After November 24, not only will Americans be able to switch between cell phone carriers and keep the same number, they’ll be able to switch from a regular telephone to a cell phone as well.
As usual, I’m a bit behind on this one, but worth posting nonetheless: “… But all I had my eyes opened to was the fact that Ann Arbor isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. It’s too liberal, too expensive and too phony. It’s a small town that masquerades as the ultra-hip center of […]
Here’s an interesting comment I found on Ann Arbor is Overrated: ” … I walked by there today: It was “The elegant way to pronounce chocolate is Schockolad.” What do I win? A job that allows me to put my UM BA to use? With benefits and more than $7/hour pay? Thanks. …speaking of which, […]
Publishers’ Weekly becomes the only major mainstream media outlet not based in Ann Arbor to cover the Borders’ strike in a story last Friday. However, it doesn’t seem to contain any original reporting: they instead quote from the Ann Arbor News, the Michigan Daily, and even Bordersunion.org. > “Borders Home Office Lays Off 12; Ann […]
The University has selected four candidates to compete for one or more of the prestigious Rhodes, Marshall or Mitchell Scholarship Programs: Raj Gupta, Johanna Hanink, Clair Morrissey, and Jessica Szczygiel. The University Record story, “Four students compete for prestigious scholarships,” seems to suggest the University believes certain communities are underrepresented in the selection process in […]
Well, it’s official: U-M President Mary Sue Coleman is the nation’s highest-paid university president: “Mary Sue Coleman, who became president of the University of Michigan in August 2002, will get $677,500 this academic year, making her the highest-paid president of a public university. Just over a quarter of the public university presidents were paid more […]
” … Much to the dismay of many picketers, Michigan coach Lloyd Carr crossed the picket line on Saturday, said Irfan Nooruddin, a former Graduate Employees Organization member and supporter of the strike. “I’m a longtime Michigan football fan … I always believed Lloyd Carr really believed in teaching young people about principles and values. […]