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Same student in a wheelchair now covered in a pile of salt looking extremely annoyed saying, “My wheelchair is like a magnet for all this salt.”

Comic: Salty about Salt

January 27, 2025 Noah Guevara 0
A baseball player wearing a purple and gray uniform swings a bat in an indoor batting cage, standing outside the batting cage a young man observes and takes notes.

Opinion: Sports Nerds vs Celebrities, a Battle of Numbers and Spectacle

January 24, 2025 Seiji McSwain 1

Since the beginning of humankind playing sports, we’ve been able to tell if an athlete is good at their sport just by watching them play […]

A close-up photo taken over the shoulder of a young woman watching a TV show on a laptop. On-screen, two animated characters kiss. In the background of the photo are furniture and bookshelves.

Review: ‘Arcane’ Season 2 Explores the Bonds of Power, Passion

December 6, 2024 Rhiannon Slotnick 0

Content warning: Spoilers for “Arcane” (2021-2024) ahead.  It’s been three years since the first season of Arcane came out, and when I say I’ve been […]

A young woman dressed in a gray and white sweater sits at a table in front of a laptop with earphones in her ears. She gazes thoughtfully to the side, and a pen and notebook rest on the table nearby.

Opinion: Finding Joy in Studying Again

December 4, 2024 Solongo Tamir 1

I was an “academic achiever” throughout high school. Studying came naturally to me, and I genuinely enjoyed it. But when I started college, everything changed. […]

A building surrounded by fog, in the foreground lies a tree to the left, two benches at the center, and a rock and tree to the right.

Opinion: Is the Horror Genre… Dying?

December 4, 2024 Nick Briscoe 0

It’s a little past the spooky season at this point, but fear stops for no one. Just ask the creators of the horror movie “Thanksgiving” […]

A TV sitting atop a wooden desk shows a hockey game, where two players face off and a referee stands behind them. The referee is dressed in black and white stripes, one player is wearing a white and green jersey with blue pants and the other is wearing an all red uniform. The score reads 4-3 with the red team winning. There is a poster with the red team’s logo and one of their jerseys next to the TV.

Opinion: The Red Wings Have Been Struggling This Season, But Should They Be?

December 2, 2024 Aidan Shapiro 0

After narrowly missing the playoffs last season, the Detroit Red Wings were supposed to come back with a vengeance and continue to improve. Here we […]

A neon-lit movie theater sign showing movie times with a young woman standing underneath, smiling widely.

Review: ‘Wicked,’ Holding Space for Defying Expectations

December 2, 2024 Shay Athayde 2

Content warning: Spoilers for “Wicked” (2024) ahead. Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba defies gravity – and my ability to stop humming her songs for days. On Nov. […]

At the top the text reads “Just say disabled!” and right below the teat reads “It’s not a bad word” A small group of people standing together. On the right one person sits in a wheelchair, another person has a service dog. On the left stands a person with an invisible disability and right beside her stands a little girl with a feeding tube, behind her stands someone using two forearm crutches.

Comic: Hey Guess What? ‘Disabled’ is Not a Bad Word

November 22, 2024 Noah Guevara 0

Opinion: Building a Playlist That Hits All the Right Notes

November 20, 2024 Shay Athayde 0

In the second episode of “High Fidelity” (2020), one of my favorite TV shows, the main character Rob shares her thoughts on what makes a […]

Three cast members dressed as cave people stand off to the side of the stage, clinging onto prop vines and branches made out of various tubing. A prehistoric mammoth made out of fluffy blankets and fabric stands before them, its pillow tusks and ribbed hose sticking out from underneath the fabric.

Review: ‘Firebringer’ is a Witty, Enlightening Take on Events That Probably Happened

November 20, 2024 Kyla Lawrence 0

Content warning: Spoilers for Albion College’s production of “Firebringer” ahead. When one thinks of cavemen, they probably don’t pair that image with adult humor, romance […]

A hand holds five playing cards in front of money and miscellaneous items on a green surface.

Opinion: Sports Gambling Through the Eyes of a Student-Athlete

November 18, 2024 Aidan Shapiro 0

Being a student-athlete has easily been one of the best choices I made during my college journey, but there’s one thing I can’t do that […]

A young adult wearing jeans and a sweatshirt lays down on a purple, patterned couch. Behind them is a plum-colored wall hosting a map of Michigan.

Opinion: An Expert Ranking of Campus Couches by Napability

November 15, 2024 Jocelyn Kincaid-Beal 1

As someone who’s afraid of everyone and everything all the time, you might assume I wouldn’t be comfortable with completely conking out in public places. […]

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