As quick note, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center’s annual “Speak Out” is tomorrow, at 7 PM in the Michigan Union Ballroom. In SAPAC’s words: “Speak-Out is an opportunity for survivors of sexual violence- dating and domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment and stalking- to share their stories in a supportive and safe environment. […]
Former Daily editorial page editor and my friend Nick Woomer has become involved in a labor struggle at the University of Minnesota where he is attending law school. AFSCME Local 3800, the union which represents clerical workers at the University, may go on strike tomorrow over unresolved contract issues. The union wants the University to […]
Michigan makes #5 on Mother Jones’ “Top Ten Activist Campuses,” singling out the efforts of Students Supporting Affirmative Action to mobilize students to go to D.C. for the affirmative action lawsuits, and the city’s annual Hash Bash, organized by Students for a Sensible Drug Policy and other area activists. #1? The University of Tehran, for […]
A woman was grabbed by two men at the corner of South U and East U early Sunday morning, according to the University Record police beat. DPS is also seeking the anonymous man who thwarted an attack reported October 5. I’m not sure if they’re referring to this incident reported September 21st, where another similar […]
The University’s investment portfolio returned a 5.4% profit last year, now totaling $3.5 billion according to the University Record. However, the University Investment Pool – composed of “working capital” for different construction projects – increased by 4%, and the shadowy “Veritas” – the University’s self-insurance unit incorporated in Vermont – lost 1% of its assets.
The University has selected an architectural firm for an expansion of the U-M Museum of Art. The $35 million project will renovate the existing museum as well as add an addition nearly doubling its size. The firm said in a released statement that the project “provides the unique opportunity to create a thoughtful and delicate […]
The director of the LSA Honors Program, Prof. Stephen Darwall, responds to my viewpoint in a letter to the editor today, arguing that the Perlman Honors Commons is just the same as the RC’s Benzinger Library. This seems to obfuscate the situation – the Benzinger doesn’t have a huge sign over the door reading “Residential […]