Campus Life
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Black and white and read all over
The Bentley Historical Library recently digitized more than 12 decades of Michigan Daily history. It’s a ‘gold mine.’
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The Bermudas ban
In the spring of 1954, Bermuda shorts raised a three-way ruckus between women, men, and, of course, the dean of women.
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Getting better all the time
In 1967, Ann Arbor was abuzz over an album fans knew would change the world. So what do they think today?
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Feminine ideal
“Belle, Scholar, Athlete.” In the 1930s, a portrait in the Michigan League honored student Marian Van Tuyl as the epitome of young womanhood.
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Oh my cube!
Engineering students install a giant Rubik’s Cube on campus — believed to be the world’s largest hand-solvable, stationary version of the famous puzzle.
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Crisler Center at 50
The ‘house that Cazzie built’ is more than just a sports facility. It’s a palace packed with Michigan memories.
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Everybody walk the dinosaur
As experts prepare to move the Museum of Natural History, they reimagine the visitor experience.
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An uncommon education
University historians collaborate with Detroit Public Television to produce shortform documentary series about U-M’s legacy.
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Fractured fairy tale
U-M’s first black homecoming queen remembers her reign, five decades after relinquishing her crown.