Stories by Sam Gringlas
Regents approve purchase of Blimpy Burger property
BY JENNIFER CALFAS AND SAM GRINGLAS
At the University’s Board of Regents meeting held on Thursday, the governing body approved a host of property purchases and renovations, and also recognized a budget request letter sent to the state's budget office.
University to pay $1.075 million for Blimpy Burger property
BY SAM GRINGLAS AND JENNIFER CALFAS
At its monthly meeting on Thursday, the University’s Board of Regents will discuss the purchase of properties on South Division Street, including the property where Blimpy Burger is located, several renovation projects, and temporary procedures for hiring new faculty.
State House passes regional transit bill
BY SAM GRINGLAS
Amid the controversy over right-to-work legislation during Thursday’s state House of Representatives session, the proposal to create a regional transit authority passed through the House despite mainly Democratic efforts to stall the bill.
Research could increase computer speeds
BY SAM GRINGLAS
While most students have no clue what Dirac electrons, quantum computers and copper-doped bismuth selenide are, a new breakthrough by University physicists could eventually change that.
Regional transit plans stall in state Legislature
BY SAM GRINGLAS
On a cold day late last fall, state Sen. Thomas Casperson (R–Escanaba), arrived at a Detroit Department of Transportation station to buy a handful of bus tokens. Joined by state Sen. Bert Johnson (D–Detroit), the pair spent 11 hours riding the buses around Detroit and its surrounding suburbs to get a better understanding of the challenges of the city’s public transportation.
In campus speech, ‘Teen Mom’ stars talk adoption
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY SAM GRINGLAS
A black and white 1950s-era film clip filled the projection screen in Rackham Auditorium as a grainy promotional television segment — produced by a U.S. government agency to encourage adoption — depicted happy parents selecting children from orphanages.
Obama appoints School of Education dean to National Science Foundation
BY SAM GRINGLAS
When Deborah Loewenberg Ball, the dean of the School of Education, heard her phone ring last May, she almost didn’t answer.
The caller ID read “unknown,” usually a sign of telemarketers, but she picked up, anyway. The White House Office of Appointments and Scheduling was on the line.
Board officially names Lynch as next University general counsel
BY PETER SHAHIN AND SAM GRINGLAS
During its monthly meeting Thursday, the University’s Board of Regents approved Timothy Lynch as the next general counsel, effective on Jan. 7.
Students rejoice after Obama victory
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY PETER SHAHIN AND SAM GRINGLAS
A roaring cheer, emanating from the Diag, echoed throughout Central Campus Tuesday night as students gathered to celebrate the re-election of President Barack Obama.
Four years into a battered presidency, the thunderous outcry was a sigh of relief for many Obama supporters whose hopes for the future were pinned to the president’s precariously narrow electoral success.
Incumbent Jeff Irwin claims victory in state's 52nd district
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY SAM GRINGLAS
Incumbent State Rep. Jeff Irwin (D–Ann Arbor) has claimed victory over Republican challenger John Spisak in Michigan’s 52nd district.
Irwin had 81 percent of the vote at 12:30 a.m., while his Republican challenger John Spisak received 18.11 percent.
