The general news and feature photos below are a mix of pictures taken on assignment for Central Michigan Life and CMU's College of the Arts and Media as well as photographs taken for class assignments.
Central Michigan University junior Emma Doederlein, left, and freshman Lexi Galliers make friendship bracelets during the Eras Tour Launch Party in the French Auditorium, on the campus of Central Michigan Universty, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Sunday, March 19, 2023. CMU's Taylor Swift Society hosted an Eras Tour Launch Party to celebrate Swift's tour. Fans planned to trade these friendship bracelets at Swift’s Eras Tour concerts.
An adult men’s traditional dancer performs during Central Michigan University's 34th Annual "Celebrating Life" Pow wow in McGuirk Arena, on the Campus of campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Saturday, March 19, 2023. This dancer imitated a warrior during the contest.
Melita Underwood, right, feeds Bill Underwood his lunch, Dundee, Michigan, Friday, November 3, 2023. With Bill's dementia, he has trouble eating with utensils because of tremors in his hands, so someone will feed him, Melita said. Before 2023, he was able to feed himself, but now he’s limited to eating small finger foods by himself.
Zoe Calderon and her daughter, Amalia Calderon, 2, stand next to a relative’s vehicle on display for the Detroit Concours d’Elegance on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Tyler Shepherd debones a chicken drumstick in his barn, 1673 Pruess Road, Hemlock, Michigan, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The chicken, slaughtered the day before, was being deboned to be ground, Shepherd said. By the barn, Shepherd has a trailer he did all the installments for where he slaughters the poultry.
Brett Poly, Senior Director at NBC News, speaks after being inducted into Central Michigan University's School of Communication, Journalism, and Media Hall of Fame, on Nov. 4, 2023 in the Bovee University Center on the campus of Central Michigan University.
A Central Michigan University student dives while playing a game during MainStage on Sunday, August 27 on Franklin St. The student used a bean bag to mark their distance traveled while hooked to a bungee cord that pulled against them.
Central Michigan University bachelor student graduates cheer as President Bob Davies declares them graduates during the fall commencement ceremony in McGuirk Arena, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Saturday, December 16, 2023..
Sabin performs during a drag show in the Bovee University Center Auditorium, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan,Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
Central Michigan University junior Austin Lobsinger tosses snow off a step at Northwest Apartments on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Lobsinger and three others were tasked to shovel all of Northwest's front door steps that afternoon during the snowstorm.
CMU students prepare to film a scene during a workshop on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, March 25, 2023.
