Heritage/Tradition
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Meechigan man
Beloved Wolverines football announcer Bob Ufer, ’43, is the subject of a new documentary by filmmaker Dan Chace, BA ’83.
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The women of Henderson House
The smallest of all U-M housing units is a vibrant model of the University’s diversity ideal.
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Death of an Angell
When the beloved James B. Angell died in April 1916, all of Ann Arbor and much of Michigan mourned his loss.
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Hopwood in Havana
Cuba is top of mind for many these days. In 1924 playwright Avery Hopwood visited Havana, and his vivid diary captures the city’s heyday.
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Guerrilla librarians
In 2005, a move to shut down the Residential College’s popular Benzinger Library sparked student protests, sit-ins, and a move to take back the stacks of East Quad.
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A feat to cherish
The Jesse Owens story is the subject of the new film “Race,” but for U-M fans of track & field, the Owens story that truly resonates took place here, in 1935, when the Ohio State Buckeye made history.
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You can ring my (Pretzel) Bell
Restaurateurs are cooking up plans to resurrect the much-revered gathering spot, enjoyed by locals from 1934-85.
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The spy who never was
The film Bridge of Spies is more than just a Cold War thriller for one former professor who survived the real-life saga.
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Episode 4: How we went blue, featuring Albert Ahronheim
It’s short. It’s sweet. And it can really swing. But the origin of “Let’s Go Blue” as part of the University of Michigan’s call to arms was anything but simple.