Borders Strike Officially Over The striking Borders employees have approved the contract negotiated between the Union and Borders, Inc. Although the contract doesn’t institute a living wage, it increases the starting wage, removes the disliked pay cap for longtime employees, and provides for some employee input in the operations of the store, all significant concessions: […]
“… He could be intemperate and impulsive … the image of wrath — his forefinger pointing, his fist pounding his palm, his eyes ablaze.” Sean Hannity on Howard Dean? No, Theodore White on Bobby Kennedy in “The Making of the President 1968.” It’s the same ludicrous charge of being “too angry” that’s being constantly leveled […]
The administration has admitted authoring the document obtained by leaders in the Greek community which suggests they intend to move rush to Winter as soon as the 2005 academic year, however Royster Harper is denying it is anything more than a “brainstorm.”: “Harper recognized the document as her own personal brainstorm, but said she had […]
“a kind of Midwestern Carnegie Hall” “ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Throughout its 90-year history, the Hill Auditorium at the University of Michigan has served as a kind of Midwestern Carnegie Hall. Boasting superb acoustics, its stage has accommodated performers from Arthur Rubinstein to Emmylou Harris, the Berlin Philharmonic to Garrison Keillor. Built by the architect […]
Articles of note in the Michigan Daily today: > “MSA discusses alleged Greek system changes”> “Website woes result in first-day scheduling gaffes, missed classes”
Is it just me, or does this seem like too many rules? “… The proposed changes would give preference to those speakers who want to comment on an agenda item. And every agenda item would be limited to two speakers. Additional speakers on that topic would go on a waiting list. On the day of […]
As you likely know, Wolverine Access has been down since sometime yesterday. This email seems to indicate the problem won’t be resolved anytime soon: “This message has been sent to Wolverine Access Teaching Support users. As you may be aware, Wolverine Access is experiencing technical difficulties that are resulting in extremely slow response time and/or […]