Staphylococcus aureus is a monster. The bacteria causes skin and wound infections, pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and often death. Every year in America, more than 80,000 people contract staphylococcal infections, and more than 11,000 people die from staph infections, according to the Center for Disease Control. This summer, senior biology major Wyatt McDonnell combatted the monster,...
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August 3, 2014July 12, 2022News
College installs Wireless Internet in dorms
Students returning to campus next month can cross routers and ethernet cords off of their packing lists: the college is installing wireless internet service in student residences. Information Technology Services and Media Services are working on wifi installation in Benzing Residence, Simpson Residence, Niedfeldt Residence, Koon Residence, Whitley Residence, and the Dow House. “We estimate...
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April 28, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
The other side of the abortion debate
I walked into the State Street Starbucks in Ann Arbor and carefully chose my arena. My nemesis approached. Since I first comprehended abortion, I have thought that I understood the pro-life argument. I have always believed that life begins at conception and that abortion kills innocent babies — that’s the Southern culture I grew up...
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April 21, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Kappa’s white house: Social hub since 1923
Kappa’s white house: Social hub since 1923 By Vivian Hughbanks Eugene Kies was one of the earliest settlers of Moscow Township. A farmer by trade, he also bred racehorses. The Kies farm property was in Cambria Township, but Kies lived in the house that now houses the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority prior to the college’s...
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April 3, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Manno leads Charger teams’ training
The women’s basketball team started offseason training on March 24 with senior Anthony Manno at the wheel. Manno has been working as an intern for head men’s track coach Jeff Forino since the beginning of the semester, programing, coordinating, and running workouts for the men’s and women’s basketball and women’s swim teams. He also works...