Life Tips
On Tuesday, the University of Michigan-Dearborn held an ‘AAUW Start Smart Salary Negotiations’ workshop. The seminar was open to all, but addressed specific issues facing female professionals in the workplace. Facilitators worked to empower participants by teaching: the long-term consequences of the gender pay gap, how to articulate your value, how to benchmark a target … Read more
In Ann Arbor, there is a copper “block M” from the class of 1953, located at the center of the Diag — the heart of main campus. It is tradition that no one steps on the Block M, and those who do will suffer the worst bad luck imaginable. Avoiding the block M is a … Read more
Regardless of your belief in the urgency of climate change, it is inarguable that sea levels are rising rapidly around the globe. Natural disasters are also creating major problems for the countries they affect. With Hurricane Dorian causing panic in Florida and the Bahamas, it is no question that we as a nation- and as … Read more
Bristol University and Atomic Energy in London, UK Scientists of the authority have made a battery whose half life is only 5,700 years. This battery is made from carbon-14 and it is the first such battery in the world. Carbon-14 is a radioactive form of carbon. Professor Tom Scott of Bristol University said that there … Read more
Melbourne. The Australian Government announced to impose tax on big digital platforms and search engines that do not share revenue with local news media organizations. Australia’s Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said on Thursday that the new rules will apply to companies with an annual income of more than Rs 1300 crore from January next year. … Read more
It’s that charming, charismatic person who everyone seems to gravitate towards. You feel as though you would do almost anything to be considered a part of their group. They flatter you, make you feel good about yourself. But little by little, you begin to notice something off about them. Maybe it’s the way they constantly … Read more
Team Haryana. New collector rates have come into effect across the state on Monday. Due to this, registration could be done only in three districts, in the rest the time of the employees and officials was spent only in getting the software updated. Now it is being said that registration will start normally from Tuesday. … Read more
“I’m not a crook!” said past American President, Richard Nixon. The watergate scandal, a political scandal in the 70’s involved president Nixon, who was trying to cover up his illegal actions during his campaign where he was trying to get re-elected. The affair began when 5 men were arrested for breaking and entering illegally into … Read more
As the winter 2020 semester comes to an end, all I can think to do is look back on my first year as a member of the Michigan Journal and my first year as the Opinions Editor. With every position, and especially with how this year is going, there have been plenty of ups and … Read more
It won’t be easy and many of you will think it strange as I try to explain how I feel. As I do, I hope that regardless of what I say, that there will be no ill-will or feeling brought about it. Certainly, you may not believe it all. One may think of me as … Read more