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I’ve posted the results of my city council candidate questionnaire. I know it might look a little unwieldy, but I’ve organized it by ward: find which ward you will be voting in, and then scroll to that part of the page. Tomorrow I’ll post a basic student voting guide, with voting suggestions for each ward. […]
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There are a few articles of interest in the Daily today. They covering the greenbelt issue in the city council elections in “A2 city council hopefuls discuss urban sprawl” However, their statement “… all University residence halls are located in the 4th Ward” is incorrect: – Ward 1 contains West Quad and Bursley, and the […]
Here’s a crime alert that was just issued by DPS: “UM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ** CRIME ALERT ** Date: October 28, 2003 6:15 PM Location: 800 Block E. Washington Offense: Criminal Sexual Conduct 2nd Degree Summary: The suspect jumped out from behind some bushes and fondled a female student. The woman was able to […]
The Ann Arbor News writes about the issue of density in the city of Ann Arbor yet again in a story today, “However city votes, density issues loom.” Underlying the whole story is a generally skeptical tone, and the assumption that only people living way out in suburban developments (and subscribe to the News) are […]
The Association of Michigan Universities, an association of student governments at Michigan’s public universities (of which MSA is part), has begun a letter-writing campaign to the Michigan legislature to convince them not to cut funding for higher education, recently passing the 2,000 letter mark through their website helphighered.org. > See AP: “Students turn in thousands […]