Ann Arbor mayor, council races draw democratic socialist challengers
The city of Ann Arbor’s newest candidates for public office are presenting a different option for voters: democratic socialism. Washtenaw County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi recently…
Fetti Fuego, Tell Me When, Mass Dispute and Grenadine — a tour de force at The Blind Pig
The Blind Pig provides a haven for burgeoning musical talent in Ann Arbor. On Jan. 22, however, it doubled as a sanctuary from the brutal cold and incessant snowfall blanketing…
The comfort I find in creature collecting
Okay, I know, I’m bad at video games, but that has never stopped me from loving them. I’ve been drawn to creature collectors — monster taming, companion accumulating, etc. — since…
Sudan Archives shows Detroit the sublime
“Irony is about … the tension of holding incompatible things together because both or all are necessary and true.” At least, so says cyberfeminist scholar Donna Haraway in her…
UMich professor develops new icing detection technology for vehicles
On Jan. 25, a luxury private jet crashed in Maine and killed all six passengers on board due to in-flight icing — a dangerous build up of ice on the plane’s exterior that leads to…
Whitmer signs classroom cell phone ban
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills Feb. 10 to ban classroom cell phone use. The new laws, which will go into effect this fall, require school districts to implement policies…
Bad Bunny’s halftime show is not your political victory
On Feb. 8, 125 million Americans gathered around their TV screens to engage in one of the country’s most anticipated and universal festivities: the Super Bowl. The second Sunday…
Persistence overshadowing Michigan shooting limits
When watching the No. 6 Michigan women’s basketball team, one aspect of the outcome is easy to predict: there are going to be a lot of points on the board. Leading the Big Ten in…
Drew Lenard: My turbulent night with the Mackey student section
WEST LAFAYETTE — It felt like the No. 1 Michigan men’s basketball team had a solution for everything No. 7 Purdue threw at it Tuesday night. But even so, each Wolverines answer…
Michigan excelling on the road in Big Ten play
It’s no secret that it’s difficult to win on the road in the Big Ten. Dusty May, coach of the No. 1 Michigan men’s basketball team, has reiterated it all season. And the rest of…