Chatham island, a Photostory by Sam Hollenshead
Beyond the Graven Images: Sculptor's campus presence stirs debate after death
Marshall Fredericks, the sculptor who created the "Ann Arbor Eagle" statue at the stadium as well as the reliefs on the LSA Building, died a year and a half ago. Yet the Michigan institution found a way to live on through his work, despite several ongoing controversies surrounding it.
WCBN Serves Up a Smorgasboard of Sound
Turn on your radio and just listen for a while. Tired of what you're hearing? Has bubble-gum teen pop begun to rattle your nerves? Shania started not impressing you so much? Same songs, same play lists? Sick of it already? It might be time to switch dials and tune in to the University's very own campus radio station, WCBN, 88.
"Basement Jaxx" brings more than hype to Saturday gig
Believe the hype. Basement Jaxx aren't a construction of savvy music journalists and sly record industry insiders. They are the new sound of dance music: a diverse and inventive transcendence of traditional genre constraints.
Sony, Sega tussle for gamers' dollars, free time
Here's a riddle for you. What has the ability to play DVD movies, music CDs, and the most highly advanced 128 bit video games in the world? Answer: Sony Playstation 2. All the recent hype over the Sega Dreamcast's release seems to have overshadowed the impending release of the new Playstation.
Egoyan renders taste of real life in bittersweet 'Hereafter'
I saw Atom Egoyan's "The Sweet Hereafter" one fine blustery New York City day, alone, retreating from the miscellaneous pathetic miseries of my life. I walked out a different person. Where once I had been unsure of my path, I was certain. Perfection was possible.
Students awash in options for linking up
As the days grow chillier and the specter of midterms looms its ugly head, many students begin thinking wistfully of the balmy days of summer. However, for some of us, returning to Ann Arbor means being reunited with one of the most crucial conveniences of academia - free internet access.
That's Not Just Any Porch, That's A Magic Porch
All I've ever wanted in my collegiate life is a phat porch to dwell upon.
Thanks to my new house, I consider my life now complete.
Fun Microwave Tricks, or Why I Love Roommates
We all huddled together, eagerly staring at the little light in the box on our kitchen table. One of my roommates had heard that really cool things happened when you put an egg in the microwave, so for some reason that I still don't completely understand, on that particularly boring evening it seemed like a good idea to try it.
Fall season chock full of new fixes for TV junkies
Studying? Who has time for that? Especially when this season brings 36 new television series to primetime. Of these 36, five are spin-offs and most of them are created or produced by television veterans with successful programs. Here's a study guide to each network's new fall offerings.
The List
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