Despite decrease in unemployment, budget cuts continue

Posted by Eden Stiffman | 11.02.2009 / 1:21 PM PST

Governor Jennifer Granholm signed a schools budget that contained included a reduction of $165 per student and slashed $51 million in extra funds for 39 districts. Soon after, Granholm ordered another $127-per-student cut because of falling revenue.
“The cuts would have been even worse if the state didn’t have $450 million in federal stimulus money to […]

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University of Michigan enrollment reaches an all-time high, yet minority enrollment declines

Posted by Eden Stiffman | 10.14.2009 / 8:34 PM PDT

Yesterday, the University of Michigan announced that enrollment for the class of 2013, is the highest its ever been. Perhaps the poor economy is leading more people to apply, though for the freshman class, there was only a .5 percent increase in applications, while offers of admission were up 19.2 percent
Despite the overall rise in […]

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Blogging on Campus

Posted by Eden Stiffman | 10.02.2009 / 9:56 PM PDT

An article in today’s New York Times discusses how college campuses, in particular M.I.T., are using student bloggers as a marketing tool to attract prospective students who may be tired of the official messages produced in a school’s communications office and more interested in hearing directly from students about what they are thinking and doing.
There […]

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Final Thoughts on Inauguration in Ann Arbor

Posted by Jane Coaston | 01.20.2009 / 8:41 PM PST

The day’s events have finished and students are (generally) done with class. Now is the time that people are beginning to decompress from the Obama Inauguration. The following are general observations, impressions, and thoughts on Ann Arbor’s Inauguration.

 We’re happy.Very happy. A post from the Ann Arbor Chronicle  (http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/01/20/where-were-you/) described an Inauguration gathering in the home […]

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Pictures from Inauguration Day in Ann Arbor

Posted by Jane Coaston | 01.20.2009 / 3:17 PM PST

Check out the photos below for scenes from Inauguration Day across campus and look for a wrap-up blog post later today!
Inauguration Photos from Ann Arbor

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The Inauguration in Ann Arbor

Posted by Jane Coaston | 01.20.2009 / 1:19 PM PST

 On a sunny cold morning in Ann Arbor, Michigan, students, faculty, and
townspeople alike gathered in locations across the city  to watch the
Inauguration of President Barack Obama. The University sponsored
several viewings of the event across campus, including in the Michigan
Union, the main hallways of Angell Hall, and the Honors Lounge.
In the ballroom, students and members of […]

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Dems Will Make Play for New, Young Voters

Posted by Michael O'Brien | 01.13.2009 / 9:00 PM PST

The Democratic Party will actively seek to turn President-elect Obama’s young supporters this fall into lifelong Democrats, a new report from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) said.
“Younger new voters are critical to the party’s new growth and positioning,” wrote Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher in a memo reported by U.S. News. “They are much more likely […]

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Obama Rewards Young Supporters With an Inaugural Ball

Posted by Michael O'Brien | 01.06.2009 / 10:51 AM PST

President-elect Barack Obama announced he would reward the throngs of young voters who supported him last November by holding the first-ever Youth Inaugural Ball, rounding out the president-elect’s official inaugural ball schedule.
The Youth Ball, intended for Americans aged 18-35, will be held at the Washington Hilton, and tickets will cost $75.
The Youth Ball joins more […]

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A Michigan Junior’s Perspective

Posted by Jane Coaston | 12.08.2008 / 11:18 PM PST

  Hello all,  Michigan has been hit particularly hard by the economic situation. The car industry is waiting on a $15 billion bailout and Detroit churches are having auto industry employees blessed with consecrated oils during Sunday services. I thought it would be a good idea to get some thoughts on the economic situation, President-elect Obama’s plans for an […]

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College Grads Dream of ‘Computer’ Jobs as Women Build Networks

Posted by Michael O'Brien | 12.08.2008 / 8:54 PM PST

Software and internet firms dominate college students’ wishlists for postgraduate employment, a new survey of students shows, while increased engagement of social networking technology by young women could equip them for greater success in the business world.
In the first time Anderson Analytics’ yearly GenX2Z has asked where college students most want to work after graduation, […]

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College Students Turned to Traditional Media in 2008

Posted by Michael O'Brien | 12.01.2008 / 9:19 PM PST

College students are consuming more serious media than they have in recent years, a multiyear study released this week shows, while also indicating they are more likely to blog than their older counterparts.
News site CNN.com entered college students’ top 10 websites for the first time in Anderson Analytics’ yearly GenX2Z survey, bumping out humor websites […]

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GOPers Look to Draw in Younger Voters in Wake of Loss

Posted by Michael O'Brien | 11.17.2008 / 8:56 PM PST

Fresh off an election that witnessed young voters see-sawing toward Democrats, conservatives have begun discussing efforts to win back young voters for the Republican Party, emphasizing grassroots recruiting and organization.
“I suspect that in a post-Bush world and with a lot of hard work, Republicans will be able to trim this deficit,” wrote the Weekly Standard’s […]

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Young Voters Hold Steady While Their Parents Help Obama Win

Posted by Michael O'Brien | 11.05.2008 / 9:51 PM PST

Young voters failed to increase their overall turnout by large amounts, though Democrat Barack Obama managed to win a larger share of the youth vote than did 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry.
Young voters made up 18 percent of the total vote Tuesday, according to exit polls. The same group made 17 percent of the electorate […]

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Obama Poised to Take Michigan, Home of Key Electoral Indicators

Posted by Michael O'Brien | 11.03.2008 / 8:38 PM PST

Less than 12 hours before polls open in Michigan, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) appears poised to win the state, and carry with it the highly-Democratic Washtenaw County, home to a number of key electoral signals, despite the area’s progressive tenor.
Polls of the race indicate a wide margin in favor of the Illinois Democrat, with a […]

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Are Non-Collegiate Young Voters Being Overlooked?

Posted by Michael O'Brien | 10.28.2008 / 8:48 PM PDT

While the United States waits to see whether young voters will deliver on the hype afforded to them the past ten months, one group seeks to bring in an overlooked subset of that group: young voters who do not attend college.
The League of Young Voters, a nonprofit organization based in Brooklyn, New York is targeting […]

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