Heritage/Tradition
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The Negro-Caucasian club
In the 1920s African-American and white students joined hands to fight racial bias — but the University was unsympathetic.
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The vanishing of Schoolgirls' Glen
Reclaiming one of the most precious and vulnerable gems in Nichols Arboretum.
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That old house
For more than a century, a spooky little fortress behind an iron gate has mystified passersby in all its gothic glory.
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Ann Arbor vs. the flying saucers
In 1966 a sudden wave of UFO sightings—many by extremely credible witnesses—turned local eyes skyward and brought national attention to Ann Arbor.
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Mr. Cook’s women
Traces of an irascible millionaire’s views of the “fair sex” linger all through the Martha Cook Building a century after its construction
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Humor of the 1890s
In the pages of Wrinkle, we get glimpses of student life in the 1890s—at least as it appeared to the cocky male editors of that short-lived Michigan humor magazine.
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Arthur Miller’s ode to U-M
In December 1953 Arthur Miller, BA ’38, penned a love letter to his alma mater in Holiday magazine: “When I was in Ann Arbor, I felt I was at home.”
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Wait . . .when did the University start?
So was U-M founded in 1817 or 1821? 1837 or 1841? We answer key questions about the University’s true founding date.
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A double dose of the macabre
As Devil’s Night approaches, the time is right to flash back to the 19th century for a little mayhem, murder, and a double dose of the macabre.