Monthly Archives: April 2004

Incoming MSA President and Vice President Jason Mironov and Jenny Nathan are seeking to start their terms with a bang, circulating the following email about a town hall meeting this Thursday: *******************************************MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY (MSA) PUBLIC MEETINGTHURSDAY, APRIL 15TH AT 7PMTHIRD FLOOR OF THE UNION, MSA CHAMBERSTENANTS UNION – NAKED MILE – BUDGET CUTS******************************************* Care […]

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It appears as if a line of daffodils have been guerilla planted on the U-M diag running from the entrance to the SNRE building to Mason Hall – and at least one has bloomed.

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Michigamua has found itself once again in the news, this time because members can have membership listed on their official transcripts: “Michigamua, the secret society of University of Michigan students kicked out of the Michigan Union four years ago after a student protest, is once again the focus of student complaints. This time, student activists […]

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This “open letter to fellow employees,” by RC staff member Craig Regester, was printed in this week’s University Record: “An open letter to fellow employees On April 8, I didn’t go to my office in East Quad. Instead, I joined those picketing around campus. I am not a lecturer; I am a staff coordinator in […]

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Well, the hype is optimistic at least. In reality, the University is scared they won’t be able to attract the researchers, since a number of similar “life sciences” research centers recently opened around the country: “ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — With the state hemorrhaging manufacturing jobs, a new, $100 million science center at the University […]

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The Michigan Debates on Urbanism debate today on “Post Urbanism” has been postponed until April 20. See Upcoming, or the official website for more info. Here’s an email sent by the dean of the college of Architecture and Urban Planning: “Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 12:02:11 -0400From: kelbaugh at umich.eduReply-To: kelbaugh at umich.edu the third […]

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It appears LEO is making headway in their negotiations with the University, however slowly: ” … While Friday’s bargaining session at Wolverine Towers made little progress toward the signing of a first contract between LEO and the University regarding LEO’s wage compensation and health benefits demands, the University presented a new job security proposal that […]

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