On September 29th, The Michigan Daily turns 125 years young. To
celebrate this illustrious anniversary, we compiled some of the most
impressive events the Daily has reported on during its long run.
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THE LIST
MAY 25, 1924
Michigan Daily reporters score an exclusive interview with
Gandhi — like, the Gandhi.
OCT. 14, 1960
On the humble steps of the Union, President Kennedy
announes his idea for the Peace Corps.
NOV. 5, 1962
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at Hill Auditorium.
BUZZFEED, BUT BETTER
HAPPY 125TH BIRTHDAY US!
(aka THE MICHIGAN DAILY)
OCT. 19, 1893
Just a few years before his death, civil rights activist
Frederick Douglass speaks at the University.
MAY 1, 1993
First Lady Hillary Clinton delivers the Spring
Commencement speech.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 // The Statement
D
ear Emma,
I need advice. How can I
stop my parents from killing me
after they find out I spilled a cup
of coffee on my laptop?
Sincerely,
Coffee Conundrum
Of all of the many, many
responses I received to my
previous column (kidding)
this question posed to me by
a friend made me think of
my own relationship with my
folks. We weren’t allowed to
touch the walls in my house
growing up. They are ortho-
dontists, and our white walls
were pearly-white. Or rather
not clean but sterile, like their
instruments. White couch,
white walls — again, that we
were not allowed to touch
— and everything was spot-
less. It was a catch phrase in
the house — “Don’t touch the
walls!” — held firmly in my
parents’ back pocket and ready
to be drawn out any moment
my hand neared a wall. The
first act of rebellion I can claim
as my own occured when I was
near school age. I took hold of
a black ink pen and, eyes fixed
on my father, grasped it in my
right hand, neared the tip to
the perpetually clean walls
and pressed down to draw a
thin, singular black line.
So back to your coffee situ-
ation. I know you didn’t spill
that coffee on purpose, but
this is a column about messi-
ness, not about intention. I
did touch the walls. I fell into
them, scratched them with the
backs of wooden chairs, peeled
paint off of them in removing
Hannah Montana posters, and
yes, I intentionally, spitefully
drew on them. Life in its vio-
lently messy glory happened
in that house, and my parents
probably wouldn’t have had
it any other way; in my time
since leaving that house, in
which blankets were placed
meticulously over couches for
protection, I have been contin-
ually astounded at the general
chillness of my parents.
In situations like the one
you are facing, I remind myself
of the humanness of my par-
ents. Though a somewhat
comedic question, amid the
triviality of it there lie real
tensions between yourself as
a grown individual and your
still-childish position as a
dependant person, and I think
it is important not to under-
mine the difficulty of such a
balance.
This is a long winded way
of saying this: I recommend
you research the repair and
replacement costs associated
with your coffee mishap and
present these options to your
parents sooner rather than
later. This is the practical solu-
tion; alternatively, you could
use any savings you have to
quietly replace the laptop I am
assuming they paid for or will
have to pay to replace in this
situation and never speak of it
again. Up to you.
Best,
Emma Kerr
Please
send
your
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Google” responses to Emma at
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to enjoy watching her attempt
to spread her nowhere-near-
professional advice around
campus.
Dear Google: A sticky situation
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WHAT’S NEW AT THE ‘U’
ON THE
RECORD
“The number of lecture classes for first- and second-year
classes that occur with a Friday section have declined
significantly in the course of the last couple of years which
has really led to a much more intensive culture of student
drinking on what is known as ‘Thirsty Thursday.’ ”
–PROF. DAVID POTTER, chair of the Student Relations Advisory
Committe, during Monday’s Senate Assembly
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reached the age where she is going to do whatever she
damn well pleases.”
–DAILY ARTS WRITER CHRISTIAN KENNEDY
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“Let’s not forget what tonight is really about. Celebrating
hilarious women and letting the Internet weigh in on who
looks worse.”
–AMY SCHUMER presenting the first award at the 2015 Primetime
Emmy’s
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