Planning on voting in tomorrow’s Democratic caucus? Most students can vote with a simple proof of residence (voter ID card, or recent bill with a local address, for example) tomorrow in room 2105A of the Michigan Union from 10AM to 4PM. I’ve heard Governor Jennifer Granholm will be present to kick off the voting a […]
“Ironically, an important student advocate on campus says he feels lost and unknown in the University bureaucracy. Robert Holmes, the University ombudsman, provides students with confidential counseling service to get advice and settle disputes with the University. If students feel that they are being treated unfairly or that the University has made an error, the […]
A website has been launched by a group calling themselves the “The Michigan Tenants Counseling Program” to “providing the services that the Ann Arbor Tenants Union used to provide.” Not a tenant union, the website is a collaboration between the U-M Student Legal Services, the City of Ann Arbor, and Legal Services of South Central […]
The Markley Hall flu is expanding beyond the first hall where the outbreak had begun earlier this week, and now has effected a total of 43 people (or 46, according to the AP): “The University’s Occupational Safety and Environmental Health department confirmed yesterday that a total of 43 students have now contracted the contagious viral […]
Dean Campus Visit Cancelled I’ve just learned Howard Dean’s scheduled appearance on campus tomorrow has been cancelled, after he has cut his trip to Michigan short to travel to Wisconsin, apparently pinning his candidacy on the results from that state: “ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Presidential candidate Howard Dean cut short his visit to Michigan […]
The St. Mary Student Parish “Peace & Justice Ministry” is holding an event next Monday titled “Fixing Elections” on voting machine flaws, and instant runoff voting with former Michigan state senator from Ann Arbor Alma Wheeler Smith. Here’s the details: “Fixing Elections * Get Out The Vote Efforts* Voting Machine Scandals* Instant Runoff Voting by […]
Ah, Markley At least 15 students living on the fourth floor of Markley’s Reeves House have fallen ill with viral gastroenteritis, or the stomach flu. Symptoms include nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, headache, low fever and stomachache. University officials are telling those affected to stay in their rooms, not attend classes, and not eat in the […]