Monthly Archives: June 2003

John Dingell has announced he plans to run for re-election in 2004. The FBI has annouced a $20,000 reward for information about the ELF arsons. And Granholm is expanding the amount of Michigan water that will be pumped to make bottled water.

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The Ann Arbor news ran two stories on the USA Patriot act: one covering last night’s extremely successful forum, another nay-saying the impact of the law, I suppose so the newspaper can stay ‘balanced.’AANEWS: “Patriot Act draws crowd”AANEWS: “Patriot Act defenders dismiss fears that it erodes liberties” The second article doesn’t say the law has […]

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WOODSHOP UPDATE: Andrew Van Alstyne has posted an entry in his blog about the woodshop closing.

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STUDENT WOODSHOP CLOSEDThe Goodspeed Update has learned that the Student Woodshop has been closed as a victim of budget cuts. Operating since 1968, today’s closing came to a surprise to the woodshops’s eight part-time employees. The woodshop was jointly operated by Royster Harper’s Office of Student Affairs and the Michigan Union Arts and Programs Office. […]

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I’m planning to attend this meeting tonight:“Community forum regarding the USA PATRIOT Act and the proposed Ann Arbor City Council civil liberties resolution.DATE: Wednesday, June 11, 2003TIME: 7:00 p.m.LOCATION: Ann Arbor District Library, Multi-Purpose Room (343 S. Fifth Avenue, downtown Ann Arbor)SPEAKERS: Featured speaker is Noel Saleh, Post 9/11 Fellow of the American Civil Liberties […]

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NATIONAL MINUTEThe U.S. Army has patented technology that can dispense “biological and chemical agents” over unruly crowds, further reason they need a biotechnology research center at the U of M – to protect U.S. “warfighters.” The AP estimates 3,240 civilian deaths in Iraq. (According to a February 2003 Zogby Poll, 54% of Americans said they […]

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200 CAMERAS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN“A similar installation of cameras at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor has also met no student opposition, according to campus officials, though some students have complained about the cost of security enhancements. The university is in the process of installing cameras at every entrance to its 16 […]

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