Michigan State University

At some point in every person's life, they will have a special experience that will stick with them forever. One of my most memorable moments happened recently at a home volleyball game against Traverse City West. Approaching freshman volleyball season, the upperclassman spoke highly of the importance of overpowering TC West. As a ninth grader, I had the mindset that I would be playing for the freshmen team. I didn't think it really mattered what the outcome of the game would be, since we were…

Even today I still remember clearly what happened that fateful day. Why I did it, I’m not exactly sure but it wasn’t fun, at least for Patrick it wasn’t. I was back in 3rd grade, young, innocent, and having the time of my life. It was Spring almost Summer and it had been a decent year, nothing special but little did I know today was going to be exciting. This is when I lived in South Haven which had a population of like 10 people not including tourists. I would move to Kalamazoo in about one…

On Thursday, July 28, 2013, Detroit, Michigan became the largest city in America ever to file for bankruptcy. Established in 1701, detroit was founded by the french explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and a party of settlers. Not one of these men had any idea that Detroit would evolve into the thriving hub of the car industry in centuries to come. In 1756, the smallpox virus and a famine threaten the many lives of the settlers in Detroit, but did not decimate the population enough to cause…

Every year more and more shoes where added to the old crippled willow tree. Any shoe you could think of was up there, even the really expensive ones like Jordans. The shoe tree was one of the most memorable thing from the long drives up to Boyne City Michigan. Driving into the touristy town was always my favorite part, smelling the fudge, hearing the waves crash against the docks and seeing all the seagulls flying around. As you kept heading down the main road following it to all its curves and…

Bereaved Families of Ontario – Southwest Region is located in London, Ontario. It was founded in 1984 by a group of bereaved parents. It is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing support services to families that have suffered the death of a child. The consolers are all volunteers and often parents who have lost their own children. Their website is a great resource for bereaved parents and those who wish to help console. The layout is simple and information required is easy to…

Robin Williams was born on July 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. While growing up he always had a good sense of humor and had a love for making people smile. He later became an actor and comedian. He was in numerous memorable film, both comedic and dramatic. Robin Williams attended Claremont Men's College and College of Marin before enrolling at the Juilliard School in New York City. He later experimented with comedy and developed a successful stand-up act. He also done work on some shows and…

not having anyone hurt my petite niece when she least expects it!” I began to think to myself, wow, even 170 miles away from home my uncle who rarely watches the news knows what I have to be afraid of at school. I am a freshman here at Grand Valley State. I was most definitely an independent person before I left for college, exploring areas of my city I’d never seen and getting to know all sorts of people throughout high school. Little did I know I’d have this feeling of independence ripped away…

someone says Detroit. Coneys are located everywhere around the state, you can never run from one. You can find one in the middle nowhere in Michigan. Also coney dogs are a great symbols for the middle class, they came from the core of the country’s middle class, they are cheap, and they are perfect for the blue collar workers that need a fast lunch. Coney dogs are so iconic to detroit because they have been around for almost a century in michigan, there's thousands of places that sell them, and…

I live over fifteen miles from the small town that I would consider my hometown. While the distance between myself and Auburn, Indiana is large I have been closely influenced by the small town’s values of hard work and tradition. With the city being founded around the manufacturing of the Auburn Automobile, today the town takes pride in the museum to honor the traditions of the company. When visitors come to my town I would invite them to the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg museum. The town is proud of…

precious resources. In some organisms, water comprises as much as 90% of personal body weight, in humans, this ratio is 60%. Hence, when water is contaminated or sparse, life quality can be expected to drop dramatically. Such is the case in Flint Michigan where a Water Crisis has been unfolding for two years ever since the city began to use water from the local Flint River (Foley). The case of Flint is a precautionary one as it is tragic as it may herald the need for a significant shift in…