Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
1 day ago by Lindy Stevens, Daily News Editor
For Jerry Erickson, the owner of Coach and Four Barbershop, looking out the window to see a fender bender between haircuts has become somewhat of a weekly routine during the 34 years he's been in business.
According to city traffic data, Erickson's location near the corner of Hill Street and State Street has the 15th highest crash rate of the nearly 1,200 intersections in Ann Arbor.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
9 hours ago by Melissa Brownrigg - The Daily Iowan
Wary UI employees voiced their concerns about benefits changes that could cost some thousands of dollars a year at a tense meeting Monday.
At the public forum, many expressed confusion and others shock at the amount their benefits package might decrease under a Funded Retirement Insurance Committee proposal.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
1 day ago by Lindy Stevens, Daily News Editor
Recent LSA graduate Polina Arsentyeva will see an extra $10 in her usual paycheck from Stucchi's after a state-wide minimum wage hike takes effect tomorrow, but Arsentyeva said the few additional dollars won't matter much to her.
"I don't think it's going to make that much of a difference, but maybe I just don't know because I'm not in a situation where I need the money to survive," said Arsentyeva, who has plans to keep scooping ice cream until she starts law school at Loyola University in the fall.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
1 day ago by Trevor Calero, Daily Staff Reporter
The 7.2-acre parcel of land located just north of the athletic complex is up for sale.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
3 days ago by Melissa Brownrigg - The Daily Iowan
UI officials now hope Mayflower will open for fall semester despite Dubuque Street still being closed near the residence halls and damage making first-floor dorm rooms uninhabitable.
"Pending reports from engineering, it is our intent to have full [student] occupancy for fall," said Von Stange, the director of University Housing.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
6 days ago by Jennifer Putnam - The Daily Iowan
Some Iowa City residents have already noticed a difference in the dining atmosphere as restaurants are now smoke-free under the statewide smoking ban in most public places. Some are happy about the change, some are quitting the habit, and some are crying out at the political injustice of it all.