The demanding schedule of a college student oftentimes does not allow for festivals, hikes, or sunbathing. Use your free time this summer to take advantage of all that Ypsilanti has to offer. Now is the time...
Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club” follows the lives of eight women, four mothers and their daughters. The novel is a deeply thoughtful exploration of immigration and its effect on family ties and heritage....
Whether you’re getting ready to attend EMU or you’re going into your senior year, summer is a great time to learn about becoming an active member of Ypsilanti, a rich spot for community involvement....
David Sedaris’s collection of essays, “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim,” is an easy and enjoyable read. Sedaris manages to make each and every essay both funny and thought-provoking....
Toni Morrison is an American writer. In addition to writing novels that have earned both critical and public acclaim, she has won both the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prize. “Freeing yourself...
Joseph Campbell developed the now famous theory of the “hero’s journey.” He studied the ways in which mythologies hold great social and cultural power, guiding and teaching the people who know them....
In our ardently individualistic society, asking for help is a sign of weakness. The reality is that reaching out for support and help is a great sign of courage and awareness. If you’ve recognized that...
Kathryn Schulz, a writer for The New Yorker, is considered a “wrongologist.” She is focused on the way humans tend to reject the notion that they can be and are often wrong. The idea that we are always...