“In addition to respecting the input of all staff members, the Daily should strive to make their organization more transparent. Democratic institutions are run in transparent ways based on written rules – that way conflicts can be minimized, and the organization can function independent any individual member. The Indiana Daily Student, one of the nation’s […]
In an email to the student body yesterday, the Director of the University’s discipline office, the “Office of Student Conflict Resolution,” outlined changes made to the code of student conduct. Don’t be fooled, however, most changes reflect “clarifying” language, not any substantive changes. For example, the City of Ann Arbor remains the limits for most […]
Although the headline reads “Assembly plans vigil on Sept. 11, voter drive,” the Daily’s story about last night’s MSA meeting doesn’t discuss anything about their plans for 9/11, which generated some controversy last year. The Daily also finally reports on the closing of the Residence Hall Libraries, which will be “transformed” into something called “Community […]
I’ve recieved this feedback anonymously from a “Miles Mayhem”. I’ll present it here without further comment, as I think it speaks volumes to the maturity and intelligence of the editors of the Michigan Daily: “I hope Rob remembers to mention the incredible amount of crying he did when he blubbered to MDesk with tears streaming […]
This week’s University Record is reporting that students have organized a vigil for 8 p.m. on September 11, “with music and remarks.” The newspaper also reports the quiet elimination of the underutilized Night Owl bus, which had suffered a lack of riders since a route change a few years ago. Part of the Night Owl’s […]
“… All of that may be true, but I had one unassailable piece of evidence on my side: a student of university history, I knew the daily, while mediocre for much of its history, had had moments of greatness – especially in the 1960s, 1970s, and even up until the late 1980s – and I […]
Yet another reason to buy your coffee, preferably fair trade, at one of Ann Arbor’s locally-owned, independent coffee shops rather than Starbuck’s: they contract with the notoriously anti-worker and anti-union laundry company Cintas. Read about it on GEO’s newly-redesigned website here.