This month’s Cover Story: Get your game on with Maize Rage!
The University of Michigan men’s basketball team has thus far had an extremely successful 2012-2-13 season. To date, the team boasts a 26-7 record and within this, a 17-1 winning home record. This means that throughout the season, the men’s team has only lost one home game over the span of five long months. The boys have been extremely successful and it is hoped that this success will continue as they move into tournament time. However, while the team is home to Big Ten Player of the Year Trey Burke and Big Ten First Team Selection Tim Hardaway Junior, Crisler Arena is filled with many other students of a different calibre. The extensive crowd aid in boosting the morale of these athletes and play a key role in helping maintain Michigan’s success.
What else is new?
Relay for Life
Several organizations are committed to their involvement with Relay for Life, notably Kappa Kappa Gamma, a top fundraising organization for this event whose fundraising so far, in partner with Alpha Epsilon Pi, totals over $26,000.
#commencementproblems
On Sunday March 17, university President Mary Sue Coleman announced via The Michigan Daily that current Twitter CEO Dick Costolo (’85) would deliver the class of 2013’s commencement speech on May 4. I don’t even need 140 characters to describe this choice: disappointing.
Michigan Wikipedians
You may have heard that Michael Barera, a graduate student in the School of Information, is Michigan’s first Wikipedian in Residence. The Michigan Wikipedian group is in a large way responsible for landing Barera this one-of-a-kind internship at U of M’s Ford library.
Adding to the Ann Arbor Literary Community: Literati Bookstore
Book-lovers all around Ann Arbor are already anxiously waiting for Literati to open its doors. Michael Gustafson and Hilary Lowe, the owners of Literati, are ready to bring a general bookstore to the community that’s tailored to residents looking for a must-read book and a welcoming environment where both the love of reading and Ann Arbor collide.
Technology: Its Influence on Education
The college classroom of today is, without question, markedly different from that of a decade ago. It is not often that you sit through a university lecture without hearing the tapping of fingers upon keys, without seeing dozens of screens aglow when the lights go out. College students today are aware more than ever of the necessity to have access to technology.
