Word: michigan
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Like most freshmen at the University of Michigan, Peter Romer-Friedman came to campus wide-eyed and full of school spirit. After arriving in the fall of 1997, he decorated his dorm room with posters of his school teams, cheered on the Wolverines at the Rose Bowl and proudly outfitted himself in Michigan sweatshirts and caps. Then last summer, during an internship with the AFL-CIO, he started to hear how Michigan and other colleges get their sportswear--by employing licensing companies that use overseas factories where garment workers toil long hours, often for pennies...
Romer-Friedman returned to campus in the fall fired up--but this time about more than football. With the help of a textile union, he and a group of friends pinpointed a factory in the Dominican Republic where workers earn just 69[cents] an hour making Michigan hats. They demanded that the university begin monitoring the production of Michigan clothing, which brought the school $5.7 million last year. In mid-March he and 29 classmates stormed into the university president's office. After a 51-hour sit-in, they emerged with a pledge by administrators to improve the conditions...
Before coming to Radcliffe, Wilson served as vice president for research at the University of Michigan, a job where she managed vast resources. But she said when Radcliffe called offering her its presidency, she jumped...
Before coming to Radcliffe, Wilson served as vice president for research at the Univesity of Michigan, a job where shee managed vast resources. But she said when Radcliffe called offering er its presidency, she jumped...
Martin's time in the 1650-meter freestyle left him 24 seconds behind champion Ryk Neethling of Arizona, who posted a time of 14:35.57. Michigan swimmers Chris Thompson and Tim Siciliano, as well as Arizona's Nat Lewis all came in just ahead of Martin to take the two through four slots in the event...