Upon the request of summer Michigan Daily editorial page editor Donn Fresard, I adapted my recent blog post on the status of student power in Ann Arbor into a viewpoint for the Daily. In it, I point to the Ann Arbor blogosphere, new student and renter-oriented neighborhood organizations, and Eugene’s candidacy as three conditions which […]
A2 News on Student for Council
I found this photo of Eugene Kang, a 21-year old U-M senior running for City Council, on his facebook profile. Kang was profiled in this week’s Michigan Daily. Readers of my blog will find some of these themes very familiar: “The only people who can live Ann Arbor are the extremely wealthy. Those in the […]
On the Status of Student Power in Ann Arbor
‘Perfect Storm’ Brewing in A2 The other day I sat down with Dale Winling to talk about a couple organizations he recently launched. Dale is a first year PhD candidate in Architectural History at the University of Michigan. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Western Michigan University and is from a town […]