Michigan Daily Editor in Chief Donn Fresard has announced he plans join the controversial University of Michigan senior secret society formerly known as Michigamua. Fresard told the Daily for their own story he decided it was the “the right thing to do,” adding he found “nothing objectionable” about the group after their recent announced changes. […]
‘Legitimate Attachment to Mutually Exclusive Reasons’
I found this Malcolm Gladwell article in the New Yorker on a book about reasons quite interesting. Is your reason a story, a convention, or a code? This part reminded me of some of the talk about Michigamua: When we say that two parties in a conflict are “talking past each other,” this is what […]
Name Michigan’s Premier Secret Society!
That’s right folks, you’ve got the chance to name a secret society! According to my sources, the premier University of Michigan secret senior honor society has recently voted to abandon the name Michigamua. The change is apparently in an attempt to convince the community they have “changed” and to distance themselves from a 90+ year […]
links for 2006-03-19
Michigamua Documentary Trailer (.mov) Jamie Shenk has released a new trailer for a short documentary on Michigamua. He’s unearthed some great archival footage of the group’s induction ceremony, and the trailer includes a short piece of his interview of me. So, what’s the point of SWSX? My friend Michael ponders the meaning of the recently […]
links for 2006-02-21
Detroit Metrotimes 2000 Newshit Article on Michigamua Short article about the tower occupation with a photo of members in the “Wigwam” (tags: michigamua Michigan” activism wigwam) U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review Government agencies are re-classifying public documents at the National Archives. (tags: secrecy politics)
Any Ideas?
I’m trying to track down a copy of the lawsuit filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court against Michigamua last week to put up here for all to see. I’ve left messages for the only Christopher Bell in the phone book in Ann Arbor, and sent an email to the court administrator inquiring about how I […]
My Papers Indexed
It looks like the collection of papers about the University of Michigan I donated to the Bentley Historical Library is now listed in Mirlyn. The small collection includes a variety of papers I collected doing activism, writing for the Michigan Daily, conducting private FOIAs, and in the process of writing my thesis. I’ve also uploaded […]