Ari Paul ratchets it up a notch, if such a thing were possible, in his column “U.S.A. uber allies,” in which he draws connections between the American right and the Nazi ideology of National Socialism. In it he skewers George W. Bush’s grandfather’s well documented connections to the Nazi government, and comments on the more […]
“The Weather Underground,” a documentary about a group of radical students from Ann Arbor affiliated with Students for a Democratic Society is showing at the Michigan Theater for two more days: Wednesday and Thursday, at 7:15 and 9:30 each day.
An ambitious freshman, engineering student Daniel Feldman, has started a for-profit advertising website for organizations seeking to advertise their events to students. He calls his website, MChalk.com, the “world’s first online sidewalk.” I wonder if his claim the website receives “thousands” of visits a day is a bit of a stretch, and I also wonder […]
$400,000 for Sprawl?A Call to Action: Urbanism Needs Your Help Yes, the mayor might be a little confused about the greenbelt issue, but I think it’s a good idea, and after the vote passes, we can focus on convincing city officials to approve development downtown. (God forbid Ann Arbor become as urbane and pleasant as […]
Editorializing in the Headline? Not above the Ann Arbor News! Last time I checked, “clogged” was something of a subjective observation. Luckily they find some sober-minded people to interview in today’s story “U-M’s building boom starts to clog skyline”. […] “In 2000, developer Howard Frehsee proposed a one-story development on the site of the former […]
I’ve been asked to remind everyone Detroit historian Thomas Sugrue will be speaking this Thursday at 4 P.M. in Angell Hall Auditorium B!
Proud to be a Wolverine? This talk sounds interesting: “Charlene Teters, from the documentary “In Whose Honor?”, will be speaking on Friday October 17th, at 7:30 in the Wolverine room in the Michigan Union. Charlene Teters (Spokane), provoked by racial and social injustices endured by American Indians, has served as a lightning rod for change. […]