Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been one for the people since the day she came into office. Whitmer has done things in order to provide the residents of Michigan with the proper safety and medical protocols in order to keep the state safe while also maintaining the rights of individuals. She takes […]

Philanthropic giving should be strategically tailored around individ- ual experiences to ensure specific needs are adequately met. Individual philanthropists and foundations primarily provide resources to groups and organizations in key funding areas like education, health care, arts and culture and community and economic development — which commonly does not include individual […]

This is a story of a young man named Ibrahim Traore. He is my cousin, and he and I grew up together in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa. We are still really close, although we both left home to pursue our dreams and have not seen each other for […]

Will Smith’s infamous slap across Chris Rock’s face at this year’s Os- cars ceremony has been an eye-widening topic. So, what really happened at history’s most memorable Oscars ceremony, anyway? Rock, a longtime comedian, unsurprisingly took a jab at one of the audience members; this time, it was Jada Pinkett Smith. […]

We are currently nearing the end of the 2021-22 school year and grad- uation is around the corner. I am a senior and I will soon be graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications. I am extremely fortunate to be able to graduate from such a great school like the University […]

Critical race theory has become quite the hot button topic in the past year. At least, that is when I first heard of it. But what is critical race theory? Miriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as “a group of concepts (such as the idea that race is a sociological rather than […]

As a lifelong Catholic, my family and I had always participated in the tradition of Lent. In the past I have given up things such as chocolate and other forms of sweets, temperaments (like not being quick to anger) and other material goods. All of those “vices” that I had […]

The author, Mohamed Sylla, is a junior center on the men’s basketball team. Our season may have recently come to an end, but it certainly had its highlights. One of our most impressive accomplishments as a team was only losing a single game at Calihan Hall all year. Our goal […]

Youth voice in philanthropy is a necessity. Without it, we limit community sustainability and impact. The nature of philanthropy is centered around an individual or group streamlining resources towards sustainable change in communities and to promote the welfare of others. Since the 19th century, philanthropy has been the leading source […]

My older sister, Valerie Falk, was 24 when she suffered a cardiac arrest in May of 2019. A pefectly healthy individual, she was in a coma for quite some time. Doctors gave her a four percent chance of living. She eventually made it out alive with no brain injury, although […]