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Sharing Cultures: Promoting Multicultural Thoughts and Knowledge on Campus

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Our project was originally imagined as a solution to increase multicultural awareness on campus. While our campus is very diverse and there are many international students who have a lot to offer, all three members of our team agreed that there was not enough embracing of this great diversity. We all came from different backgrounds, […]

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APO Alternative Spring Break: Peaceable Kingdom

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This past week 12 brothers of the service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, had the opportunity to volunteer at the Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children in Killeen, Texas. Here, we were able to engage with children that ranged in physical and mental abilities. We worked with children from elementary school all the way to graduating high school seniors.

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Halfway Hijabi: Hijabi Monologues

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Hijabi Monologues is a spinoff of Vagina Monologues or Mental HealthMonologues, and consisted of hijabi women from various backgrounds and identities speaking about their experience in wearing the hijab, as well as the reason why they decided to wear the hijab. Following the escalation of hate crimes towards hijabi, or Muslim-veiled, after the 2016 presidential elections, my

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SustainabiliTEAM

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On Thursday, November 30th, our project group SustainabiliTEAM created a successful tabling event that educated people on simple, easy ways to be more environmentally sustainable in their daily life. This event also produced a visual representation of the impact the event had on the campus community with the SustainabiliTREE. So, we ended up accomplishing what we

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American Anthropological Association Annual Conference – Anthropology Matters in Washington D.C.

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I took this trip alone to attend the AAA conference for the year as an undergraduate majoring in anthropology and women’s studies. Although I was not one of the many that presented at the conference, I believed that I should take this trip to learn more about where anthropological current efforts have been allocated. I was interested in

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Next Generation Ovarian Cancer Alliance – Ovary Fun Night

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Next Gen is a student organization on campus. Through campus involvement, Next Gen will work to raise awareness and educate people on the University of Michigan’s campus about ovarian cancer. This is exactly what we did during our event, Ovary Fun Night. Going into the night, we were not sure what exactly to expect. We were hoping for an

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