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.
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.
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.
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.
Every soul that enters and leaves Central Michigan University gains and takes away institutional knowledge, and when they are gone for good, that knowledge leaves the general population. Some recognize this, others do not realize this is the case.
The month of April is known for many different observances and holidays. One notable date that has been celebrated since 1970 is Earth Day, April 22.
How do we define the female experience? The positives? The negatives? The expectations?
Central Michigan Life has had the chance to speak with students from all walks of life — Black, LGBTQ+, Hispanic, first-generation, Asian, Hindu, Indigenous, Jewish, white, Muslim and so on. What every student has made clear is the need for community, specifically among students of color.
From a family Christmas table, back to the desk in the dorms covered in homework assignments, this spring semester crawled into view just after we made our resolutions and expectations lists. And this year, we want to see something different.
As the clock ticks down and the people on T.V. in New York look more inebriated, you may be thinking about making a New Year’s resolution a reality.As we approach the New Year, consider what a meaningful goal looks like for your work, school and personal life.
When November arrives, many Americans get excited for the holiday season and the delicious, hot, home-cooked meals that come with it. College students drool over the sheer thought of going home for Thanksgiving break to indulge in the feast or to simply raid our parents’ cabinets and fridges.
There comes a time in every young woman’s life where she begins to strive for a perfect body. Except it’s not just women. And it’s not just young people.
On the fourth floor of Moore Hall, magic happens. We hurry to deliver the news to you. Then, across Central Michigan University and Mount Pleasant, you pick up the paper; you scroll on our socials and see our headlines, our photos, our designs - the results of magic and work.
As we return on campus this semester, changes from the summer loom over us. Whether it is the memories we have made or lessons we have learned, we all share a common change.
Sexual assault and domestic violence are both taboo subjects that, frankly, many of us do not want to believe are happening right under our noses.
This March, our campus will celebrate namesake holidays, like International Women’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Holi. But there’s a lesser-known holiday this month that is happening as we speak.
Last week, we watched in horror as an all-too common, all-too American experience took the innocence of yet another school campus.
As Black History Month is upon us, it’s important for students, faculty and community members to understand the meaning of this annual tradition, but to also challenge it — to want more from it.
Last week, we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week and this week, the campus honored Jewish heritage.
We made it to yet another year where the phrase "new normal" seems to, again, define an unknown number of days, weeks and months to come. Over almost three years, we have become accustomed to waiting on the next outbreak, variant or, let’s be real, the next bad news.