Community Culture
Student activists pursue Meatless Mondays for dorm cafeterias
BY CARLINA DUAN
If established at the University, the Meatless Monday plan would involve reducing meat-based meals every Monday in two dining halls: East Quad and North Quad, for the 2013-2014 school year.
John Bohn: Learning from the Occupy movement
BY JOHN BOHN
In many ways, we inherit the defeat of our mothers and fathers; but we also inherit their endless energy. I had never been so moved by a public lecture as I had by Tariq Ali’s.
'Vagina' to come to 'U'
BY KAYLA UPADHYAYA
On March 21, “The Vagina Monologues” will be performed at the University. Ensler penned the play after conducting over 200 interviews with women about their views and experiences when it comes to sex, relationships and violence against women.
PCAP exhibition gives voice to the incarcerated
BY JOHN BOHN
Tuesday, at the opening reception for the 18th Annual Prison Creative Arts (PCAP) Exhibition, over 500 eager family members and friends of the incarcerated may walk through the gallery observing their loved one’s artwork.
John Bohn: Give old-fashioned local bookstores a try
BY JOHN BOHN
Part of me laments what the Internet has done to browsing culture. Now I buy books because I’ve been told I need them. Chance encounters with new knowledge no longer slip through the cracks.
Notebook: The Last Word serves intimate, nostalgic experience to Ann Arbor patrons
BY JULIA KLINE
For those who need a refuge from the noisy pubs of South University, The Last Word offers a welcome retreat to a more refined era.
Science Café to address racial inequality in the U.S. legal system
BY JULIA KLINE
During the Winter 2013 “Understanding Race” theme semester, the monthly Science Café series has facilitated discussions on the sometimes uncomfortable topic of racial bias.
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.
Jason Marsalis to bring mallet-based jazz to Kerrytown Concert House
BY JOHN BOHN
Sunday, at the Kerrytown Concert House, Jason Marsalis will be breathing fresh air into the vibraphones and mallet-based jazz with his Vibe Quartet.
John Bohn: Reconsider the challenge of the small-budget film aesthetic
BY JOHN BOHN
What if we were to avoid thinking of local amateur film as a merely transitory state toward the bigger and better things of the Oscars?
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