This email is being circulated by some political campus organizations: “URGENT ACTION NOW! Yo no quiero Taco Bell! Email MSA and tell them you’ll take human dignity over a chalupa! Across the country, labor and farmworker activists have been taking part in a Taco Bell boycott in response to Taco Bell’s use of veritable slave […]
Commonmonkeyflower’s posts on the Borders strike are available at this one easy link, including some great recent posts on the issue of the “living wage.” Also, Raygun Gothic has created a special “Borders Strike Roundup” Page, and some (slightly older) other blogger’s posts. Walking by Border’s today I ran into an acquaintance of mine and […]
Reminder: Paul Krugman will speak on campus tonight at 8:00 PM. This from the Ann Arbor Committee for Peace, a co-sponsor of the event: “PAUL KRUGMAN speaks TONIGHT, Wed. Nov. 12, 8 pmSchorling Auditorium, Room 1202 U-M School of Education Bldg. 610 E. University (between S. University and Hill St.)The auditorium is on the first […]
Ari Paul takes on student government politics and the Borders strike in his column today, titled “Hey, little rich boy.” Interested in how every member of student government voted on the failed Borders resolution? See my entry here. “Have you ever had to work? Have you ever had to earn your own way to pay […]
Two Metro Detroit students have been charged with “hacking” after accessing a Kohl’s computer via an unsecured wireless internet connection. While I don’t know the details, it occurs to me that Kohls should have secured their internet connection. “Paul Timmins, 22, and Adam Botbyl, 20, may have been engaged in “wardriving,” or cruising around with […]
Correction: The Daily misspelled his name – “Craig Matteson” is a U-M alumnus. However, I still disagree with his logic – there’s at least one profitable and unionized bookstore.
It’s late notice, but the “Tell us the Truth Tour” is coming to the Royal Oak Theater tonight at 8:00 PM.