Deer hunting in Michigan, beyond the tradition
By JON PRICEStaff Writer Michigan was once home of the illustrious Fred Bear, the world-renowned sportsman who would be posthumously immortalized in the famous hunting-ballad epic performed by...
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An honest account of Native American history is absent from grade-level curriculum in public schools, critics say. By M. M. DONALDSONStaff Writer ILLUSTRATION BY BEN THOMPSON | WASHTENAW VOICE A thick...
View ArticleDiscovering heritage leads to new family history
By M. M. DonaldsonStaff Writer WCC student Ben Browning is proud of his Lakota heritage. Photo by M. M. Donaldson, The Washtenaw Voice PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, S.D. – Learning about Native American...
View ArticleBrewing Beer
By ROBERT CONRADIVoice Correspondent Illustration by Peter Hochgraf, The Washtenaw Voice For many people, chemistry may seem geeky, unapproachable, and irrelevant, but don’t tell that to a brewmaster....
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WRIF’s ‘Drew and Mike’ castoffs find fame on iTunes podcast By JON PRICEVoice Correspondent In a basement decorated with autographed Red Wings memorabilia, old English D’s, and rock ‘n roll posters is...
View ArticleCampus-cleaning class
By NATALIE WRIGHT Managing Editor Once a year, biology instructor David Wooten transforms his field biology class into a campus-cleaning crew for an hour. This year Wooten held the fifth annual...
View ArticleOne man’s trash… happens to be recyclable
By DAVID FITCHStaff Writer Being passionate about trash is not a typical job requirement, but Barry Wilkins, Washtenaw Community College’s recycling operations manager takes garbage seriously. And...
View ArticleScar stories
By ALAINA O’CONNORStaff Writer Matt Pagel knew something was wrong when one day he felt something strange in his belly. “There was just this hard bulge on my stomach near my belly button,” said Pagel,...
View ArticleWORKING: Custodian takes pride in doing job that ‘must be done’
By DAVID FITCHStaff Writer It’s dark at 1:30 a.m. when she gets up. The sky is still dark at 4 a.m. when she begins her work prepping entranceways, classrooms, restrooms and the other busy spaces at...
View ArticleMentor Series: A Rush to history
Students find instructor ‘personable, passionate, precious’ By DAVID FITCHStaff Writer Dr. Ian Rush is a classy guy. Short in stature, with short black hair, semi-formal dress shirt, at times...
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