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Reconnecting families through storytelling
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To a young child, picture books can instill a lifelong love of reading. But for many families, the incarceration of a parent can interfere with the tradition of bedtime storytelling.
The John Howard Society of...
Back-to-school tunes for the 2024-25 academic year
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The start of a school year is an excellent time to listen to new music.
This is, of course, because every day of the year is an excellent time to listen to new music. There...
U of M Strategic Research Plan 2024-29 launched
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The U of M launched a five-year strategic research plan in July to elevate the university’s research and global impact. As detailed in a 22-page report entitled Change Through Research, the mission of the...
The “right side of history” does not yet exist
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Shortly before the Nazi invasion of France forced him to flee Paris in May 1940, the German-Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote a harrowing essay that I am certain will stick with me for the...
TikTok and the Kamala campaign: The intersection of pop culture and...
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Since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, the Kamala Harris presidency campaign has made waves on the popular app TikTok. KamalaHQ, the official campaign TikTok, received over 232 million views and...
Cozy to chaotic: My journey through the wild world of dating
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After eight years in a cozy, safe relationship with my high school sweetheart, I plunged into the chaotic world of dating apps. We sat down together to create our first dating profiles, post-bar-drunk and...
Island Falls is real and we all live there
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Hoping to do some light reading at Folk Fest, I brought Island Falls along with me.
Though I finished it over the course of an afternoon, I was left stunned. Its 122 pages and frequent...
