Feedback I’ve recieved: “I’ve enjoyed your critiques of the Michigan Daily, even though I work on the Eastern Echo (which itself is desperately in need of a kick in the ass). And sure, most of the time I’m just an entertainment writer (at the Echo or at Current Magazine), but I see the slow slide […]
As a student of University history, I thought my readers would be interested in this tidbit I came across in a biography of Alexander Grant Ruthven, who served as President of the University of Michigan from 1929 to 1951. (The Bentley has a nice page about former U-M presidents here) In the early days of […]
My friend Mike Grass who currently works as professional reporter and copyeditor, but formerly served as a Daily news reporter, editor, and editorial page editor, has written a letter to the editor disagreeing with part of my “Agenda for Change.” Here’s the complete text, which he asked me to post: “Newspapers are not democratic institutions […]
In a letter to the editor today, former MSA president Matt Nolan seems to claim credit for the changes to the Code of Student Conduct, although I distinctly remember discussing an explicit burden of proof with OSCR head Keith Elkin and VP for Student Affairs Royster Harper during the year and a half I served […]
“In addition to respecting the input of all staff members, the Daily should strive to make their organization more transparent. Democratic institutions are run in transparent ways based on written rules – that way conflicts can be minimized, and the organization can function independent any individual member. The Indiana Daily Student, one of the nation’s […]
In an email to the student body yesterday, the Director of the University’s discipline office, the “Office of Student Conflict Resolution,” outlined changes made to the code of student conduct. Don’t be fooled, however, most changes reflect “clarifying” language, not any substantive changes. For example, the City of Ann Arbor remains the limits for most […]
Although the headline reads “Assembly plans vigil on Sept. 11, voter drive,” the Daily’s story about last night’s MSA meeting doesn’t discuss anything about their plans for 9/11, which generated some controversy last year. The Daily also finally reports on the closing of the Residence Hall Libraries, which will be “transformed” into something called “Community […]