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CHIN: Consider the Legacy of Loss

CHIN: Consider the Legacy of Loss

By Lauren Chin February 15, 2024

I’ve only been to one funeral in my life. I was two or three at the time. I’m told that my Aunt Wan-Ching loved playing with my sisters and me; in the few videos we have, she is always with one of...

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Longtime Congressman Dingell Mourned by US Leaders

By Charlie Goetzman February 15, 2019

Prominent U.S. political leaders convened Thursday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church to commemorate the life of John Dingell Jr. (CAS ’49, LAW ’52), a former representative of Michigan and the longest-serving...

In the Face of Death, an Unsure Response

By Ayan Mandal October 7, 2014

I am the youngest in my family — the youngest of not just my nuclear family, but of my entire extended family in America. That means that as I was the last to be born, I was also the last to reach...

French Professor Dies After Illness

By Laura Engshuber October 7, 2011

French professor Kathleen Delgado died following a long illness Tuesday morning. She had taught introductory French as a part-time lecturer since 2001. She also taught English as a Foreign Language...

Shriver Mourners Gather for Wake

By Sarah Kaplan January 21, 2011

Mourners at Holy Trinity Church remembered the life of R. Sargent Shriver on Friday, who died Tuesday in Maryland at the age of 95. Shriver, a Peace Corps founder and former university commencement...

Westboro Church Draws Student Protesters’ Ire

By Sarah Kaplan November 12, 2010

"You Eat Your Kids" and "Thank God For Dead Soldiers" were among the signs held high by four members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Washington Circle Thursday morning, a protest met by about 300 college...

Long Time English Professor Dies

By Elizabeth Rowe August 31, 2010

Michael Ragussis, a professor in the English department, died at home on Thursday after a long illness, according to an e-mail from University Provost James O'Donnell to the campus community on Friday...

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