I will admit that I was not looking forward to returning to campus this semester. The thought of leaving the warm, lazy days of summer behind and beginning another busy chapter of my education was not very inviting. I could stay home, get a full-time retail or nanny job and spend the rest of my…
It’s difficult to believe that this is going to be my last issues of The Anchor ever. After two years here, I’ve become very accustomed to giving up my entire Monday and a resemblance to anything even remotely close to sleep. I don’t know if I’m going to be able to actually fill up my…
A vast amount of a student’s college career is spent around food, whether that be frequenting one of the school cafeterias, having late night snacks while churning out the research paper that had been procrastinated for several weeks or going out to socialize with some friends. Personally, food is the great est love of my…
Welcome to April, where our old pal Michigan proves that her weather is about as stable as a clown balancing on a ball, if the ball were over a pit of lava: so not very. We’ve always heard the old saying that “April showers bring May flowers,” but it’s April and most of us don’t…
*This is part of The Ranchor issue of The Anchor, which is a satire edition of our student newspaper. None of this article is meant to be taken as fact.* The true story of how The Anchor has gotten so much better in 10 years time: An interview By: Nada Motolli What makes an organization…
There can often be a grand divide forced between arts and humanities majors and those of the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) fields. The two categories of students seem to be very contrasting, with the humanities students more focused on creativity and analysis and the STEM students more geared towards logic and equations. It…
I get it, you’re a busy person, and you don’t have time to workout. But, you still want to make sure that you’re in pretty good shape for your boy or girlfriend. Or maybe you want to get in pretty good shape so that you can get a boy or girlfriend. Perhaps you’re single and…
Step 1: Keep your voice low If your friends aren’t fans of being awake in the mornings, odds are that they aren’t ready to be assaulted with loud noises yet. While you might want to share your excitement for the new day ahead, it might be best to speak in quieter tones, while not expecting…
The other day I was sitting in my Secondary Literature class and listening to a student present a piece that he had found for our “critical issues” that we all had to sign up to talk about. His was about participation trophies in sports and other activities, and how they’re sending an incorrect message to…
This is for any groups, professors, workplaces, friends, family, and Campus events that I’ve ever gone to, known, or had con- tact with. Hi, my name is Adam, and sometimes I’m late. Sometimes I sleep in an extra 30 minutes or an hour and I get places slightly late with really wet hair. Occasionally I…