University of Michigan

By the time I received the email announcement that University of Michigan Health System diagnosed me with Acquired Dyscalculia, I felt like sinking into a bottomless glacial. Everything around me appeared as featureless hollow darkness. I heard with a chill on my back that the car accident occurred last summer was speculated to be cause. It was on way home back from Thailand, where I went to support the education at Vieng Neua Primary School as a volunteer. I was afraid, indeed, that the…

At the age of five, I quietly assembled the most complex puzzles my mother could find. Without taking a break, I would sit for hours, with my eyes glued to the thoughtfully crafted pieces that filled the living room floor. Lost in the world of the puzzle, I caringly placed each piece into its home. With every move of my hand, the scrambled image would gradually become clearer to my mother’s eye. As each small wooden piece found its way into the larger plan, there were moments where I would be so…

Reducing Red Meat Consumption at Michigan State University The consumption of red meat poses a variety of harmful effects directly to personal health, as well as indirectly to environmental health. The production and processing of red meat is an unsustainable practice in nature. While Michigan State University has gone to considerable measures to ensure that the beef and lamb consumed in the dining halls is coming from responsible practices, it is not enough. To truly make an impact we need to…

own home computer, had my bathroom and dishes cleaned for me, and did not have to pay for rent. Also my community college was very small, so all of my classes were right by each other. There was also free parking for cars at the campus. At Michigan State University I have to figure out the bus routes from my apartment complex and find out where all of my classes are located. The difficulty of classes at MSU is way more difficult than the classes at my…

Everyday I experience the impact that immigration has had on my life and the entire west Michigan community. Whether it be through seeing my fellow classmates in school that are children of immigrants; or, by driving by the restaurants and stores owned by immigrants, I am able to see, firsthand, the tremendous influence immigration has had on the west Michigan community. Two of my best friends happen to be either an immigrant or their parent was an immigrant. My friend Nathan’s family immigrated…

“Only a life lived in the service of others is a life worth living,” said by Albert Einstein. I am interested in becoming a health care professional because bettering the lives of others is such a rewarding way to live your life. I also have a love for anatomy and physiology which I discovered my senior year in high school in my Health Occupations class. In the class we learned about each system in the body and did multiple dissections, and I loved every second of it. That is how I…

wasn’t. Leaving high school and transitioning to college was a rough experience. I went from having to ask permission to go to the restroom in high school compared to deciding what day and time I wanted to attend class for college. I went to Michigan State University, for my freshman year. I moved on campus and had so much freedom. I was totally on my own from the time I woke up, to the money I had to spend on necessities. I qualified for work-study and got a job on campus in order to pay for…

1. Why are you interested in the Patagonia field course? Last fall, I was elated to transfer to Cornell from my community college in Ann arbor, Michigan, where I received my Associate Degree in Math and Science. At my previous college, I had so many incredible opportunities to learn about the anatomy, physiology, and obscurities of every phylum, through dissections and field work. As my knowledge and respect for wildlife and conservation grew, I was given the opportunity to be the cartographer…

In a Detroit News editorial article, Governor Rick Snyder proposes the state of Michigan needs to step up to do more for juvenile offenders. One of Governor Snyder’s proposals is to establish programs that would determine the best way to treat each offender (“Detroit News,” 2015). Keeping teens at home or in local treatment programs leads to keeping them out of prison as an adult. The reform would encourage a justice system that works in the best interest of the juvenile offender (“Detroit…

life in Flint as a philosopher from Irish heritage, who encountered several situations where he was stigmatized for being from Flint. He shares his arguments and proudness of being from Flint as a philosopher and a poet who studied at the University of Michigan-Flint. By conveying his personal story and pride for his Flint inheritance, O’Dea aims to alter how people generally perceive Flint as a poor and miserable city, and examines Flint stereotypes and the negative perceptions of Flint…