Ah yes, Parking. Solution: Ban cars downtown, and double the amount of housing. “Like a crouched cat ready to pounce on its prey, University of Michigan student Abby Mohan sits behind the wheel of her red Plymouth Neon scanning South State Street for a parking spot. It’s a daily sport for Mohan, and hundreds of […]
Student Ghetto Break-ins: Again, not really in the student ghetto, but bear with me for the sake of the theme: “500 block of Burwood Avenue, 3:45 p.m. Sunday. Door kicked in; three pairs of shoes valued at $450 taken. 150 block of Kingsbrook Avenue, 4:17 p.m. Friday. Front door pried open; laptop computer and hand-held […]
The Ann Arbor City Council had delayed deciding whether to exercise their option to purchase the YMCA building on Williams Street.> See “Council delays its decision on YMCA” Here’s a letter to the editor to the Ann Arbor News that I wrote with Ben King: “To the editor: As residents of Ann Arbor, we have […]
This troubling incident near the Law Quad reminds me of an attack that occurred a little over a year ago. “U-M student reports late night attack An 18-year-old University of Michigan student said she was attacked while walking home from a party early Sunday, Ann Arbor Police said. The woman said she did not remember […]
Random file of the day: A map to the Michigamua “Stomping Grounds,” a property outside Ann Arbor used by that organization for gatherings.
A documentary on diversity on campus produced by the ‘Dialogues on Diversity’ office will premiere at a free screening tomorrow, at 4 P.M. in the Michigan Theatre: “This documentary draws on more than forty hours of interviews with students done individually, in groups, in courses, and in extra-curricular activities. It features eleven students, with selections […]
Anti-War Action is bringing Michael Moore to campus to speak about his new book “Dude, Where’s my Country?” on October 12 in the Power Center. The even requires free tickets, available from the Michigan Union Ticket Office.