“Indian American Files Lawsuit Alleging Caste Bias“ In the first known case of its kind in the United States, an Indian-American has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging discrimination based on caste, reports the weekly India Abroad in its July edition. Pinaki Mazumder, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University […]
Here are two crime alerts from my week away… “DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ** CRIME ALERT ** Date: July 5, 2003 between 7:30 p.m. and 8:40 p.m.Location: 3900 W. Liberty, Scio Twp. (Saginaw Forest)Offense: Kidnapping/2nd Degree Criminal Sexual ConductSummary: A 15-yr.-old male reported being forcibly fondled.Suspect: White male, about 35 yrs., 5’6-8″, […]
Articles of note: CNN: “Extreme weather on the rise” NYTimes: “Ballot measure seen in wake of rulings”:“Michigan is a racially polarized state — one of the most segregated places in the United States,” he said. “It’s a dangerous place to stir up these issues.” “Weapons of Mass Destruction”?
The Ann Arbor city council passed the resolution protesting the Patriot Act: “Council protests Patriot Act” And, Ward Connerly is in Michigan:> DetNews: “GOP shuns affirmative action vote”> Daily: “Ward Connerly to speak at U, may lead state ballot initiative” An op-ed piece I wrote about Iraq was printed in this week’s Baghdad Bulletin. Detroit […]
Editor’s Note: The Goodspeed Update was not updated this week due to travel and technicial problems. Starting tomorrow, I will be on vacation until July 8 near Nag’s Head, North Carolina. To contact me, call my cellular phone.
The AP story quoting me made it into quite a few publications – from the Detroit News to London’s Guardian. Also, this CNN site has some quotes from U-M students.
Det. News: “Both sides claim victory in Supreme Court ruling” CNN Coverage