GUEST COLUMN: Dancing with Fate: My journey to graduation
(05/06/19 10:38pm)
We are all dying, but inversely, we are also all living.
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COLUMN: What to expect from your Fall 2019 CM Life editor-in-chief
(04/29/19 4:53pm)
What’s up, everybody? I’m Dylan Goetz.
EDITORIAL: Support Special Olympics at 2019 State Summer Games this May
(04/24/19 10:48pm)
As the semester winds down, most students are cramming for final exams and making plans for the summer.
GUEST COLUMN: A reflection about the fire at Notre Dame in Paris
(04/22/19 11:20pm)
As many of us had seen and heard of the fire that had erupted last week on the 12th-century cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, it leaves this historian with a heavy heart.
COLUMN: Silence of Greek leaders speaks louder than words
(04/22/19 1:31pm)
Something most students probably don’t know a lot about is what Central Michigan Life is and who the people are behind the name.
EDITORIAL: Board of Trustees needs more diversity
(04/15/19 1:25pm)
After new appointments went into effect Jan. 1, there is one less woman on the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees.
COLUMN: We can't talk about sexual assault without addressing retaliation
(04/22/19 1:33am)
This year, I met two women who were drugged at a fraternity house party. They did not report the incident because they were afraid of what might happen if they did.
EDITORIAL: Attend, participate in the 2019 SlutWalk
(04/11/19 3:20pm)
Every April, the streets on Central Michigan University’s campus and Mount Pleasant are filled with women trying to make a change.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Woke brands and toxic masculinity: A measured response
(04/10/19 3:29pm)
The image of “traditional masculinity” as the drive to be stoic in the face of your opposition, to dominate your competition and aggressively pursue your personal success, despite what some suggest, is not innate to humanity, nor necessary to the survival and health of our society.
EDITORIAL: Congratulations to Threads for another outstanding fashion show
(04/08/19 2:20pm)
Twenty-four student designers. 27 collections. 122 models.
EDITORIAL: Participate and get educated during Sexual Assault Awareness Month
(04/01/19 12:37am)
April 1 marks the beginning of sexual assault awareness month.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Discourage hate and discriminatory speech on our campus
(03/31/19 4:45pm)
In 2017, the Department of Justice reported more than 7,000 hate crimes, defined as acts of physical harm and specific criminal threats motivated by animus based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. Fifty-eight percent of those crimes were racially motivated. The DOJ illustrated a sizable number of hate crimes on the basis of religion (22 percent), sexual orientation (15.9 percent), gender identity (11.7 percent) and disability (1.6 percent).
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: If there can be toxic people, there can be toxic masculinity
(03/28/19 6:04pm)
As social media continues to increase our exposure to the world that we operate within, we as a united humanity have the unique opportunity to work toward a community that is more inclusive, diverse and empathetic.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Traditional masculinity is toxic and here's why
(03/27/19 10:39pm)
I recently read an opinion column published by Central Michigan Life which discussed the term “toxic masculinity” and its meaning. The author of the column mistakenly interpreted this term to mean that masculinity itself is toxic, which is not the case.
EDITORIAL: SGA’s legislation on commencement tickets is what students need
(03/25/19 2:57pm)
We see it before every commencement: “Does anyone have tickets I can have?"
COLUMN: We need to talk about homelessness and poverty more
(03/28/19 4:35pm)
While it’s understandable that time and money is something many college students can’t give, a conversation is free.
COLUMN: Start a band, for yourself and your university
(04/10/19 3:04pm)
Central Michigan University has a fantastic music program for classically trained musicians. But I find myself asking, "Where are the great independent rock groups of Mount Pleasant? Where is the entertainment I had grown to love throughout my childhood?"
EDITORIAL: Attend the 30th annual 'Celebrating Life' Pow Wow
(03/21/19 3:31pm)
Central Michigan University students are known as the Chippewas. We proudly yell, "Fire up Chips," and constantly wear and display the Chippewa name, but how much do most CMU students know about the tribe we share a community with?
COLUMN: College students shouldn't be afraid to travel
(03/17/19 10:46pm)
Many college students pay for tuition, class supplies, housing and other necessities by ourselves with the help of financial aid, scholarships or some help from family. Because of this, students tend to think that traveling and going on trips, isn’t possible while in school.
EDITORIAL: Support your right to know
(03/14/19 12:14am)
Michigan's Freedom of Information Act, also known as “FOIA,” is a state law that gets mentioned often in the Central Michigan Life newsroom. It and the Open Meetings Act are both known together as Michigan's "Sunshine Laws."
