An honest discussion about race in the 21st century took a new spin at the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Conversation on Race last Friday when it focused on interracial relationships. Video and conversation revolved around the socially constructed ideology of race, and what it meant to work through relational situations where race was both a positive and negative factor.
Rumors circulated the University of Michigan-Dearborn's campus last Thursday of a supposed sighting of a gun. Director of Campus Safety Richard Gordon clarified. Gordon explained that a student walking between the University Center and the Social Sciences Building passed a suspicious person outside.
Several students have recently voiced negative opinions regarding the number of commencement tickets issued for April's graduation ceremony. University of Michigan-Dearborn Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment and Registrar, Linda Brown, clarified the university's reasoning.
It started with a phone call, one that attorney Shareef Akeel wasn't expecting. What Akeel heard from the caller is something he'll never forget: The caller said he had been unlawfully held against his will and tortured. But more shocking to Akeel than the acts the caller said he endured was the fact that the people responsible for the acts were American soldiers.