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Healthy, Secular, and Political In an article with seems to corroborate Prof. Matt Lassiter’s thesis from his golden apple lecture – that in the late 1990s American youth have been decidedly political, actively challenging global neoliberal hegemony, American imperialism, and the cultural and human deritris of American corporate capitalism run amuck. According to University officials, […]

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Articles of note: > Daily: “Spread of stomach flu outbreak slows”> Daily: “Jaywalking causes greater concern since student deaths”

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Lynn Rivers for President ” … Sen. [John] Kerry, like the last JFK from Massachusetts to serve as commander in chief, is also extremely wealthy. We estimate his family fortune at $525 million, which would make him, if elected, the third-richest president ever. But the key word is “family.” The Kerry money comes from his […]

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The course I’m teaching this semester, “Student Activism and Social Change,” has been written up on the blog of the Collegiate Network, (an organization that encourages conservative college journalism) by none other than the former editor of the Michigan Review James J. Wilson. Although my access logs seem to indicate less than 6 people clicked […]

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In America “… As a result, tens of thousands of Michigan residents have their gas cut every year. State law does not prohibit shutoffs in the winter, except for senior citizens. Consumers Energy, which serves 1.54 million residential gas customers in Michigan, shut off 37,000 customers last year, compared to 25,600 in 2002, said company […]

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Daily Abolishes Jeopardy Issue “As We Know It” I suspect the many responses they received over their “Three Snobs Slain outside of Ricks” story might have something to do with this decision. Here’s a staff-wide email sent by current Daily editor-in-chief Jordan Schrader: “Date: Sunday, February 15, 2004 7:23 PM -0500From: jtschrad@umich.eduTo: daily.staff@umich.eduSubject: Jeopardy Staff: […]

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Detroit’s Action News 7 is hard at work covering the pressing issues of the day here in Ann Arbor: alligators in the basement!

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