Wednesday, April 15, 2015 // The Statement
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Magazine Editor:
Ian Dillingham
Deputy Editor:
Natalie Gadbois
Design Editor:
Jake Wellins
Photo Editor:
Luna Anna Archey
Illustrator:
Megan Mulholland
Maggie Miller
Editor in Chief:
Jen Calfas
Managing Editor:
Lev Facher
Copy Editors:
Hannah Bates
Laura Schinagle
Emma Sutherland
THE statement
COVER BY MEGAN MULHOLLAND
Students of the Year
A president, some Nobel Prize winners, a few Internet moguls,
and Darth Vader — there is a high precedent set for students who
graduate from the University. To say that the University can be over-
whelming is an understatement. With 41,927 students, 1,397 student
organizations registered on Maize Pages, and over 100 possible
majors, it’s often easy to get lost in the shuffle.
But somehow students find their way and then some, going from
scared, M-planner-toting freshman to leaders, innovators, and
activists in a few short years. While the many accomplishments of
the University’s current students could fill volumes, each year the
Statement narrows down the impressive pool to a few select student
leaders. Some chosen for the intense commitment they show to one
activity, others for the impact they have over campus as a whole.
Some come to the University with ambitious plans in mind, while
others have found their way and grown once arriving in Ann Arbor.
Between these ten students, you will find ten different majors, doz-
ens of student organizations, and hundreds of peers impacted and
influenced.
Meet the Michigan Daily Students of the Year 2014-2015. They’re
all happy to meet you.
Photos of the Year
Michigan Daily photographers often find themselves in situa-
tions that are rare for most 20-year-olds: front row as President
Obama addresses a crowd of 1,500; feet away from nationally
ranked athletes as they dive, dunk and score; at the heart of a pow-
erful student protest. Armed with a camera, a good sense of timing,
and a keen observational ability, these photographers capture stu-
dent life at it’s most thrilling, most inspiring, and sometimes most
banal. Interspersed through these pages are our Photos of the Year.
Happy viewing.
Magazine Editor, Ian Dillingham Deputy Editor, Natalie Gadbois
Photo Editor, Luna Anna Archey Design Editor, Jake Wellins
The Year in Review.
RUBY WALLAU/Daily
During the temporary lift of the ban of gay marriage, Ann Arbor residents Donna Rafferty and Jules Cobb marry along-
side hundreds of other same-sex couples at Washtenaw County Court in Ann Arbor on Mar. 25, 2014.
LUNA ANNA ARCHEY/Daily
Jim Harbaugh holds his son Jack during a press conference to announce his appointment as the next head football coach
at Junge Center on Dec. 30, 2014.
VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily
President Barack Obama getting off the stage after he rallied for the Democrats at Wayne State University Nov. 2, 2014.