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BY THE STATEMENT STAFF
Published April 1, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
APRIL 2, 2014
The Statement examines unplanned pregnanies and contraception on campus.
(c) The Michigan Daily
Magazine Editor: Carlina Duan
Features
‘A well-kept secret’ How pregnancy counseling centers influence choice
Arbor Vitae is tucked away in plain sight, down a flight of stairs in the basement of the building shared by the Starbucks on East Liberty. The center acts as an outlet to seek advice that advocates taking a pregnancy to term before deciding to move forward with other options, like an abortion.
Photo by Alden Reiss
Visual Statement: Submerge
Pick your protection: the impact of contraception usage on campus
While college is a time when many students choose to explore their sexual freedom, universities such as Michigan have been on the frontline of advancing sexual health and contraception education.
Columns
My First Time: Lollapalooza, an intimate affair
While I may be one step closer to carpal tunnel, Lolla is worth the effort. After the first time I went, I was hooked. Lolla is like nothing else — organized pandemonium.
Illustration by megan mulholland
The writer's Notebook:
by Max Radwin, Deputy Magazine Editor
The Writer's Notebook: Not Literature, not theatre
Slam poetry is a synthesis of those two mediums of art done poorly. It isn't literature, and it really isn't theatre.
Campus mechanics:
by Amrutha sivakumar, Deputy Magazine Editor
the donors and the Best
Everything that the University does can be expected to be a carefully calculated endeavor, and the process of convincing donors to invest their resources in the University may just be plain science.
Personal Statements
This week:
Being a writer
When you’re seven years old, no one expects you to be an archaeologist. But at my age, adopting the visage is quickly becoming insufficient without some results, or at least serious preparations for them. And it goes without saying that reading Hemingway, and reading about Hemingway, are two very different things.
Illustration by megan mulholland
the archives:
Coming up caffeinated
Starbucks has subtly re-implemented the star system one might see in a Kindergarten classroom for kids on good behavior. You need just 30 stars to remain at gold status. Mom amassed 250 last year — class valedictorian by a long shot.
Diving into my Insecurity
Weight transformed into a number that I couldn’t stop thinking about.
Party's Over, Now What?
Of course we endured endless jeers of “Freeeeeeeshmaaaaaaan” from congested porches.
That sexy sweater
It was the kind of morning I would have missed 99 times out of 100, but the fact that I should have missed it, but didn’t, is what makes it so miraculous.
On the Blogs
Trending: #MarsOneWay
What's trending this week at the 'U?'
The Rules
TMD's weekly survival guide.
The List: Five birth control options for the future
We're like Buzzfeed, only better.
The Thought Bubble
For this week's Thought Bubble, the Statement magazine spoke LSA junior Nicole Joseph.