As an English major suffering from a serious case of senioritis, I barely have enough words left in my brain to finish my three final papers, much less write a cohesive Consider post that readers can get anything out of. Therefore, I’ll do the next best thing and leave you all with the 13 things I would [...]

I grew up in a household that wasn’t exactly familiar with the idea of free time. Although we have a great family room and a 92’’ TV, I’m pretty sure I can physically count on one hand the number of times my entire family and I have sat on the couch together to enjoy a television program. My parents, both full-time physicians, [...]

It’s no secret that the University of Michigan is what one would call a “football school.” Students live for the excitement of football Saturdays, bowl games, and nights at Skeeps after big wins. We’ve all finally gotten used to the fact that when football players are in our classes, they can sit at the front of the lecture, on their [...]

Last week Consider published a blog about the dangers of taking unmarked cabs and the importance of safe transportation in Ann Arbor. Recently in Ann Arbor there have been a lot of reports regarding sexual assault by cab drivers. This Sunday was the 3rd report since mid-January. If the “safer” option of taking  a cab home at night is no [...]

We’ve all heard it before: “You, teenagers, think you’re invisible and refuse to believe that anything bad can happen to you.” I’ve heard it time and time again, yawned, and probably nodded agreeably so my parent or teacher would change the subject. The problem is, they’re right. We’re no longer teenagers and most of all we are still guilty of [...]

As I buried my face in my oversized scarf on Friday and hurried across South U to get to my 12 pm class on time, I glanced to my right to see a large crowd of teenagers and their parents staring up at a tour guide who cheerfully explained the significance of Mary Sue Coleman’s [...]