Stories from the current online edition of The Michigan Times. en-us http://www.themichigantimes.com Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:02:29 GMT 20 http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Campus/Plans.To.Fix.Dam.Underway.Still.In.Preliminary.Stages-3881753.shtml For a project years in the making, plans to renovate or remove the Hamilton Dam in the Flint river are beginning to hold water edfe0066-d142-4b07-ac8d-846f364b7a0f Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus 3/01/10 Aaron Burch Staff Writer, SGC reporter http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper620/thumbs/t_83sdki05.jpg http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Campus/ Campus News http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Campus/Vice-Chancellor.Discusses.Alcohol.Abuse-3881768.shtml Many students on campus know who Vice Chancellor for Student Services and Enrollment Management Mary Jo Sekelsky is. dff3bcf2-fd59-43d0-9a44-943eb80a2982 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus 3/01/10 Meghan Stewart http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper620/thumbs/t_h24376q4.jpg http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Campus/ Campus News http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Campus/U.Sees.Decrease.In.Core.Faculty.Increase.In.Administration-3881757.shtml The UM-Flint Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty (CESF) presented their annual report to the... 4190917e-2def-43fb-8ba5-5295e0445898 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus 3/01/10 David Veenhuis http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Campus/ Campus News http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Campus/Campus.Compact.Award.Given.To.Associate.Professor-3881759.shtml Shandowyn L. Parker, or Shan Parker as she's known around campus, has been awarded the... 6826c48e-9754-4c3f-a559-4af822472f92 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus 3/01/10 Sirius Welch http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper620/thumbs/t_83549uk1.jpg http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Campus/ Campus News http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Campus/Universities.Lose.Fundraising.Dollars-3881756.shtml The economy is affecting everyone. Even those who are willing to give cc5b529a-e30f-443a-854c-eeeb2d60d68e Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Campus 3/01/10 Andrew Fergerson http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Campus/ Campus News http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/LocalNews/Mayor.Discusses.State.Of.City-3881766.shtml As Gov. Granholm starts to wrap up her time in office, Mayor Dayne Walling officially began his with his first state of the city address on Feb. 25. 86156d76-41cb-4c53-9a1b-98563f493abe Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Local News 3/01/10 Beth LeBlanc http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/LocalNews/ Campus News http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/LocalNews/Yoga-Classes.Offered.To.U.Students.At.Discounted.Rate-3881764.shtml c2e0b9a8-77bf-49aa-8a59-c7767b2ce784 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Local News 3/01/10 http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper620/thumbs/t_ai48h2z2.jpg http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/LocalNews/ Campus News http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/StudentLife/Sg.Election.Party.Problems-3881767.shtml Student Government candidates have been playing the name game with party nomenclature. With the formation of these parties, ideals and values have been emphasized. 90a870b5-fcee-4f0b-8127-af62b3fe7e3d Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Student Life 3/01/10 Aaron Burch Staff Writer, SGC reporter http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/StudentLife/ Features/Campus Life http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/StudentLife/U.Orgs.To.Hold.Philanthropy.Olympics-3881765.shtml Time can be just as valuable as money and in some cases more important. 9b10675a-c30f-49e7-9451-bdcf096e0da6 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Student Life 3/01/10 SAA challenges Greek Council to log the most volunteer service hours at North End Soup Kitchen David Veenhuis http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/StudentLife/ Features/Campus Life http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/StudentLife/Comedy.For.A.Good.Cause-3881761.shtml It was a night of fun and laughter all in the name of charity 7a1d1f6e-a9f1-4301-b9c6-f693c965fcfb Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Student Life 3/01/10 Rachel Tisdale Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper620/thumbs/t_60vr438t.jpg http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/StudentLife/ Features/Campus Life http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Sports/Hockey.Club.Gets.Left.In.The.Cold-3881755.shtml It was a long, trying season, but the UM-Flint Hockey Club had a great one. e97162d1-8506-454d-a4c9-7dad5a25a303 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Sports 3/01/10 Andrew Fergerson http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper620/thumbs/t_037kku7b.jpg http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Sports/ Sports http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Sports/Students.To.Demonstrate.In.Lansing-3881758.shtml UM-Flint Student Government has begun to rouse the student body in support of the higher education rally 974a5c08-b0b7-40ba-9f57-a6e33df4d8c2 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Sports 3/01/10 Aaron Burch Staff Writer, SGC reporter http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper620/thumbs/t_vgl2o3pk.jpg http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Sports/ Sports http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Sports/Hockey.Club.Season.Wrap.Up-3881754.shtml ...for one former University of Michigan-Flint student, his daydreams were just a little different 998b9e59-7633-4a29-8245-e79b98712332 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Sports 3/01/10 Krystle Holleman & Andrew Fergerson http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Sports/ Sports http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/M2artsEntertainment/Climie.Awards.2010-3881763.shtml Every year, in college anyway, I have taken the yearly Oscar nominees and picked the one to win the coveted Climie Award. 97ce9ca7-0ee9-4b9d-9050-10625f371835 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT M2 (Arts & Entertainment) 3/01/10 Jordan Climie Features Editor http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/M2artsEntertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/M2artsEntertainment/Flint.Native.Brings.Novel.Home.On.Stage-3881762.shtml The Department of Theatre and Dance is bringing its season to a close with "Bud, Not Buddy" at the UM-Flint Theatre March 19-28. e088c971-ce6c-4fa7-9d00-e9e0b7edede8 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT M2 (Arts & Entertainment) 3/01/10 Emma Davis http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper620/thumbs/t_7132al85.jpg http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/M2artsEntertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Opinionation/Everyone.Loves.A.Complete.Snow.Day-3881770.shtml We get to lie around and have a free day to go out in the snow and make snow angels and snow people. 77c52ec9-7492-4892-97d9-49ff54cc7989 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT OpinioNation 3/01/10 Amanda Emery Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper620/thumbs/t_g92uyqpv.jpg http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Opinionation/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Opinionation/MassProduced.Quality.Tested.Universally.Available.Musical.Product-3881771.shtml Try this sometime when you're driving your car or relaxing at home: turn on the radio, listen to a song and then change the station. 0fa24b47-d568-46d6-90fb-54761cee1abb Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT OpinioNation 3/01/10 Aaron Burch Staff Writer, SGC reporter http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper620/thumbs/t_de04zn7w.jpg http://www.themichigantimes.com/news/2010/03/01/Opinionation/ Opinion/Editorial