Enjoy this video of a special group of Wolverines who represent a proud tradition in Ann Arbor: The Alumni Marching Band.

As the 2012-13 Michigan basketball season approaches, head coach John Beilein finds himself with the most talented class of incoming freshmen since he set foot on campus.

From the Great Depression and World War II through the British invasion and disco balls, Drake’s Sandwich Shop served up chocolate cordials, orange marmalade sandwiches, and ice-cold limeade to devoted University of Michigan students.

Video: “Since I left Michigan, you’ve had three presidents, the first lady, and the head of the United Nations as your commencement speakers,” said CNN medical correspondent and neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta, ’90, MD ’93, to the Class of 2012 at spring commencement. “That’s not bad. But I have something none of them did. I am a true-blue Wolverine. I am one of you. And I am at home today in front of you. In your house. Your very, very Big House.”

With Glick Field House, the Michigan Wolverines enjoy the most indoor practice space of any college or professional football team in the world.

In the 1960s the title of hippest town in the Midwest most certainly belonged to Ann Arbor, home to a vibrant music scene and a host of hip clubs. Among the very hippest was a small converted print shop called Canterbury House.

Video: Since purchasing the ex-Pfizer research campus in Ann Arbor nearly three years ago, the University of Michigan has accelerated its research infrastructure and capabilities. Today, the North Campus Research Complex is home to new programs, labs, institutes, and entrepreneurial ventures.

The strange, violent origins of the fraternity “rush.”

After six years, editor John Lofy is leaving Michigan Today. His goodbye column includes a list of his favorite articles.