As any Michigander will tell you, whether or not you choose to observe the Lenten season, Mardi Gras is a date marked on your calendar for one main reason: pączki. But this Mardi Gras tradition is somewhat unique to Michigan. Mardi Gras, the French phrase that literally means “Fat Tuesday,” is the name for the...
In the famous words of Leslie Knope, “What’s Galentine’s day? Oh, it’s only the best day of the year. Every February 13, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home and we just come and kick it breakfast style. Ladies celebrating ladies.” It may be fun to celebrate Valentine’s...
When junior Thomas Mullen’s parents told him to take an accounting class, he warned them the inevitable drop in his GPA would be their fault. An economics and applied math double major, Mullen agreed to take accounting — a “very important life skill” according to his parents — and signed up for Principles of Accounting...
When I was a young kid, I remember visiting my grandfather’s house in rural Ohio. He was a die-hard Cleveland Indians fan his entire life, up until the day he passed away in 2013. He was a truck driver and handyman; he always took me out to his workshop to show me his latest contraption...
Hitting off spring play with a challenge, the women’s tennis team fell to Division I Western Michigan University on Saturday. The Chargers lost 7-0 in the non-conference match, despite junior Halle Hyman and freshman Hannah Cimpeanu defeating Western’s junior Denise Azcui and freshman Valentina Sanchez Briend at No. 3 doubles. Division I rules award a...