Here’s an interesting comment I found on Ann Arbor is Overrated: ” … I walked by there today: It was “The elegant way to pronounce chocolate is Schockolad.” What do I win? A job that allows me to put my UM BA to use? With benefits and more than $7/hour pay? Thanks. …speaking of which, […]
Publishers’ Weekly becomes the only major mainstream media outlet not based in Ann Arbor to cover the Borders’ strike in a story last Friday. However, it doesn’t seem to contain any original reporting: they instead quote from the Ann Arbor News, the Michigan Daily, and even Bordersunion.org. > “Borders Home Office Lays Off 12; Ann […]
The University has selected four candidates to compete for one or more of the prestigious Rhodes, Marshall or Mitchell Scholarship Programs: Raj Gupta, Johanna Hanink, Clair Morrissey, and Jessica Szczygiel. The University Record story, “Four students compete for prestigious scholarships,” seems to suggest the University believes certain communities are underrepresented in the selection process in […]
Well, it’s official: U-M President Mary Sue Coleman is the nation’s highest-paid university president: “Mary Sue Coleman, who became president of the University of Michigan in August 2002, will get $677,500 this academic year, making her the highest-paid president of a public university. Just over a quarter of the public university presidents were paid more […]
” … Much to the dismay of many picketers, Michigan coach Lloyd Carr crossed the picket line on Saturday, said Irfan Nooruddin, a former Graduate Employees Organization member and supporter of the strike. “I’m a longtime Michigan football fan … I always believed Lloyd Carr really believed in teaching young people about principles and values. […]
University Party leader and MSA representative Bobby Counihan has introduced a resolution to be considered by the U-M student government that would call for a Taco Bell on campus, which was a key platform item of that party in the spring elections. (Although they have wisely chosen to remove it for this November’s election.) I […]
According to the Borders Readers United Blog, employees at Burger King told union members their starting wage was higher than Borders’, even though Burger King only requires a high school diploma.