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Spotlight on the Arts: Marquette Fine Arts Students’ Stellar Performances

TL/DR - Marquette Middle and High School fine arts students performed in a Spotlight on the Arts concert. Participating ensembles included the Marquette Senior High School jazz ensemble, the MSHS chorale, and the Bothwell Middle School 8th-grade band, while MSHS Band Director Matt Ludwig was acknowledged on the eve of his retirement after 28…

Anxiety Mounts Over Trump’s Candidate Amid Ohio’s Republican Senate Clash

TL/DR - The three-way Republican Senate primary in Ohio has become contentious, with Bernie Moreno, former President Trump's favored candidate, facing competition from State Senator Matt Dolan and Secretary of State Frank LaRose. Recent independent surveys note that Dolan is gaining traction, and has outspent both Moreno and LaRose in campaign…

EMU Community Fights to Save Student Gallery

TL/DR - Students and faculty at Eastern Michigan University's School of Art and Design have been informed that the student-run Intermedia Gallery Group (IGG) could be taken out of their control, meaning there would be no more student exhibitions in the gallery space. In response, faculty are encouraging students to sign a petition against the…

Enhancing Adult Literacy: MI Impact Grant’s Everyday Integration

TL/DR - Around 54% of adults between 17 and 74 years old read below a sixth-grade level in the US, with these figures often coinciding with areas of poor health and poverty. The Literacy Center of West Michigan is aiming to combat this, and was recently awarded a $1.12 million MI Impact Grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic…