One-year-old Naumann in Hemlock, Michigan. Courtesy | Stephen Naumann In this Quick Hits, Associate Professor of German Stephen Naumann talks about dreaming in German, being a baseball player, and traveling. What first drew you to the German language, and what keeps you passionate about teaching it? In my family, we grew up with German heritage....
Junior Mercy Franzonello enjoys reading bedtime stories. Courtesy | Mercy Franzonello Mercy Franzonello is a junior history major and dance minor from Chelsea, Michigan. She works at Mossey Library, is a member of the Tower Dancers, and is co-head resident assistant in McIntyre Residence. What’s the best dorm besides McIntyre? I’m probably Simpson’s biggest fan....
Senior Mary Boudreaux ices pumpkin cookies in the Dow House kitchen. Lauren Bixler | The Collegian While munching on Meckley’s donuts and sipping Checker Records coffee, families made their way through this year’s Maker’s Market, included in Parents Weekend festivities for the first time. The Student Activities Board combined the sixth annual Maker’s Market with...
Bollen has visited 28 countries since graduating college. Courtesy | Rebekah Bollen In this Quick Hits, Dean of Women Rebekah Bollen discusses the Upper Peninsula, Dean of Men Aaron Petersen, and popcorn with peanut butter M&Ms. What is the strangest food you’ve ever eaten? Haggis in Scotland stands out as one of the most memorable...
Big candy is the best candy Catherine Maxwell | Senior Editor Best Whatever candy you buy, buy it big: full-sized Twizlers, standard Reeses’s Cups, sharing-size Snickers. If you’re not experiencing a sugar rush (or a sugar crash) by the end of the night, you’re doing it wrong. Variety is also important. Packets of Sour Patch...