English 221 (Literature & Writing Outside the Classroom)
A view into the wisdom of one of the city’s most familiar faces. Back Room’s Favorite Walk around South University on a busy Thursday night and you will see a crowd wrapped around the side of 605 Church Street, waiting eagerly for entrance through the tiny doorway. Howls of laughter, shouts of excitement, and declarations Read More …
In today’s day and age, the way that food is grown, produced, and distributed has become a prevalent problem, especially with the concept of sustainability coming to the forefront of our everyday lives. One of the major issues associated with produce is “conventional farming”, which is a type of farming system that relies on synthetic Read More …
What is your comfort food? My go to comfort food is a big, hot bowl of ramen. I associate ramen with celebrations, overcoming sickness, and home. You can find an amazing variety of warm noodle bowls in Downtown Ann Arbor, but my favorite is from Tomukun Noodle Bar. But, what is comfort food? To me, Read More …
As Michiganders, we are no strangers to the frigid temperatures that come with living in America’s “Water Winter Wonderland”. We have all had experiences where we, for some reason or another, underdressed and felt the cold a little extra because of it. It is said that clothing is one of the basic necessities for human Read More …
How can you help the community through eating food? Brandon Kang, a local Ann Arbor resident and University of Michigan student, is doing exactly that. Brandon Kang is a first-year student at the university, aspiring to pursue a career within business, more specifically, a career within finance. Through this, he plans to incorporate his passions Read More …
Keheng Chen February 24, 2023 It is an important part of nearly everyone’s lives to be able to fit in, whether that be in the form of making friends, working with coworkers, studying with classmates, or just having people to talk to. Fitting in isn’t always easy for everyone, though, as people face a variety Read More …
By: Megan DeGrand Communities can be formed in any area marked by any given group of people. Community can have many different meanings depending on the person. Maybe community is location based, maybe it is people, maybe it is a feeling of comfort. However, one thing is for sure– community can only exist through bonds Read More …
The Power of Education Gabriela Maria Skinner To be exceptional is to make a difference in our community and society at large. In my opinion, the beginning of changing a society for the better starts with children, as they are our future. For this reason I decided to interview Juliya Wicklund, who is the manager of Read More …
Christy Suarez: “Have you made Washtenaw County better than it was when you came into it?” Eli Savit: “I certainly hope so. It’s what we try to do every day.” How does Washtenaw County’s Prosecuting Attorney, Eli Savit, improve the lives of those in our community? Eli Savit is a Washtenaw County native. He graduated Read More …
Arbor Broadcasting is a fully volunteer based broadcasting service that primarily streams the University of Michigan Women’s Ice Hockey team along with a multitude of sports at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor. The program is run by Mark Wiseman, the play-by-play announcer, and he is helped by his family and a few other kind Read More …
