Election Day is almost here. It is a monumental moment in US history that will decide not only what our country will look like for our generation, but also the state of Michigan. There are six proposals on the ballot that are very important. I’ve broken them down to use as a resource for those [...]

As I turned down South U to head to Landmark apartments, I tried to dismiss the pessimistic thought in my head: “This wasn’t going to end well.” It was Wednesday night last week and I was about to go over my friend Michael’s apartment to bake brownies in his sleak, modern kitchen while watching the [...]

By now I’m sure many of you have heard about the new voter identification laws that some states are beginning to enforce. And good for you if you discovered this through academic sources, but I am far from ashamed to say that I learned of these absurd regulations by none other than Sarah Silverman. If [...]

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 [...]

Anyone who pays even marginal attention to politics knows that media outlets think it’s never too early to start talking about the upcoming presidential election. I try to avoid that wave of premature coverage myself until the year of, but now that 2012 has finally arrived, I’ll allow myself to dig in.  Rather than discussing [...]

“You took it out; you put it away.” This response was the reason that I failed my maturity test and was not allowed to participate that year in the “Eye of the Tiger” Karate program. As a feisty 5-year-old, I had just learned that phrase in preschool in its intended rhetoric– to put away my toys after using them. As a result, [...]