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10:45 am
Fri December 10, 2010

Big Chill comes tomorrow in Ann Arbor

The Big Chill logo from the University of Michigan
Credit University of Michigan

More than 109,000 hockey fans are expected to be on hand for Saturday afternoon’s outdoor game at Michigan Stadium.  Its being called the Big Chill for a reason.

The Michigan Wolverines will skate against the Michigan State Spartans in a game that will likely break the all-time attendance record for a hockey game.

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Sports
1:30 pm
Thu December 9, 2010

Poll numbers slip for Rich Rodriguez (yes, they have a poll for that)

Rich Rodriguez coacing UM football players
Credit Rich Dinges - creative commons
Rich Rodriguez coaching Tate Forcier during spring practice in 2009

It's not just sitting president's who have to worry about their poll numbers, apparently head football coaches do to.

Public Policy Polling gathered information on a subject that really doesn't have much to do with the general public or policy.

Their robot callers ("we can reduce interviewer bias to zero by eliminating the live human interviewer") got responses from 1,224 Michiganders on the subject of Rich Rodriguez.

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Sports
3:00 pm
Thu November 4, 2010

NCAA penalizes the University of Michigan's football program

University of Michigan Football game vs. Ohio State
Credit Mark Brush / Michigan Radio
The Wolverines set to score against Ohio State in 2005.

Update 4:15pm: Here's the University of Michigan's response to the NCAA's announcement. Athletic Director David Brandon says 

"There were no surprises and there will be no appeal, because there is nothing to appeal. Effective today, this process is over and done and we can focus all of our time and energy on the future."

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PPO request dropped against anti-gay blogger
1:32 pm
Mon October 25, 2010

U-M student leader drops request for PPO against assistant state attorney general

Credit (photo is a screen capture of a CNN broadcast posted on a Facebook page)
Andrew Shirvell, assistant Michigan Attorney General

A University of Michigan student leader has dropped his request for a personal protection order against an assistant state attorney general.

Andrew Shirvell used his blog to attack Chris Armstrong for promoting what Shirvell called a radical homosexual agenda on campus.

Shirvell also protested at events where Armstrong was present.

Philip Thomas is Andrew Shirvell's lawyer.

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Education
4:20 pm
Thu May 20, 2010

Teacher Training at Western International High School in Detroit (video)

Even though Detroit Public Schools (DPS) is shrinking, it’s expected that there will still be a huge need for new teachers in the coming years.

The Teacher Education Initiative at the University of Michigan is helping new teachers get hands on experience.

Michigan Radio’s Sarah Hulett talks to a student teacher at Western International High School in Detroit.

 

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