I have been talking with a couple friends about founding an organization of progressive alumni of the University of Michigan with the purpose of encouraging postgraduate networking, and also working as a progressive force to ensure the University as an institution is moving in the right direction on issues that we care about. If you […]
President Bush will address the nation live tomorrow night at 8:30 PM during the 12th televised press conference of his presidency about the large-scale war of independence brewing in Iraq and his handling of 9/11. “WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush will work to defuse two issues in his prime-time news conference on Tuesday: rising casualties […]
Incoming MSA President and Vice President Jason Mironov and Jenny Nathan are seeking to start their terms with a bang, circulating the following email about a town hall meeting this Thursday: *******************************************MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY (MSA) PUBLIC MEETINGTHURSDAY, APRIL 15TH AT 7PMTHIRD FLOOR OF THE UNION, MSA CHAMBERSTENANTS UNION – NAKED MILE – BUDGET CUTS******************************************* Care […]
It appears as if a line of daffodils have been guerilla planted on the U-M diag running from the entrance to the SNRE building to Mason Hall – and at least one has bloomed.
Michigamua has found itself once again in the news, this time because members can have membership listed on their official transcripts: “Michigamua, the secret society of University of Michigan students kicked out of the Michigan Union four years ago after a student protest, is once again the focus of student complaints. This time, student activists […]
This “open letter to fellow employees,” by RC staff member Craig Regester, was printed in this week’s University Record: “An open letter to fellow employees On April 8, I didn’t go to my office in East Quad. Instead, I joined those picketing around campus. I am not a lecturer; I am a staff coordinator in […]
Well, the hype is optimistic at least. In reality, the University is scared they won’t be able to attract the researchers, since a number of similar “life sciences” research centers recently opened around the country: “ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — With the state hemorrhaging manufacturing jobs, a new, $100 million science center at the University […]