1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁oldest ▁such ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁is ▁a ▁men ' s ▁ch orus ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members . ▁Its ▁eight - member ▁subset ▁a ▁c app ella ▁group , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Fri ars , ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁currently ▁running ▁a ▁c app ella ▁group ▁on ▁campus . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁also ▁encourag es ▁many ▁cultural ▁and ▁eth nic ▁student ▁organizations ▁on ▁campus . ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁over ▁ 3 1 7 ▁organizations ▁under ▁this ▁category . ▁There ▁are ▁organizations ▁for ▁almost ▁every ▁culture ▁from ▁the ▁Arab ▁Student ▁Association ▁to ▁Pers ian ▁Student ▁Association ▁to ▁African ▁Stud ents ▁Association ▁to ▁even ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Student ▁Association . ▁These ▁organizations ▁hope ▁to ▁promote ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁their ▁culture ▁along ▁with ▁raising ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁aw aren ess ▁around ▁campus ▁by ▁hosting ▁an ▁ass ort ment ▁of ▁events ▁throughout ▁the ▁school ▁year . ▁These ▁clubs ▁also ▁help ▁students ▁make ▁this ▁large ▁University ▁into ▁a ▁smaller ▁community ▁to ▁help ▁find ▁people ▁with ▁similar ▁interests ▁and ▁background s . ▁ ▁Media ▁and ▁publications ▁The ▁student ▁newspaper ▁is ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Daily , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁editor ial ly ▁and ▁finan cially ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁The ▁Daily ▁is ▁published ▁five ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁during ▁academic ▁year , ▁and ▁week ly ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁August . ▁Other ▁student ▁publications ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁include ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Review