Monthly Archives: February 2004

The U of M might be forced to turn over hospital records to the Department of Justice, but an Illinois judge – citing federal and state law – has blocked a similar request at Northwestern. “A move by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft to subpoena the medical records of 40 patients who received so-called partial-birth […]

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My friend Sam Woll has a viewpoint in today’s Daily on the participation of the American Movement for Israel in the V-Day event on the Diag titled “Strange bedfellows? Israel activism and V-Day”: “Tomorrow in the middle of a rally that is being held to celebrate V-Day, and is in fact the symbol of a […]

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Former Michigan Review writer and editor and current employee of the Collegiate Network James Justin Wilson has written me a “letter to the editor” arguing that the supreme court’s Southworth case means everything student governments do must be “viewpoint neutral.” I have argued that the case, which only applies to student group funding, doesn’t prohibit […]

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Are you a Lassiterian? “Main Entry: Lass·i·ter·i·an·ismFunction: nounEtymology: Derived from the name of University of Michigan history professor Matthew Lassiter : a political, social, and cultural theory stressing the dominate role of the physical, social, and cultural landscapes of the suburbs in understanding contemporary American history especially : as the suburbs relate to the mainstream […]

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President Coleman is planning a one day “Diversity Summit” to be held February 11, doing something that was rare during the Bollinger administration: talking about diversity issues within the U-M community. “President Mary Sue Coleman has invited more than 300 University executive officers, deans, faculty, staff and students to discuss the campus climate during a […]

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I recieved this email from the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, the nonprofit organization which operates the new homeless shelter on Huron Avenue: “Do you have a spare backpack lying around? The Shelter Association can use it! We are in need of backpacks (in good condition) that people who are homeless can use to carry […]

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I was glad to read in today’s Daily that the Michigan Student Assembly voted to fund buses to Washington, D.C. so students could participate in the March for Women to be held this April 25. Reproductive rights for all are one of our most important constitutional rights, and students should mobilize to fight back the […]

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