To the Editor, American colleges have a rape problem, and that includes Central Michigan University. But before the university can address the issue, they need to stop blurring, and even hiding, the problem, to the point of protecting sexual predators.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/10/letter-to-the-editor-10-8

COLUMN: Sexual misconduct happens in ways large and small; the women at CMU must demand it stop

(10/08/18 3:05am)

As a woman at Central Michigan University, I can say on more than one occasion I’ve felt uncomfortable or harassed by men.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/10/column-sexual-misconduct-happens-in-the-smallest-of-ways-the-women-at-cmu-feel-it-too

COLUMN: Americans shouldn't be burdened with substantial student loan debt

(10/09/18 4:56am)

More than 44 million Americans collectively owe almost $1.5 trillion in student debt, according to CNBC.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/10/column-cost-of-college

COLUMN: I will never accept that rape is just boys being boys

(10/17/18 5:41pm)

A high school boy holding a girl down, grinding himself against her and trying to take her clothes off. That boy covering her mouth to muffle her screams while she struggles to get away.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/10/column-boys-will-be-boys

COLUMN: Why I stand with Christine Blasey Ford

(10/05/18 1:12am)

I am an American male, I stand with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, and I am not the only one.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/10/column-why-i-stand-with-christine-blasey-ford-oct-4-2018

COLUMN: Proposal 2 plan puts the power back in the hands of voters

(10/05/18 1:31am)

Voters select politicians to represent them.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/10/column-redistricting-elio-stante-oct-4

COLUMN: What makes CMU/MSU meetings more than another game

(09/26/18 8:40pm)

While walking into the Central Michigan football team's practice on Wednesday morning, everything seemed normal.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/09/column-the-internal-importance-of-the-cmu-msu-unofficial-rivalry-09-26-18

COLUMN: Michigan is obligated to push for environmental protection

(09/27/18 3:25pm)

We have no shortage of natural wonders in Michigan.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/09/column-michigan-is-obligated-to-push-for-environmental-protection

COLUMN: Marijuana should be legalized, vote to make it happen

(10/01/18 4:47pm)

As someone who has never tried marijuana, and doesn’t plan to, I can say with full certainty that it should be fully legalized for recreational use.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/10/marijuana-should-be-legal-column-oct-1

COLUMN: Politics is personal: it impacts the everyday lives of real people

(10/01/18 4:41pm)

“The personal is political” is not a new declaration. It was first popularized in an essay by Carol Hanisch as a slogan for “second-wave feminism” during the late 1960s.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/10/column-politics-are-personal

COLUMN: Enforcing school art programs creates a better future

(09/27/18 3:25pm)

Last year, the Detroit Free Press reported a staggeringly low number of Detroit public school systems offer class in art and music-- out of Detroit’s 81 public schools, only half have incorporated the arts into their curriculum.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2018/09/column-enforcing-school-art-programs-creates-a-better-future