The lead singer of the punk band T.S.O.L has announced he will run for governor in California during the Gray Davis recall vote. His platform includes health-care reform, legalizing and taxing both marijuana and prostitution, and full amnesty for undocumented aliens. “For years I was always, ‘F— the government. F— the government. F— the government.’ […]
” On July 8, a briefing team from the military’s Joint Staff provided a report to senators on Liberia. With the Senate preparing to recess for the summer and some senators, including him, readying for a visit to several African nations later this month, Senator Warner requested a follow-up briefing.[…]But Senator Warner said the briefing […]
While the number of black students at Michigan State University has increased 24% in the past ten years, the number of black professors hasn’t changed, something some say is holding back that University’s efforts to diversify.> See Lansing State Journal: “Minority Report – After a decade, black faculty numbers remain unchanged”
I finally got around to adding the “Campus Hall of Shame” to the Onsite navigation menu on the right side of this page, and I thought it worthy to bring up again. On an unrelated note, I’m reading Upton Sinclair’s The Brass Check, and it’s inspiring me to write a kiss-and-tell about my tempestuous relationship […]
U.S. News and World Report is reporting that the Howard Dean for President campaign is airing television commercials attacking Bush in Texas. The Dean campaign, aknowledging the story on their website, has pledged to place the ad online.> USNews: “Dean campaign to run T.V. ads – in Texas”> Official Dean Blog – ‘Blog for America’
Around three hundred people, some perhaps innocent of any crime other than being in the wrong time at the wrong place, remain detained at Camp X-Ray indefinitely, as suicide attempts have increased in recent months. Interestingly, a quick google news search reveals the matter has largely dropped out of the mainstream U.S. media, minus a […]
According to an announcement made by ITCS yesterday, the changes planned for next year include wireless networking in the Michigan Union, Michigan League, and Pierpont Commons, an increase in the per-page cost of printing above 400 pages per semester to $.08 from $.05, fewer disk drives in computer labs, and the promise the U-M directory […]