A number of student organizations are sponsoring a forum on the Greenbelt proposal and affordable housing in Ann Arbor to be held Thursday, October 30 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM in the Michigan Union ballroom. The event will be moderated by Prof. Matt Lassiter, and the panelists include: – John Hieftje, Mayor of Ann Arbor– […]
My friend Ben gets feisty in a letter to the Ann Arbor city council … “Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 01:11:02 -0400 From: bcking@umich.edu Subject: Proposal re: non-resident emergency billing To: JHieftje@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us, JLowenstein@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us, MReid@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us, HHerrell@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us, JCarlberg@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us, MHiggins@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us, wwoods@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us, MTeall@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us, CEasthope@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us, RJohnson@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us, KGroome@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us Dear Ann Arbor City council, I am writing because I am concerned about […]
The Ann Arbor News clearly knows what emotion sells the most newspapers: Fear. In a headline today they arouse uncertainty over the greenbelt proposal, repeating an allegation made by the pro-sprawl lobby, asking “Is the greenbelt plan legal?” It turns out the plan is legal, as long as the city and the surrounding townships change […]
Seem crowded around here? Yes, the admissions lawsuits had another effect than establishing a new legal precedent for the use of race in admissions to institutions of higher education: it was great PR for the University. In a press release today, the administration announced they had set two new records: for the first time student […]
Some 1,800 clerical workers at the University of Minnesota have gone on strike, the first union strike at that university since 1944. “… “Some University professors and teaching assistants will move classes off campus. Melissa Williams, a graduate student in American studies, said she will hold her classes off campus Tuesday. “The fact is, (the […]
Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes this place seems downright surreal. The Ann Arbor city council is considering adopting a new city pet ordinance that would require dog walkers pick up their pets waste, banning keeping reptiles as domestic pets, and prohibiting owners from leaving pets over 24 hours. I’m not sure where the reptile […]
Here’s some recent student ghetto break-ins: “2800 block of Windwood Drive, 10:10 p.m. Saturday. Entry through sliding glass door; $20 cash and a $300 camcorder taken. 1600 block of Miller Avenue, 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Front door pried open; digital camera, laptop computer, cash, duffle bag, and Discman taken. Total value: $4,080. 500 block of East […]