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.

