Saturday, May 17, 2008

University of Michigan

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Michigan's Black Enrollment Numbers Down

University president says the school will increase its recruitment efforts. more >>

Trail Mix: Protest Edition

Students protest at the University of Michigan, SUNY-Geneseo, Penn State, and the University of Utah. more >>

Studies Should Separate Out Career-Oriented Women

To avoid negative stereotypes, career-oriented women should be separated from non-career-oriented women. more >>

Trail Mix: April Fools' Edition

Pranks aplenty at Hawaii-Manoa, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma more >>

Instructors and Students Plan Walkouts

The former want a salary bump; the latter, steady tuition. more >>

Michigan Under Fire Over Athletes' Academic Integrity

The University of Michigan has come under the harsh glare of its local paper, the Ann Arbor News. more >>

Michigan Sophomore to Run for Mayor

The 19-year-old says he'll take fewer courses if he wins. more >>

Michigan’s Soulja Boy-Themed Shirts Upset Students

Michigan dorm apparel referencing popular song raises questions of misogyny. more >>

Kids With In-State Tuition Stay for Extra Semesters

In-state students are more likely to stay longer at the University of Michigan more >>

Best Alternative Media Outlet: University of Michigan: On the Record

The race to the top was both strange and exhilarating, but the Michigan OTR blog handily beat out this year's competition. more >>

Best of College Journalism Results Are In

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still big news, and the Michigan blog, with its promise of puppies, takes the top prize. more >>

Michigan Sort of Reverses Commencement Decision. Students Sort of Happy

In response to an outcry over the relocation of the University of Michigan commencement, the ceremony will now be held on campus. more >>

Nonstory of the Year

College students do the darndest things. Vote on 2007's most asinine news. more >>

Best Alternative Media Outlet

Which nontraditional medium do you prefer? more >>

Michigan Moves Graduation Off-Campus

Stadium renovations have displaced the ceremony, and students are really, really mad. more >>

Students in Iowa: Not as Apathetic as Expected

The results in Iowa, plus getting ready for January 15 in Michigan. more >>

Seriously? It's Only Student Government...

What's up with Michigan's misbehaving campus politicians? more >>

No Thai! for You

The Michigan U's No Thai! restaurant has earned the ire of the school's Thai Student Association. more >>

Fake Government. Real Arrest Warrants

Two students are hit with felony charges relating to a student government election scandal. more >>

Hot Dog Man Finds Acceptance at Away Game

University of Michigan's Hot Dog Man, who has been threatened with a ban and fine, found acceptance at Northwestern University. more >>

Trail Mix

A Georgia bus accident, lead-contamination at Brown University, and the University of Michigan embraces between-class golf. more >>

Protesters Demand Reimbursement for Arrests

University of Michigan students, arrested and fined for trespassing, are demanding reimbursement from the school's president. more >>

Big House Is Another Big Headache for Michigan Football

The University of Michigan's plan to revamp Michigan Stadium has been met with much opposition. more >>

Trail Mix

*According to the Brown Daily Herald, Brown University prefreshmen say: Summer reading is fun! (They have to read How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton.). more >>

Michigan's Foot Bath Controversy

To assist the University of Michigan-Dearborn's large Muslim population, the school will spend $25,000 installing foot baths in two campus bathrooms, reports the Michigan Daily. Although the Dearborn campus is following in the footsteps of several other universities, clean-feet critics claim these "aggressive accommodations" violate separation of church and state in public institutions. more >>

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