March 12, 2010 (vol. 120, iss. 108) • Page Image 5
…- lutions in 2005 and 2006, but according to David Skrbina, a lecturer of philosophy and fac- ulty advisor to the Arab Student Union at U-M Dearborn, the University didn't follow through with the resolutions…
… in the issue of divestment. Recently, the Arab Student Union held a week-long series of events focus- ing on issues of divestment and the realities for Palestinians involved in the Israeli…
…. When asked if the Michi- gan Student Assembly would support their Dearborn coun- terpart, Michael Rorro, vice president of MSA, said that he couldn't comment on that pos- sibility specifically because…
… "it hasn't been, brought up to the assembly in any official way." Rorro added that the job of the student government is to "make student life better at the Univer- sity of Michigan. If a resolution like…
…," Zhangsaid. Garske and Zhang buy non- perishable items in bulk from Sam's Club and all other grocer- ies from Meijer and sell them toi students at a 15-to-25 percent markup price on average, which is 24…
… percent cheaper than White Market's prices and 34 percent cheaper than Village Corner's prices, according to the students' business plans. "Convenience stores know they can mark up a lot because they know…
… they're most stu- dents' only option," Garske said. "They do this because they know they can get away with it." Garske said the business is also involved with MPowered Entrepreneurship, a student…
… organization focused on foster- ing student entrepreneurship at the University. Engineering sophomore Devin Min, a member of MPow- ered, wrote in an e-mail inter- view that the Student Start-up Outreach Program…
… - a sub- group of MPowered that pro- vides consulting to student start-ups - is working with Ann Arbor Grocery Delivery. "They approached us asking for help," Mm wrote. "We, as a team, analyze the…
… problem they are facing and brainstorm what the best possible solution is." Min wrote that he thinks the grocery delivery service is a worthwhile business venture, as many students don't have easy access to…





