“The employee union at Borders Books in Ann Arbor voted overwhelmingly to reject the contract offered them by Borders management, reflecting that the dispute between the company and its employees is far from being resolved. “This contract gave us absolutely nothing,” a Borders store employee said. The employee, who asked to remain anonymous, added that […]
Governor Schwarzenegger
After less than three days, the over 1,300 free tickets for Michael Moore’s October 12 talk have been given out, even though it falls smack in the middle of fall break!
Ah yes, Parking. Solution: Ban cars downtown, and double the amount of housing. “Like a crouched cat ready to pounce on its prey, University of Michigan student Abby Mohan sits behind the wheel of her red Plymouth Neon scanning South State Street for a parking spot. It’s a daily sport for Mohan, and hundreds of […]
Student Ghetto Break-ins: Again, not really in the student ghetto, but bear with me for the sake of the theme: “500 block of Burwood Avenue, 3:45 p.m. Sunday. Door kicked in; three pairs of shoes valued at $450 taken. 150 block of Kingsbrook Avenue, 4:17 p.m. Friday. Front door pried open; laptop computer and hand-held […]
The Ann Arbor City Council had delayed deciding whether to exercise their option to purchase the YMCA building on Williams Street.> See “Council delays its decision on YMCA” Here’s a letter to the editor to the Ann Arbor News that I wrote with Ben King: “To the editor: As residents of Ann Arbor, we have […]
This troubling incident near the Law Quad reminds me of an attack that occurred a little over a year ago. “U-M student reports late night attack An 18-year-old University of Michigan student said she was attacked while walking home from a party early Sunday, Ann Arbor Police said. The woman said she did not remember […]