Posts by Karl Stampfl
I’ll give you 18 to 1 odds President Coleman’s Harvard’s next president
By Karl Stampfl, written on Aug. 25, 2006
If you’re bored of betting on college football or playing late-night dorm poker, welcome to the next sexiest way to lay your tuition on the line: Bet on who’s going to be Harvard University’s next president.
A gambling website, bodog.com, is handicapping the potential candidates to replace Lawrence Summers. The site is accepting bets from $5 to $50.
The favorite is Havard Law School Dean Elena Kagan at 3 to 1. Harvard Provost Stephen Hyman is at 7 to 2, and Stanford Provost John Etchemendy is at 4 to 1.
Then there’s the hometown favorite: University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman is at 18 to 1.
Former U of M President Lee Bollinger, who defected for Columbia University and was replaced by Coleman, is also on the list.
The Unabomber holds a garage sale
By Karl Stampfl, written on Aug. 11, 2006
For the occasion when a diamond just doesn’t cut it as that perfect gift, there’s always Ted Kaczynski’s Great Neck #50 hacksaw or his red “Le Watch”-brand watch.
The smokinggun.com reports that a judge ordered the auction of objects belonging to Kaczynski (a.k.a. University alum, a.k.a. the Unabomber). The proceeds from the Internet rummage sale will go to the victims of Kaczynski’s 17-year rampage.
He owes $15 million in restitution. That’s a lot of hooded sweatshirts.
The list includes:
The complete Unabomber outfit: Green Hooded jacket, pair of glasses
Samsonite briefcase containing University of Michigan degrees
Books: Axiomatization of the Theory of Relativity, Edible Wild Plants, Know Your Rights, Of Mice and Men, Psychology of Women
Knives and other sharp objects: Forging pliers, hack saw blade, hand drill, long-bladed black handle knife, welding mask
Montana driver’s license
MBA grad helps students with financial literacy
By Karl Stampfl, written on Apr. 17, 2006
It’s a dangerous world out there. It’s filled with interest rates, credit ratings, IRAs and homeowners insurance. Ricky Robinson, who earned an MBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, is looking to help college students navigate the turbulent world of personal finance.
Visit his website at moneybrains.net for a free copy of his Money Brains book and a look into the rest of his program.
The Elite Eight
By Karl Stampfl, written on Apr. 7, 2006
Thousands entered. One will win. For now, it’s down to eight.
Big Ten Burrito has narrowed down the entries to rename the restaurant to eight after its copyright infringement riff with the Big Ten Conference. The eight finalists:
BTB Burrito
Grande Ten Burrito
Big Eleven Burrito (suggested on this blog but not officially submitted by this blogger)
B10 Burrito
Big Time Burrito
Big X Burrito
Burrito Del Barrio
Bigger Than Ten Burrito
It seems as though the submission “Fuck You Big Ten Conference Burrito” was left off the list.
Fans can vote online at www.bigtenburrito.com until April 24 and receive $1 off a purchase of $6 or more.
MSU snags Michigan legend
By Karl Stampfl, written on Apr. 6, 2006
Michigan State University has convinced a Michigan legend, Motown founder Berry Gordy, to serve as it spring commencement speaker.
Gordy founded Motown in 1957 and built it into a musical superpower. He will speak May 5 at MSU’s Breslin Center.
The University of Michigan’s spring commencement speaker is CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour.
Faculty letter protesting Big House skyboxes
By Karl Stampfl, written on Apr. 2, 2006
Below is the complete text of the letter past and present faculty and administrators sent to the University Board of Regents last week urging them to vote against putting skyboxes in Michigan Stadium.
23 March 2006
Regents of the University of Michigan
2074 Fleming Administration Building
503 Thompson Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1340Dear Regents:
We write as faculty members deeply concerned about the proposed addition of private luxury boxes to Michigan Stadium. Often described euphemistically as “premiumâ€
Need a campus legacy? Rename Big Ten Burrito
By Karl Stampfl, written on Mar. 27, 2006
Big Ten Burrito needs a new name because the Big Ten athletic conference is suing them for trademark infringement. They’re asking you to name it. Submit names to the store at 810 S. State Street and 50 years from now you can tell people at a football game that you renamed BTB. And if you don’t win, you get $1 off your food purchase just for entering.
Submissions will be accepted until April 10. After that, you’ll be able to vote for a winner in the store and online.
There are 11 teams in the Big Ten. My suggestion is caling it Big 11 Burrito. No one has thought that’s funny yet. Be the first.
Want a gun?
By Karl Stampfl, written on Mar. 27, 2006
The College Libertarians want to give you one.
The group will give away a real firearm to a lucky winner “for personal protection” on Monday, April 3 at 8 p.m. in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union.
“The College Libertarians are sponsoring this event to promote the right to keep and bear arms and raise awareness of gun rights issues on the University of Michigan campus,” the group wrote in an e-mail promoting the event.
According to Jeremy Linden, chair of the College Libertarians, the gun will be real.
The group plans on skirting the law that says it’s illegal to carry guns on University property by never having the gun on University property. They’ll determine the winner at the event and then take him or her to buy a gun from a dealer or from a member who donated one.
In either case, the whole thing will be legal, Linden said. The winner will have to be of proper age, obtain a purchase permit and agree to a background check.
LSA-SG election results
By Karl Stampfl, written on Mar. 24, 2006
Here’s a list of winners in this year’s LSA-SG election:
LSA-SG President: Joanna Slott, Students 4 Michigan
LSA-SG Vice President: Justin Benson, S4M
LSA representatives:
Hannah Madoff, S4M
Paula Klein, S4M
Stephanie Moore, S4M
Dan Gunitskiy, S4M
Ruotao Wang, S4M
Will Foss, S4M
Jawuan Meeks, S4M
Mike Rubyan, S4M
Lisa Rukavina, Michigan Progressive Party
MSA presidential elections results
By Karl Stampfl, written on Mar. 23, 2006
In this year’s Michigan Student Assembly election, Students 4 Michigan swept most of the available seats as well as the presidency and the vice presidency. Here’s a list of the winners:
MSA President: Nicole Stallings, Students 4 Michigan
MSA Vice President: Justin Paul, S4M
LSA representatives:
Nate Fink, S4M
Allison Jacobs, S4M
Tony Saunders, S4M
Eric Li, S4M
Staci Daniels, S4M
Alicia Benavides, S4M
Stella Binkevich, S4M
Art Reyes, Michigan Progressive Party
Josh Kersey, S4M
Kenneth Baker, Independent
Engineering:
Zack Yost, S4M
Nick Assanis, MPP
Sarah Ledford, Student Conservative Party
Law:
Israel Moya, Defend Affirmative Action Party
Business:
Halley Hilboldt, Independent
Rackham:
Ben Royal, DAAP
Nicole Campbell, DAAP
Daniel Shuster, SCP
Education:
Christina Talamont, S4M
Architecture:
Dennis Pahars, Independent
Information:
Carl Collins, MPP
Medicine:
Zubair Sarmast, Write-in
Natural Resources:
Sarah Hines Write-in
Art and Design:
Elizabeth Harris, S4M
Keep checking this blog for results in the LSA Student Government election.