Author: Rob

While Salon may have dubbed Al-Muajaha (“The Iraqi Witness”) ‘Baghdad’s only independent newspaper,’ it will be joined next week by the paper U-M student Dave Enders is helping write, the Baghdad Bulletin. Hopefully these new english-language papers will help get some information out about Iraq that doesns’t make it into the New York Times. Meanwhile, […]

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Finding some odd-looking emails in your inbox? The W32/Sobig.c@mm virus is currently spreading around U-M systems, be suspicious of emails with subject lines including “Re: Application”, “Re: Approved”, and “Re: Your Application” among others. This virus also spoofs the return email address, so the return address isn’t necissarily the person with the infected computer. See […]

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The lead story in the University Record this week is an article defending Pat Gurin’s research from criticisms made by the CIR and Chetly Zarko. Also in the Record, information about the offices and departments dislocated by he LSA Building renovation. The Daily this week reviews local construction in this generally weak article – including […]

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The city is holding two meetings this week about the future of the Ann Arbor farmer’s market.

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NBC plans to air a special focusing in part on former LSA-SG President Monique Luse:“NBC has confirmed it will air a 1-hour special on the U-M admissions cases Friday, June 6, at 8 pm. According to the executive producer, the piece: * Deals exclusively with the undergraduate case* Tells the story on affirmative action and […]

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Although it’s not news, I just discovered an interesting tidbit. According to the minutes of a meeting between the Native American Student Association and VP for ‘Student’ Affairs Royster Harper, the University is holding the Michigamua artifacts which rightfully belong in the Bentley Historical Library at property they own at Willow Run. If they really […]

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I recieved this in an email, I assume these people are the ones arrested blocking the entrance to the Liberty Street Federal building, but the better informed are encouraged to correct me. “Please consider supporting our fellow resisters who are going to trial following arrests for civil disobedience acts. Those involved are Jim Russo, Helen […]

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