Homecoming dance 1943 |
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| Dance is a key part of most early homecoming celebrations, typically a two-day event in which various colleges and university groups welcome back alumni. Traditionally scheduled in October, the 2011 homecoming weekend is Oct. 28-29. Photo courtesy Bentley Historical Library |
This month in history (38 years ago)Actress Jane Fonda and her husband, former Michigan Daily editor Tom Hayden, addressed a crowd of 3,000 Oct. 7, 1973, at Hill Auditorium. They said their cause was the plight of political prisoners in South Vietnam, and spent much of the address focusing on atrocities perpetuated by the South Vietnamese government. When anti-war former prisoner of war Bob Chenowith was introduced to the crowd, he received a standing ovation. — The Michigan Daily Have a campus memory to share? Use the comment box below. |
October 10, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
Today's Headlines
- Non-union staff nominees sought for police oversight panel
- Pam Davis-Kean named director of ISR’s Survey Research Center
- $17.9M grant accelerates U-M mental health research
- Board of Regents to meet July 18 at University Hall
- Parking, transportation updates in advance of Ann Arbor Art Fair
- Runge to retire from Michigan Medicine
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens invites public to name beaver family
- International Institute names von Moltke interim director
- State budget supports U-M’s education, economic development efforts
- $10.5M biomaterials center to fight resource discrimination
