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DC is better than Marvel
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DC is better than Marvel

I think DC has more compelling characters than Marvel. Call me a counter-culturalist, call me stupid, but this is the hill will I die on.  Let me clarify. I think Marvel does certain things better than DC. After all, it is the biggest movie franchise ever. Even if what it does better is pandering to...

U of M misses the ‘Mark’ on misconduct–again
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U of M misses the ‘Mark’ on misconduct–again

The University of Michigan is the latest institution of higher education in the spotlight over sexual misconduct after making headlines for the third time in two years.  The Jan. 15 firing of former university president Mark Schlissel is what has launched the university into public criticism. On the same day, U of M released a...

Texas bill shines a new light on abortion
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Texas bill shines a new light on abortion

The Supreme Court of the United States has considered dozens of abortion cases in the last half century, but Americans are still confronted with a confusing maze of rulings, legal jargon, and an utter failure to settle the matter. It all stems from a single problem: the court’s refusal to define a person as protected...

Organists: Please pipe down in the chapel
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Organists: Please pipe down in the chapel

I’m tired of doing the chapel dance.  It’s my near-daily routine of walking into Christ Chapel, hearing the blaring organ, and walking right back out.  The beautiful chapel was built to give our campus a spiritual center, a place for students to gather and pray. Instead, the chapel has become the nation’s largest rehearsal studio....

Contact Center to move downtown this summer
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Contact Center to move downtown this summer

The Contact Center will relocate to a new office downtown this summer from the basement of Kendall Hall to accommodate the college’s growth.  “The move was really necessitated by a shortage of space on campus,” Contact Center Director Mary Margeret Spiteri said.  The new Contact Center will open on Howell Street, about a 10-minute walk...