The Making of “Objectivity” Yesterday, I received a call from Michigan Daily reporter Amy Kim, who was working on a story about MSA’s AirBus service. Having used the service this past Thanksgiving break, the reporter asked me about how my experience was, and I explained that there were no problems, and I was always impressed […]
The campaign to re-elect President Bush has put a short video of the kick-off event for Students for Bush that was held during the Michigan / Ohio State game on their website.
Got a free speech zone? No, it’s not the whole country, only about a half a mile from where anyone will hear or see you. If there’s a protest in the middle of the woods …
Wondering why the city is littered with so many Wall Street Journals? Yes, it might be because the residents are too lazy to read them, but it also could be because the folks at WSJ refuse to cancel subscriptions: “In a pile in front of the Viscount apartment complex on Geddes Avenue were papers with […]
I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered over 100 bands had collaborated on a youth voter mobilization effort called punkvoter.com. Even more surprising: that website’s blog yesterday featured detailed information about higher-education funding bills being considered by congress, and bashes Bush for cutting overtime pay for over 600,000 middle-class American workers. [While his friend, millionaire, […]
This is a busy time of year: here are a couple more events of interest this week: Tomorrow, U.S. Rep. John Dingell will be hosting a “community forum” in the Michigan Union from 6-7:30 in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union. Mayor Heiftje will introduce Dingell and make some brief remarks. Also, I’ve heard […]
Here’s a couple editorials about last week’s landmark MIP decision, however neither note the ACLU brought the case. > Daily: “Search and seize reasonably”> Det. News: “Stick to Bill of Rights in Fighting Underage Drinking” Also, here’s The Court’s Decision (PDF)