Mexicantown is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan , United States.
50-639: Andrew Eckhous, a columnist for the Michigan Daily , said that Mexicantown was "one of Detroit’s most vibrant communities". John Gallagher of the Detroit Free Press said that the commercial activity on West Vernor in Mexicantown is an example of what the Detroit Future City report suggested as something to replicate throughout the city. Detroit's Mexican population began settling in Mexicantown in
100-481: A Michigan football player had been separated from the university for sexual misconduct. The newspaper is financially and editorially independent of the university's administration and other student groups, but shares a university building with other student publications on 420 Maynard Street, north of the Michigan Union . The Daily acts as Michigan's de facto journalism school , since the university does not have
150-574: A co-operative and newswire service called the Canadian University Press , which holds conferences, has correspondents across the country, is run democratically by its member papers, and fosters a sense of community among Canadian student journalists. The oldest continually published student newspapers in Canada are The Varsity (1880), The Queen's Journal (1873), and The Dalhousie Gazette (1868). The oldest student publication in Canada
200-426: A curricular class or run as an extracurricular activity. Student publications serve as both a platform for community discussion and a place for those interested in journalism to develop their skills. These publications report news, publish opinions of students and faculty, and may run advertisements catered to the student body. Besides these purposes, student publications also serve as a watchdog to uncover problems at
250-768: A decision most recently affirmed in the 2001 appeals court decision in Kincaid v. Gibson . However, in June 2005, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, in Hosty v. Carter , that the Hazelwood standard could apply to student publications that were not "designated public forums," and in February 2006 the Supreme Court declined to hear the students' appeal. At this time , the Hosty decision applies only in
300-413: A few people expand its spread all the way to Livernois." Vince Murray, the executive director of Vince Murray, argued that the community could include Springwells Avenue and that the name "Mexicantown" may be too limiting. McEwen said "Perhaps even more important to defining the neighborhood, though, are its enviously unique traits and robust character, attracting visitors, as well as residents, from all over
350-484: A journalism program or department. The Michigan Daily publishes content every day. The newspaper is published weekly in broadsheet form during the fall and winter semesters and in tabloid form from May to August. Broadsheets contain a lengthy SportsWednesday Sports section and occasionally an extended, themed issue called The B-Side from the Arts section. They also include a magazine, originally titled Weekend Magazine. In
400-465: A student publication, real time information resources will soon be demanded by students who grew up with constant updates of news coverage. This shift in content demand will require more effort and more time by the student newspaper staff. One of these issues is what is called the "daily me." Coined by Cass Sunstein in his book Republic.com, the "daily me" is the current trend of online readers looking for personalized information providers. In this way
450-900: Is The Brunswickan , which was founded in 1867 as a monthly but then switched to a weekly newspaper. The only Canadian student newspaper that continues to print on a daily schedule is The Gazette at the University of Western Ontario. Student publications are produced at Ireland 's universities and Institutes of Technology as well as to a lesser extent at Colleges of Further Education. These publications include The College Tribune and The University Observer at University College Dublin , Trinity News and The University Times at Trinity College Dublin , The College View based at Dublin City University and Sin Newspaper at NUI Galway . Other publications include The Edition (stylised as
500-568: Is claimed by Beatleologist Andru J. Reeve to have been "the single most significant factor in the breadth of the rumor's spread." The first female editor-in-chief of The Daily was Harriett Woods , who later served in Missouri State government, ran for the Senate twice in the 1980s nearly beating John Danforth the first time, and led the National Women's Political Caucus through its Year of
550-521: Is in Mexicantown. It was named after a Detroit Library Commission member Herbert Bowen. It opened on December 28, 1912. A documentary called A Journey to Mexico was created, highlighting travels of people from two Mexican towns to the Mexicantown area of Detroit. In the game Deus Ex: Human Revolution , the protagonist Adam Jensen was fired from Detroit PD 's SWAT after an incident that took place in Mexicantown. A documentary by Troy Anderson called Clark Park: A Detroit Story , released in 2017, tells
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#1733086091125600-555: Is in the Detroit school district and is served by Western International High School . Elementary-middle schools: The Cesar Chavez Academy charter school has area campuses. The area Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit schools are Holy Redeemer School, a grade school, and the Detroit Cristo Rey High School , which is on the site of the former Holy Redeemer High School . The Detroit Public Library Bowen Branch
650-420: Is more accessible to the student body and production of the content is easier and cheaper. As printed student publications become more and more scarce and student publications move online to best fit the news needs of today's students, student newspapers will run into several issues. One of these issues is the increase in demand for new content. While an update once a day or even once a week was once acceptable for
700-582: Is the independent student newspaper of the University of Michigan published in Ann Arbor , Michigan . Established on September 29, 1890, the newspaper is financially and editorially independent from the university. The Michigan Daily is the only newspaper in Washtenaw County , Michigan . It is published every weekday during the fall and winter terms, and weekly during the spring and summer terms. In 2020,
750-498: Is the largest section, with seven sections that include Academics and Student Government, Administration, Business and Public Safety, Campus Life, City, Government, and Research. The editors-in-chief are elected by the entire newspaper staff and manage all sections. The managing editor and digital managing editor report to the editors-in-chief. Each section is led by at least one managing editor who appoints at least one senior editor and one assistant editor. The editorial page editors are
800-797: The Chicago Tribune . Alumni include playwright Arthur Miller , 47th governor of New York and presidential candidate Thomas Dewey , activist Tom Hayden , investment banker Bruce Wasserstein , journalist and physician Sanjay Gupta , former chairman of American Airlines George A. Spater , journalist and game show host Mike Wallace , and former lieutenant governor of Missouri Harriett Woods . Notable journalists and writers include seven Pulitzer Prize winners: Eugene Robinson , Lisa Pollak , Ann Marie Lipinski , Amy Harmon , Stanford Lipsey , and Arthur Miller . They also include notable broadcast journalists like du-Pont Columbia Award winner David Schechter . Awards won by The Daily include
850-752: The Daily , came to personify the publication's editorial philosophy during the 1960s. The paper was the subject of national press coverage when, in 1967, it urged the legalization of marijuana , and again during the Gulf War in 1991, when it called for the reinstatement of the military draft. The Daily was instrumental in the spread of the Paul is dead urban legend . An October 14, 1969 Daily article by Fred LaBour and John Gray, entitled "McCartney Dead; New Evidence Brought to Light", itemized various "clues", many of them of their own invention. Their "reporting" of McCartney's death
900-506: The Journalism Education Association , argue that prior review has no legitimate educational merit and is only a tool leading to censorship. Under certain limited conditions and situations presented by Hazelwood , school administrators may be permitted prior review of (mostly high school) student publications. Until June 2005, the Hazelwood standard was not considered to apply to public college and university newspapers,
950-504: The U.S. Constitution in protecting student expression documented by the Student Press Law Center . University administrations have learned to get around constitutional protections and effectively diminish critical student newspapers by following the example of former Boston University President John Silber , who on the advice of Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz , eliminated all funding for student newspapers in
1000-444: The University of California, Berkeley in 1971, The Daily Orange of Syracuse University in 1971, The Independent Florida Alligator of the University of Florida in 1973, The Cavalier Daily of the University of Virginia in 1979, The Paisano of the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1981, and most recently The Mountaineer Jeffersonian of West Virginia University in 2008. Some states have laws which enhance
1050-575: The 1920s. The Mexican community established itself on Vernor Street. The community was originally known as "La Bagley". The Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church began holding weekly masses in Spanish by 1969. At one point, the Lithuanian Hall building was renamed the Hispanos Unidos Hall . Waves of immigration came in the 1970s and 1980s, adding to the community. In the late 1980s, the neighborhood
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#17330860911251100-446: The 1970s in an attempt to suppress on-campus criticism. Silber's policy went so far as to ban student organizations funded by the university from placing advertisements in the student press. With his hands-off policy, Silber was able to eliminate the independence of The Daily News and financially crippled the more-radical b.u. exposure . The exposure sued Silber and the university for infringement of their First Amendment rights, but
1150-703: The 2023 National Pacemaker Award in online media, 22 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2020 and 2021, and 14 awards from the Michigan College Press Association in 2018. Student publication A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper , magazine , television show , or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may also report on national or international news as well. Most student publications are either part of
1200-643: The Ford Resource and Engagement Center in the Mexicantown Mercado facility and spend $ 10 million to finance the operations of the center. Prior to the Ford center opening, the building was closed. The main thoroughfares are Bagley Street and Vernor Street. Meghan McEwen of Model D said, "Nebulous are the borders of Mexicantown" and that "Some say it begins at the old train station and ends at Clark Park. Others passionately insist it includes Clark Park. More than
1250-685: The UK's first independent national student newspaper, was launched (closed 2019). Scotcampus a similar publication based in Scotland was founded in 2001 (closed 2016). In 2009, The Student Journals was founded as an independent online magazine for students, but started allowing international writers one year after launch (closed 2014). Tinker v. Des Moines concerns a group of students who wanted to wear black armbands to school in 1965 to protest United States involvement in Vietnam . After school officials heard about
1300-467: The United States to completely abandon its printed issues in favor of a website was The Campus Lantern at Eastern Connecticut State University , doing so in the 2000s; however paper issues of The Lantern have since been brought back. Due to publishing content online, student publications are now able to reach a much wider audience than before. With many student publications moving to online, content
1350-603: The Woman in 1992. In 2007, renovations to the historic building at 420 Maynard Street were completed, funded entirely by private donations from alumni. To dedicate the renovated building, a reunion of the staffs of The Michigan Daily , the Michiganensian yearbook, and the Gargoyle Humor Magazine was held from October 26 to 28, 2007. On January 28, 2014, The Daily earned national recognition for breaking news that
1400-414: The campus. Editors tend to be elected by the student body on a separate ticket to other student representatives and are paid an honorarium, although some student organisations have been known to employ unelected staff to coordinate the production of the newspaper (an example of this is the national Student View newspaper). Australian student newspapers have courted controversy since their inception. One of
1450-706: The courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts eventually dismissed their case. Studies by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education ( JBHE ) focusing on African American students have found that as few as 2.6% of editors of all student newspapers are of African-American descent, with other minorities showing similar trending. These numbers are not much higher at schools with credited journalism schools. In these institutions, only 4.4% of editors are of African American descent. Both of these percentages are significantly below
1500-604: The eDITion), at Dublin Institute of Technology and the UCC Express and Motley Magazine at University College Cork . Each publication reports on affairs at its host university and on local, national and international news of relevance to students and many student journalists have gone on to work in Ireland's national press. All student publications in Ireland are funded by or linked to their host university or its students' union, with
1550-476: The exception of UCD's College Tribune which operates independently. Irish student publications are invited each year to enter the national Student Media Awards, run by a Dublin-based marketing firm Oxygen.ie under various categories. Almost every university in South Korea runs a student based press. Although many of these press are funded by the school, the students press has a significant amount of say amongst
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1600-495: The fall of 2005, the magazine was renamed The Statement, a reference to former Daily editor-in-chief Tom Hayden 's Port Huron Statement . The newspaper’s editorial staff is be led by the co-editors in chief and divided into the following sections: news, opinion, sports, arts, photography, web, copy, video, Statement, Michigan in Color, audience engagement, design, podcast, culture, training and inclusion, Focal Point and games. News
1650-513: The famous phrase "students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate." Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier , heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1987 concerned a public school newspaper that attempted to print two controversial stories about issues of teen pregnancy and divorced families. It was the custom of the principal to look over the proposed paper before publication. With little time left before
1700-487: The increased number of "hits" to the common "sports" and "opinion" sections of the paper, while hard news sections go un-noticed. This new type of print culture could possibly result in drastic formatting and content changes for student newspapers. University student newspapers in Australia are usually independent of university administration yet are connected with or run by the student representative organisation operating at
1750-427: The managing editors of the opinion section. The Management Desk, referred to as MDesk, is the governing body of The Daily that makes decisions affecting the entire newspaper. Members of MDesk include the editors-in-chief and the managing editors of each section. The Daily has strict bylaws regarding journalistic integrity and ethics. News writers cannot write for the opinion section, however, staff may transfer to
1800-645: The more notorious of these controversies involved the publication of an article which allegedly incited readers to shoplift. The July edition of the magazine was banned by the Office of Film and Literature Classification following a campaign by conservative talkback radio hosts and other media to have the material banned. The four editors of the July 1995 edition of La Trobe University student magazine Rabelais were subsequently charged with publishing, distributing and depositing an objectionable publication. An objectional publication
1850-473: The opinion section from news but cannot return to news. The newspaper also restricts news writers from expressing political views, as well as holding membership in any university student governments. Many columnists and editors from The Daily have gone to hold prominent positions in government, journalism, and more, working for publications like The New York Times , The Washington Post , Associated Press , The Wall Street Journal , Time magazine, and
1900-549: The paper received nearly 6 million website visits, and serves over 50,000 university students and nearly 350,000 residents throughout Washtenaw County. In November 2024, Mary Corey and Zhane Yamin were elected 2025 co-editors in chief to succeed Dana Elobaid and Samantha Rich. In 1952, the Soviet delegate to the United Nations , F. A. Novikov, singled out the newspaper as emblematic of American warmongering. On April 12, 1955, when
1950-435: The planned silent protest, they suspended the students involved. A few of the students involved sued and the Supreme Court sided with the students, saying that provided that these speech acts did not distract themselves or others from academic work, the real purpose of the school, then students were free to wear and say want they liked in school. This is considered the benchmark case in issues of student free speech and contains
2000-476: The publication deadline, the principal decided that the two stories, though names had been changed to protect the stories' subjects, were inappropriate for the paper's younger readers; under direction of the principal, the paper was printed without the offending stories. The students filed suit, but the Supreme Court stood by the principal's ruling, that, because of time constraints, the only proper course of action
2050-453: The reader deals with only the subjects they wish to deal with. In this way readers are not inconvenienced by material they have no interest in and can personalize an information product themselves, providing added value to both themselves and the provider. However, some believe this trend may not be the best for society, who is now faced with a public that chooses how well to be informed. On a campus paper, this trend will likely manifest itself in
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2100-602: The respective institution. The majority of student publications are funded through their educational institution. Some funds may be generated through sales and advertisements, but the majority usually comes from the school itself. Because of this, educational institutions have specific ways in which they can influence the publications through funding. Due to the rise in adoption of Internet accessible devices such as computers and smartphones, many high schools and colleges have begun offering online editions of their publications in addition to printed copies. The first student newspaper in
2150-502: The state and even Canada." McEwen also said, "Mexicantown is a place where vibrantly colored buildings, decorated with even brighter murals and hand-painted signs, dot" Bagley and Vernor. As of 2011, there are many restaurants at the intersection of Interstate 75 and Vernor that cater to customers from the suburbs. Mcewen said, "One might guess there are more restaurants per square foot than any other neighborhood in Detroit." The neighborhood
2200-695: The states of Illinois , Indiana and Wisconsin . In response to the Kincaid decision, the California State Legislature passed AB 2581 , which extended existing state-level statutory protection of high school student journalists to college and university students. The bill was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and took effect on January 1, 2007. Controversy over alleged censorship actions has led some student newspapers to become independent organizations, such as The Exponent of Purdue University in 1969, The Daily Californian of
2250-566: The story of the Southwest Detroit community that saved a hockey rink, helped stabilize a neighborhood, and gave inner city youth the opportunity to play the game of hockey. This short documentary with a run time of 34 minutes is told through the perspectives of seven southwest Detroiters ranging from 12 to 87 years of age. 42°19′N 83°6′W / 42.317°N 83.100°W / 42.317; -83.100 Michigan Daily The Michigan Daily , also known as " The Daily ,"
2300-696: The student body. Student newspapers in the United Kingdom are often given a constitutionally guaranteed editorial independence from the universities and students' unions whose students they represent, although the majority are financially dependent on their students' union. Notable British student newspapers that are financially as well as editorially independent from their respective student unions are Cherwell ( Oxford Student Publications Ltd ), Varsity (Varsity Publications Ltd; Cambridge), The Tab (Tab Media Ltd; national) and The Gown ( Queen's University Belfast ). In 2003, The National Student ,
2350-426: The success of Jonas Salk 's polio vaccine was announced at the University of Michigan the Daily was the first newspaper to report it. In 1957, the Daily sent a staff member to Little Rock, Arkansas who, pretending to be a student, attended classes on the first day of integration. Activist and politician Tom Hayden , a former Daily editor in chief who helped found Students for a Democratic Society while editing
2400-481: Was christened "Mexicantown" as part of a public relations campaign. A wave of immigration from Mexico in the 1990s greatly increased the number of Mexicans in Detroit. In one period, Mexicantown's population increased with seasonal immigrations of about 2,000 people, while Detroit as a whole had population decreases. Benedict Carey of The New York Times said that Mexicantown was "on the rise" in 2005. In December 2012, Ford Motor Company announced that it would open
2450-852: Was defined in this case, as one that incites criminal activity. The editors lodged an appeal, which led to a protracted four-year court case. The appeal was eventually defeated by the full bench of the Federal Court , who refused the editors' application to appeal to the High Court of Australia . The charges were eventually dropped in March 1999. Many student newspapers in Canada are independent from their universities and student unions. Such autonomous papers are funded by student fees won by referendums, as well as advertising, and are run by their staffs, with no faculty input. About 55 of Canada's student newspapers belong to
2500-643: Was to not print the stories. It was decided that the students' First Amendment rights had not been infringed. This case is often cited by high schools and universities to support the custom of prior review. Hazelwood and Tinker offer conflicting versions of student free expression. Student-directed publications may indeed be considered open or limited public forums for student expression, offering students freedom of expression under both Hazelwood and Tinker . Hazelwood , for example, does not say administrators must review or censor their papers before publication. In fact, journalism education organizations, like
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