[At the Quack Media holiday party last night, I became convinced, after a long conversation with Ben from Damn Arbor, that my posts, on average, are too damn long. This is my first attempt to right the ship. I hope it meets with your approval… Also, I don’t really want to see East Lansing burn. […]
Tag Archives: student riots
Old man with bad back requests help rioting: Ann Arbor
At some point in 1991, I had the occasion to witness a basketball-related riot in Ann Arbor, as I stood wedged between an open 450-degree pizza oven and a large plate glass window facing the intersection of Church and State. I can’t recall, but I don’t think my friend Roger and I, who were busy […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged Backroom Pizza, Church Street, frats, life's not fair, misremembering, NCAA, pizza, riots, South University, tear gas, The Brown Jug, University of Michigan, vandalism 24 Comments
Conspiracy theories take root around the Penn State pedophilia case
As it’s been a while since we’ve had a good conspiracy theory thread here on the site, and as I haven’t yet opined on the whole Penn State pedophilia scandal, I thought that I’d move the following clip up to the front page. It comes from the website of the New England Sports Network, and […]
Posted in Other Also tagged conspiracy theories, football, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Pedobear, pedophilia, Penn State, Ray Gricar, riots, Robert, Second Mile Foundation 47 Comments
Riots at UCLA over 32% tuition hikes
The regents of UCLA today voted to raise tuition by 32%, and the students – at least 500 of them – responded with extreme displeasure.