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Scenes from the stage: Erykah Badu
After an 11-year hiatus, Erykah Badu released a joint album with The Alchemist, yet another project demonstrating Badu’s ability to mix hip-hop, R&B and soul. Badu and The Alchemist announced their live tour before the release of the album Before The World Blows. On Sept. 11,…
Washtenaw United: Avalon Housing works to build a better future for those who need a home
The leading cause of homelessness is the lack of affordable housing, and that's especially true here in Washtenaw County. Avalon Housing in Ann Arbor works to solve this problem by building more supportive housing communities. The group's co-executive directors, Scott Ellis and…
Hundreds honor Tommy York for his passion for food and service to the community
The local community came together Sunday to honor and remember Ann Arbor food visionary Tommy York. WEMU's Ana Longoria reports.
Swim & Dive Posts Strong Showing Against Ann Arbor Pioneer
The Dexter High School girls swim and dive team continued its strong start to the season Thursday, Sept. 10, with several standout performances against Ann Arbor Pioneer, including five state-qualifying performances and a strong showing from the Dreadnaught divers. Dexter opened…
Jeni’s Ice Creams and Evergreen Waffles founders share entrepreneurship advice at Ross panel
About 100 students gathered at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business on Friday for the Consumer Packaged Goods Food & Bev Panel, spotlighting speakers Jeni Britton, founder of Jeni’s Ice Creams, and Emily Groden, founder and CEO of Evergreen Waffles. The event,…
UMich students launch Ticko app, ‘Depop of student tickets’
As the football season begins, Business junior Isaac Gardner and Engineering junior Zachary DeVivo launched Ticko Tickets, an app designed to efficiently buy and sell University of Michigan student tickets, on Aug. 25. While Gardner led the business and marketing efforts, DeVivo…
Is Ann Arbor getting more dangerous? The data says no
On Jan. 22, 2025, a crime alert was issued by the University of Michigan for a stabbing that was reported near Michigan Medicine’s D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion. Later that same year, a shootout at Ann Arbor’s Packard-Platt Plaza led to the death of a teenager. In…
Democratic and Republican governors discuss bipartisan collaboration in Democracy Week panel
University of Michigan students and Ann Arbor residents gathered in Rackham Auditorium Monday for “How to disagree better: A forum with governors Spencer Cox and Lujan Grisham,” a moderated conversation between Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The…
SACUA discusses campus surveillance, grade covering policy and AI committee
The University of Michigan’s Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs met Monday afternoon in the Alexander G. Ruthven Building to discuss campus security, LSA’s new first-year grade covering policy and the addition of artificial intelligence working groups. The meeting…
We are all ‘performative’
In 2026, “performative” is a loaded accusation to charge someone with. This is most prevalently seen in the discourse surrounding the “performative male” — think men clad in baggy jeans and wired earbuds, drinking matcha and listening to Clairo. This specific type of performance…
What defines a Muslim
In my experience, Muslim communities across the West are fragmented by ethnic loyalty. The mosque I spent a majority of my life frequenting was not exclusively a space to learn about religion. Instead, it felt like a macrocosm of my own household dynamics. My childhood mosque was…
Whittingham not happy with penalty struggles, sets target goal for Week 3
When coach Kyle Whittingham told his players to “do more” last week, he wasn’t referring to the number of penalties they should rack up. But the No. 19 Michigan football team did more in that regard anyways, tallying 11 penalties for 90 yards and three first downs in a tight win…