The Michigan Daily

Cartoon: Happy Birthday, USA

rachel_vangilder — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:48:13 -0400

Stolen keys may be cause of home invasions

Stephanie_Steinberg — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:07:40 -0400

A stolen set of master keys belonging to Arch Realty Company, formerly known as Wilson White Management, may be the cause of several home invasions on Central Campus, according to the Ann Arbor Police Department.

The keys were stolen Sunday from an employee’s vehicle that was parked at the Ann Arbor YMCA.

'U' considering new doors to promote safer classroom environment

lara_zade — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:11:58 -0400

At a Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs meeting earlier this month, University faculty, representatives from the Department of Public Safety and individuals from the Office of Facilities and Operations discussed installing doors that lock from the inside for all University classrooms in wake of incidents like the Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech shootings that occurred w

Cartoon: The after-college alternative

rachel_vangilder — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:46:15 -0400

Emad Ansari: Importing instruction

rachel_vangilder — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:54:43 -0400

When you work with newly graduated lawyers, it’s inevitable that lunchtime conversations will lapse into a heated argument comparing different law schools. Last week, a coworker told me that South Asian and Middle Eastern universities are slowly dying as programs and affiliated campuses of foreign universities become increasingly popular.

Still Dancing

max_collins — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:30:19 -0400

Brian Woolridge, known as the "Liberty Street Dancer," performs a tribute dance to the late pop icon Michael Jackson in Graffiti Alley on Liberty Street on Sunday. Woolridge, who has been dancing publicly to Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson songs since 1995, said Jackson's death has been difficult to handle, but that he plans to continue performing.

Daily Dose 6-30-09

ben_simon — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:24:11 -0400

Join hosts Ryan Kartje and Joe Stapleton as we sit down with two of the smartest minds in Michigan football, Brian Cook of MGoBlog and Ace Anbender of thewolverineblog.com. We'll discuss Richrod's recruiting efforts as well as where players stand before the start of the season. We leave no stone unturned in an all football all the time episode.

Death of a pitchman: Billy Mays remembered

Jamie_Block — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:41:35 -0400

It’s been one hell of a week for Hollywood. Death comes in threes, as the adage goes, but it didn’t stop there. First it was Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett after him, next Michael Jackson and now pitchman and infomercial icon, Billy Mays. Mays was found dead in his home on the morning of June 28, 2009. The cause of death is thought to be hypertensive heart disease.

Cartoon: Out to Pasture

rachel_vangilder — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:45:10 -0400

Ben Caleca: Road blocks on the information highway

rachel_vangilder — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:28:17 -0400

The great firewall of China has once again expanded its control of what information can enter the homes of over a billion Chinese citizens. Not even Google is safe from its grasp — the Chinese government cut off access to Google for several hours on Wednesday, reportedly to curtail the popularity of pornography in China.