Associate professor of anthropology, Beverley Smith, blasted Christopher Columbus and put up a “wanted” poster in the program’s faculty board. That sounds like a fair take, right?
Topic: Michigan
Starbucks Gets Monopoly at North Michigan University
Starbucks signed a 10-year deal with the North Michigan University to be the sole on-campus coffee shop, which was part of an investigative journalism report by the on-campus newspaper The North Wind. But, as a…
University of Michigan Schedules Final Exams on Dec. 23, Squeezing Winter Break
A major problem is that Michigan law doesn’t allow state colleges to start school before Labor Day, which the university said was why they pushed the last day of final exams to December 23rd. Students…
Philadelphia Society Memories from Grand Rapids
For several years now, I have been honored to be a member of a group known as the Philadelphia Society. The Society of leading conservative intellectuals was formed in 1964 in the wake of the…
Teacher’s Union Misses Millions
Apparently, some teacher’s union officials have taken too much public school math. “On a Saturday in May, members of the Michigan Education Association held a walk in Midland bringing attention to public school funding,” the…
Conservative Supreme Court Victories
The Heritage Foundation’s annual Scholar’s and Scribes event held on July 8th discussed the Supreme Court’s 2013 – 2014 term. The discussion about the cases focused around women’s health, the First Amendment, and racial discrimination….
Trio Fights Michigan Union
A trio of Michigan public school teachers is actually fighting with their union. “The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation brought a suit on behalf of Angela Steffke, Rebecca Metz and Nancy Rhatigan, who were forced to…