About two years ago, I had an argument with my friend about the ethical importance of biodiversity. I argued that sufficient biodiversity (number of different types of species, along with relative abundance of these species) should be an ethical factor when considering certain decisions such as deforestation and terra-forming. However, this argument did not sit [...]

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In light of the recent spam University of Michigan students received in their inboxes, it brought back to mind the question of just how secure the realm of the Internet truly is. In a world where we rely so heavily on the Internet and online applications, it is difficult for me to reconcile its extreme benefits [...]

Ready to fall in love? This indie/folk/rock group is like no other. Walk Off the Earth is a group of five members, (from left to right) Joel Cassady, Gianni Luminati, Sarah Blackwood, Ryan Marshall and Mike Taylor. They are based out of Ontario, but play shows across the Canadian borders as well, including the States as well [...]

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post asking what had become of the Occupy Movement.  It’s diminished, to be sure, but it remains a live force in American society and politics, especially in particular local contexts. This weekend I read a brief post at ThinkProgress on Occupy Our Homes, an outgrowth of the Occupy movement that has [...]

A little while ago, I was talking to a recent UM graduate and we got on the subject of the CCRB. He’d never been to any of the three recreational buildings in his four years on campus and expressed disdain for the concept of exercising in contained spaces. I brushed it off as a personal [...]