Two Notable Education Cases the Supreme Court Declined to Take Up This Term
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up cases about a state constitutional provision barring aid to religious schools and the 2021 controversy about parent protests at school board meetings.As the justices opened their new term Oct. 7, they turned away hundreds of petitions for review that had piled up over their summer recess. The...
a romance without the verbal confession
“I Never Said I Love You” is the debut novel of Sarah Magee, a University of Michigan alum and former writer for The Michigan Daily who graduated in 2002. She describes her book as both a love story and a love letter to Ann Arbor, which perfectly captures the heart of this story. Set against a poignantly and...
‘English Teacher’ starring Brian Jordan Alvarez is a disappointment
Considering the variety of streaming platforms these days, new TV shows seem to try harder and harder to capture the zeitgeist of our modern culture’s social issues. However, these shows usually have just a splash of humor mixed with C-SPAN levels of politics and social commentary. “English Teacher” is yet another such attempt. Hulu’s new series plunges viewers...
Off-campus residences of Santa Ono and UMich CIO vandalized
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. The words “coward” and “intifada” were spray painted on University of Michigan President Santa Ono’s West Bloomfield home and sidewalk yesterday. “Intifada,” the Arabic term for revolution or uprising, refers to Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation. Monday marked one year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack...
Jared Goff not worried about perfection or last year before trip back to Dallas
ALLEN PARK -- Jared Goff went into the bye week after a perfect showing on Monday Night Football, winning NFC offensive player of the week honors in the process.But the Detroit Lions quarterback isn’t playing into those “Mr. Perfect” vibes or how the team’s last trip to face the Cowboys in Dallas went down controversially. Goff said he’s...
Ann Arbor aims to shift public safety millage funds to unarmed alternatives to police
ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor has a new policy for how it will spend the city’s rebate money from a countywide property tax if voters renew the millage in the Nov. 5 election.The over $3 million per year the city receives would be split three ways going forward, with 40% helping launch an unarmed crisis response program,...
Vandals tag University of Michigan president’s home 1 year after Oct. 7 Hamas attack
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI - The personal home of University of Michigan President Santa Ono was vandalized Monday on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza.Ono’s home in West Bloomfield, not his university-provided home on South University Avenue in Ann Arbor, was defaced with spray-painted messages such as “coward” and “intifada,”...
U-M’s Moore: ‘Looks like’ QB Jack Tuttle will start vs. Illinois
Two days after Michigan made another change at quarterback in a loss at Washington, head coach Sherrone Moore said it “looks like” veteran Jack Tuttle will get the start next weekend.Appearing on the “Inside Michigan Football” radio show Monday night, Moore reemphasized his comments from Saturday night — saying Tuttle “came in and gave us a huge spark,...
Dear Abby: I have given my daughter everything and it has backfired horribly
DEAR ABBY: I grew up poor. Because of that, I spoiled my daughter rotten. I gave her everything, but it has backfired. When she turned 16, my husband and I bought her a brand-new $70,000 BMW. I told him I didn’t want my daughter to be without anything like I was. She didn’t want the $70,000 BMW; she...
Today’s daily horoscopes: Cancer, make time for you – keep healthy routines (10/08/24)
Nancy Black Tribune Content AgencyLinda Black Horoscopes for Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024Today’s Birthday (10/08/24). Learn and grow this year. Build strength with steady physical routines. Realign autumn habits and routines for health and vitality. Invent new personal possibilities this winter. Discovering philosophical epiphanies next spring leads to summer fun, romance and collaboration. Grab opportunities for educational exploration.To get...
