Stories by Melanie Kruvelis
Melanie Kruvelis: To the parade that never came
BY MELANIE KRUVELIS
Win or lose, we've got to remember what we still have. Like sophomores lighting couches on fire.
The Statement
Beyond the classroom, into the community
- Illustration by Kristen Cleghorn
BY MELANIE KRUVELIS
In Project Outreach, students split in-class hours with fieldwork around the Ann Arbor area. From spending time in juvenile detention centers to working with ESL preschoolers, students break out of the lecture hall and dive right into the community, giving them a whole new classroom experience.
Melanie Kruvelis: Wake up and smell the Adderall
BY MELANIE KRUVELIS
The face of education is changing faster than Kim Kardashian’s. And for educators, that's kind of frightening. But just as students are adjusting to a world with minimal job security and maximum loan burdens, universities must adjust too and back away from these xenophobic fears of the Internet.
Melanie Kruvelis: Et tu, feminists?
BY MELANIE KRUVELIS
Last Friday, Perry was awarded the title Billboard’s Woman of the Year, narrowly beating out Octomom and that lady down the street who hands out pennies on Halloween. “I’m not a feminist,” Perry said in her acceptance speech, “but I do believe in the strength of women.” Thanks for the qualifier, Katy.
the b-side
From the Ground Up: Assocreation takes to the streets
- Marlene Lacasse/Daily
BY MELANIE KRUVELIS
For the past 15 years, Graf has been a member of Assocreation, an Austrian-based artist collective that specializes in public, absolutely hands-on projects. The group began working together in 1997, creating massive public installations across Europe and North America.
The Statement
The Lost Generation, Part II
- Terra Molengraff/Daily
BY MELANIE KRUVELIS
“Think I need this thing?”
The moderator talks into the microphone — testing, one, two, yep, much better. The audience wanders from the coffee machines back to their seats. It’s the first full day of the University's Port Huron Statement conference, this two-part workshop, one-part reunion honoring the 50th anniversary of the New Left manifesto.
Melanie Kruvelis: Fuck the non-voter?
BY MELANIE KRUVELIS
While it’s certainly true that some non-voters don’t care, writing off all non-participants as being so Cheech and wrong misses the point. Our masturbatory attitude to the voting process and absolute disgust with those who don’t show up on Election Day, masks flaws in a nonsensical electoral system.
The legacy of Arbor Vitae lives on
BY MELANIE KRUVELIS
Well, just the baby doll sitting behind him in a feather boa and mustache. And that drawing that reads “Hella Taco.” Then there’s that picture: the one with the straight-faced bearded man sitting in a Chuck E. Cheese’s photo booth. But I guess that’s just the sort of stuff you learn to forget when you move into a Midwestern art collective.
Melanie Kruvelis: Simply a band-aid
BY MELANIE KRUVELIS
When the Court announces its decision in the spring, the court is likely to rule in favor of Ms. Fisher, meaning a restructuring or even the destruction of affirmative action programs. But this doesn’t necessitate the death of diversity.
Melanie Kruvelis: My night with Herman
BY MELANIE KRUVELIS
The truth? You know, after Thursday night, I’m not so sure I can handle the truth. Or at least the College Truth Tour’s version of it.
