Beer: the (legal) treat to beat
Ok, ok, I know: Candy is awesome, dentists be damned. However, a time comes in every kid’s life when they are “too old” to go…
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Events in science
Interested in getting more involved on and off campus? Want to see how professors spend their free time? Need something thrifty to do with your…
Dr. Know examines the fifth dimension . . . almost
Well hello again, dimensional ignoramus. I honestly didn’t expect to see you again after that last lesson; it was a doozy. Well, do not get…
Nine, 10 never sleep again
“In the middle of the night I woke up and tried to get out of bed. I was shocked, even terrified when I found that…
Yore Lore: Ishtar
Goddesses of the ancient cultures, especially in Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Middle East, were often both beautiful and cruel. Yet there is something fascinating…
Fried brains and Sam:
Natural disasters are anything but entertaining, from my point of view. I end up with a week’s worth of congestion and am always forced to…
Two poems
Bikes and rocks and her and me i rember a brite sunny day when i was watching my older Sister play on Her bike and…
Lost and foundeth
Hear ye, hear ye! By order of His Majesty Prince Charming, whosoever hast lost a glass slipper must report to the royal guard immediately. The…
In the end, it’s all about love
I often witnessed two human males, bound by circumstance, sitting together on an old wooden rocking chair. An heirloom from a bygone era when men…
Local Briefs
U of M archives get spooky addition Peter Aykroyd, father of actor Dan Aykroyd from the 1980s film Ghostbusters, announced Oct. 15 that he will…