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Meet the American consumer of late 2007. Sure, he's worried. Apart from a brief blip after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the University of Michigan's much watched Index of Consumer Sentiment hasn't been this low since 1992. But buying stuff is what we Americans do. The last outright decline in consumer spending came in 1991, and that was shallow and short-lived. Most indications are that this year's Christmas shopping season will be, if not exactly a blowout, better than the last...
...Mercer in a surprising 91-73 win. The Bears knocked off then-No. 18 USC in the Trojans’ season-opener earlier this month.This time out, the Crimson hopes to break a two-game skid before its third home game of the season, an ESPNU-televised matchup against Michigan on Saturday.“Hopefully, we’ll have an energized ball club, coming home, after two straight losses,” Amaker said. “We’re hopeful that our defensive intensity will allow us to play at a level as we did last...
...government interference with "medically necessary procedures prescribed by health care professionals." The poll found that 55% of respondents wanted abortion rights protected by federal law. Still, anti-abortion efforts similar to those in Colorado are currently under way in at least a dozen other states, including Georgia, Mississippi and Michigan, while officials in two states - Montana and Oregon - have already given such attempts the official thumbs-down...
...Harvard Hillel and the Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association (CAUSA) last evening. The “Kosher Taste of Cuba” dinner, which also included Cuban-style brown rice, mojo chicken, and Havana black bean soup, led into a multimedia book discussion with author and University of Michigan professor Ruth Behar. The meal drew a “really excellent” turnout, according to Associate Director of Harvard Hillel Michael A. Simon. Elena C. Castañeda ’08, co-president of CAUSA who herself is one-eighth Jewish, noted the plethora...
While browsing YouTube, Alison H. Rich ’09 stumbled upon a video of a University of Michigan student performing a song entitled “Blue Hair.” Struck by the song’s unconventional yet identifiable character, Rich immediately tried to contact its writer, Joe Iconis, in order to get a copy of his sheet music. “I loved this song,” said Rich. “I Googled him and found his MySpace, and set up an account to message him.” To her surprise, Iconis...