The Podium
June 18, 2013 - 4:18pm
Seeing Red: We're being watched
BY JEREMY LEE
Snowden’s efforts have shown that the NSA under President Barack Obama has extended its power and scope to a reach few had imagined.
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June 17, 2013 - 7:03pm
Figuring Out Flint: Immigrants incoming
BY HARSHA NAHATA
There are numerous statistics revealing that immigrants are more likely to pursue advanced degrees, apply for patents and start businesses. This may be the initiative that cities like Flint and Detroit need.
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June 14, 2013 - 5:09pm
Summer in A2: The Arb
BY BRANDON CANNIFF
We students need substantial things to do that take more than the quick visit to the store or a local eatery. My solution: Nichols Arboretum.
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June 12, 2013 - 4:06pm
Maura's Study A-Blog: Talk the talk
BY MAURA LEVINE
People here with sophisticated, high-level, white-collar jobs (like my host-brother) speak a multitude of other European languages but simply have no need for English.
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June 11, 2013 - 12:02pm
Blogging Blue: The debt bubble
BY LAYAN CHARARA
At the top of this week’s list of congressional failures is student loan reform.
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June 9, 2013 - 9:16pm
Blogette: The Orion Festival
BY KATIE STEEN
Orion struck me as strange because the lineup was almost entirely composed of male artists.
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June 7, 2013 - 1:29pm
The Townie: Summer's orders
BY JAMIE FORGACS
Washtenaw Dairy isn’t some sort of Ann Arborite Dairy Queen. It’s in its own category of awesome.
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June 5, 2013 - 1:59pm
Intrepid Interns: Getting started
BY JACQUELYN GOLDMAN
After meeting with the three other interns in MTV Series Development and our supervisor, I left feeling ready to take on my internship.
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June 4, 2013 - 11:34am
Seeing Red: Nobamacare
BY JEREMY LEE
An issue that has been highly contested for the last few years is a simple piece of legislation called the Affordable Care Act — better known as Obamacare. However, this legislation is neither simple nor affordable as its name might imply, but is rather one of the messiest bills to ever barely scrape by Congress.
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June 3, 2013 - 12:52pm
Figuring Out Flint: A place of opportunity
BY HARSHA NAHATA
Not only are there extremely dedicated people who care about the city immensely working day and night to turn it around, but also the effort to reinvent Flint — recreating a new vision for what the city will look like — is something that has sought complete community engagement.
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May 31, 2013 - 12:33pm
Summer in A2: Studying in the spring
BY BRANDON CANNIFF
Gaining the motivation to do any schoolwork during the summer can be a daunting task, but there are tactics you can deploy to make it a little easier to deal with.
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May 29, 2013 - 1:26pm
Maura's Study A-Blog: Contrasting cultures
BY MAURA LEVINE
While D.C. has tourists coming to find the meaning and power in the landmarks of the U.S., Barcelona has tourists visiting to unwind and enjoy themselves.
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May 28, 2013 - 4:30pm
Blogging Blue: Reforming the American dream
BY LAYAN CHARARA
It seems people in the U.S. often forget what country they live in. If we are going to continue to claim to be the land of opportunity and diversity, we cannot keep immigrants out.
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May 28, 2013 - 1:12pm
Blogette: Not at home? That's no excuse
BY KATIE STEEN
But as I followed this guy through the unsettlingly homogenous streets of Prague at 1 a.m., waited for him to take a piss in a parking lot, then strolled blindly toward the club, he continued to talk about his European women — about how he doesn't usually go to clubs in Canada, but the women in clubs here are just so much “better” than back home.
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May 24, 2013 - 11:45am
The Townie: Choose your theater wisely
BY JAMIE FORGACS
Quality 16 may be great for huge crowds on opening night, but if you want to be entertained not only by a film or performance, but also a unique and exciting ambience, get out and go downtown to the Michigan and State Theaters.
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