They represent opposite corners at the University of Michigan, two sides of student activism who have hunkered down and almost never communicate. Salma Hamamy is one of the most prominent faces of the pro-Palestinian movement on campus. “One, two, three, four, open up the prison doors!” she shouts, bullhorn in hand, as she leads anti-Israel […]
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It’s a Myth That Americans Don’t Understand the Economy
We look to be headed for what could be the most unpopular sequel since “Home Alone 3”: Biden versus Trump 2.0. One question goes to the heart of shaping expectations for that matchup: Why does everyone think the economy stinks? The answer is critical, given that this election is probably going to be close and […]
Read MoreAs the College Sports Model Teeters, Michigan Tries to Keep a Balance
Growing up in Hawaii, Roman Wilson didn’t realize how much money was in college football until his senior year in high school when he took a weeklong recruiting visit to the mainland. His first stops were Cal-Berkeley and U.C.L.A. “Very nice facilities,” he thought. Then he visited Michigan. “Just the building alone that we get […]
Read MoreI Was Transformed by the Best Cult Ever: Michigan Football
I went to Ann Arbor, Mich., for a journalism fellowship because I was stuck in life. An outside observer might say I was depressed, unhappy and a little too obsessed with my dog. I felt isolated and lonely — part of the psychological epidemic that followed the pandemic. Dozens of people told me two things […]
Read MoreThe Best Teams That Money Could Buy
In late 2021, the once-mighty Texas Longhorns had just finished a 5-7 football season, losing six straight games for the first time since 1956. “We need bigger humans,” said Steve Sarkisian, the team’s coach. That off-season, Texas found a new — or at least, newly legal — way to recruit them: cash. A new tax-exempt […]
Read MoreFlorida State, 13-0, Snubbed By College Football Playoff Committee
The metaphorical white puffs of smoke sent up by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Sunday signaled that the panel had chosen the four teams that would vie for this season’s championship — and that Florida State, unbeaten champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was not among them. This caused smoke of a different […]
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