“Ricardo Valle, a 21-year-old senior majoring in Latino Studies and History, went to high school in a predominantly Mexican community on the Southside of Chicago. During his years there, he didn’t know what diversity was or how to relate his experience as a Latino youth, he said. “It wasn’t until I came to the University […]
Officials in Ypsilanti were suprised by the large turnout of applicants for Section 8 rent vouchers issued to people who meet certain criteria as the working poor in Washtenaw County. Rent vouchers are an often overlooked way for the government to help provide low and middle income housing in places like Ann Arbor, where anti-student, […]
The Ann Arbor News published their mammoth annual “M” Edition today to correspond with the new school year. A complete listing of the articles in this years’ is avaliable here. Some highlights? The number of applications to the University increased 3% this year, setting an all-time record, however university officials aren’t saying it has to […]
Preservation Magazine, the award-winning publication of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has written a short article about the Planada Apartment building, which the University plans to destroy this fall, most likely to make way for new construction. While I don’t oppose growth, a human-scaled mixed-use neighborhood has largely been eradicated in the Medical Campus […]
The University announced a new admissions policy today, one that involves hiring 16 additional people to review applications. The new policy is expected to cost $2 million for the first year, and involves a short essay about diversity. Also, there is no minimum GPA or test scores, and, according to the University, no points for […]
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The first day of freshman move-in went smoothly, if the ‘News is to be believed: “U-M residence halls welcome first wave of newcomers” Freshmen quips: “If the school year runs as smoothly as this, I’ll be impressed.” … “I like to mingle,” she said, adding that she liked having home an hour away – not […]