Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and SpaceX and one of the world’s richest people, announced on April 14 that he wanted to buy the social media site Twitter. Musk’s primary intentions for the purchase of the company, he said, include an overall push for greater free speech. Musk, however, tried to […]

The coronavirus has impacted millions of people around the world and it almost killed me. Nearly 6.63 million people died from COVID-19 and there are over 643 million confirmed cases. Unfortunately, I was one of the 643 million confirmed cases due to poor judgment and my increased need to go have […]

The author is a junior guard on the men’s basketball team. As the basketball season came to a close last year with a loss in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament, many people felt like we underachieved. So did I. This year, we are coming to reverse those feelings. […]

As a basketball player, it is hard to say that you are, or have been, the best player on all of your teams growing up. With that being said, I am honest enough to realize — and admit — that I have not been that caliber player my whole life, but […]

Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful and give thanks after every- thing we’ve endured throughout the year. Most spend the holiday with their loved ones, while some spend it by themselves. Giving thanks for life, health and strength is just the basics. When you consider the past two or three […]

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and we must spend time with our family and friends to make lasting memories. The world is going through some very divisive times — economic destabilization, war, political strife, pandemics and mass shootings. These last few years have resulted in the deaths of millions of […]

The Skillman Foundation brought three young people – including myself — to speak at the Mackinac Policy Conference this past summer, which made us the youngest speakers in the history of the annual gathering. The Mackinac Policy Conference is the Detroit Regional Chamber’s statewide event, which allows Michigan’s most influential audience […]

Everyone has that one friend who lives in Metro Detroit but roots for a seemingly random football team. In fact, three of my closest friends root for the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers. Even though it seems everybody jumps ship when it comes to the Lions, Ford Field […]

Hit after hit, tackle after tackle, NFL players take a beating every game. Each play is fast and physical and in the heat of the moment, one wrong hit can end a player’s career. American football is known for being a “man’s sport.” It is aggressive, violent and dangerous. Injuries that […]

Following the death last month of Queen Elizabeth II, there’s a renewed debate over the purpose of a monarchy. While it’s largely symbolic with no real governing power, the royal family in England is the perfect example of why the monarchy should be dissolved. I say this for two reasons. The […]