…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 30, 2020 — 19 Undersized and overlooked, Ronnie Bell set to anchor young receiver corps Ronnie Bell had been exiled from campus amid the pandemic. Gyms were closed. So were local football fields. But the junior wide receiver had to find a way to train. So on his second day home, his dad came up with the ultimate workout. That’s how Bell ended up pushing a Ch...…
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…Thursday, June 11, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 124 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR My experience in a COVID-19 hotspot Reflections of trip to a declared ‘hotspot’ of the coronavirus pandemic, Gatlinburg, Tenn. >> SEE PAGE...…
…The University of Michigan announced its hybrid plan for the fall semester in late June, allowing dorms to reopen and remaining flexible to students who do not want to return to campus. However, com- munity members have raised ques- tions about off-campus housing and what students are able to do about leases if they do not plan to return to campus in the fall. Oxford Companies Associate Director Katie Vohwinkle told The Daily in a...…
…The Michigan primary elec- tion for Michigan’s 12th Con- gressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is on Aug. 4. Solomon Rajput, a current medical student at the University of Michigan, is taking a leave of absence to run for Congress and chal- lenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., who has served three terms as the representative from the 12th district. The Dingell family has represented the distr...…
…A s I write this article from my home in Miami, Fla., my state’s COVID-19 rates continue to peak at tens of thousands of new cases per day. An article from The Guardian described the magnitude of the Sunshine State’s crisis as such: “If Florida was a country, it would be one of the world’s biggest hotspots.” Nonetheless, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has adopted an opti- mistic, yet somewhat dismissive outlook on the growth in cases. In...…
…A s a student at the University of Michigan over the past year, I have come to love the natural beauty of the Ann Arbor region, whether it be the scenic Huron River winding through the Washtenaw County coun- tryside, large expanses of open space or picturesque farms dotting the land- scape. Unlike many other cities similar in size — along with most areas of Metro Detroit — Ann Arbor’s close proximity to the countryside in nearly all ...…
…Not a month before quarantine started, my Taylor Swift™ snake ring snapped in half. After anxiously twisting it on and off my finger for nearly two years, the silvery metal fittingly relented in therapy. Bulky, obnoxious and glit- tery green — I had come to think of it as a secret signal (“I knew you were a Swiftie!”) and a con- versation starter. “Oh,” I began when anyone asked me about it, “I’m a really big Taylor Swift fan.” So it’s ...…
…Lianne La Havas’s newest album, a self-titled record of anthems and lullabies, is perfectly representative of herself as an artist. The collec- tion of 12 songs firmly defines her ingenuity as a singer-songwriter, encapsulating her chamele- onic musical aptitude through the ebb and flow of a lilting guitar. Even in the most brash and declarative moments on the album, La Havas’s supreme control and calm when navigating the most climactic...…
…8 Thursday, July 30, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Is it love or Asian fetish? “Look, I’m a tall guy; I’m just attracted to small, cute girls. They happen to be Asian, but I don’t have yellow fever.” The friend I made in the beginning of the school year was trying to explain how he — a white male — did not have an Asian fetish, but he was doing a poor job at that. Later on, I learned he was a dominant ...…
…9 Thursday, July 30, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR My experience in a COVID-19 hotspot Recently, my family drove down to Tennessee to immerse ourselves in nature and find some peace and adventure during such dystopian times. While being up in the Smoky Mountains was beautiful and well worth the trip, it was also scary driving past the crowds of locals. Tennessee is one of eighteen other states recogn...…
…10 Thursday, July 30, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS In bubble, Mikie Schlosser is only focused on winning In coming weeks, fans of major professional televised sports leagues like the MLB, NBA and NHL will see the highly anticipated returns of sports in the form of abbreviated, COVID- 19-adjusted seasons. The NBA is creating a local bubble, while the MLB is trying its best to keep its employees socially isol...…
…11 Thursday, July 30, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Four sports shut down voluntary workouts due to COVID-19 Less than a week after Michigan State football halted its practices and went into a 14-day quarantine, Michigan is pausing voluntary workouts for ice hockey, volleyball, swimming and diving and field hockey, an athletic department spokesperson told The Daily. Workouts have been paused becau...…
…12 Thursday, July 30, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Barriers remain between Black athletes and college athletics In the 1880s with Moses Fleetwood Walker, Michigan baseball became one of the first colleges to have a Black baseball player. In 1890, George Jewett joined the Michigan football team as a halfback — the University and the Big Ten’s first Black football player. Forty years and Fielding Yost ...…
…The University of Michigan’s transition to online classes has presented unique obstacles for fine arts students, who have had their recitals impacted, face issues obtaining necessary materials and experience difficulty practicing their disciplines remotely. The University announced plans to move to online classes on March 11 amid an outbreak of coronavirus in the state. As students transition to attending lectures,...…
…2 — Monday, March 30, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., held a conference call this afternoon with various media outlets to briefly discuss the details of the Coronavirus Relief Bill passed by Congress. According to Dingell, the $2 trillion would be sectioned off into seven main categories: individual, small businesses, large businesses/corporations, hospitals and public...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, March 30, 2020 — 3 i painstakingly paint my nails every week last week it was bubblegum blue. from up close they must look so trite and clumsy. i need to stop biting them, but blood from my fingertips tastes sweeter than from anywhere else. i know this, i don’t know why. sometimes i like to pretend i am folding in on myself i am jealous of origami swans and the...…
…W hile all the arenas of our lives have undergone tremendous change in these last few weeks as many of us were forced to pack up and head home from school, it’s imperative that we check in on the communities impacted most by the coronavirus. While quarantine and stay-in-place orders may provide exciting or relaxing family time for some, many in the LGBTQ+ community are faced with difficult ...…
…This week, Nine Inch Nails posted the following message on its website: AS THE NEWS SEEMS TO TURN EVER MORE GRIM BY THE HOUR, WE’VE FOUND OURSELVES VACILLATING WILDLY BETWEEN FEELING LIKE THERE MAY BE HOPE AT TIMES TO UTTER DESPAIR — OFTEN CHANGING MINUTE TO MINUTE … MUSIC — WHETHER LISTENING TO IT, THINKING ABOUT IT OR CREATING IT — HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE THING THAT HELPED US GET THROUGH ANYTHING — GOOD OR BAD. WITH THAT...…
…Monday, March 30, 2020 - 6 Multimedia The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com An ode to Michigan wolverines PHOTO ESSAY “Can you edit a photo of the Big House empty?” As a photo editor, that’s not a normal question to get asked. A picture of a Maize out at Yost? Sure, we have that. Protests on the Diag? Of course. But an empty stadium, let alone the Big House? Well that just isn’t in the job description. I spent all night...…
…Gov. Gretchen Whitmer discussed education, jobs, health care and roads at her second State of the State address on Wednesday evening at the State Capitol in Lansing. This was her second state address since her swearing-in as the 49th Governor of Michigan in January 2019. In her 2019 address, Whitmer discussed key issues including Michigan’s infrastructure and educational system, emphasizing her intention to garner bipartisan...…
…The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute hosted a talk by Professor Jeffrey Bernstein titled “The 2020 Democratic Nomination: Who Gets to Choose, the Parties or the Voters?” on Wednesday at the Kellogg Eye Center auditorium. The event was attended by more than 100 members of the University of Michigan community. Bernstein is an award- winning professor of political science at Eastern Michigan University. The talk focused on ...…
…In 2013, Facebook paired with internet providers in the Philippines and allowed citizens to access Facebook for free. Alba said about two-thirds of citizens have internet access, and 99% of users have a Facebook account. But during the 2016 presidential election in the Philippines, Alba began to notice a change in the way people in her home country used Facebook. “It started to shift when the presidential election in the Philip...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, January 30, 2020 Alanna Berger Brittany Bowman Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 30, 2020 — 5A ‘Do I think aliens are real? No.’ The Daily sits down Cam York and Johnny Beecher to talk about hot dogs, Deflategate and Area 51 The Daily hockey beat used to run a video series during the 2011-12 season called “Quick Hits.” They were one-on-one interviews with players that covered everyday life and all of its funny moments. Now, it’s back in written forma...…
…6A — Thursday, January 30, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Dan Margolis ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/30/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/30/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, January 30, 2020 ACROSS 1 Healthful berry 5 Sommelier’s concern 9 San Antonio cagers 14 Bananas 15 “... the __ blackness of t...…
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…2B — Thursday, January 30, 2020 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Youth is everywhere in music. Everyone wants it, remembers it, aches to return to it. In music, youth is the time when life is the fullest and the most exciting — late nights, hijinks, drugs, sex, crying and dancing. The days are short; the nights long; the years even longer. In song, youth is the perfect storm of irresponsibility and impressionability. You c...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, January 30, 2020 — 3B Only the lucky ones get to experience the highs and lows of human existence. Despite how special your parents insisted you were when you were a kid, some emotions are universal — happiness, sadness, nostalgia, heartbreak — these emotions that simmer in our core are what bonds us as humans. But emotions are delicate. The same happiness you feel when you get acce...…
…So, I have this theory. Protagonists Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson of the 2017 film, “Lady Bird” and Frances Halladay of the 2012 film “Frances Ha” are the same character. If you’ve seen both of their eponymous movies, maybe you’ve instinctively understood their superficial connections to one another; Both are from Sacramento, attend school in New York and explore the concept of youth with unmistakably bright verve. Yet, to pretend tha...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, January 30, 2020 — 5B In 2011, a 12 year-old girl sat in her desk chair facing away from a computer in a dimly lit California bedroom. A film crew recorded as she worked on math homework. Later, the same girl stood in a dance studio, her small frame covered in only a blue leotard and pink tights and her right leg lifted at a 180-degree angle. Her arms rested delicately in bal...…
…6B — Thursday, January 30, 2020 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The store where I work is getting these new shirts in stock for the spring (I promise this isn’t a plug). I’m deeply excited about them, partly because I haven’t seen them in person and I want the swift rush of dopamine that comes with showcasing a product that really stands on its own. And partly, because I’m afflicted with a feverish interest in anyt...…
…Earlier this month, when California passed its Fair Pay to Play Act, allowing college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness starting in 2023, mum was the word among Michigan’s football players. The would-be beneficiaries generally claimed ignorance. Some, like senior left tackle Jon Runyan Jr., were more forthcoming, saying they understand why some would benefit from the extra money that would come with the b...…
…On Tuesday night, the University of Michigan’s Central Student Government met to discuss candidate criteria for the new vice president of Student Life and updates on the renovation of the Michigan Union. Members of the Vice President for Student Life Search Advisory Committee attended the 12th CSG of the year meeting to hear comments and concerns about replacement candidates for E. Royster Harper, who will be reti...…
…Climate change could have dire impacts on Michigan farmers. As a result, local producers are taking matters into their own hands to cope with extreme temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns in the state. Earlier in October, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, released a report entitled “The Climate Crisis and Michigan” to address environmental issues surrounding the state and the implications of climate change on local comm...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com E...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, October 30, 2019 — 5A I’d never really seen a woman roar until I saw Big Thief in concert. It happened when the band performed “Not,” the fifth song of their set at Detroit’s Majestic Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 17. “Not” was the first single from their second release of 2019, Two Hands, which came out less than a week before the show. At that point in the set, the members of Big Thief ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 30, 2019 — 7 June 19, 2016 June 1, 2017 Errors crucial in failed upset bid The Michigan volleyball team followed the example of its kills leader, sophomore outside hitter Paige Jones, on Sunday. Against No. 5 Wisconsin, the Wolverines’ upset hopes were dashed by a slew of errors and dominant play by the Badgers’ All-American junior middle blocker Dana Rettke. Jone...…
…8A— Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com JACOB KOPNICK Daily Sports Writer It’s year one under coach Juwan Howard, and the question on everyone’s mind seems to be what on Earth is this new team going to look like? Will it be characterized by deliberate possessions on offense with complex schemes that only a few of basketball’s elite may understand or will it be more up-tempo, emphasizing the...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 30, 2019 My ex boyfriend’s sweatpants don’t spark joy PHOTO BY DANYEL THARAKAN …
…Wednesday, October 30, 2019 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Andrea Pérez Balderrama Deputy Editors Matthew Harmon Shannon Ors Associate Editor Eli Rallo Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Silas Lee Emily Stillman Photo Editor Danyel Tharakan Editor in Chief Maya Goldman Managing Editor Finntan Storer statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 30, 2019 T hough I write “flutist” on my resume, ...…
…S ilence is hard to find as a college student. Days pass by to a soundtrack of lecturing professor voices, giggling cliques in coffee shops and the deep bass of a song pumping through the floorboards from the upstairs neighbors. Even the library, where we would normally go to seek out silence, is steeped in the constant murmur of tapping keyboards and muted coughs. Though on further consideration, it’s hard to think of a situation wh...…
…Wednesday, October 30, 2019 // The Statement 4B 5B Wednesday, October 30, 2019 // The Statement I watched Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix for all of three minutes before shutting it off. The self- awareness crept like heat onto my neck — I knew I’d never be that tidy. I’d never be “minimal.” Marie Kondo and I are polar opposites. She is a known advocate for getting rid of things that don’t “spark joy” and led the social media mi...…
…Wednesday, October 30, 2019 // The Statement 6B M y grandfather was born on June 6, 1927. He was in the Navy during World War II and he served on a submarine and was stranded for weeks with only coconuts for sustenance. We celebrated his 92nd birthday early this summer, and he remarked, for the second year in a row, how much this celebration meant to him and how he couldn’t wait to eat lemon cake again with us the next time around. He...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, October 30, 2019 // The Statement 7B D uring my second month in Berlin, one of my good friends from Ann Arbor who also happened to be studying abroad visited me for a week. Kieran has always had a strong adventurous spir- it, and our friendship developed from our ease of conversation and search for stories to tell. He had heard from one of his German friends that the caf...…
…BY MILES MACKLIN VISUAL STATEMENT MY UNCLE’S FARM COMMUNITY TABLE FARM IN LONGMONT, COLORADO IS A SMALL FARM THAT MY UNCLE OWNS, AND OVER THE SUMMER MY FAMILY AND I GATHERED THERE FOR OUR ANNUAL FAMILY REUNION. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME VISITING. THE FARM IS LOCATED IN A VERY NICE AND PEACEFUL AREA WITH GREAT VIEWS AND SUNSETS ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGE. ONE OF MY FAVOR- ITE THINGS TO DO WAS WATCH DESCENDING SKYDIVERS FROM THE ...…
…Housing is an ongoing issue that continues to affect stakeholders in the Ann Arbor community. For students, it means pressure to sign leases in early fall, perhaps without a full understanding of their responsibilities as a tenant. The steady growth of student enrollment, an average 2.21 percent in the past two years, exacerbates the issue. Individuals such as Peter Allen, professor at the Ross School of Business and Taubman...…
…Then you make a decision about which one needs to prevail, and we do the same thing. We’re trying to balance the best interest of students, faculty, staff, and as a public institution, you’re weighing all those things. The points of view are valid, and the job is to weigh them and figure out in the long run, what’s best. What I love about the University is that we do respond when issues are raised. TMD: International students began...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, September 30, 2019 — 3A ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR I used this print for a collaboration with a local apparel brand. I was excited when a friend reached out to me asking if he could print the design onto hoodies to sell, especially because it had a message behind it that was important to me. He later got back to me, sa...…
