arbor Police said. Employees at Rendezvous Cafe on South […]
The U of M might be forced to turn over hospital records to the Department of Justice, but an Illinois judge – citing federal and state law – has blocked a similar request at Northwestern. “A move by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft to subpoena the medical records of 40 patients who received so-called partial-birth […]
My friend Sam Woll has a viewpoint in today’s Daily on the participation of the American Movement for Israel in the V-Day event on the Diag titled “Strange bedfellows? Israel activism and V-Day”: “Tomorrow in the middle of a rally that is being held to celebrate V-Day, and is in fact the symbol of a […]
Former Michigan Review writer and editor and current employee of the Collegiate Network James Justin Wilson has written me a “letter to the editor” arguing that the supreme court’s Southworth case means everything student governments do must be “viewpoint neutral.” I have argued that the case, which only applies to student group funding, doesn’t prohibit […]
Are you a Lassiterian? “Main Entry: Lass·i·ter·i·an·ismFunction: nounEtymology: Derived from the name of University of Michigan history professor Matthew Lassiter : a political, social, and cultural theory stressing the dominate role of the physical, social, and cultural landscapes of the suburbs in understanding contemporary American history especially : as the suburbs relate to the mainstream […]
President Coleman is planning a one day “Diversity Summit” to be held February 11, doing something that was rare during the Bollinger administration: talking about diversity issues within the U-M community. “President Mary Sue Coleman has invited more than 300 University executive officers, deans, faculty, staff and students to discuss the campus climate during a […]
I recieved this email from the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, the nonprofit organization which operates the new homeless shelter on Huron Avenue: “Do you have a spare backpack lying around? The Shelter Association can use it! We are in need of backpacks (in good condition) that people who are homeless can use to carry […]