The University announced a $2.5 billion dollar fundraising goal for their “Michigan Difference” campaign at an event today at Rackham Auditorium. Here are details via Crain’s Detroit Business: “The University of Michigan has set a goal to raise $2.5 billion in the campuswide campaign it made public today. To date, the university has raised $1.09 […]
Think Ann Arbor seems like a pretty clean place to live? Think again. A plume of 1,4 dioxane, an industrial chemical classified as a “probable human carcinogen” by the EPA has already forced the City of Ann Arbor to close one well formerly used for drinking water as it slowly moves to the northeast, in […]
This excerpt is from a CNN.com story about the death of Nicholas Berg, a civilian murdered by an Iraqi group ostensibly in retaliation for the photos of American abuse of Iraqis in the Abu Ghraib prison: ” … In an interview with Boston radio station WBUR on Tuesday, Berg’s father, Michael, said: “I still hold […]
The filing deadline for Republic and Democratic candidates for the November elections was yesterday, although Independents for city elections have until July 15, and minor party candidates have until August 3rd. Half of the city council is running for re-election, all but one (1st ward Democrat Kim Groome will face Eric Sturgis in a democratic […]
I’m helping create a news blog to replace many of the functions of this website, and function to serve the Ann Arbor community in more ways as well. The launch date for the website, named Arborupdate.com, is June 2. > Launch party on Upcoming.org
Sophomore Elliott Mallen is a new columnist in the summer edition of the Michigan Daily who wrote a very good column titled “Keep an eye on Fleming.” Here’s the conclusion: ” … What most people don’t realize is that many of these advisory committees simply would not exist or function if it weren’t for significant […]
Scientists are expecting trillions of large, loud cicadas to emerge from the ground – the only time they come above ground in their 17-year life cycle: ” … The 1 1/2 inch-long black bugs with iridescent wings buzz around, but are basically harmless. They don’t bite, and they don’t sting. They live above ground as […]