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Immigration Crossfire – what should be done about our uninvited neighbors

by Henri Bjorksten

Imagine, for a moment, that it is the weekend, and you are hosting a party at your house. All your friends are there, people are enjoying themselves, and everything is going well. You look across the room, to a group of your neighbors. You don’t know your neighbors very well, and didn’t invite them to [...]

Dining Halls in need of a new approach

by Alex Harry

Dining in the University of Michigan residence halls is an experience that leaves many students left with feelings of uncertainty and occasional bloating. The truth behind how your food is cooked, recycled and unpackaged is something many students are questioning. What is wrong with our dining halls? It certainly doesn’t feel like we are getting [...]

$60M South Quad renovations to transform outdated dorm into one of campus’ best places to live

by Jonathan Rosenhan

Housing options both on and off campus have gotten noticeably more lavish with each passing year. While high-rise luxury apartments are sprouting up in groves, new dormitory renovations are steadily upping the appeal of university housing. As part of an eight-year, $440 million renovating spree, Alice Lloyd recently received a $56 million update, and a [...]

Proper Aid Still Being Restored for Student Veterans

by Nikki Hallenborg

Soldiers in the armed forces are highly trained in strategies to defend our nation.  They are lauded for their service and welcomed back with words of gratitude and promises for a better life. Yet, our country refuses to train them in one skill they require in order to thrive—a good education.  Automatic government spending cuts [...]

A look at early graduation

by Henri Bjorksten

There is something about universities that inspires a certain passion in students. You may have noticed this at the University of Michigan. Well into old age, former U-M students continue to donate money to a school they attended in their youth. Anybody that has been within a mile radius of the Big House on Football [...]

Reflections on the 2012 Election from the President of the College Republicans at the University of Michigan

by Rachel Jankowski

America was fundamentally transformed on November 6, 2012—and not in a good way. November 6 was a call to action for Americans across the country. It was a referendum—either an affirmation or denial of the policies of the past four years. Needless to say we, as Americans, failed epically.   Are you truly better off [...]

Moving on after Hurricane Sandy

by Emily Mills

Editors Note: Emily Mills, a current Michigan student, hails from Chatham, NJ. I remember in the days leading up to Sandy’s landfall endlessly refreshing weather.com to find out whether or not my parents were going to be all right, and whether the house’s new paint job was going to survive. Information on individual communities and [...]

How Not To Look Like A Freshman

by Nora Dagher

It’s a new year–new books, new roommates, new classes, a new start. It’s also a year of new incoming freshmen. They’re extremely easy to spot with their fresh, young faces devoid of any indication of stress, fatigue or general experience. You see the confusion in their eyes as they learn to navigate the ways of [...]

A Guide For Out-Of-State Students

by admin

The University of Michigan is an extremely diverse school, but at the end of the day no one can ignore the fact that this is a state school. As a state school, the University is required to accept a rather large number of students from Michigan. Being an out of state student can be challenging, [...]

Michigan vs. Air Force Preview: Wolverines should return to form against Falcons

by Chris Kudialis

The Michigan Wolverines started their season in a rather surprising fashion last week: with their worst opening day loss in school history. But despite Michigan’s shortcomings in the 41-14 debacle against Alabama, the old college football saying holds true – if you’re going to lose games, you’re better off losing them earlier rather than later. [...]

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