When I was growing up right outside of Ann Arbor, I had neighbors who were Indian. That really wasn’t that different as Ann Arbor is growing in cultural and racial diversity, but they were the coolest people I knew.
The Department of Africology and African American studies here at Eastern Michigan University offers several academic programs and General Education courses that are designed to help enrich your learning experience in a way that could better prepare and equip you with knowledge and skills for effective functioning in a world of diverse peoples and cultures. We offer a bachelor’s degree program in African American studies, which is open to all students, regardless of your country of origin, racial, ethnic or gender classification.
No matter how hostile, how vitriolic it may be at times, freedom of speech is not something we should take lightly.
In the U.S., we use a first-past-the-post system in our elections, meaning that whoever wins a majority of the vote—even if this is only 51 percent versus 49 percent—wins that election.
The Democratic elite may support Clinton, one of my classmates told me in one of our many political back-and-forths, but Democrats as a whole support Bernie Sanders.
Many people have talked about the failure of the war on drugs. It's no secret that in spite of decades of attempts, little to nothing has improved.
After the Paris attacks, Francois Hollande swore to wage a merciless war against Islamic State, against which France, Germany, the United States, and even Russia have all intensified their strikes.
In a previous article I brought some issues to light that can help explain why some Christians may react so extremely and perpetuate this War on Christmas.
If you were paying attention to the news like I was, it was hard to miss the active shooter outside of a Planned Parenthood in Colorado over the Thanksgiving recess.
Like many students, I am employed through my university, and, even though I have a place to live with a meal plan, I often find myself desperately trying to scrape together enough money to buy my textbooks at the beginning of each semester (and I know I am not the only one who gets a twinge of pain after searching endlessly for the textbook I need and shelling out hundreds of dollars). With the cost of attending college, combined with the often low-income status of many students, college students should not be taxed. According to Time, the average person will pay 20 percent of their federal income to taxes.
Contrary to what people like Donald Trump might believe, our borders are not being overrun by Mexicans.
Having closed the doors on Thanksgiving dinner, we’ve taken the full plunge into the Christmas season.
In most forms of journalism and critique, there's an aspiration toward objectivity. Certainly, some forms call on it more than others, but in the world that I come from—music criticism and, in a larger context, culture journalism—the opinions of the writer are inextricably linked to the subject they're courting.
Most people now need a college degree in order to achieve the lifestyle they desire, if not something close to it.
Many college students do more than just go to class. They go to work, they go to clubs, they study, they have friends or families and some even have children they need to take care of.
Commuting from home has become much more common for college students. In a recent national survey titled “How America Pays for College 2014” by Sally Mae, 54 percent of college students are now living at home.
Anyone who knows me knows I am premed. I love to talk to people and I am fascinated with the human body.
A series of horrible terrorist attacks across Paris left over a hundred innocent people dead, Friday, November 13.
When looking at the two Republican front runners—Donald Trump and Ben Carson—there are a great number of differences between them that cause people, who are thinking of voting Republican, to lean one way or the other.
When most girls are younger, even though they are not directly told be so, girls learn to be cute.
