This time of year, millions of students are moving to colleges and universities across the United States. They prepare for their classes, settle into their housing, reunite with old friends and prepare to make new connections. Though this time can be daunting for new students, it remains mostly shaped by optimism toward the expansive new opportunities awaiting these young adults. Yet as these Americans enter what will hopefully be a positive chapter in their lives, students half a world away are combatting a different, harrowing reality.
Monday, September 16, 2019 - 2:55pm
Monday, September 16, 2019 - 2:51pm
The United States’ opposition to the spread of communism abroad bears a long and complicated political history. Even today, long after Cold War tensions thawed, U.S. policy toward communist regimes such as China, Cuba and North Korea indicates that some hostilities have not entirely melted away. In particular, U.S. policy towards Cuba is still mired by residual antagonism towards revolutionary leader Fidel Castro’s communist regime that arose in the late 1950s.
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 5:34pm
“Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice,” as poet Robert Frost once said. However, I believe there are three threats that will be humanity's downfall: food, waste and blood. Unfortunately, the “friendly little bubble” around Ann Arbor is not enough to shelter the city from the plague of collegiate food insecurity, food waste and national blood shortages. At first glance, it may seem these public health threats belong in different categories and should inspire separate solutions.
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 2:49pm
This Letter to the Editor is written in response to an earlier column written by Sam Fogel titled “Joe Biden — a man of many pitfalls.”
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 5:18pm
Bees are often seen as one of mankind’s most beloved animals. Whether it be the buzz over Honey Nut Cheerios or Jerry Seinfeld’s sarcastic character Barry from the "Bee Movie," we seem to have a greater affinity for these striped insects than we do for their six-legged relatives. Man-made bee habitats scattered throughout campus, most notably in the East Quad Residence Hall garden, reflect this love.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 2:47pm
Though it seems like it is in the news quite often, particularly because of the #MeToo movement, sexual harassment is an everyday concern. It is especially a concern for workers in restaurants, cafés and retail, where most employees are young adults. While this can be beneficial, it can also create a toxic environment for women and students – an environment that unfortunately includes sexual harassment.
Monday, September 9, 2019 - 2:55pm
Former Vice President Joe Biden is unfit to be the Democratic nominee, let alone president. He is a geriatric relic of a bygone era, a candidate that represents stagnancy in an age of political revolutions and upsets. Out of the many candidates on the Democratic stage, he is the second oldest only behind Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vt., and only by a single year. The ripe age of 76.
Monday, September 9, 2019 - 2:49pm
