The H1N1 Strain Of The Flu Is Back: Should We Be Worried?
The Influenza A (H1N1) virus, which became pandemic in 2009-2010 with at least 18,138 global deaths, has staged a comeback in the U.S., including Ann Arbor.
IT WAS RECENTLY reported that, “Health officials at University of Michigan…
Deliverance: The Core is Rotten
by Warren Liverance
LATELY, BOTH LIBERAL and conservative blogospheres are abuzz with discussion of the “The Common Core.” It seems that for once, the majority of both sides oppose something that would be bad for the country. Since this…
Book Censorship On The Rise In American Schools
There were at least 49 book bannings or removals from the classroom in 2013.
CENSORSHIP OF BOOKS is increasing across the United States. A new report by the Kids’ Right to Read Project (KRRP), an initiative of the National Coalition…
EDITORIAL: AAPS Targets Hunger
IN A RECENT issue of The Ann Arbor Independent, the newspaper published an article which identified a cluster of Ann Arbor elementary schools at which fewer than 10 percent of the fifth grade students have scored “Advanced” on the MEAP in…
Detroit Is Giving Writers Free Houses in an Effort To Rebuild
GOOD NEWS FOR struggling writers: the key to sustaining your lifestyle is to go to a city that’s struggling more.
A new nonprofit organization called Write-A-House, located in Detroit, Michigan (which, earlier this year, became the…
Op-Ed: Gay Marriage Johnny Come-Latelies— Political Expediency
ON SECOND THOUGHT, perhaps the revolution will be televised. And “Liked.” And “Tweeted.”And commemorated with an emblazoned equality sign via millions of Facebook profiles. And co-opted by Smirnoff vodka. And then blessed by Her Lady of…
A2Politico: Winter Classic Glitches. A2 Officials: “We See Nothing.We Know Nothing.”
by P.D. Lesko
THE WINTER CLASSIC hockey game that drew over 109,000 people to Michigan Stadium for a match-up between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs showed off the best of Ann Arbor and the worst of Ann Arbor. Having…
EDITORIAL: Ann Arbor State-Level Representatives’ Roll Call Vote Attendance Records
THE MAJORITY OF the new and returning members of the Michigan House of Representatives can boast perfect attendance records with respect to the 534 roll call votes taken between January and December 2013. Michigan legislators earn $71,865…
Urban Exile: Do You Ignore The Homeless?
by Alyssa Figueroa
A FEW YEARS ago, as David Sleppy was walking around downtown Toronto, he spotted a young homeless man who reminded him of his son, sleeping on a sidewalk.
“Whose son is this?” he thought.
He snapped a picture,…
Are College and University Athletic Departments Exploiting Unpaid Interns, Too? U of M and EMU Athletic Departments Rely Heavily On Unpaid Interns
Over the past year, unpaid internships in business have drawn more scrutiny. But some schools — notably, their athletic departments — have sought out unpaid interns, too.
FOR STUDENTS interested in a career in sports management,…