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15 hours ago
5 min

From full moons to retrogrades, what’s in store for your month of June?

Horoscopes by Nick Pranger Get excited everyone! June is here, Spring has already sprung and it’s time for Summer. Everyone should be...

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May 5
3 min

Bops and Flops from the Met Gala 2023: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty

By: Nick Pranger On May 1st, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted its annual “Met Gala”. Each year, a new theme is selected and...

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Apr 29
4 min

An Analysis of Languages, From a Lover of Love

By: Megan DeGrand I’ve always been a sucker for love. Ever since I was a child, I would rewatch the same Disney Princess movies with...

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Apr 21
4 min

Reconsidered: Student Opinion on Hash Bash, 28 Years Ago vs. Today

By Thomas Gala-Garza Hash Bash, held the first Saturday of each April, is an event in Ann Arbor, Michigan centered on reforming marijuana...

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Apr 14
4 min

Reconsidered: The Effectiveness of the GEO Strike

By Sydney Lesnick In recent weeks, it has become impossible to ignore the countless picket lines across campus, the ever-growing number...

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Apr 9
4 min

What the F*** is up with Kanye “Ye” West??

By: Alexandra Scheib *Content Warning: mental health and antisemitism* While I loathe the idea of writing about disgraced international...

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Mar 31
4 min

Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour Closing Song Needs Work

By Jake Frederick *Content Warning: Mention of Eating Disorders* (and Scooter Braun) The closing number to Taylor Swift’s much...

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Mar 22
4 min

Ann Arbor's Local Coffee Shop Rankings

By Talia Belowich I would like to preface this blog post by saying that I was a former employee at one of these coffee shops (bonus...

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Nov 16, 2021
3 min

The Infamous UM Math Department

By: Jing He “Welcome to Hell,” a Redditor writes in a detailed post entitled, “How The Math Department Here Works: A Guide.” A freshman...

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Jan 19, 2021
2 min

Question Everything

By: Lara Janosz // Questions shape our world. Or what we know of it, at least. The asking and answering of questions has allowed us to...

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Jan 19, 2021
3 min

Being a Humanities Major in 2021

By: Paige Hodder // When you get to college, no one tells you that your major will become a part of your identity. At the beginning of...

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Aug 23, 2020
3 min

What does "okay" mean in an a cappella group?

By: Swathi Sampath, Rahul Mirchandani // Members of Maize Mirchi discuss mental health.

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Feb 26, 2020
2 min

A Brief Reflection on 21-year old Grandmas

By: Anni Ball // I'll be the first to admit I'm a 21-year old grandma.

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Nov 13, 2019
5 min

Polarization, Tribalism, and Echo Chambers: Ellen DeGeneres and “Cancel Culture”

By: Caroline Martin // Ellen DeGeneres was spotted laughing with former President George W. Bush.

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Aug 1, 2019
4 min

Joe Biden Deserves Credit

By: Tuhin Chakraborty // Former VP and Presidential Candidate Joe Biden did well during the Detroit debates- why can’t we give him credit?

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Jul 10, 2019
3 min

The True Nature of Edward VIII and His Similarities to Donald Trump

By: Tuhin Chakraborty

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Apr 3, 2019
3 min

The Inflation of Information: An Alternative Take on American Politics

By: Noah Keeler-Seiser ’20 // The United States prides itself for upholding reason and popular rule.

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Mar 20, 2019
4 min

The Life of a Banana

By: Anni Ball // The streets of Beijing felt foreign to me.

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Feb 13, 2019
3 min

Why I Love the Game Day Atmosphere

By: Michael Graf // I've been a Michigan fan ever since I was a kid, despite growing up in California.