The Goodspeed Update

U-M Grad David Enders has returned to the United States from Iraq, where he has been editing a english language news magazine in Baghdad. Among his first stops was an event at a church in his hometown of Grand Rapids. It’s been noted to me that although the event was attended by a variety of […]

The Daily editorializes about something I have been writing about quite a bit lately: the need for the city to approve more high-rise buildings in Ann Arbor. I must say, I like what they have to say. Excerpt:
“… Sensibly designed high-rise buildings would not necessarily take away from the general feel of the town. The […]

Another letter was printed in the Daily today about Hanink’s column, bringing the tally to 2 in support of her, and 2 against:
“To the Daily:
I think it is interesting that the Daily printed Jim Trout’s letter (’Double standards’ favoring minorities unfair to majority, 09/23/03), regarding Johanna Hanink’s column (’Members-only’ diversity, 09/22/03), as his comments about […]

A Dearborn, MI native may face execution after he was charged for spying while he worked as a translator at camp X-Ray in Cuba, where hundreds of Arab men have been detained for nearly two years. This might be a nice time to remember that the man in charge of food at the camp, James […]

For a course I am taking on urban renewal I have to define the term “gentrification.” It’s something that has come up here before but never been directly discussed. What is “gentrification” and does it exist in Ann Arbor? Can an urban community be revitalized without gentrifying, or is it an inevitable process? Can the […]

” … The report found that younger people “do not understand the ideals of citizenship, they are disengaged from the political process, they lack the knowledge necessary for effective self-government, and their appreciation and support of American democracy is limited.”
In one example, the survey ranked how young respondents viewed a career in politics: Only […]

Sigma Chi has been kicked out of the IFC and had their charter revoked by their national office after a member of this year’s pledge class was hospitalized over a week ago for kidney failure, the result of being denied food and water and forced to exercise for extended periods. (I think it’s safe to […]