The Ann Arbor News ran a story yesterday (not online) about the mini-controversy stirred up by Chetly Zarko’s Op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal alleging the University covered up research they did in the early 1990s about diversity. (Read memo on Zarko’s website.) Here’s an excerpt: “[U-M spokeswoman] Peterson said the 1994 study did […]
Here’s a story about a highly talented minority reporter for the New York Times …who helped turn in Jayson Blair.
A device has exploded at the Yale law school:> CNN: “Bomb explodes in Yale law school”> NYTimes: “Bomb is suspected in explosion in empty Yale classroom”>New Haven Register: “Explosion at Yale law school; spokeswoman says ‘device’ detonated in empty classroom”> Yale Daily News: “Bomb damages rooms at Law School”> And finally, here’s some news about […]
The Ann Arbor News leads today with the latest on the U-M budget cuts: “U-M cuts 21 faculty in LS&A”
The U-M Department of Public Safety issued this crime alert today, the second this spring and the second since December 2002. See the Ann Arbor News police beat for more information – the victim apparently took his organic chemistry exam before reporting the crime.: “CRIME ALERTDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Date: May 19, 2003Location: […]
In addition to a Detroit Hardrock Cafe, the Compuware building in downtown Detroit may include an 8,000-square foot Borders bookstore. Meanwhile, Free Press columnist John Gallagher doesn’t like the “suburban” architecture of the new building, set to open at the end of the summer. Also, ITCS has introduced two new online services: a file manager […]
In a feedback below, “Josh” denies Tim Wise’s claim that “In just the last several years, over a half-dozen white journalists have been busted for plagiarism or fabricating stories … yet none provoked this kind of outrage.” Josh writes: “Were they really in the same scope as this guy? Maybe they were, if so I’d […]