Commencement this December will be welcomed with four additions to the list of honorary doctoral degree recipients from the University—at least one of these recipients has questionable relations. Of these four esteemed individuals, three attended the university in one form or another, according The University Record. Susan Baer, member of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court and […]
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Donate Blood, Save Three Lives, and Beat OSU!
The Michigan vs. Ohio State Blood Battle is an annual event that pits two bitter rivals against one other in an effort to see which school can donate more blood. Since beginning in 1982, The Blood Battle has grown into one of the largest blood competitions in the country with more than 2,500 donations given […]
Students Pledge to Shut Down Campus if Minority Enrollment Doesn’t Increase
Disgruntled students at the University of Michigan have declared an alleged drop in minority enrollment a “national scandal” and representative of “the new Jim Crow,” and pledged in conjunction with community organizers at a recent strategy meeting on campus to “kick this university’s ass” and “shut the campus down” unless minority enrollment increases. The comments […]
The Review Gets Criticized For ‘Violent & Wrong’ Image
Following our report on the student protest that called for Dave Brandon to be fired, an adjunct professor demanded we remove the accompanying picture of Brandon being beheaded by the mob. The College Fix reports on the criticism: On Tuesday, a massive protest engulfed the campus quad, known in those parts as the Diag. News […]
FOOTBALL FALLOUT: STUDENTS PROTEST TO FIRE DAVE BRANDON
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Hundreds of students rallied at the Diag on Tuesday evening to protest Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon in light of his department’s handling of the Shane Morris injury. Morris, who wasn’t taken out of Saturday’s game versus Minnesota despite nearly fainting after taking a brutal hit, is now said to have […]
U-M: WITHHOLDING SEX, DISCOUNTING FEELINGS ARE ‘SEXUAL VIOLENCE’
Examples of abuse listed on the University of Michigan’s domestic violence awareness website say “sexual violence” includes “withholding sex and affection” and “discounting the partner’s feelings regarding sex” – definitions that have come under fire by some men’s rights activists. The terms, found under the heading “definitions,” also suggest verbal or psychological abuse include: “insulting the partner; […]
Uber’s Legal Adventures in Ann Arbor
On May 14, Ann Arbor City Attorney Kristen Larcom sent cease and desist letters to Uber and Lyft, two on-demand taxi-like apps, yet four months later, both companies are still operating in Ann Arbor and no one has been prosecuted. For both of these companies, operating in a legal grey-zone is familiar terrain. For example, […]
UNIVERSITY SWAPS LIBRARY’S STUDY TABLES FOR $10,000 NAPPING POD
Snooze stations on campus a growing university trend nationwide ANN ARBOR – At one point a section of Shapiro Undergraduate Library at the University of Michigan hosted a swath of study tables. No longer. They were removed and replaced with a $10,000 futuristic napping pod, because today’s college students apparently deserve to doze off in […]
In Response to the Daily: Debunking the BDS Myths
On April 21st, Rami Faraj authored an article titled “An unsafe campus climate,” featured in The Michigan Daily in which he dismissed the barrage of insults targeted at pro-Israel students and death threats received by CSG officials. He went on to accuse Jews (codeword: Zionists) of theft: “you have taken our lands, taken our rights, and are […]
CPAC Revs Up College Republicans
What do you get when you bring together Republicans from all around the country for a weekend full of politics? You get CPAC, or the Conservative Political Action Conference. This year’s conference was held March 6-8 in National Harbor, Maryland – just outside the borders of our nation’s capital. Young conservatives and College Republicans from all […]