by Ingrid Some seek a theory of everything. Allow me to refuse that. Instead, I offer a theory of conflict. Does that mean everything is conflictual? Perhaps. The word itself means con (together) and fligere (to strike). So conflict strikes together. I’m in a minivan at the front. I’m there because I’m a grown…
Category: Self in Space
CONFLICT IN ANIMATION
by Andie The artist, Andie McNally, took the inspirations and colorful style of queerleafing* to create her own representation of conflict. Understanding the movement and dynamic nature of conflict, she chose to depict a wave on a wood panel canvas. The calm waters are in the natural rainbow order to represent a “normal” non-conflict…
A Field Guide to Making the Biostation Your Own
by Jessie
Dreams Essay
by Kiersten Dreams are never what they should be. For whatever reason, the word “dream” seems to be only positive. It’s all mixed up in hopes and aspirations, and a little bit of weirdness, but never entirely unsettling. People dream that they will be lawyers (in the aspirational sense), or they dream that they…
Boat Interviews
by Zozep Andie How significant a role do you feel the boat played in your experience at GLACE? Well, I think it’s really important because the first day of class we went on the boat, so it kind of set the mood of the class, which is really nice. So I’ve always associated this…
Cafeteria Theory
by Katie I don’t remember the first time I ate in the University of Michigan Biological Station cafeteria. I’m not sure who I sat with- maybe my roommate Emma who I knew before coming here, but who takes a different class than me (Biology Lab). Or, maybe I sat with my peers from GLACE,…
An Introduction to Anishinaabemowin
by Jessie Williams During our time at the Biostation, we have worked to orient ourselves within the land on which we study, in order to understand both it and ourselves better. This cannot be done without acknowledging the presence and continued involvement of the original inhabitants of the Biostation land, the Cheboiganing or Burt…
Tallied Truths
by Cielle Tallied Truths The dragonfly clings to the water-stained pole. A breeze too light for me to feel still rustles leaves. Grape leaves build upon what’s already dead, as do we. The early dandelion grants the wish. Bumblebees should be too fat to fly. A bumblebee just flew over my head. The tree…
The Collected Letters of Ace & V
by Candace and Katie Dear V, I hope everything is going well with you and Michael. I’m sorry things escalated the way that they did. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you since Austin’s graduation. The last time I talked to you I know you were pretty upset with me, and…
Collaborative Playlist
Compiled by Jessie Music is the first thing I think of when reminiscing about an event in my life. Before I picture the venue where I occurred, or the faces of who I was with, I think of the beats, tones, and album cover of the song that defines it. For the first time…