…U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, spoke with University of Michigan students at the Michigan Union Friday night. The event was co-hosted by the Michigan-Hawaii Student Association (MIHI) and the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, LSA sophomore Ellie Omori-Sampson, founding member of MIHI, said their main goal for the event is to promote Hawaiian representation at the Unive...…
…As of the latest update on Sept. 7, 683 COVID-19 cases occurred on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus during the first week of school, according to the Campus Blueprint COVID-19 Dashboard. That’s nearly triple the number of cases on campus this time last year, with 182 positive cases reported during the first week in Fall 2021. The positivity rate for COVID- 19 cases during the first week of fall 2022 was 6.3...…
…At the June Board of Regents meeting, it was announced that Regent Paul Brown (D) would succeed Regent Jordan Acker (D) as Chair of the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Michigan Daily sat down with Brown, who officially assumed his new role on July 1, to discuss his goals for his tenure as chair, the presidential transition and more. This interview has been edited and conden...…
…4 — Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The best kinds of romance novels will do more than give you butterflies in your stomach. You might cry or scream into your pillow, or in the case of Ali Hazelwood’s newest release “Love on the Brain,” you might walk away feeling smarter after reading. “Love on the Brain” follows Bee Königswasser, a neuroscientist who has just been offered a dream career o...…
…Stephen King’s newest novel, “Fairy Tale,” follows a teenage boy from Illinois named Charlie Reade who saves an old man’s life. The old man, a stranger named Mr. Bowditch, has an aging dog named Radar, whom Charlie immediately and irrevocably falls in love with. As Mr. Bowditch recovers from his life- threatening injury, Charlie takes care of him and his increasingly arthritic dog. Mr. Bowditch has a weird backyard shed and an even...…
…6 — Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Within the first two minutes of “Mo,” our titular character has hopped from Spanish to English to Arabic in the span of one scene. Such is the pace of the show, and the life of Mo Najjar — loosely based on star Mohammed Amer (“Ramy”) himself — who seems to be constantly experiencing one life speed bump after the next. After performing stand-up for over t...…
…S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 14, 2022 — 7 OSCAR NOLLETTE- PATULSKI Statement Correspondent Read more at MichiganDaily.com When I was in my junior year of high school, I, like many in-state students, drove a couple of hours to Ann Arbor to take a tour of the University of Michigan. Sprinkled among other digestible one-liners about the school, our tour guide proclaimed that at the Unive...…
…S T A T E M E N T 8 — Wednesday, September 14, 2022 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CHARLIE PAPPALARDO Statement Columnist Read more at MichiganDaily.com I think I was 17 when I came to the realization that my relation- ships with God and Major League Baseball are very similar. I was half-born into both Catholicism and the San Francisco Giants because with each, only one parent really cared. My dad would lecture me about all ...…
…G rowing up, June was always a month of unbearable anticipation. As the weather got warmer and the final days of school dragged on, talk of summer plans bounced around the classroom at remarkable speed. Many would spend the time off on family vacations. Others would be at home, spending time with friends and relatives. For me, however, the imminent arrival of summer could only mean one thing: it was time to go to camp. From...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, September 14, 2022 T oday we live in a wearied America where tensions run high and trust in government runs low. With over three quarters of Americans convinced the country is headed in the wrong direction, the need for political stability is perhaps as high as it’s ever been. With inflation, the economy and poor leadership ranking among the top issues for American...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 14, 2022 — 11 Michigan shows improved chemistry in draw to Colorado LYS GOLDMAN Daily Sports Writer After losing numerous key con- tributors in the offseason, the Michigan women’s soccer team faced struggles in replicating last year’s dominance throughout its early-season matchups. Its two losses came in a similar manner, stemming from difficulties with communication, con...…
…JARED GREENSPAN Managing Sports Editor Michigan obliterates Hawaii in J.J. McCarthy’s first start J .J. McCarthy waited years to walk through the Big House tunnel as the starting quarterback of the Michigan football team. So perhaps it’s fitting that, on the day of his first collegiate start, he had to wait a little while longer. At 8:18 pm — 13 minutes after the originally scheduled kickoff time between the fourth- ranked Wolveri...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, April 14, 2021 TESS CROWLEY/Daily There is a frenzy of activity on the streets of Ann Arbor as spring shows its cheerful face. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office fo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — 3 ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor residents debate replacing Woody Allen mural amid resurfacing of sexual assault allegations Screenwriter’s portrait is among four other writers on the painting at the corner Liberty Street and State Street A prominent mural on the corner Liberty St. and State St. has acted as a central hallmark for downtown Ann Arbor since 1984. The mural — c...…
…Ah, summer vacation. The sacred three- month period of underpaid jobs, midday naps and in all honesty, too much TV. Although some may find this assessment pessimistic, it’s an accurate summary of my past two summers (minus being able to secure a job — sorry Mom). Last summer, constrained from most productive activities by the pandemic and low personal funds, I opted to embrace the latter pursuit of TV-watching. My program of choice...…
…In one of my clearest childhood memories, I’m standing in the wings of a stage. I’m eight years old and I’m a little out of breath, having just sprinted from the dressing room to the stage. I’m nervously rolling and unrolling a comic book — my only prop, which I took very seriously — in my hands as I wait for the lights to go down and the scene to transition. The last note of a song rings through the theater, the spotlights turn of...…
…Content warning: Mentions of eating disorders. The voice in my head sneered, Still too high, you’re a failure, as I yanked on the fat of my stomach. I was in my bathroom, trying to calm myself down and stop the moisture overpowering my eyes. My mom had bought a different type of yogurt that week at the store because it was on sale, but it was 30 calories more than the usual brand. An unpeeled apple is 90 calories, six almonds are...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — 7 YOUR WEEKLY ARIES It’s a very intelligent, thought-driven week for you, Aries. Venus’ arrival in your values zone sets you thinking about what truly matters to you – and you may discover that you have more to be grateful for than you realized. AQUARIUS GEMINI When Venus moves into your spiritual zone on Wednesday, Gemini, you’ll crave some pea...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, April 14, 2021 My own crown Even more than before, the pandemic has resulted in social media being a creative outlet, a way to pick up new talents or a place to experiment in hobbies you have never tried before. I tried to pick up new techniques when styling my type 4 coily hair, a thick hair texture that consists of tight curls or spring- like coils. Represent...…
…T his March, outcry arose during the NCAA March Madness tour- nament when Sedona Prince, a forward for the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team, posted a TikTok compar- ing her team’s weight room to that of their male counterparts. The men’s weight room was an expansive gym full of machines, equipment and free weights. The women’s weight room was a single rack of dumbbells and yoga mats. The NCAA claimed it was a space issue, but th...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10— Wednesday, April 14, 2021 ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE WIEBE statement Becoming Alice I like to joke that I-94 and I-80 are my second homes. I’ve spent thousands of miles on them, miles that trade scenery for ease — hop on and drive, no directions needed. The “check engine” light on the dashboard of my old car kept me company, a constant presence lingering in the corner of my vi- sion. It was a...…
…D ating tip: If you want to re- ally get to know someone, take a scroll through their TikTok “For You” page. From there, a stream of 15-second video and audio clips will teach you about the many little idiosyncrasies and bizarre interests you might need to know to move things along with that prospective special someone. I gave this a try recently, sheep- ishly offering my niche “For You” page tab for my date to peruse. Looking ov...…
…B ack in September, when the University of Michigan announced there would no longer be a spring break for students and faculty, I figured I would be fine. COVID-19 did not appear to be slowing down anytime soon and, with the semester concluding on April 30, I would benefit more from an extended summer than a week in March. All in all, it seemed to be a good deal. After the fall semester, I was drained. The transition fr...…
…7-Opinion A s a columnist for The Michigan Daily, I’m not supposed to discuss internal Daily issues in my work. However, the debate frequently reignited at our elections has arisen yet again, and I feel the dilemma is too important to keep from our readers. So, to our audience, I pose the question: Is it acceptable to urinate in the shower? Perhaps I will receive backlash for this position, but, nonetheless, I must remain loyal to...…
…For Isaiah Livers, time runs out Student-athletes continue to vie with the NCAA for rights Isaiah Livers stood on the bench in sweats, hands in his pockets and a long expression on his face. Michigan’s season was coming to its end and Livers could only watch helplessly as the waning moments of his collegiate career faded into the abyss. He dared to follow the arc of Franz Wagner’s last-second 3-point attempt, a heave that carri...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — 15 Gabby Wilson’s floor routine is an excellent encapsulation of who she is as both an athlete and an advocate. In her 90 seconds on the mat, Wilson dives into themes of race that would have been taboo to speak of, much less present in competition, as recently as a decade ago. And, all the while, she throws in powerful dance moves and athletically impressive ...…
…After eight innings, senior left-hander Meghan Beaubien stepped off the rubber. The biomedical engineering student walked off the field with her fifth collegiate complete game no-hitter, this time with an extra inning tacked on. The 2-1 credited win over Nebraska marked her 73rd as a Wolverine, surpassing Kelly Kovach for ninth-most in Michigan history. Beaubien’s work on the diamond was over for the day, but she still had work in t...…
…Landlords in Ann Arbor are pushing ahead with fall leasing for the 2021-2022 school year, despite the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic, while students question if they should sign leases as early as they have in prior years. The fall leasing period many Ann Arbor landlords observe — in which tenants whose leases start shortly before the academic year begins are asked to decide whether to renew less than three months into their lease ...…
…This year’s Latinx Heritage Month emphasized unity and diversity within the Latinx community through music, which was celebrated virtually at the University from mid- September until Tuesday. Javier Solorzano Parada, program manager of Multi- Ethnic Student Affairs, was one of the heads of Latinx Heritage Month. Solorzano said the ability to invite multiple speakers from outside of Michigan to the remote event made ...…
…Steingraber said she was jarred by how the police treated her colleague Hudson, a Black man. “We were just reporters who were going inside to cover something that we had every right to go into, and it wasn’t me who was grabbed and smashed into the ground,” Steingraber said. “It was the Black man standing next to me.” Steingraber remembers standing in front of the car as other students surrounded it, but from that point, sh...…
…The candidates discussed the University’s COVID-19 response, tuition increases, sexual misconduct investigations and systemic racism, among other issues. The election will fill two open seats on the board. Incumbent Regent Shauna Ryder Diggs (D) was joined by three-time candidate Carl Meyers (R) and first-time candidate Michael Mawilai (Green) at the forum. Each candidate gave a brief overview of their platform b...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 5 Seven men charged under state terrorism law plot Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged seven men under the state’s anti- terrorism law for their involvement in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and violently overthrow the government. The charges, which Nessel announced Thursday, come after months of high-profile disputes ...…
…A growing trend has caught the attention of U.S. politicians and no, it’s not Qanon. It’s the rise in the number of Latinx vot- ers, which political pundits refer to as the Latino Vote. The Latino Vote is an elusive creature that many politicians have tried and failed to catch, insisting on trap- ping it, but failing to realize that it’s less like a fish and more like the Loch Ness Monster: It isn’t real. The Latino Vote is a gross ...…
…Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color On Indigenous People’s Day, Michigan in Color would like to express our ongoing solidarity with Native Americans and the Indigenous struggle against the forces of settler-colonialism for their legitimate claim on this land. As a University situated on the land stewarded by the Niswi Ishkodewan Anishinaabeg (The Three Fires People of the Ojibwe, Oda...…
…Y ears, decades, centuries from now, students will take a constitutional law class like the one I teach with professor Pamela Brandwein. They may learn, as they do now, about slavery, eugenics, Japanese internment camps and the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. They may also learn about how American political history is a story of thoughtful, determined people repeatedly redeeming its promise of liberty, human dignity and e...…
…2-News I n the Middle East, the month of September was marked by the signing of deals for peace and diplomatic relations between two countries, a very rare occurrence. In a part of the world marked by an extensive history of bloodshed, two agreements brokered by the U.S. and President Donald Trump were reached, with both the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain establishing official ties with Israel. The deals have made quite a spl...…
…2-News A s institutions of higher learning begin to do the long-overdue work of examining structural racism within their communities, President Donald Trump’s administration is fighting hard to ensure it goes unacknowledged. On Sept. 2, Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber wrote a statement to the Princeton community addressing systemic racism and acknowledging that “racist assumptions from the past also ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 11 COMMUNITY CULTURE REVIEW GENDER AND MEDIA COLUMN Mural lights up downtown alleyway ‘PEN15’ and an all-female puberty A smiling student stands with a backpack slung over her shoulder, books and notebooks held in hand, no mask in sight. A reminder of simpler times. Elsewhere, recent graduates throw their hats in the air and a father teaches his son how to s...…
…What do an R&B singer- songwriter, a genius playwright, a rock ‘n’ roll legend and a California hitmaker all have in common? To any practical person, they are all insane. But they’ve also come together as subjects for the four- part docuseries “Song Exploder,” hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway, which emerged from the popular podcast of the same name. Each episode focuses on one of these iconic musical artists and takes fans on a t...…
…Arts Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 13 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “extremely online” to my friends, they usually agree — they too love memes and spend hours on Twitter. gets messy. It usually turns into some form of me reciting my own version of Bane’s quote from “The Dark Knight Rises”: “You merely adopted the internet; I was born in it, molded by it.” In the world of “South Park,” the only cardinal sin is self- right...…
…T he nerves reminded me of the feel- ing you get before a job interview. With a light flutter in my stom- ach, I swung my backpack over my shoulder and walked into the East Quad dining hall. I spotted the girls almost immediately, the five of them giggling over half-eaten pizza and shredded brussels sprouts, their close friend- ship apparent. Approaching them, I jokingly thought to myself, Should I have brought a resumé? It was fall ...…
…O n the last Fri- day of August, Craig Te- schendorf passed the day wondering where he and his puppy Eleanor would go after his eviction from the Orion MainStreet apartment complex in Ann Arbor. In a touching act of unity and protest, about 20 members from the area showed up to successfully postpone the eviction of the elderly dis- abled retiree. Photos from the event show a diverse, masked community suc- cessfully coming t...…
…T he seemingly everlasting build-up to the Fall 2020 se- mester made me anxious about where I would live. My mind raced with questions as I was stuck in a state of limbo, full of unknowns. The hope that I would get to spend my senior year of col- lege on a pandemic-free campus quickly dwindled and instead morphed into wor- ry. Should I give up my lease? Is it safe to move back? What seemed to be the safest option was no...…
…On May 30, 2019, the former Fab Five team member, NBA All- Star, two-time NBA champion and veteran NBA assistant teared up in front of reporters, family and friends as he was announced as the 17th head coach of the Michigan men’s basketball team. His raw emotion revealed the magnitude of the situation. Juwan Howard joined a small group of Black coaches in college basketball, becoming one of 14 Black head coaches in basketball’s s...…
…With experience in athletics and medicine, Alex Sobczak understands both sides Former Michigan softball player Alex Sobczak used to devote hours upon hours every week to practice, games, conditioning and team activities. The rest of her waking hours were spent working on her Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience degree to prepare her for medical school. Since graduating in 2019, Sobczak has spent the past year ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 19 As his senior season nears, Kwity Paye’s Michigan career comes into focus As the Big Ten’s 2020 football season hung in the balance leading up to this fall, senior defensive end Kwity Paye had “a million people” in his ear. Some told him he should hold out hope for a season and remain in Ann Arbor. Others thought opting out and declaring for the NFL Dra...…
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…OptiMize aids groups responding to COVID-19 Last month, optiMize, a student organization offering funding and guidance to students leading self- directed projects, launched its Com- munity Aid Relief Fund. The $25,000 fund will provide students with sup- port for mutual aid and community- based projects responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Through the fund, students at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University and Washten...…
