Editorials
From the Daily: 13'-14' Edgar Awards
BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Back when J. Edgar Hoover, that infallible defender of our constitutional rights, was playing dictator and spying on Americans as head of the FBI (not unlike the NSA), The Michigan Daily’s editorial page handed out the Edgar Awards annually to individuals and institutions best embodying his many admirable characteristics. Of necessity, we revived the tradition in recent years.
From the Daily: Renovating campus connections
BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
North Campus is an integral part of the University that should be better incorporated into the student experience during their college careers, and the North Campus Grove project will do just that.
From the Daily: Fighting Molly (and other drugs)
BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
The University can address this troubling trend by supporting students who may be suffering from drug dependence or abuse by better advertising the extensive resources for students.
From the Daily: Keeping it clean
BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Michigan should continue to work closely with the Canadian government and regulatory agencies to prevent the development of the proposed facility and formulate viable alternatives for the disposal of nuclear waste.
From the Daily: Registration information
BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
While having students register for the entire year may not be the answer, the University should provide course information for the entire year in order to help students plan their academic careers.
From the Daily: Awarding artistic expression
BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
The Accolades Achievement in the Arts will recognize the accomplishments of student arts groups by announcing the winners of 18 different awards as determined by student votes. The event is a positive way to promote and recognize student arts groups, and similar events should be considered in the future.
From the Daily: Renovating Detroit
BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Duggan’s proposal to grant $25,000 in forgivable loans to owners of 79 vacant homes in the Marygrove neighborhood is worthy of praise. It’s an efficient form of blight removal and control because it maintains salvageable homes and also works with community members to guide the process.
From the Daily: Celebrating mental wellness
BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
CAPS has helped make a positive change in the community and encouraged discussion of a difficult topic with this event. The University should continue to promote and strengthen CAPS in order to maximize their ability to affect change and reach out to students.
From the Daily: A matter of morals
BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
The Business Leaders for Michigan have recently thrown their support behind the banning of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation based on economics. While this rationalization is sound, an economic argument shouldn’t be the only reason for the banning of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
From the Daily: Investing in safety
BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
The University has a responsibility to protect the workers from whom it directly or indirectly profits. While it is commendable that Coleman renewed this effort, the University needs to take further action to promote worker safety.
Columns
Nivedita Karki: An alternate history
BY NIVEDITA KARKI
What would Cleopatra be remembered for if our historical accounts of her were documented by a female historian? Would they have highlighted her work more? Been more empathetic? Not contribute to Cleopatra’s hyper-sexualization over two millennia?
Michael Schramm: Christianity revisited
BY MICHAEL SCHRAMM
I believe my God is all-powerful enough to handle controversy, and my desire to share him outweighs my desire to remain unyielding to a rule.
Alexander Hermann: Deconstructing the “Two Cities” Tale
BY ALEXANDER HERMANN
The means to a better future, whatever it looks like, requires us to discard the present fictions we use to write the story of Detroit today.
Sophia Usow: A road trip through America
BY SOPHIA USOW
The beautiful, the free. Closeted in cornfields, hidden by highways and shards of billboards, our nation glows, blinding planes and passing stars.
Maja Tosic: If you've ever felt white guilt ...
BY MAJA TOSIC
White guilt is harmful. It does not allow white individuals to see people of color as equals. It detracts from the conversations and actions that need to happen. It’s a display of power, not empathy.
Viewpoints
Michigan in Color: Change - the best friend of all best friends
2 hours ago
- Courtesy of Nohal Mekkaoui
BY NOHAL MEKKAOUI
As a woman, as a Muslim, as a feminist, as an activist, as a person of color, I have come to appreciate change as the best cultivator of personal growth.
Michigan in Color: Elbi
3 hours ago
- Courtesy of Nicole Khamis
BY NICOLE KHAMIS
As I reflect on this year, propping my feet up on a table at 2 a.m. on a Wednesday, I smile. I feel so humbled and blessed to have people who have touched my very being in so many ways.
Viewpoint: What about the color green?
BY KRISTEN ANDERSON
My experiences at Michigan sometimes dilute my perception of wealth distribution. But my studies at Michigan have taught me that even being a dull shade of green still means being exponentially more privileged than the vast majority of others throughout the rest of the state, country and world.
Viewpoint: Hunting for more than eggs
BY DAVID HARRIS
As a tutor, as a mentor, as someone to help them not just find “x”, but to find their own path. And the chance to help them find these things, the chance to perhaps inspire them, is why I do it.
Michigan in Color: On finding my voice
- Courtesy of Kevin Chung
BY KEVIN CHUNG
I am writing here, as a person of color navigating through these social justice spaces on campus, to state that I myself might not “get it.” This enticing yet fallacious notion of “getting it” encapsulates so many feelings of anger, being silenced, and being misinterpreted; but the “it” factor is no call to action.
Letters to the Editor
Cartoons
Cartoon: Freshman year to senior year
BY VIRGINIA EASTHOPE
Virginia can be reached at vcehope@umich.edu.
Cartoon: Major in dreaming, minor in napping
BY VIRGINIA EASTHOPE
Virginia Easthope can be reached at vcehope@umich.edu.
