Selected Media Appearances

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Activists File Papers to Put Measure Banning Affirmative Action on Michigan's 2006 Ballot.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 7, 2005. Silla Brush.
Article quotes author about MCRI submission of 508,202 signatures.

Bad Science: Subjective Selective Evidence.
The National Review Online. June 9, 2003.
Roger Clegg, NRO contributing editor, counsel, CEO.

Syndicated Column. Nat Hentoff.
Appearing nationally sometime around May 28, 2003
ESP Magazine, Greensboro, NC. Affirmative action discords. May 28, 2003.

Syndicated Column. The Creator's Syndicate. Appearing in national newspapers after May 28, 2003.
By Linda Chavez, President of the Center for Equal Opportunity.

Data behind U-M study debunk a touted benefit of race policy. The Grand Rapids Press, Saturday, May 31, 2003. Expresses author's opinion regarding material uncovered by Chetly Zarko and discusses follow-up data analysis performed by scientific experts. Critical of U-M on diversity science's conclusions.
Misinformation in the UM affirmative action case. Human Events Online, Thursday, May 29, 2003. Same syndicated content.
Supreme Court decision on affrimative action is near. Townhall.com Online. May 28, 2003.

U-M Hurts its Credibility by Hiding Research: Denial of Freedom of Information Act request for diversity study data violates the spirit of disclosure law.The Detroit News, Thursday, May 29, 2003.
Lead editorial supporting Chetly Zarko's attempt to get data from the University of Michigan through FOIA.

U-M accused of hiding diversity report:
University says rights agency could have reviewed study, which it calls ' not relevant'. The Ann Arbor News, Wednesday, May 21, 2003.
News piece regarding Center for Individual Rights press release supporting Zarko's findings and accusing U-M of other malfeasance.

SCOTUS hearing affirmative action.ABC-News, Channel 12, Flint, Michigan. 5pm and 11pm news segments, April 1, 2003. (Link no longer active)
Appearing in video clips regarding appearance at oral arguments on affirmative action lawsuits at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Thousands March for Affirmative Action: U-M Hearing Attracts Politicians, Activists.
Detroit News, April 2, 2003. Photo and quotation regarding appearance at oral arguments on affirmative action lawsuits at U.S. Supreme Court.

Sidebar Text and Two-Page Spread on Oral Arguments at U.S Supreme Court. Not available online. The Ann Arbor News, April 2, 2003. Featured quotation in sidebar text and featured discussion on affirmative action lawsuits and contradictory studies U-M withheld.

Alum Sues U' After FOIA Request Denial.
The Michigan Daily, October 8, 2002. by Rob Goodspeed. Relates the details of 4th FOIA litigation against U-M in a case where Michigan's FOIA officer attempted to charge $57 an hour for 40 hours of "exemption review."

Forum speakers voice high hopes.
The Michigan Daily. April 23, 1996. unsigned. Describes speech by Zarko to Board of Regents suggesting that the replacement to President Duderstadt should balance academics with research, and a variety of other factors.

Last presidential search forum draws University, community members.
The University Record, January 30, 1996. by Janet N. Mendler.
Describes speech by Zarko to Board of Regents suggesting that the replacement to President Duderstadt should balance academics with research, and a variety of other factors.

City: Next pres. should keep up relations with Ann Arbor
The Michigan Daily, January 22, 1996. by Jodi Cohen. Describes speech by Zarko to Board of Regents suggesting that replacement to President Duderstadt should balance academics with research, and a variety of other factors.

Various speeches.

"Online" sidebar news clip.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 27, 1994. unsigned. Page A26. Follows up on January article and updates with news of Detroit Free Press and Ann Arbor News decision to legally intervene on Zarko's behalf.

"Privacy on the Line: U-M defends sanctity of electronic exchanges." Page 1A-9A."Regents avoided business, wound up with little to say." Page 9A.
The Detroit Free Press, Friday, April 15, 1994. by Dan Gillmor. Two stories describe how Detroit Free Press and Ann Arbor News attorneys received "computer conferences" operated by U-M regents after newspapers' attorneys threatened to join Zarko's FOIA lawsuit. Features author's personal involvement. Story also reported by AP wire and some regional TV stations.Last update December 28, 2003.