A Letter From the Editor A few months ago, a friend of mine was telling me that although they liked my website, they rarely posted comments because of the “machismo.” I was troubled – they were an involved, political, well-informed person, and I certainly wanted them to feel they could participate. Part of my goal […]
The Greeks Fight Back Things are certainly heating up when it comes to the University’s administration’s dealings with undergraduates. The Greek community, upset by a plan concocted with little or no input from them which would institute a number of changes including delaying fall rush, making houses substance-free, and requiring live-in advisors, has organized a […]
Did somebody say, “Student Activism and Social Change”? “As the sexual freedom of the 1960s and 1970s gave way to campuswide concern about women’s physical safety, sexual harassment and rape became major student issues. The old in loco parentis rules had become unenforceable, which provided both an opportunity for greater exploitation of women and genuine […]
He’s given no evidence that “it” ever existed … “President” Bush’s 2003 State of the Union address. In addition to the notorious “Uranium from Africa line” (proven a lie) this segment in particular is rife with distortions and outright lies: “… The United Nations concluded in 1999 that Saddam Hussein had biological weapons sufficient to […]
Something I thought I’d never see: some MSA executives showing a little spine and stirring things up a bit, here in an open letter to Mary Sue Coleman: ” … We know the current budget crisis affects the allocation of University resources and that you, President Coleman, are committed to ensuring University students the best […]
SAPAC Re-Organized I’ve heard that the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center is facing a dramatic re-organization, perhaps connected with a number of rumblings I’ve heard about cuts in a number of student services offices – including the Office of Multicultural Initiatives, LBGT Affiars, the Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, Student Activities and Leadership, and the Trotter […]
Prof. Lassiter’s Golden Apple Lecture In a crowded Mendelssohn Theater the audience attending the lecture of this year’s Golden Apple winner Matthew Lassiter chuckled as U-M president Mary Sue Coleman twice referred to Prof. Lassiter as “Mark Lassiter,” saying she “can’t wait to hear your last lecture.” Prof. Lassiter began his lecture quipping that not […]