Stories by Peter Shahin
State appeals judge’s ruling granting Shirvell benefits
BY PETER SHAHIN
In a motion filed yesterday, state officials asked an Ingham County judge to reconsider her recent decision to grant unemployment benefits to Andrew Shirvell, a former Michigan assistant attorney general who was accused of stalking and harassing Chris Armstrong, the first openly gay president of the University’s student government.
Dept. of Energy lawyer to be next general counsel
BY ADAM RUBENFIRE AND PETER SHAHIN
Timothy Lynch, the deputy general counsel for litigation and enforcement at the U.S. Department of Energy, has been recommended as the University’s next vice president and general counsel by University President Mary Sue Coleman.
Coleman projects fundraising campaign to begin in fall 2013
BY PETER SHAHIN
The University will launch its upcoming capital campaign next fall, University President Mary Sue Coleman said in an interview Monday.
For $6 million, the Big House could get a fresh paint job
BY PETER SHAHIN
At its monthly meeting on Thursday, the University’s Board of Regents is set to approve a host of renovation projects across campus, ranging from minor structural and maintenance needs to large-scale renovations of iconic campus buildings.
Campus vote trails national youth average
BY PETER SHAHIN
The old adage that history is made by those who show up may not be true at the University.
Despite high youth voter turnout across the country, Ann Arbor’s student-dominated areas turned out in numbers well below the national youth average on Election Day.
McCormack, Markman to assume seats on state Supreme Court
BY PETER SHAHIN
With 97 percent of precincts across the state reporting, it appears Justice Stephen Markman, a conservative, and University Law Prof. Bridget Mary McCormack, a liberal, will assume seats on Michigan's Supreme Court to retain the court's 4-3 conservative majority.
Democrats Bernstein, Diggs win regents election
BY PETER SHAHIN
Riding the coattails of the national ticket, Democratic nominees for the University’s Board of Regents Shauna Ryder Diggs and Mark Bernstein narrowly prevailed over Republican nominees Robert Steele and Dan Horning in Tuesday’s election.
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.
Coleman announces Great Lakes partnership
BY PETER SHAHIN
At her yearly leadership breakfast, University President Mary Sue Coleman announced the formal creation of a center that will be dedicated to studying the ecological health of the Great Lakes.
Wallenberg honored with humanitarian fellowship
BY PETER SHAHIN
At her annual leadership breakfast Tuesday morning, University President Mary Sue Coleman announced a host of new initiatives, ranging from renovations of the Earl V. Moore building on North Campus to a new fellowship for undergraduate students in honor of University alum Raoul Wallenberg.
