Today the University released its enrollment numbers for the Class of 2012–the first class whose entire admissions cycle took place after Proposal 2 has gone into effect.
>>Minority enrollment declined slightly from 10.8% last year to 10.5% this year.
>>There was a 7.8% increase in women applicants from last year; the number of women admitted dropped by […]
Jake Long is a real man. In attending the University of Michigan he has thrived in Michigan’s rich history, where JFK’s vision for the Peace Corps and Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine were announced, where we have an alumni charter on the moon, and you know the rest. In recognition of Long’s greatness, he will be […]
The Ann Arbor News publishes Ann Arbor area restaurant inspections. The worst offenders (only major offenses listed):
Harvest Moon: Employees were observed handling ready-to-eat food with bare hands (corrected).
Prickly Pear Cafe: Several pieces of cooking equipment and food containers needed to have old food cleaned off of them (corrected). An employee was observed handling ready-to-eat food […]
The mainstream media covering the Dalai Lama in Ann Arbor:
April 20:
Dalai Lama highlights individual’s role in preserving the environment during Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability - The Ann Arbor News
Dalai Lama’s U.S. tour arouses protest in Michigan - China View
Dalai Lama calls for greater focus on inner contentment and compassion - The Detroit Free […]
The Dalai Lama is in Ann Arbor. That is all.
Image taken by Flickr user Elton Melo under a Creative Commons License.
The Ann Arbor Business Review is reporting that University Towers is currently taking bids for acquisition. Valued at around $16,000,000, this prime real estate basically on campus could be yours!
Image taken by Flickr user McPhloyd under a Creative Commons License.
If you’re on campus, check out The Naked Riot!, a magazine devoted to “Rethinking sexuality and gender and reclaiming our [female] sexual authority.” They’ve got discussions on post genderism, a list of turn ons, sweet cartoons, naked pics, and more!
So things to do:
1. Pick up an issue at Shaman Drum, Ambrosia, People’s Food Co-Op, Crazy […]
If you were watching the Democratic Debate hosted by ABC, you may have noticed a reference to a storied part of Michigan history: the Weather Underground. The Weather Underground traces it’s roots back to the University of Michigan’s rich history of student activism in the 1960s, proving too radical for even the Students for a […]
I was pretty bummed at the Michigan Hockey Team Bill Sauer over our loss in the Frozen Four, but recent events have at least lightened my mood. It could be worse, we could have a hockey team full of these guys: