Sam Dodge

I’m not getting a lot out of this app, so uninstalling it. I’m keeping the account to check for other news, but don’t expect me to post much (very few people were noticing anyways haha). If you want to reach me, email sdodge@mlive.com.

“It’s kind of free rein here,” one of Ann Arbor's panhandlers told us. Many agreed, but resent the rising aggressive behavior of some of their peers. Last part of our series on downtown panhandling. @MLive @annarbornews mlive.com/news/ann-arbor…

Next, data slices from the last five summers show a rise in disruptive behavior across downtown Ann Arbor. For @MLive @annarbornews: mlive.com/news/ann-arbor…

Next, FOIA'd emails to Ann Arbor City Council show boiling frustrations over downtown panhandling, homelessness. mlive.com/news/ann-arbor…

A downtown Ann Arbor worker was allegedly assaulted after a man went table-to-table asking customers for money. It’s one example of a rising debate over panhandling in Ann Arbor. Today, part one of a four-part series on the topic at @MLive mlive.com/news/ann-arbor…

Warde Manuel's six-page settlement agreement with Michigan calls on the embattled AD to receive a lump-sum payment of nearly $7.2M, health care and retirement payments, sports tickets and golf privileges in exchange for his Dec. 31 resignation. @MLive mlive.com/wolverines/foo…

What's to come: FOIAs from business owners and residents demanding change, data showing rising disruptive behavior downtown and most vital: panhandlers discuss how they survive in Ann Arbor, and their growing frustration with that disruptiveness.

Ann Arbor’s persistent panhandling has been an annoyance over the years. But in May, the threat took a more aggressive form. Check out Part 1 of our new @annarbornews series on the city's rising homelessness issues. mlive.com/news/ann-arbor…

Paul says stuff like this now, but in the aftermath of the game he knew the truth like everyone else.

@Johnubacon Why? What's going on? :)

Doug and I covered a lot of ground on the Michigan athletic front in just a few minutes. Check it out.

The latest Wolverine Confidential podcast episode covers Warde Manuel’s exit as Michigan’s AD mlive.com/sports/2026/07…

Alright, I'm ready for college football now.

The money graph in Wetzel's column about UM probe: "No one really cared what they found, other than rival fans who naively hoped for a smoking gun. To those paying attention, Michigan's scandals were numerous, but largely unrelated, the product of reckless individual choices."

Did my best to synthesize Michigan's well-crafted summary of the Jenner & Block reports it refuses to release. The nuts and bolts: Improvement is needed in leadership accountability, organizational structure and reporting culture. $12M goes a long way. mlive.com/wolverines/foo…

Michigan has released some of its findings from the Jenner & Block investigation at the link below. It's also confirmed to @MLive that AD Warde Manuel is stepping down at the end of the calendar year. publicaffairs.vpcomm.umich.edu/key-issues/mic…

From @AaronMcMann: mlive.com/wolverines/foo…

Warde Manuel will step down at the end of the year, according to a UM release. The investigation found leadership accountability, organizational structure and reporting culture were issues. But no widespread misconduct was found throughout the department, UM said.

A University of Michigan regent says there “was no major smoking gun” in the $12 million investigations into the UM athletic department that would indict AD Warde Manuel or anyone else.

🎥: Hear more from University of Michigan leaders about the investigations into the athletic department and Warde Manuel’s future in Ann Arbor.

A University of Michigan regent told @MLive there was “no major smoking gun” in investigation into UM athletic department, but admits there was “death by a thousand cuts.” He expects at least part of the report to become public. More ⬇️. mlive.com/news/ann-arbor…

I asked UM President Domenico Grasso after the meeting if he still believed Warde Manuel is the “best AD in the country?” His response: “Warde is one of the best athletic directors in the country.” I spoke with more officials as well on Manuel’s future. More to come at @MLive