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Education
1:41 pm
Wed June 1, 2011

Lifting lifetime bans on the U of M campus

Hundreds of people banned from the University of Michigan campus may soon be able to walk again freely on the Ann Arbor campus.  More than 2 thousand people landed on U of M’s lifetime campus ban list during the past decade for a variety of offenses.  

In the past, if you landed on the list, you had little chance of ever getting permission to walk again on the Ann Arbor campus. 

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Crime
1:01 am
Wed June 1, 2011

Unabomber auction coming to an end

Theodore (Ted) Kaczynski (aka the Unabomber)

An online auction of the personal items of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski wraps up this week.  One of the hottest items in the auction is Kaczynski’s diploma from the University of Michigan.  

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Sports
1:32 pm
Wed May 25, 2011

U of M announces men's and women's lacrosse as varsity sports

Credit Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio Staff
University of Michigan lacrosse jersey and helmet.

The University of Michigan is elevating the men’s and women’s lacrosse clubs to varsity status. Dave Brandon is the Athletic Director at U of M. He says the announcement Wednesday is “the worst kept secret in America.”

Brandon says lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the nation. Michigan high school programs have grown from 50 to 180 in the past ten years.

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Arts/Culture
1:01 am
Wed May 18, 2011

U of M may be a bidder in 'Unabomber' auction

The University of Michigan may be among the bidders as the federal government auctions off the possessions of the man known as ‘The Unabomber’.  Ted Kaczynski earned his PhD in Mathematics from the University of Michigan. But it’s not his diploma that interests one university researcher. 

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Education
1:08 pm
Sat April 30, 2011

Gov. Snyder hears some jeering at U of M commencement

Governor Rick Snyder heard from his critics as he delivered the University of Michigan’s commencement address today.  

A grey, overcast, chilly morning welcomed graduates and their families  to Michigan Stadium for the Spring commencement.  Later the sun came  out  and warmed the crowd, though Governor Rick Snyder probably still  felt a slight chill from part of the crowd. 

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Education
1:08 pm
Fri April 29, 2011

Gov. Snyder may hear jeers during Saturday's commencement address at U of M

Credit (official portrait)
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

Governor Rick Snyder may hear some jeers when he speaks at this week’s commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan.  Unions and other groups plan to rally outside Michigan Stadium during the governor’s speech.

  Rob Gillezeau is the president of the Graduate Employees Organization.  His group and others plan to voice their displeasure over cuts to education funding and the voiding of union contracts.  

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