“On Friday and Saturday nights, the area around campus is saturated with parties, some in fraternities, many in private apartment houses. Students eagerly seek out the parties, which are almost always fueled by alcohol, as a way to form new social relationships. But the campus tradition also leaves in its wake property trashed with party […]
This from the U-M athletic department’s PR machine “ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The fifth-ranked University of Michigan football team’s game against No. 15-ranked Notre Dame this Saturday (Sept. 13, 3:30 p.m. EDT) will mark the seventh time that ESPN’s College Football GameDay crew will be present at Michigan Stadium. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso […]
How can I forget to blog about those chalkings on the Diag?! Frankly, my dear, I don’t give the damn: it took me ten minutes of diligent searching to find some of the offending chalking to begin with, let alone work up a righteous anger about them.
A developer who wants to build 5,000 homes of sprawl north of Ann Arbor has filed a frivilous, “slap” lawsuit to try to intimidate the local planning board into approving his massive subdivision.> “Developer files damage suit” And the University is forcing their employees to “share” the cost of health insurance, something I thought was […]
The trial of former graduate student Ning Ma has begun, and the University is busy demonizing someone who stole some uniquenames and passwords using elementary technology and techniques in what sounds to me like a pathetic cry for help. Ma remains in prison on $1 bail even though he didn’t inflict any damage more serious […]
The Ann Arbor News runs an update story about the long-expected purchase of the current YMCA building after that organization moves into their new building which will be located west of Main Street at the former location of the Technology Center. Athough the two organizations are in negotiations, the article hints at what might be […]
Leave it to the British to handle their radical politics thoroughly: according to this South London newspaper, the government antagonized by Luke Massie has compiled a 145 page “dossier” of RWL/BAM-N: “It alleges they are involved with US-based organisations the Revolutionary Workers’ League and the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary (BAMN).…It […]