Stories by Aaron Guggenheim
Schreier receives Golden Apple Award
- Allison Farrand/Daily
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
Psychology lecturer Shelly Schreier was awarded the Golden Apple award during her class Wednesday.
Fraternity suspended for photos
- Bro Bible
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
The national chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, commonly known as Pike, has issued an interim suspension to their Beta Tau Chapter at the University following controversy stemming from the rapid online spread of semi-nude photos of its members.
Faculty draft statement on lack of diversity
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
In response to concerns raised by an article in The Atlantic that called attention to declining diversity at the University compared to peer institutions, the University’s Senate Assembly discussed a drafted statement that called for increased attention to the issue.
Forrest: University research and development could be harmed by government cuts
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
Stephen Forrest, the University's vice president for research, spoke before the Senate Assembly about maintaining competitive research funding in the face of declining federal funds on Monday.
Activist calls for increased prison reform
- Ruby Wallau/Daily
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
Late Friday evening, Robert King, a former member of the Black Panther Party, spoke to a crowded room in Rackham Auditorium on what he said are the inequities of the American criminal justice system and the prison-industrial complex.
International studies program growth prompts expansion, new name
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
The growing major recently dropped the name “Center in International and Comparative Studies” to bring the title in line with the purpose of PICS — to deliver a rigorous curriculum in international studies to a large number of undergraduates.
Hanlon: University still focused on cost of attendance
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
University Provost Philip Hanlon spoke about financial aid and University affordability to a large crowd of faculty members gathered at Monday’s meeting of the Senate Assembly, the largest faculty governing body at the University.
To packed audience, Davis attacks U.S. prison-industrial complex
- Patrick Baron/Daily
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
Early Monday morning, Angela Davis visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. to reflect on her long career as an educator, author and political activist.
The Statement
Personal statement: We were just present
- Illustration by Megan Mulholland
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
I stood on one foot in my boxers in a frigid river, attempting to wash away the thick layer of dirt that had turned me an off-shade of brown. And as I stood there — soaked in that heart-rending beauty that comes from encountering profound silence in the wilderness — I realized something both profound and troubling: We had absolutely no idea what we were doing.
East Quad to offer inclusive living spaces upon opening
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
Almost four years after Amy Navvab began working with the Open Housing Initiative, University Housing announced plans to start a gender inclusive living community in East Quad for the fall semester.
