The Michigan Times

10/18/2021

A new competition is offering Genesee County teens and young adults between the ages of 14 and 23 an opportunity to perform an original song, rap or spoken word verse for a chance at a cash prize, studio time and professional mentorship.

Read the story below to learn how you can apply.

A new talent competition has arrived in Genesee County. Known as Signal Boost, the competition is the result of a collaboration between Luma, a Los Angeles-based production studio, and Flint’s Shop Floor Theatre Company. Kendrick Jones, a UM-Flint lecturer and executive director of the Shop Floor ...

04/14/2021

Check out The M-Times Insider's latest episode! The University of Michigan-Flint 's new Student Government President, Levi Todd is looking to make the most of his year in office. Dwindling enrollment numbers, campus-wide budget cuts and faculty layoffs are all going to affect students for the 2021-2022 school year and beyond. Todd wants to try and lessen the blow by providing students with access to the COVID-19 vaccine as well as seeking more equitable funding from the University of Michigan.

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01/28/2021

“It won’t be ‘go to a class, learn the theory, and then learn how to apply the theory,' It’ll be 'go to the class the very first day, start playing with the equipment and tools, and then, by doing that, learn about the theory.’”

UM-Flint is Building the Workforce of the Future through The New College of Innovation and Technology Only the second free-standing college of technology in the state, UM-Flint’s new College of Innovation and Technology opened its doors in the Winter of 2021. This addition to UM-Flint’s campus w...

01/28/2021

In the Student Government General Assembly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 27, bills posing new opportunities for students to engage with their peers were presented. Sponsored by Omar Elnour, SG’s Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Senate Bill 2021-001 proposes up to $970 in funding for an up...

12/06/2020

“I think students needed this little help to get through the semester. Honestly, it could be the deciding factor on if they come back for the winter semester.”

The pass/fail option offered to students in Winter 2020 will also be made available to students for Fall 2020 and Winter 2021. This decision, announced at the Student Government General Assembly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 2, by Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Shelby Newport, came after the daily numb...

10/22/2020

“It’s always important to have your voice heard, but we know the most important way and the strongest way for that voice to be heard is when you cast a vote.”

On Saturday, Oct. 17, Student Government hosted its second Day of Action event, with the aim of getting Flint residents engaged in and excited for the presidential election. Volunteers gathered at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Flint, the Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village, the Flint Developm...

10/22/2020

In the General Assembly meeting that took place on Wednesday, Sep. 23, Student Government (SG) members discussed open senate positions and incoming opportunities for student involvement. President Samantha Uptmor shared that legal services are newly available for UM-Flint students via UM-Ann Arbor.....

10/21/2020

“We’re going to come out prepared and looking to win games in the springtime.”

FLINT, Michigan–Although their Fall 2020 competitions were cancelled, Club Sports players are continuing to brave a season unlike any other. The decision to cancel all competitions for Fall 2020 was made on July 30, by the Department of Recreational Services (DRS). Since then, team leaders have ta...

10/09/2020

I would guess that at some point, we’ll have an active attorney sitting somewhere on Flint’s campus. That would be my vision for the future.”

Thanks to Student Government, UM-Flint students will now have access to free legal services as an extension of UM-Ann Arbor’s Student Legal Services (SLS). Services include legal advice on issues such as child support, insurance claims, custody issues, legal name changes, and power of attorney, an...

10/09/2020

A new bill was presented and Phase II of the Flint First Initiative was discussed during the Student Government General Assembly meeting that took place on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Director of Student Relations Amena Shukairy presented Bill 2020-003, which calls for $200 in prize money for students who co...

09/27/2020

“BLM is an everyone issue, not just a Black issue. Racism affects everybody … the only way that we can move past that is to address these things and heal.”

The names of Black lives lost to police brutality echoed down the streets of Flint during the UM-Flint Students for Black Lives Matter event on Saturday, Sep. 26. UM-Flint community members gathered at the ice rink to mourn the deaths of individuals like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and to invok...

09/10/2020

On Wednesday, September 9, Student Government hosted its second General Assembly Meeting of Fall 2020. During this meeting, the outcome of Monday’s Celebrating Essential Workers event was discussed and updates were provided. President Samantha Uptmor kicked off the Zoom meeting with an update on t...