According to this daily story, about 60 people picketed the Liberty Street Borders yesterday in support of the workers there who have been struggling to form a union after voting to unionize by 92% last December. … “(Borders Readers United) is a coalition of community groups that have come together to support Borders employees,” member […]
Clair Morrissey, Jackie Bray, Emily Squires, and Pete Woiwode respond to Johanna Hanink’s column in a letter to the Daily today, bringing the tally to 2 in support, 1 against. Excerpt: ” … First of all, it is not the responsibility of people of color to continually educate white people. White folks need to recognize […]
This from Michael Moore’s latest message to his fans: ” … The day Clark made his announcement, I was in the former Yugoslavia. Clark was the NATO commander during the Kosovo War. If you’ve seen my film (“Bowling for Columbine”) you know that the bombing of civilians in Kosovo is something that bothers me to […]
This assault reported in the Ann Arbor news also goes unreported by the Daily: “U-M student reports knifepoint threat A University of Michigan student was accosted at knifepoint near a city intersection Monday evening by a man who made incoherent statements, Ann Arbor Police reported. The 22-year-old student said he was walking on South State […]
This event on Thursday seems to be shaping up as one of the biggest this semester: WHO: Jim Hightower, Joe Wilson, John Passacantando, and more.WHEN: Thursday, September 25th, 2003 from 5-9pm.WHERE: The Power Center, 121 Fletcher, on the U. Michigan Ann Arbor campus.COST: Admission is FREE with on-site voter registration or proof of voterregistration, or […]
“Don’t you realize how privileged you are?” Well, letters in support of Johanna Hanink’s column are running ahead of those opposing her 2-0. That must mean she’s right, not that she pissed off a lot of people who probably will never write a letter to the editor from now on. Also in the letters section […]
A poll released yesterday found that 52% of 600 Michigan residents would ban affirmative action, 9% were undecided, and 39% in favor. The poll had a margin of error of 4 percentage points. > DetNews: “Diversity loses in two polls”