Editor’s Blog

  1. A bog elfin butterfly on a purple flower.

    A gentle obsession

    Summer is coming to a close and the chaos on campus is ramping up. Overwhelmed? Think bog.

  2. Woman stands on the Block M at the center of Michigan Stadium holding a football.

    Well, how did I get here?

    The writer’s life is filled with the most curious invitations and the most fascinating people.

  3. Female and male dressed in blue and yellow sit on the edge of a temporary, sandy volleyball court on Elbel Field.

    What’s all this about tin shacks and trapezoids?

    Working on a college campus in the summer drives home that essential truth: Nothing lasts forever. Or does it?

  4. Shakespeare in the Arb actors perform in lush green setting while people watch, seated on the grass.

    She made the Arb a stage

    Shakespeare in the Arb creator Kate Mendeloff left the most delightful legacy at U-M.

  5. Blue skies and a parade of faculty across the Diag.

    Do you like my hat?

    There’s nothing like a little pomp and circumstance. Bring on the rowdy protesters and undercover security guards.

  6. Page one of the Michigan Daily on Feb . 15, which reads "3 Studrents dead following shooting at Michigan State University.

    Sending thoughts and prayers — and research, research, research

    Here’s an idea: Let’s add ‘research’ to those ‘thoughts and prayers’ on social media. 

  7. Crews remove debris at fire in 330 block of Maynard, January 2023.

    Up in smoke, or should we say ‘vape?’

    A devastating fire in Ann Arbor destroyed a restaurant that once was home to the iconic Canterbury House. 

  8. At Hill

    Merry maize and blue

    As excitement mounts for peak college football, Michigan Today offers entertaining options for the non-sports fan.

  9. A Mini-Cheetah robot at The University of Michigan

    Engineers are people too

    As a tech-averse creative, I am fully on board with the College of Engineering’s new ‘people-first’ approach.

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