Stories by Lucy Perkins
Nerd Nite concocts intellectual fun for the Ann Arbor community
BY LUCY PERKINS
Self-publicized as “The Discovery Channel (TM) with Beer!,” Nerd Nite proves that drinking and being a nerd are not mutually exclusive.
The Statement
Personal Statement: Why I love ads
- Illustration by Megan Mulholland
BY LUCY PERKINS
Advertisers love me. Slogans and jingles by celebrities meant to sell me something usually succeed. They convince me that there’s a 100-percent chance my life will get better if I buy whatever they’re trying to sell.
the b-side
Off The Beaten Path: The journey of Les Voyageurs
- Allison Kruske/Daily
BY LUCY PERKINS
That sense of adventure and intensity is what knits Les Voyageurs together today, though their idea of survival may have more to do with midterm papers and exams than Mother Nature’s harsh elements.
The Statement
The snacker generation
- Photo Illustration by Terra Molengraff
BY LUCY PERKINS
The ideal vision is that after we graduate, we will instantaneously become real people, get our acts together and be responsible with our finances. We will cook more, eat out less and open retirement accounts. That’s not what happens. For the first few years post graduation, people tend to live lifestyles as if we had the same financial aid and parental support as we did in college.
The Statement
The drunk diet: The science behind why you crave NYPD after a night of partying
- Illustration by Megan Mulholland
BY LUCY PERKINS
Basically, if you’re drunk, there’s little to no chance that your brain will tell you to control yourself when it comes to the greasy goodness of late night South University food.
Experts share tips on how to vlog
BY LUCY PERKINS
Video blogging isn't so difficult when YouTube Partners are showing you the ropes. Tips dictated to Lucy Perkins by Tyler Oakley, Dan Brown and Chellie Carr.
Project for Awesome: Linking philanthropy with new media
BY LUCY PERKINS
Positive online interaction through events like Project for Awesome are made possible through YouTube by its very nature, giving viewers (whether they consider themselves to be Nerdfighters or not) the opportunity to contribute to something bigger than themselves.
The Statement
Is this real life?: YouTube turns the personal into public
- Teresa Mathew/Daily
BY LUCY PERKINS
Though many people see YouTube as a virtual hub where they can find music videos and watch that one idiot majorly wipe out on a skateboard ramp, the Nerdfighters view YouTube as a community. Channels, schedules and videos are full of inside jokes. Comments come from familiar usernames. “Instead of being made of cells and body stuff, Nerdfighters are made of awesome,” said LSA freshman David Dolsen.
Life after the Michigan Marching Band
- File Photo/Daily
BY LUCY PERKINS
Directly beneath the maize ‘M’ sewn on the left chest plate of his Michigan Marching Band uniform, a tattooed block ‘M’ is inked on the left pectoral of TJ Wolfgram, a senior in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
The three University alumni who helped make 'A Christmas Story' a musical
- Courtesy of Teresa Siavrakas
BY LUCY PERKINS
The trials and tribulations of an all-American Christmas take the audience for a wild holiday ride through the musical stylings of 2007 ‘U’ alums Justin Paul and Benj Pasek and the musical direction of 2003 alum Ian Eisendrath.
