…On his way to attend an accessibility event hosted in Ann Arbor by the University of Michigan Council for Disability Concerns in early December, the Ann Arbor Metro Airport Shuttle denied service to Stephen Kuusisto, a Syracuse University education professor who is blind. Kuusito said he was denied service because he had his guide dog with him. Days before traveling to Ann Arbor, while still at home in Syracuse, Kuusis...…
…2 — Thursday, January 5, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SHOPPING ON A BUDGET. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms 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 for $2. Subscriptions for September-April are $225 and yea...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, January 5, 2017 — 3 News The Three Oaks-based Mid America Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team, an equestrian drill team featuring a variety of horse breeds, will send a group of 44 women and 18 horses to Washington D.C. Upon being selected, Debbie Dunphy, team coordinator and captain, said in an interview with the Harbor County News she was shocked and knew they had to kick it into high ge...…
…T o the man who told me to give Donald Trump a chance: Well hi, how are you? I hope you are having a nice time ice skating with your granddaughter — my friend and I were until you reminded us of what the majority of Americans think is the country’s latest blunder. It’s funny that you picked us out to talk about this. What gave us away? I know we fit the demographics of Hillary Clinton supporters: We are both college-aged ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, January 5, 2017 — 5A Wolverines capture first B1G victory against Penn State Redshirt sophomore forward DJ Wilson spent what seemed like an eternity suspended in mid-air, but when he came down to earth, he had an alley-oop pass from senior guard Derrick Walton Jr. in his hands. Slamming it home with authority, Wilson gave the Wolverines a 61-60 lead with just under three a...…
…Wolverines energized from annual trip to South Florida The Michigan men’s swimming and diving team has spent the last week in Florida, training and preparing for the next stretch of its season. With important Big Ten meets against Indiana, Ohio State and Michigan State coming up in the next month, the trip to the Sunshine State was a worthwhile change for the 12th-ranked Wolverines. The trip, which is an annual tradition for...…
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…2B — Thursday, January 5, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Best Student Productions of 2016 1. Peter and the Starcatcher Michigan’s theatre department took on a new challenge this season with their performance of “Peter and the Starcatcher.” As the prequel to the famous story of “Peter Pan,” the Tony-award-winning play performed at the Power Center this past December. What made this show stand out among ot...…
…3B — Thursday, January 5, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “Formation” is an unabashed salute to the power of woman- hood — more importantly, to the fortitude of Black, south- ern womanhood. Partnered with the striking images in the music video of various Black women over time, the track transcends the confines of pop music and becomes an instance of protest. Bey is refusing to be limited by her race, place ...…
…4B — Thursday, January 5, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Best Albums of 2016 1. Blonde Frank Ocean In a year of anomalies, norm- breaking and the unexpected, Frank Ocean remains his own island. When an artist can get hun- dreds of thousands of young people to watch paint dry on live stream over a two-week period, there’s something unique happening. It indicates a shift in what we inter- pret as “popular cul...…
…The University of Michigan, though established in Ann Arbor in 1837, opened its first building in Detroit in 1817. Before this, the Michigan Territory had no organized schools, and very few students were prepared to attend a university. The year 1817 itself was crucial in the development of Michigan, and on Tuesday evening, Brian Dunnigan, William Clements Library associate director and curator of maps, addressed members...…
…FINDING A FIRE PLAYLIST. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, April 5, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Tift Merritt WHAT: Songwriter Tift Merritt performs a concert featuring her new music, which is known as distaff country soul. WHO: The Ark WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: 316 S. Main St. Party for the Planet WHAT: The dining halls will serve a selection of earth-friendly foods as they ce...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, April 5, 2017 — 2A Journalist Jon Cohen spoke about methods to curb the stigma behind HIV/AIDS Tuesday evening in an event that was part of the Pulitzer Center’s collaboration with the Communication Studies Department. About 20 University of Michigan students and faculty attended the event, where Cohen especially covered efforts to end AIDS in Africa and the U...…
…“T his is what democracy is all about,” remarked my representative, Dave Trott (R–Mich.), to a room crowded full of constituents, many of whom had just repeatedly chanted “shame” in response to one of his statements. In many ways, this town hall was a microcosm of a larger conflict between Republican congressmen and their alienated constituents that has been happening across the United States since Trump’s inaugura...…
…I just finished devouring “S-Town,” a new podcast from Serial and This American Life. I expected the story to follow in the true-crime footsteps of its predecessors and, for the first few installments at least, that appeared to be the direction it was heading. Lured by the promise of a small town whodunit, journalist Brian Reed falls instead into the life of John B. McLemore, a contradictorily misanthropic and charismatic horolo...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, April 5, 2011 — 7A In search of validation T he Michigan softball team left the John Cropp Classic in Lexington, Ky. teetering on the brink of disaster. Following a swift 5-1 defeat to No. 19 Kentucky on March 12, its record dropped to 14-7- 1 — the worst 22-game start since 2006. “We’re not playing the game of softball,” said Michigan coach Carol Hutchins after that g...…
…8A — Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SAM MOUSIGIAN/Daily Sophomore running back Chris Evans has taken advantage of the offseason to gain more strength and knowledge. Evans builds stronger physique Chris Evans strolled into the lobby of Towsley Family Museum, clad in a grey cut-off t-shirt and a pair of flip-flops. The customary flattop hairstyle — a trait which he became known for last year...…
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…2B Managaing Statement Editor: Lara Moehlman Deputy Editors: Yoshiko Iwai Brian Kuang Photo Editor: Alexis Rankin Editor in Chief: Emma Kinery Design Staff: Michelle Phillips Emily Hardie Erin Tolar Nicole Doctoroff Managing Editor: Rebecca Lerner Copy Editors: Danielle Jackson Taylor Grandinetti Wednesday, April 5, 2017 // The Statement Personal Statement: Reflection Based on “Long Distance” by Victor Lavelle Preface: ...…
…I n the skinny budget proposed in March by President Donald Trump, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would be defunded. The agency, which carries a budget of about $445 million, would lose all its money and, as a result, public media stations and producers are slated to lose sizable amounts of their budgets. This isn’t the first time that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was threatened with budget cuts. Du...…
…Wednesday, April 5, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, April 5, 2017 // The Statement 5B The Pedicab Man the story behind Boober Tours b y Av i S h o l k o f f, Daily Sports Writer “ Boober Tours! The only way!” Pedestrians stare at Kevin Span- gler, the six-foot-five man wearing a long black jacket who is pedaling on a pedicab on a mid-afternoon day. “Boober Tours! The only way!” Spangler shouts again, hoping someone will not...…
…Wednesday, April 5, 2017 // The Statement 6B Sports is Art It took me four seconds to spot Teddy in a line of 50 students outside Crisler Center. He stood tall in a bright-yellow Pikachu costume holding a small Tim Horton’s hot chocolate in his right hand. As I approached him, he seemed to be talk- ing a little bit to a lot of people. He told me we would be let inside the Crisler Center — home of the University of Michigan’s men’s an...…
…their academic mission often couldn’t do,” Potter said. “The stands for Michigan foot- ball very early on were intended to be larger than the city of Ann Arbor. Again, it proved that the University was stretching its image.” *** An hour and a half before the game, the inside of Crisler Center feels a bit like a shinier Disneyland. It’s pristinely clean, and there’s an overpowering cinnamon sugar smell floating throughout. “Bad and Bou...…
…Wednesday, April 5, 2017 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : P A R A D I S E F O U N D P H O T O S B Y J U L I A L A W S O N This past summer I went to Kauai, Hawaii and was lucky enough to be able to explore a beautiful garden in the Wailua River Valley called Smith’s Tropical Paradise. Its vibrant colors and beautiful scenery will stay with me forever. …
…Information and Technology Services at the University of Michigan released updates to campus computing sites for fall 2017. The updates are part of an initiative to make technology more accessible to students on more devices, according to a University press release. The updates include Sites Windows computer software, which will now be available through AppsAnywhere, a portal similar to the app store that can be accessed via...…
…2A — Tuesday, September 5, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers My message to #Dreamers at @umich is simple: Wel- come to class. Michigan Students @UMichStudents Ugh. Welcome weekend is over and now I gotta go back to being a mediocre student. edamami @jamsjohns umich is a lotta average looking white boys lemme tell u Dr. Mark Schissel @DrMarkSchlissel New disco...…
…across campus while inspiring further advances in the techniques of data science itself,” Hu also said in 2015. Big data has been the crux of medical initiatives and disease research, the uncovering of international corruption scandals such as in the Panama Papers, and worldwide technological and economic development. For example, access to massive deposits of information related to issues such as on-field behavior can help...…
…sophomore year. This year, there were 131 complete applications. Harper said there continues to be a lot of interest in the program, even inquiries from high school students who have heard about the new major and are wondering what they can do to be accepted as sophomores. “The group of applicants were all, I would say, stellar applicants — people with a lot of great experiences, a lot of really beneficial coursework,” he said....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 5, 2017 — 5A Opinion W hen asked about the violent white supremacist, neo- Nazi rally that occurred in Charlottesville, Va., a few weeks ago, President Donald Trump not-so-deftly shifted attention to the “alt-Left that came charging at (the neo-Nazis)” asking, “(D)o they have any semblance of guilt?” President Trump’s false equivalency of the predominantly peacefu...…
…Arts Local playwright unveils work on Tennessee Williams THEATRE It all began when LSA Junior Max Vinogradov and his good friend Jackson Abohasira decided to make short films together, creating funny scripts to match their ideas. Those short films turned into a series of small projects that combined creativity with a touch of theatre. Vinogradov recently won the Hopwood award in Drama, and the Dennis McIntyre Prize f...…
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…Latest PVRIS album is catchy & thrillingly dark “You took my heaven away,” sings Lynn Gunn on “Heaven,” the first track of PVRIS’s new album All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell. This sentiment — anguished and accusatory, the lyrics backed by a hard swell of rock — sets the tone for the rest of the album, a self-assured musical exploration that is as angry and troubled as it is fierce. All We Know of Heaven, All We Need...…
…Arts TBS breaks 2000s mold Remember the last time you had a truly cathartic release at a concert — who was there and what songs you screamed. Nostalgia holds an undeniable power over musical experiences, but it can also become toxic when exploited in the present. In a world of never ending anniversary tour announcements, it’s refreshing to find a band stand out among the rest without the crutch of nostalgia. On August 13th, Taki...…
…Sports WOMEN’S SOCCER FIELD HOCKEY Wolverines fall short at Notre Dame Invitational Dowthwaite falls just short of giving Wolverines victory After a 1-1 tie against Santa Clara (2-3-1) Friday, the No. 23 Michigan women’s soccer team was slated to face No. 11 South Carolina as its last opportunity to come out of the Notre Dame Invitational with a win. And for a brief moment, it looked like a possibility. Just eight minutes into t...…
…Sports FOOTBALL MEN’S SOCCER Patience paying off for Marshall Mukuna proving value for Michigan The last four years of Lawrence Marshall’s life have been all about trusting a process he never knew would take so long. It’s a process that required nearly 50 pounds of weight gain, two position switches and three years of patiently waiting. That process isn’t over yet. But, at least for one play, the redshirt junior cau...…
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…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | September 5, 2017 Meet Mr. Riddle By now, you’ve probably heard of the letter that inspired the Wolverines. Get to know the Marine who wrote it. » Page 6B Feelin’ special Quinn Nordin and the special teams unit helped Michigan win a phase of the game Saturday that they were never supposed to. » Page 5B The 11th-ranked Wolverines defeated No. 17 Florida at AT&T Stadium in the Advo...…
…2B — Tuesday, September 5, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsTuesday A letter and a lesson A RLINGTON, Tex. — Dear Coach Harbaugh, The letter began. My name is Anthony Riddle; I’m a 13-year combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. I now live just thirty minutes west of Ann Arbor in Jackson, MI. Michigan’s football coach kept reading. The reason for this letter is for the last three months I have heard how...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsTuesday Tuesday, September 5, 2017 — 3B Five Things We Learned: Florida Yes, things didn’t go perfectly. But, all things considered, Michigan’s 33-17 victory over Florida in the season opener at AT&T Stadium was a win the Wolverines could be proud of. For some reason, Jim Harbaugh just seems to have Jim McElwain’s number. Now, a young Michigan team whose main detriment may be inexperienc...…
…4B — September 5, 2017 SportsTuesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Notebook: Harbaugh praises offensive line Long third downs can be an offense’s worst nightmare. The defense often sells out against the pass, making it all the more difficult to convert long completions. In Michigan’s 33-17 victory over Florida, the Wolverines faced one of those situations during their opening drive when a sack forced a third- and-13 from M...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 5, 2017 — 5B The battle they won A RLINGTON, Tex. — Special teams was the battle Michigan was supposed to lose. Florida had kicker Eddy Pineiro and punter Johnny Townsend — both of whom were named to the preseason All-SEC second team. Pineiro made 21 of 25 field-goal attempts last year — 11 of 13 from 40 yards or farther — while Townsend averaged 47.9 yards per ...…
…6B — Tuesday, September 5, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Marine whose inspiration Harbaugh found letter-perfect On Monday, Anthony Riddle still couldn’t believe what Jim Harbaugh did with his letter. After all, a 15-minute press conference after Michigan beat Florida — during which Harbaugh explained that Riddle’s letter became his pregame speech — turned him into a celebrity. His Facebook blew up with...…
…“I can say ‘I’m gay’ so easily now, but for the majority of my life those words held me hostage,” one performer said. Public Policy junior Lena Dreves recently started approaching student groups and organizations for support to create a LGBTQ Monologues event happen, which was ultimately co-sponsored by the Spectrum Center and LGBT+ Michigan. Dreves wanted to bring to light the experiences of members of this community...…
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…“T hat’s incredible. I wish I could be there alongside him right now,” I thought as I clicked the like button on the article detailing University of Michigan student Dana Greene’s protest against racism on the Diag. I closed Facebook and continued typing away at the paper due in class the next day, sitting comfortably on my bed. My paper had a long way to go; protests would have to wait. Looking back at this moment,...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, October 5, 2017 — 5 Arts WHITE HOUSE ARCHIVES Paul McCartney gives live music newfound meaning LAURA DZUBAY Daily Arts Writer My ideal concert venue is an abandoned barn. Hear me out: It’s surrounded by empty fields, all quiet and attentive to themselves. It’s dark, but not frightening: you feel welcome, you’ve only stopped here for the night. The roof is patchy, the windows and ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, October 5, 2017 — 7A Secondary to face new test against Spartans Jim Harbaugh’s assessment was brief, yet accurate. “He throws very well, runs very well,” Harbaugh said of Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke on Monday. “He has a penchant for making the big play.” Against Western Michigan, Lewerke flashed an example of his playmaking ability, taking a read option 61 ya...…
