My grandfather on my mom’s side of the family has a lexicon of cliches — a signature catchphrase, if you will, for almost any situation. “Put an egg in your shoe and beat it” happens to be my favorite, but there’s also one that I’ve only recently gained an appreciation for:
“Call me anything you want. Just don’t call me late for dinner.”
Over the past three and a half years, I’ve become immune to the improper pronunciation of my name. You heard that right.
Hot air wafts from the oven in the kitchen of Linder Cooperative House, which looks semi-industrial with steel gray appliances. A hooded stove and two picnic benches tucked under a wooden table back into the far right corner of a chipping, bright orange wall. My Chemical Romance’s “Teenagers” has been playing at full volume, on loop. It’s almost 7 p.m. and the Linder House co-chefs prepare dinner for the co-op’s 20 residents. Recent alum Shannon Stone takes a pair of Speedo goggles dangling from a nail in the wall above us and pulls them over her eyes before continuing with the onions.
Outdoor enthusiasts in the Ann Arbor area now have two new miles of paved trail to blaze as of Saturday.
The trail will connect hikers and bikers to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens northeast of Ann Arbor, Nicols Arboretum and Gallup Park’s Border-to-Border bike trails along the Huron River, offering a pathway to the Matthaei gardens that doesn’t require a car.
Endowed with the hallmarks of a leading institution, the University of Michigan has incredible faculty, cutting-edge research, state-of-the-art facilities and a rich history. But none of this would matter without the energy and passion of its students. They lead our organizations, bring attention to important issues facing our campus, and — in many cases — they do this in the face of adversity.
The day after School of Information senior Nicole Zeffer watched president-elect Donald Trump win the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, she placed a call to University Health Services to make an appointment for an IUD consultation.
“It’s upsetting to me because it’s a step in the wrong direction when I thought there would be a step in the right direction,” Zeffer said.
Detroit has undergone a rapid process of gentrification — the process by which low-income communities are renovated and rebuilt, attracting young professionals while driving up real estate prices and relocating pre-existing residents and businesses.
CLEVELAND — Amidst national media coverage of Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) overwhelming favoribility among 18-24 year olds, students and young adults from Cleveland and across the nation participated in demonstrations of solidarity and opposition to Donald Trump's campaign for presidency Thursday at the Republican National Convention.
DETROIT— Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton returned to Detroit Monday where she addressed thousands at a Service Employees International Union convention at the Cobo Center. During her remarks she issued biting criticism of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in addition to discussing reforms to minimum wage and child care.
Patricia D. Hurn and D. Scott DeRue were appointed as the new deans to the School of Nursing and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, respectively, at the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents meeting held Thursday afternoon in downtown Grand Rapids.