STUDENT WOODSHOP UPDATEAccording to Andrew, an Ann Arbor News reporter and photographer will be visiting the Student Woodshop at 5:00 PM today. The Woodshop was closed suddenly without warning by the University earlier this week. I’ve been told the Daily has been contacted about this story, and I hope the cover it – it’s a […]
It’s time to join the U-M chapter of Students for Kucinich! For a taste of this candidate for president, here’s Dennis Kucinich’s ten key issues:“[1] Universal Health Care with a Single Payer Plan[2] Full Social Security Benefits at Age 65[3] Withdrawal from NAFTA and WTO[4] Repeal of the “Patriot Act”[5] Right-to-Choose, Privacy, and Civil Rights[6] […]
A judge has dropped the obstruction of justice charges faced by Chris Webber, although he will still face trial for perjury. The Business Direct Weekly (local business paper) follows up on the Ann Arbor News article last week about the artists displaced from the future site of the YMCA moving to Ypsilanti with this story: […]
“During the 1970s, the neoconservative sociologist Nathan Glazer was one of affirmative action’s leading critics. Now, with the U.S. Supreme Court expected to hand down a decision this month determining the future of affirmative action in university admissions, Glazer has signed onto a friend-of-the-court brief along with six other social scientists defending the University of […]
John Dingell has announced he plans to run for re-election in 2004. The FBI has annouced a $20,000 reward for information about the ELF arsons. And Granholm is expanding the amount of Michigan water that will be pumped to make bottled water.
The Ann Arbor news ran two stories on the USA Patriot act: one covering last night’s extremely successful forum, another nay-saying the impact of the law, I suppose so the newspaper can stay ‘balanced.’AANEWS: “Patriot Act draws crowd”AANEWS: “Patriot Act defenders dismiss fears that it erodes liberties” The second article doesn’t say the law has […]
WOODSHOP UPDATE: Andrew Van Alstyne has posted an entry in his blog about the woodshop closing.