I cannot pinpoint the exact moment when my obsession with politics began. There was no real draw for me to begin with; my parents never took me to rallies or conducted fervent political discussions at the dinner table.

I kicked the frozen dirt as I walked my usual 30 paces ahead of my family. Between the gray sky and the twisting branches, the path was dark; though the trees were empty of leaves, they still dimmed the day.

The old adage states that in polite conversation, there are three things you are not to discuss: money, religion and politics. And it makes sense. No one wants to know how much is in your bank account or who around the dinner table you think is going to hell.

In Chan Lee can be reached at tokg@umich.edu. 

As a columnist, I have developed a more durable self-confidence grounded in appreciation of my abilities, and an acceptance of my weaknesses and capacity for error.

As I wrote through a draft of this column, I began to wonder if I should apologize for bringing up a subject people have discussed for years.

We’ve all done it: riding around in a car, going down a street that has seen better days and saying something like, “This isn’t a nice neighborhood.”

The day after Christmas, I took a trip with a couple of friends to Midtown in Detroit.

When she was 10 or so, my little sister received some of the worst advice of her life. It was written in the comments section of her fifth-grade report card underneath the part that graded her behavior in class.

Fall semester of sophomore year, I was feeling pretty good about how things were going. I had finally finished my first round of required art studios, and had moved on to elective academics on Central Campus, a totally new world.

In an editorial last month titled “Release course evaluation data,” the Editorial Board stated that “course evaluations were created as a method of improving professor performance rather than a tool for scheduling classes.” This statement is incorrect.

The University must be diligent in finding an applicant who’s committed not only to maintaining Hackett’s success, but also to increasing diversity and promoting inclusion in the Athletic Department.

The Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 16 to designate the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day.

Gov. Rick Snyder's response is unacceptable, as it's based in reactionary fear, not fact or reason, and vilifies Syrian refugees who are more directly affected by the violence than most Americans.

Targeting bystander intervention programs toward specific populations, such as bar employees, is a necessary step toward decreasing the likelihood of sexual assault in the state, in the Ann Arbor community and at the University.

The entire campus community must listen to and sympathize with the very real and urgent struggles that all students of color face in 2015.

Gov. Rick Snyder should consider vetoing the proposed bill in the hope of passing a more specific road infrastructure plan.