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.
Dave Ender’s Baghadad Bulletin faces an uncertain future, although you won’t find anything about this former news reporter for the Michigan Daily in that newspaper: this account is in the Detroit Free Press. I guess challenging the editors on issues like the boycott earns one a lifetime ban! “U-M grad battles for Iraq magazineBY LAURA […]
Daily columnist Johanna Hanink focuses on recent events in her column today: ” “Wasted again? ‘U’ students find alcohol ads offensive” (10/03/03) reported on the placard-advertisements that have lately been gracing the residence-hall dining tables. One of these ads reads, “Wasted again? It doesn’t take a lot of brains or therapy to figure out why […]
Detroit Mayor Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick wants to convert the abandoned Michigan Central Depot into a new headquarters for the Detroit Police Department, according to the Associated Press. While I think many people would like to see the structure preserved, I can only assume a complete restoration would cost a fantastic sum. “Neither Hagood nor Moroun […]
“Homeland” Security … in Ann Arbor? “The Ann Arbor Police Department was one of seven law enforcement agencies in southeastern Michigan to receive a Justice Department grant for overtime services related to homeland security. The police department was awarded $92,867 under the terms of the Homeland Security Overtime Program, part of the Justice Department’s Community […]
Once in a while, somebody at the New York Times shows a little spine, but it’s usually only after everybody else is doing the same … “‘Slime and Defend’By PAUL KRUGMAN On July 14, Robert Novak published the now-famous column in which he identified Valerie Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, as a […]
LSA Honors to Revise Admissions Criteria The Daily shines a bright light on a huge black mark at the University: the enormous bias towards wealthy white students in admissions to the “honors” program, something that engendered a lively debate when I posted posted about it in July. In short, the honors program until recently used […]