A reader alerted me to the death of a 23-year old U-M student apparently murdered by a 47-year old Belleville man who then committed suicide. He wrote: “What surprises me is that the Daily hasn’t done any web updates (since it is a pretty big story concerning a student) nor has the University sent out […]
I’m in the process of updating this website to reflect the “end” of Gulf War II, as well as making a number of overdue corrections. Spot anything that needs fixing? Let me know: rob(at)goodspeedupdate.com.
In their Thursday meeting, the Regents approved a 5% increase in residence halls rates, and the News observes U-M has the second-highest on-campus housing costs in the big ten (behind Northwestern). The Regents also approved money to renovate campus rec buildings. The New York ACLU is working with state lawmakers to pass a law protecting […]
FRIDAY SMORGASBORD The Dearborn teen who was sent home for wearing an anti-bush t-shirt will be honored by the ACLU of Michigan at their annual meeting in November by John Tinker of Tinker v. Des Moines. And, MSU President McPherson will help “rebuild” Iraq. Inside Saddam’s head: “What does this painting tell us?”, BBC: Saddam’s […]
I was just reminded that the Metro Detroit area is home to two of the wealthiest towns in the U.S.: Bloomfield Township and West Bloomfield Township, in a list that includes, of all places, Levittown NY.
You may have noticed their flyers in Angel Hall – a new student group called the “Men’s Union” is trying to recruit members. Their slightly whimsical mission statement (To standardize, promote and further the ideals of Mandom through the unification of its members and to pursue masculine interests for the betterment and benefit of men […]
To ‘Ann Arbor is Overrated’: While the Current may need to break out a thesaurus, I discovered Tuptim Thai Cuisine really is excellent after a friend insisted I go!