Guests attend the Unity Ball at the Rotunda in Bovee on Saturday, January 23, 2016. Activities for the night included food, dancing, and a rehearsed dance put on by Humanity. The choreographed dance included topics such as discrimination, abuse, and suicide.
Finch Fieldhouse was filled with dancing, music and cajun food on Saturday, Jan. 23 for the 25th annual Night of Louisiana.
Since the news broke that drinking water in Flint had been contaminated with lead, powerful images have framed the nation's understanding of the crisis, images that have been primarily shot through Jake May's lens.
May, a multimedia specialist at The Flint Journal and MLive.com and Central Michigan Life Editor-in-Chief from 2008 to 2009, has shown the human impact of the Flint water crisis in a way that only a community journalist can.
His photos have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Time Magazine, bringing the pain and strength and of the Flint community to readers around the world. The downtown Flint native shared a selection of his photos taken for The Flint Journal with Central Michigan Life and answered some of our questions about what it's like to be at the center of one of the worst tragedies to befall the struggling city.
On Dec. 4, 2015 Darth Vader came to CMU to prepare campus for the Star Wars edition of CM Life that is coming out on Monday Dec. 7, 2015.
Students and members of the community enjoy the lighted displays and warming booths with hot chocolate and cookies set up throughout downtown Mount Pleasant. The parade occured at 6 p.m. on the second evening of Mount Pleasant's Christmas celebration on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015.
Photos by Baylen Brown, Sarah Klos, and Kaiti Chritz
The Chippewas used a 28-point fourth quarter to erase a 14-point deficit to beat Eastern Michigan 35-28. It was the regular-season finale on Nov. 27, 2015 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Central Michigan gymnastics had its first chance to perform in front of an audience this season at Excite Night on Friday, Nov. 21, 2015 at McGuirk Arena. The event gave fans an opportunity to get a better understanding of the sport, watch the team perform, and get autographs.
The University Theatre rehearsed "BUG" by Tracy Letts at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in Moore Hall’s Theater on the side.
Directed by Richard Bronson, this dark show features a faculty member, Keeley Stanley-Bohn in the lead role opposite senior Alexander Cabala.
"This is a very dark show that I believe a lot of CMU students would enjoy," Cabala said.
The show will run Thursday, Nov. 19 through Saturday, Nov. 21at 7:30 p.m. in Moore Hall's Theater on the side and admission is free.
