Stories by Ash Natarajan
County-led project prepares for shopping complex opening
BY ASHWINI NATARAJAN
The upscale Arbor Hills shopping center is expected to open in late August and offer a combination of local and national boutique stores — complementing the national-brand focused Briarwood Mall.
Free clinic run by students re-opens after building fire
BY ASHWINI NATARAJAN
University of Michigan Student Run Free Clinic in Pinckney, Mich., is set to reopen on Saturday after its former location burned down in an electrical fire in February. The clinic shared a space with the Faith Medical Clinic but has now moved to a new location in the Pinckney Community Public Library building, starting with a four-month lease that was signed Tuesday.
Art show aims to empower survivors of sexual violence
BY ASHWINI NATARAJAN
For individuals affected by sexual violence, art is more than a freedom of expression — it’s a helping hand.
Dingell reflects on federal debt, Social Security
BY ASHWINI NATARAJAN
At the Ford School of Public Policy on Wednesday, Rep. John Dingell (D–Mich.) gave his views on the nation’s issues to a 25-person panel of the University’s chapter of The Can Kicks Back.
Speaker argues college degree is losing value
BY ASHWINI NATARAJAN
On Friday, about 50 people gathered in the School of Education to hear Dale Stephens, one of the first Thiel Fellows and founder of the educational reform program UnCollege.
Four-day event looks to overhaul education
BY ASHWINI NATARAJAN
The University’s entrepreneurial student organization MPowered has created the EDUpreneurship Bootcamp, a four-day event from March 21 to 24, in which University students will work in teams to create plans for education reform in local school districts from grades K-12.
Faculty run for spots on senate advisory board
BY ASHWINI NATARAJAN
On Monday, the Senate Assembly will elect three University faculty members to fill vacant positions on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs for three-year terms.
Group gives iPads to sick kids at Mott
BY ASHWINI NATARAJAN
An iPad for each stay keeps boredom at the hospital away.
SACUA talks tuition and dispute resolution with Faculty Ombuds
BY ASHWINI NATARAJAN
Members questioned University Faculty Ombuds Michael Welsh on issues currently facing the unit including confidentiality and the selection process for the next ombuds.
Hanlon and Coleman speak with faculty
- Ruby Wallau/Daily
BY ASHWINI NATARAJAN
University President Mary Sue Coleman and University Provost Phil Hanlon spoke to faculty at Monday’s meeting of the University’s Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs.
