“… The monumental growth Northland helped to engender has made southeastern Michigan’s quilt of counties, cities, townships and villages the most dominant collection of suburbs in the United States. In no other major metropolitan area do the suburbs overshadow their central city like the suburbs here dominate Detroit. The build-out never stops. Development daily pushes […]
After nearly an hour of students presenting to the Regents what was clearly for some very personal issues, just before adjuring for a break, Republic Regent Andrew C. Richner quipped, “I think that we need to have everybody at the basketball game tomorrow night.” Which, as you might expect, didn’t go over particularly well.
“Right now we’re in the midst of a crisis.” The demonstration at today’s regent’s meeting was an outstanding success. I’ve posted a few photos here if you missed it. I’ll also be blogging more about the meeting later tonight. After a number of impressive student speakers, Regents Olivia Maynard, Larry Deitch, and Andrea Fisher Newman […]
SAPAC DE-FUNDED * RESIDENCE HALL LIBRARIES CLOSED * STUDENT WOODSHOP CLOSED * MINORITY ENROLLMENT DROPPING * TROTTER HOUSE DETERIORATING * POWWOW FUNDING CUT * LGBT EDUCATION COORDINATOR FIRED * ETC * ETC* Yes, the University of Michigan is facing a cut in funding from the State of Michigan. However the cut, although severe, will only […]
“What has happened to our fair Ann Arbor?” The letters to the editor in today’s Michigan Daily are well worth your time to read. Here’s a quick synopsis: > There is a letter I wrote opposing the LSA-SG ballot proposal: “As long as we profess democratic principals, electoral upsets will happen. The proper reaction of […]
Yes folks, the University of Michigan Spring Commencement keynote speaker will be none other than “arguably the foremost writer in automotive journalism,” U-M alum David E. Davis Jr. Yes folks, this man’s illustrious achievements include: “Aside from founding and editing Automobile Magazine out of Ann Arbor with the funding of media conglomerate owner Rupert Murdoch, […]
I just posted a quick wrap-up of this week’s very successful Cool Cities Task Force Town Hall Meeting on our blog.