Stories by Lucy Perkins
the B-Side
Written Wit: A tale of two humor publications
- Anna Schulte/Daily
BY LUCY PERKINS
The Every Three Weekly and The Gargoyle are the two student humor publications on campus. Though the two humor publications coexist, they don’t always see eye-to-eye.
Michigan-based, Ethiopia-inspired duo bring folk tunes to The Ark
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY LUCY PERKINS
Seth and May spent three weeks in Ethiopia last January in a collaborative project with On the Ground, a nonprofit group that raises money to aid sustainable development in farming regions worldwide.
The Statement
Women on Wheels: Rolling into Ann Arbor's roller derby scene
- Courtsey of Farzin Montazersadgh and Andrew Potter
BY LUCY PERKINS
On the shiny wood rink, painted lines gleam and direct a swarm of fishnets, leopard print kneepads and neon roller skates in continuous circles. The sound of a whistle commands skaters to jump or stop – a warm-up to practice skills essential for the team to win a game.
There's a student-generated app for that
- Courtesy of Apoorva Bansal
BY LUCY PERKINS
Some students at the University don’t take their mobile phones for granted, because they know what it’s like to make an app — from start to finish.
Dreamy, ethereal Vienna Teng to grace the Power Center
- Courtesy of Vienna Teng
BY LUCY PERKINS
In class she introduces herself as Cynthia Yih Shih, but onstage she’s known as Vienna Teng. Tonight, Shih will transform from student to singer at the Power Center in one of her few performances scheduled this semester.
'I Do,' Go Blue: The Big House unveils itself for University weddings
- Photo illustration by Anna Schulte
BY LUCY PERKINS
For couples who bleed maize and blue, some of those decisions, such as the color scheme and location, are obvious. There’s no place they would rather get married than the University.
• VIDEO: Weddings at the Big House
Exploring 'U' museums' colossal collections
- File Photo/Daily
BY LUCY PERKINS
The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology’s collection rolls in at around 110,000 pieces — just enough to fill the Big House. And that’s just one of a total of seven on-campus museums — the University is home to Museums of Natural History, Anthropology, Paleontology, Zoology, Dentistry and Art.
