Editorial: Covering politics, serving democracy
Trust us, we get it. Every newspaper page you flip, every news website you visit, any search engine or social media website you open, you’re getting politics shoved in your face.
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Trust us, we get it. Every newspaper page you flip, every news website you visit, any search engine or social media website you open, you’re getting politics shoved in your face.
Once again, Central Michigan University is hosting early voting on campus for this year’s general election. Regardless of how you cast your ballot, every member of our university family – students, faculty, staff, alumni, supporters and friends – has an important role to play in creating the future we want to see at CMU, in Michigan and beyond.
You aren’t alone in feeling upset, stressed or just blatantly confused going into this November. Trust me, I am upping my meds as we speak.
The season of the witch is finally here! October is the season of scents, scenery and most importantly, scares. One of the activities I love to do around this time is cuddle up with a big warm blanket, and watch my favorite Halloween movies.
The 2024 election is right around the corner, and with it comes a litany of new candidates, ideas and policies that will shape the future of our nation.
This is a message from the editorial board of Central Michigan Life. Not Central Michigan University Life, not CMU and not University Communications. That distinction is important.
As American people are about to make a life-changing decision this November, there is a part of the world where people’s lives changed almost three years ago and never became the same.
"The Killers Game" a romantic/action comedy that stars Dave Bautista as hit-man Joe Flood, ready to retire with his new love interest, but after being diagnosed with a terminal disease, he decides to go out on his own terms and orders a hit on himself from his rival.
I tend to be a very generous reviewer. That’s because I love cinema and the effort that is put in to make some of my favorite movies. Not so for this stink bomb of a movie.
At MainStage this year, I was delighted to see a familiar rainbow poster board. I recognized Spectrum at once. I stepped forward with a smile to greet the tabling member. Spectrum board had a handwritten message in the middle of their sign: “Join us to preserve LGBTQ+ community & Pride at CMU. Eboard Needed!”
After watching the presidential debate Tuesday night, we were underwhelmed. There was no aggressive off-topic bickering and we don’t even know who has a better golf swing.
In less than two months, citizens of the United States of America will get to vote on who will be the next president of their country. As election day approaches, political conversations and advertisements are getting harder to avoid, and burning questions are being asked both to candidates and to peers.
As the 2024 season quickly approaches for Central Michigan football, Sports Editor Kaia Zimmerman and Assistant Sports Editor Sydney Neal gave their predictions on how they see the new year panning out for the Chippewas.
We are now into week 11 of the semester. Our dorm rooms have become home and our friends family; those carefully curated binders are on the brink of falling apart; and we're starting to daydream about heading back to our hometowns for the holidays.
As I walk through Grand Rapids and the streets are filled with rainbows, I can’t help but get emotional. Just five years ago, I never thought I would be standing here, proudly myself.
New things are scary. Like really scary (or maybe I’m just a wimp). Starting college is no different; I expected everything to feel big and intimidating and constantly new.
The plane lands in Washington, D.C., sunset shines through the airport windows and a red, blue and white flag with 50 stars and 13 stripes flutters in the sky as you step onto American soil. The excitement rises in your soul, and that’s when you know that your truly exceptional journey of education, dreams and opportunities begins.
When I decided to transfer to Central Michigan University from Grand Rapids Community College in 2022, the college experience was still full of unknowns.
By Robert O. Davies and Todd Regis Special to Central Michigan Life
The Joint Union Council, a coalition of faculty and staff unions at Central Michigan University, stand firmly against all forms of racism and discrimination.