Dean Bacon’s demise
Michigan's "Queen of Women" held the line on in loco parentis through the '50s, until changing mores and student protests forced an abdication.
View ArticleComing home
The end of World War II sent U-M's enrollment soaring, which put housing at a premium -- creating a unique college experience for many GIs.
View ArticleTwo against football
In 1925 two lonely rebels said no to the formidable Fielding Yost in a contest of ideas that still echoes today.
View ArticleWomen, take the field!
The rule barring women from the Michigan Marching Band was dropped in 1972 — not with a bang, but a whisper.
View ArticleThe generous Mrs. Newberry
On the 100th anniversary of the Helen Newberry Residence, we offer a snapshot of the philanthropist who impacted thousands of young women.
View ArticleThe doves of 1940
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor pulled the U.S. into World War II, U-M suspended a band of student peaceniks advocating neutrality.
View ArticleBaseball on the Diag
In the years after the Civil War, springtime in Ann Arbor generated U-M’s first sporting craze: "base ball."
View ArticleJust nuts
Michigan has enjoyed a very long romance with its campus squirrels, certainly since the days of the Diag as a scrubby wheat field.
View ArticleThe ’50s in your ear
Michiganensian’s short-lived audio yearbook “Memories in Sound" featured recordings of Duke Ellington’s band at J-Hop, Michigan vs. Ohio State, and more.
View ArticleThe last B.M.O.C.
William “Buck” Dawson – who claimed membership in 19 student organizations (not to mention meeting Marlene Dietrich) – may have been the last of a passing breed, the Big Man on Campus.
View ArticleNow playing…
Jim Tobin, PhD '86, proves truth is more poignant than fiction in Michigan Today's new audio feature, "Listen In, Michigan."
View ArticleWhen animals went to school
What is it about pranksters and our four-legged friends? More than once Michigan's hallowed halls of learning have hosted actual asses and pigs.
View ArticleHow one cranky grad changed U-M history
Sure, we know the War of 1812, but how about the War of 1817? It happened right here at U-M – in 1929.
View ArticleField of dreams
The campus landmark that once led to Ferry Field today connects 150 years of athletics to academics, and past to present. Plus: First-known photos of U-M football.
View Article“Insanitary conditions”
In 1910, U-M students attended class in unventilated buildings; spit on the floors and sidewalks; and contracted tuberculosis in alarming numbers. Good times!
View ArticleTrue blue?
Go Blue! They’re two little words that mean so much to Wolverines worldwide. But how did this cheer originate? And which Wolverine said it first?
View ArticleThe write side of history
Podcast: Veteran journalists recount the high stakes and high jinks of life as Michigan Daily reporters. Plus: Peace Corps at 55.
View ArticleHow we went blue
It’s short. It’s sweet. And it can really swing. But the origins of “Let’s Go Blue” were anything but simple.
View ArticleThe spy who never was
The film Bridge of Spies is more than just a Cold War thriller for one former professor who survived the real-life saga.
View ArticleYou can ring my (Pretzel) Bell
Restaurateurs are cooking up plans to resurrect the much-revered gathering spot, enjoyed by locals from 1934-85.
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