EMU to produce Eastman's "Go, Dog. Go!" as play

My kids loved P.D. Eastman's book Go-Dog-Go. And now it is being produced as a stage performance. Seeing as how the book only takes about two minutes to read straight through aloud I wonder what the play will consist of?

This mofo is the best guest speaker you guys could come up with?

The Kwamester

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is scheduled to take his lame ass book-tour to my alma mater in a few days. Probably trying to raise a few more thou to pay for the legal team he is no doubt assembling for his upcoming federal corruption trials.

EMU football struggles with poor attendence

EMU football is only averaging 3,000 or so in attendance per home game. The MAC average is supposed to be around 15K. Wow. I know that they have to compete against UM football three out of six home games this season but jeez. That's low. And which is amazing too considering the huge numbers of alumni Eastern has around here.

EMU has a "LGBT Resource Center"? Who knew?

This tidbit from the Eastern Echo caught my eye.

"Eastern Michigan University students, LGBT and otherwise, flocked to Big Bob’s Lakehouse Tuesday afternoon for the LGBT Resource Center’s fourth-annual welcome back BBQueer." 

Who knew EMU even had a LGBT Resource Center?  I wonder how much money they burn through on their picnics, outings, and what-all? Presumably taxpayer funded too.

If you missed the BBQueer event just wait for other LGBT events scheduled for this OUTober!

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EMU regent blasts firing of basketball coach
The university doesn't have the money to pay him off and hire someone else says Regent Jim Stapleton. Sheesh. Maybe EMU should just drop NCAA sports altogether.
Ypsilanti Township to put surveillance cameras in and around West Willow neighborhood
"The cameras start recording still images upon detecting motion in an area and transmit full color images back to a central computer, where they are stored for up to 45 days. The cameras would not provide a live stream and no one would regularly monitor the recordings."
Border's Books HQ leaving Ann Arbor
Sad to see it go but I don't see BB coming back from their bankruptcy.

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Wayne county commission taking steps to halt land speculator's and slumlord's standard business practice: They won't be allowed to bid in delinquent property tax  auctions if they owe back taxes themselves. Hmmm... Nice try and all, but there are ways around that too. Instead of buying land and buildings themselves, as they do now, a girlfriend, relative, crony, stooge, or other cat's-paw will buy it for them. And the true ownership will now be far less obvious to boot.

EMU regent who blew off board meetings for two straight years resigns: After Ann Arbor.com outed him yesterday. Heh.

Layoffs rarer, but jobs still tough to find: This is what passes for good news in Michigan these days.

Eminem's super bowl commercial was pretty good: But was it worth all the money? The answer is probably "yes" at least for Chrysler.

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Eastern Michigan coach Ron English sells single moms short- Detroit Free Press

Alternative headline: Simple-minded sports columnist doesn't get nuance, or is simply looking to start a mud fight to boost readership.

Sign of the Times..

The Michigan state senate has rejected both of Governor Granholm's appointments to the board of trustees of Eastern Michigan University, as well as a few other spots. Wow. The Republican led senate has again done the right thing but for the wrong (shallow and partisan) reasons and which should by now be no surprise. If a Republican wins the election for governor this November look for him or her to replace these rejected appointments of lame Democratic political hacks with Republicans appointees of greater or equal lameness.