Author: Rob

So you want to file a FOIA? If you are looking to get access to administration memo, minutes, and budget information, and asking nicely isn’t working, you can file a claim with the University’s Freedom of Information Office. These claims are known colloquially in the journalism business as a FOIA (short for Freedom of Information […]

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At last night’s MSA meeting, members balked at appointing former MSA Rep. Teri Russiello to the executive board position of Treasurer because it they thought her nomination was too “political.” There’s a number of ironies at work: first, the Daily seems very mystified by this development. (In addition to misspelling her name) Although they open […]

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Bush, tonight on TV: From prepared remarks: “In the south of Iraq, coalition forces face riots and attacks that are being incited by a radical cleric named al-Sadr. He has assembled some of his supporters into an illegal militia and publicly supported the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah. … The violence we have seen is […]

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The first-annual Ann Arbor Book Festival is planned for April 22 through the 25th, and will feature a one-day street fair of booksellers on Saturday, April 24. > The Ann Arbor Book Festival Website> Upcoming.org Entry It has also been brought to my attention that the Ghost Dog Press is holding an event that weekend […]

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Debbie Stabenow has introduced legislation that would make election day a holiday to help increase voting turnout: “Studies of the 21 most advanced democracies, going all the way back to 1945, show the United States rate of voter participation is one of the lowest in the world – and continues to fall,” Stabenow says. “Between […]

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Last week’s “joke” issue of the Monroe Street Journal – the Business School student paper – has been generating some controversy. Unfortunately, it seems as if the “letters to the editor” containing all the discussion are available only to business school affiliates.

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