Hail & Unite approved
Yesterday the UM Central Student Government endorsed Hail & Unite's project. No funding, but still..
February 25th, 2015 at 10:15 AM ^
Just. Go. Away.
February 25th, 2015 at 1:20 PM ^
May they all Unite in Hail...
February 25th, 2015 at 10:15 AM ^
I always thought Michigan students were smart.
February 25th, 2015 at 10:19 AM ^
Michigan students in general, sure. Students in student government? Not so much...
February 25th, 2015 at 11:03 AM ^
Can they please go back to spending 90% of their time arguing over the Palestinian-Israeli issue?
February 25th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
at that.
February 25th, 2015 at 11:40 AM ^
Student government attracts a particular lot.
February 25th, 2015 at 12:21 PM ^
Few things made me laugh as much while I was at UM than reading about CSG freaking out about something that (a) they had little to no control over, or (b) barely understood beyond the headline.
February 25th, 2015 at 10:28 AM ^
intelligence is very nice, but wisdom is more precious than silver or gold.
February 25th, 2015 at 10:30 AM ^
If you read the rest of the article there is a pretty cool idea that is being proposed regarding Blue Bucks and Dining Dollars. I always had some that I didn't use and finding a way to benefit local businesses and charities is a pretty smart idea
February 25th, 2015 at 11:05 AM ^
Oh, or here's an idea: get the school to stop forcing students to pay $250-500 to put fake money on fake cards to further boost income. I can spend my cash without the university laundering it through their scam of "Blue Bucks".
February 25th, 2015 at 11:23 AM ^
Meal plans are a pretty universal concept... and it turns out a lot of 18-20 year olds are in fact bad at managing their 'cash'... Besides, the cafeterias would not survive as stand alone restaurants, so the upfront charge is a way to ensure they stay open - regardless of how the students utilize them.
February 25th, 2015 at 12:03 PM ^
So let the market reign and let the cafeterias close. Allow students to forego paying the "Board" which is extremely overpriced. My most expensive year in for Room and Food was my freshman year... living on North Campus... in a 10x7 room with a roommate, a bathroom shared with 28 guys, a 15 minute bus ride to civilization, and the extremely overpriced meals (what is it now? it was about $7.50 per breakfast, $9 per lunch and like $11.50 for dinner when it was priced out). Explain that to me. Are Universities the only entities in the country that don't make good use of economies of scale? For Christ's sake, management of universities in this country is an embarassment and makes great use of an ability to rip off neophyte adults with no financial experience and virtually infinite funds thanks to the insane student loan industry (and federal government profit-generating scheme). Most expensive (and worst) living experience on campus is found at the dorms. Most expensive (and worst) food on campus is found at the dorms. Stop extorting students and allow them to live where they choose, eat where they choose, and spend their limited income how they choose. It is Universities' own fault that they have so severely mismanaged their campuses and "Dorm Life" for decades and still want to expand the scope of the schools to be a mini-nanny state. Privatize everything. Dorms, cafeterias, gyms, club sports, etc. If people want these ammenities: the market will provide. If they don't, the facilities and activities will not be supportable and won't continue to exist in perpetuity thanks to forcing students to subsidize Universities' poor decisions.
February 25th, 2015 at 12:29 PM ^
Hallelujah. Pass the Tylenol.
February 25th, 2015 at 12:51 PM ^
My house sophomore year where my room was a converted porch with no heat would like to speak to you about the worst living experience on campus. In fact my house senior year blew as well so I don't really agree with you at all on that.
Also I would have hated to have to start my college experience and make that huge transition in addition to finding my own place to live there. Plus that's a great way to force socialization for people in a new place is having them live together. You think that's overpriced for meals where you could take as much food as you wanted? The amount of cereal and waffles I ate a day more than made up for that cost.
February 25th, 2015 at 1:20 PM ^
look at all those words up there
February 25th, 2015 at 11:37 AM ^
Golly I love that school and I went to school there some time ago and all that being said there were some major dipshits and assholes on campus and I gotta believe a number of them are in the student government and a number more are going before the student government with stupid busybody ideas like this one. Unfortunately several of them will end up working in Washington D.C. without a doubt.
February 25th, 2015 at 10:54 AM ^
Dick Armey may have been right when he said, "The market is rational. The government is dumb."
Another case in point.
February 25th, 2015 at 11:29 AM ^
Then again, a guy who chooses to go by "Dick" when it will be hilariously paired with the last name " Armey" may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer.
February 25th, 2015 at 11:40 AM ^
It's just a name.
February 25th, 2015 at 11:53 AM ^
Was he really a Dick?
February 26th, 2015 at 6:37 AM ^
That's why I'm here.
February 25th, 2015 at 11:33 AM ^
Are people seriously pissed about this? I know that Brian dedicated some time to setting this idea on fire, but in the realm of student-led activities that spit in the face of tradition this feels pretty benign.. and like other stated; the Victors is going NOOOWHERE
February 25th, 2015 at 12:09 PM ^
I think people are pissed because this is an obvious resume-building activity for some Ross School corporate wannabes who probably care more about what brand of shitty vodka they are drinking at the pregame than Michigan tradition. If this was a nice song written by a 25 year season ticket holder named Benjamin "Blue Blood" Bradley, we would be a hell of a lot more open. These East Coast marketing majors care more about a line on their respective resumes than a winning Michigan football team. I bet these kids already have a script in their mind to talk about their "leadership" in a "campus-wide" "grassroots" "crowd-funded' "initiative" to "reinvigorate" and "reenergize" and "synergize" Michigan football.
What's Dave Brandon doing? Seems like he would love to hire these big-headed marketng-guru blowhards.
February 25th, 2015 at 12:32 PM ^
Do the motives really matter? I work with people who go to work for the paycheck and some who live and breath for the company... as long as you're here and doing something productive I don't really care.
I get why people are turned off by what they perceive as a self-serving activity, but when people stop trying to innovate then things become stagnant and dated... There is absolutely no harm in this.
February 25th, 2015 at 5:41 PM ^
this idea is objectively bad and the only reason it is viable is because of shameless self promotion and forcing the issue. College is the time to reign in egos, call people out for bad ideas, and promote good innovation.
February 25th, 2015 at 6:00 PM ^
i didn't intend to double post. AW quadruple posts on the daily on purpose.
February 26th, 2015 at 1:26 AM ^
or you know.. some people just have way too much time on their hands to blow a gasket over a song that hasn't been written yet.
February 25th, 2015 at 2:28 PM ^
Michigan just got rid of David Brandon, who trampled tradition in favor of his own particular style of "branding." Maybe everyone just wants a chance to breathe before the next installment of cacaphony in the name of "progress."
February 25th, 2015 at 5:55 PM ^
We're not worried about replacing "The Victors." That's not even possible.
We're worried that it's going to be "We Are ND" 2.0--A PR nightmare created by Ross School frat boys with no taste.
February 25th, 2015 at 12:17 PM ^
I see that CSG is still as clueless and pointless as when I graduated from Michigan.
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February 25th, 2015 at 10:15 AM ^
Well as long as there isn't any funding.
February 25th, 2015 at 10:16 AM ^
Chuck you Farlie, you ain't so muckin' fuch.
February 25th, 2015 at 10:16 AM ^
This has to be the only reason.
February 25th, 2015 at 10:16 AM ^
Oh gawd no....
February 25th, 2015 at 10:16 AM ^
Melt Down Now!
February 25th, 2015 at 10:23 AM ^
Good lord....even the Cleveland Browns marketing department thinks this is a bad idea.
February 25th, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^
Now THAT is a Wow Experience
February 25th, 2015 at 1:24 PM ^
"Wow, I just sh!t my pants!"
February 25th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
WD. Get your Grandma or Aunt involved or whoever that was that fixed the first situation.
February 25th, 2015 at 10:19 AM ^
Alright chums let's do this, LEEEEEEROYYYYYYY......
February 25th, 2015 at 11:10 AM ^
JENKINSSSSSS!
February 25th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
They will rue the day they crossed us.