Rubin Jones brings versatility and winning experience to Michigan
Only one player on the Michigan men’s basketball team has first-hand collegiate experience playing for Wolverines coach Dusty May. Graduate center Vlad Goldin is by far the most knowledgeable of May’s coaching style and culture after playing with him for four years at Florida Atlantic. But another player now on Michigan’s roster has plenty of experience with May’s coaching,...
UMich needs to rethink its food sourcing
Let me paint a familiar picture for you: You settle into your seat in a big lecture hall, readying your laptop or notebook for another 90 minutes of mindless note taking. As your professor begins to speak, their voice is interrupted every five seconds by the constant rattle of coughs from around the room. Your professor then starts...
No more uncontested primaries
On Feb. 27, I walked into my designated polling location to vote in the Michigan presidential primary. On the Democratic ballot that I had requested, there were only two options: President Joe Biden and “uncommitted.” I did not want to vote for Biden, but I had no other candidate to vote for. I cast my “uncommitted” vote to...
YouTube showed me a better way to vote
It’s October 2016, and the halls of my middle school are flooded with students cheering and shouting. I’m floating among the lively crowd, not quite as rowdy as the rest, but with a smile on my face nevertheless. The results of our mock presidential election, in which the school had us all cast a vote for whom we...
The lost election
In high school, I thrived in extracurricular activities. After suppressing my extroverted personality for eight hours of class, after-school activities allowed me to unleash it. Clubs were an opportunity to find friends I would’ve never met otherwise. In my four years of high school, I served as a student ambassador, captain of the hockey team, treasurer for Habitat...
Gen Z has meme-ified this election
Like many students at the University of Michigan, I’ll be a first-time voter this November. But as the presidential election looms closer by the minute, I must shamefully confess that I can’t name a single specific policy proposed by either of the current presidential candidates or their running mates. What I can tell you, though, is that Vice...
What to watch for: Illinois
Coming out of the bye week, things are looking relatively bleak for the No. 24 Michigan football team. With two losses in just six games, the Wolverines face an uphill battle to find success both in the Big Ten and nationally in the second half of the season. That uphill battle begins with a road trip to No. 22...
Unlearning and relearning the 19th Amendment
In high school, I had reading phases spanning myriad genres, ranging from an intense interest in wild fantasy sagas to a soft spot for memoirs and especially a strange fixation for historical fiction novels. Page by page, I slowly expanded my worldly knowledge and cultural awareness, even if the characters, worlds and events I read about sometimes weren’t...
Matt Deschamps has been there for Michigan hockey, now it’s the program’s time to return the support
When Adam Fantilli stopped by his old Chicago Steel rink on his way to the World Junior Championships, he didn’t just go in for a skate. He left a question hanging in the air for assistant coach Matt Deschamps to answer. Just in passing, Fantilli asked Deschamps if he had ever thought of coaching for the Michigan hockey team....
Greta Kampschroeder finding ideal role ahead of senior season
Greta Kampschroeder is right where she belongs. After a year across the country and two years as a reserve for the Michigan women’s basketball team, Kampschroeder — now a senior guard — is expected to have an increased role in her final campaign as a Wolverine. As one of four returnees from last year’s squad, Michigan has leaned on...
