The Ann Arbor News writes about the issue of density in the city of Ann Arbor yet again in a story today, “However city votes, density issues loom.” Underlying the whole story is a generally skeptical tone, and the assumption that only people living way out in suburban developments (and subscribe to the News) are […]
The Association of Michigan Universities, an association of student governments at Michigan’s public universities (of which MSA is part), has begun a letter-writing campaign to the Michigan legislature to convince them not to cut funding for higher education, recently passing the 2,000 letter mark through their website helphighered.org. > See AP: “Students turn in thousands […]
As a reminder, GEO and LEO are planning a noon rally today on the Diag: “Campus Equity WeekRALLY FOR FAIR TREATMENT of U of M EMPLOYEES Fight for Lecturers’ Job SecurityFight against Proposed health Care CutbacksFight Undergrad tuition Hikes Diag — Noon Wednesday, Oct. 29th”
Why Are We Back in Vietnam? ask Frank Rich in a New York Times Op-Ed piece this Monday, discussing the nature of journalism in wartime. Luckily, there’s still Frontline and Nightline, two television shows Rich singles out for their truth-telling. And to make Frontline even more appealing, their program on Iraq is available to watch […]
LSA Senior, activist extraordinaire, and my friend Jackie Bray turned 21 Monday and I promised I would post about it. Well, here it is, I’d link to scandalous photos and quotes, but they’re not forthcoming. Yes, this website has been reduced to a gossip sheet.
I’ve been told the Ann Arbor News printed the letter to the editor I wrote with Ben King about the YMCA site on October 7th last Sunday. If printing it nearly a month after I wrote it wasn’t enough, they leave off Ben’s name. I’d also link to a copy of the letter as it […]
“The burden is on you, the upper-middle class.” Whoa Ari, let’s not be too revolutionary. As a disclaimer, Ari’s something of a friend of mine, but hey, being biased is what I do. Here’s some more excerpts from his column this week in the Daily: “I have a confession to make. I have a soft […]