Ann Arbor
For Dingell, health care reform bill is a legislative and familial landmark
- Ariel Bond/Daily
By: Nicole Aber
Many legislators, aides and other politicos played a role in pushing the health care bill through the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 7. For one man, though, the bill’s passage is more than just a historical moment for the country — it’s a significant breakthrough in one family’s 76-year-long fight for health care reform.
Feature Photo: Styling on South U
- Marissa McClain/Daily
By: Marissa McClain
Law School student Theo Arnold takes advantage of AXE’s Hair Crisis Relief Center at Nogginz Hair Shop on South University Avenue by getting a free haircut yesterday. The center is part of a nationwide, college campus campaign by the hair product company.
Feature Photo: Scaling the IM building
- Chris Dzombak/Daily
By: Chris Dzombak
Engineering freshman Justin Li traverses the wall at MROCK in the IM Building yesterday. Climbers at MROCK were preparing for a bouldering competition this Sunday at 1 PM.
AAPD: South U. fire investigation moving forward, but slowly
By: Trevor Calero
An official from the Ann Arbor Police Department said in an interview yesterday that the investigation into the late night blaze that gutted an abandoned building on South University Avenue earlier this month is moving forward, but very slowly.
Borders to close 200 Waldenbooks stores and cut 1,500 jobs
By: Joseph Lichterman
Borders Group, the Ann Arbor-based bookstore chain, announced last week that it will be closing most of its secondary stores like Waldenbooks, Borders Express, and Borders Outlet stores, including the Borders Express in the Briarwood Mall.
The company also announced that it will be laying off 1,500 workers.
Many questions still unanswered in fallout from brutal Halloween beating on Elm Street
By: Devon Thorsby
More than a week after the violent Halloween beating on Elm Street that left a 19-year-old man hospitalized, police won’t confirm whether any of the alleged attackers have been identified or arrested.
With University's help, Fuller Road parking project moves forward
By: Dylan Cinti
In a deal approved at last Thursday’s City Council meeting, the University will shoulder 78 percent of the costs to build a proposed parking structure on Fuller Road, and, in return, the University will receive 78 percent of the spots available in the lot.
CVS gets go-ahead from City Council for location near campus
By: Dylan Cinti
Students looking to pick up prescriptions or buy toothpaste will finally have an alternative to Village Apothecary in the form of a 14,000-square-foot CVS/pharmacy.
‘U’ study points to dark side of hope in chronically ill
By: Eshwar Thirunavukkarasu
Patients suffering from chronic illnesses are likely to fare better without false hope for recovery, according to a recent study done by researchers at the University of Michigan Health System.
County voters reject school millage
By: Dylan Cinti
Nearly 60 percent of Washtenaw County voters rejected a property tax increase yesterday that would have provided additional funding to the area’s public schools.
