The Goodspeed Update

The AATA announced that the long-planned downtown circulator shuttle will start operation in August after the State Street renovation project is complete. Apparently, the AATA and U-M officials are negociating to combine the under-utilized night owl service with the new bus route: “While the main route is set, AATA is negotiating with the University of […]

This Free Press article predicts something that’s been discussed much recently: the idea that cities and older, “inner-ring” suburbs will ally to form a metropolitan majority that will force more reasonable growth policies to curb sprawl at a regional level. I think while the idea is interesting, it won’t happen in auto and highway-addicted Detroit.

From a recent survey conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Ed.:Affirmative-action programs at colleges and universities contribute to the well-being of societyStrongly agree: 10%Agree: 48%Disagree: 27%Strongly disagree: 7%Don’t know: 8%
Colleges and universities should admit students from racial minority groups even if they have lower high school GPA’s and standardized-test scores than other students Strongly […]

In an exclusive editorial in Truthout, former Vermont governor and presidential candidate Howard Dean (See Deanblog)addresses the U-M admissions lawsuits:“Senator Santorum’s remarks do not exist in isolation. In January, President Bush went on national television to discuss the Supreme Court’s hearing of the University of Michigan’s affirmative action case. One of the most despicable moments […]

Spring commencement was Saturday, where Governor Granholm’s told the graduates:“There are some U of M grads who are complete and total losers. Here’s my first bit of advice: Do not be one of them.”The University press office released photos of the governor posing with sunglasses with President Coleman before the ceremony. (From the Ann […]

According to this Detroit News Story, the University of Michigan’s Internet Public Library, which recieves over 12 million hits a month, may be a victim of budget cuts. According to the article: “Since the grant money ran out, the library has been funded with general fund money, a source they will not be able to […]

The Ann Arbor News ran this story today about the Jessica Smith case: “Clues indicate body is April Copperstone”. Police have found the body of the daughter of Smith’s boyfriend, whom he alleged in a letter she had killed before he murdered her and committed suicide.