There are a few articles of interest in the Daily today. They covering the greenbelt issue in the city council elections in “A2 city council hopefuls discuss urban sprawl” However, their statement “… all University residence halls are located in the 4th Ward” is incorrect: – Ward 1 contains West Quad and Bursley, and the […]
Here’s a crime alert that was just issued by DPS: “UM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ** CRIME ALERT ** Date: October 28, 2003 6:15 PM Location: 800 Block E. Washington Offense: Criminal Sexual Conduct 2nd Degree Summary: The suspect jumped out from behind some bushes and fondled a female student. The woman was able to […]
The Ann Arbor News writes about the issue of density in the city of Ann Arbor yet again in a story today, “However city votes, density issues loom.” Underlying the whole story is a generally skeptical tone, and the assumption that only people living way out in suburban developments (and subscribe to the News) are […]
The Association of Michigan Universities, an association of student governments at Michigan’s public universities (of which MSA is part), has begun a letter-writing campaign to the Michigan legislature to convince them not to cut funding for higher education, recently passing the 2,000 letter mark through their website helphighered.org. > See AP: “Students turn in thousands […]
As a reminder, GEO and LEO are planning a noon rally today on the Diag: “Campus Equity WeekRALLY FOR FAIR TREATMENT of U of M EMPLOYEES Fight for Lecturers’ Job SecurityFight against Proposed health Care CutbacksFight Undergrad tuition Hikes Diag — Noon Wednesday, Oct. 29th”
Why Are We Back in Vietnam? ask Frank Rich in a New York Times Op-Ed piece this Monday, discussing the nature of journalism in wartime. Luckily, there’s still Frontline and Nightline, two television shows Rich singles out for their truth-telling. And to make Frontline even more appealing, their program on Iraq is available to watch […]
LSA Senior, activist extraordinaire, and my friend Jackie Bray turned 21 Monday and I promised I would post about it. Well, here it is, I’d link to scandalous photos and quotes, but they’re not forthcoming. Yes, this website has been reduced to a gossip sheet.