…6A — Thursday, March 22, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Walk-ons take in March Madness LOS ANGELES, Calif. — C.J. Baird was enamored with his surroundings. The walk-on freshman continually scanned his locker up and down, jimmied his feet through his white Jordans and sent Snapchats of the covered nameplate beside his own name at the top — it belonged to Los Angeles Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari. The sce...…
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…technology and music. “It’s really hard to say, because every time I get exposed to something new in PAT, I gravitate towards it,” Cox said. “Every day, what I see myself doing in the future is different. It’s really hard to decide what you want to do, because every day music technology and performance arts technology is growing and its exponential. It’s not going to stop.” This year’s student showcase will be a single examp...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, March 22, 2018 — 3B There’s no doubt we are living in an age of screens, and books have not been spared in the relentless transfer of text to electronic devices. Is this a bad thing? How have writers grappled with the impacts of technology on human connection, communication and interaction? Sweetland lecturer Simone Sessolo studies how technology shapes the way we write...…
…2-BSide begun to dabble in one of video game storytelling’s most unique aspects: The ability to give players a sense that their actions matter to the world of the story. The advent of modern video games, however, wouldn’t truly begin until the release of Hideo Kojima’s “Metal Gear Solid” in 1998. “Metal Gear” tells the story of Snake, a work that was so unmistakably different from other games being put out at the time because of ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, March 22, 2018 — 5B With feats in entertainment, technology and production, The Rogue Initiative is a true triple threat. The Rogue Initiative builds worlds with the aid of technology and immersive storytelling in a way that goes beyond the mediums they explore. Through film, television and video games, the tech-fueled, entertainment- driven and collaboration-based start-up...…
…2-BSide 6B —Thursday, March 22, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Courtesy of the DIA When people ask me what Performing Arts Technology is, I sometimes struggle to find the precise definition. For such a specific department, the vastness of its contents is pretty overwhelming, even for someone in the major. Everyone in the program has a different passion and a different area of the field that they’re pursui...…
…Beginning in January 2020, all University of Michigan Greek life organizations will transition to a winter semester rush process, according to a University press release. The move comes a semester after the Interfraternity Council suspended all social activities for two months after reports of hazing and sexual assault. Allegations included hazing that placed fraternity recruits in near-death situations, drugging member...…
…The Apse in the University of Michigan Museum of Art was packed Tuesday night as American author Lydia Davis gave the first of two talks as part of the Zell Visiting Writer series — both reading from her short stories and encouraging attendees to get involved in politics at the local level. Davis is known for her short stories and was awarded the Man Booker International Prize in 2013. She has also translated many prominent ...…
…struggles equally but differently. We all have daily obstacles and challenges that we face whether it shows on our face or not, whether it’s apparent or hidden.” Dean’s Fellow Sean Smith, a University alum, also took the stage to speak, highlighting the adjustments he had to make when he came to the University. He explained while the University presented the same kind of diversity as in New York City, groups seemed to be cluster...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, March 21, 2018 To the Arabs and Muslims on campus, keep the MomentUM going REEMA KAAKARLI | OP-ED I wasn’t able to put a name to my sexuality until my sophomore year of college. Before, I had always felt stuck between two labels that didn’t feel right. I was either heterosexual or a lesbian, and there could be no in between. I would develop a crush on a boy in...…
…LAURA DZUBAY Daily Arts Writer A group of teens, silently, hops a fence and slips into a beautiful glass house in Beverly Hills. Then, a wail of sirens breaks out, only it’s not sirens; it’s the punishingly loud treble of Sleigh Bells’s “Crown on the Ground.” The song wails and pulses as Sophia Coppola — queen of intertitles — immerses her audience in the world of mid-aught celebrity fan culture. Tabloid-yellow ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, March 21, 2018— 7A Like your typical pastry shop, turnover is the name of the game for the No. 19 Michigan softball team this year. Out goes right-hander Megan Betsa and one of the most accomplished senior classes in program history. In comes a freshman class with two top-10 recruits and another player inside FloSoftball.com’s Top 100. The Wolverines are also looking to turn...…
…8A — Tuesday, March 21, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com For Blanco, life has led to this moment Seventh inning. Bases loaded. Two outs. A national championship on the line. Tera Blanco and the Firecrackers — a travel team coached by her dad, Jeff — were playing for the U-16 national title. Blanco, then a high school freshman, had pitched a nine-inning complete game the day before to send her team to the finals. ...…
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…W hen I walk Down the streets of this College-town I see Hands smashing beer bottles Friends only of one-another Screaming chants alien To my covered ears I began my freshman year at the University of Michigan bright-eyed and ready to learn. As the years went on, however, I started to realize how diversity, equity and inclusion are just empty words in a University campaign slogan. This was also the first time I really felt unsafe...…
…3B Wednesday, March 21, 2018 // The Statement Brews Through: Shinola Cafe C harles Bradley’s “Slow Love” plays on a record through the chatter of coffee shop talk, clicking of keyboards and turning of pages. “Just you and me / Us against the world / Baby I love you / This a evil world we live in” It seeps into the brick walls, the black wall paint and plush leather couches. Shinola Cafe is a secret, both a mancave and l...…
…Wednesday, March 21, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 21, 2018 // The Statement 5B Purple Squirrel, but only human? by Yoshiko Iwai, Columnist I wake up to the fifth alarm of 12. It’s more out of irritation — to stop the droning, electronic waterfalls — than it is to open the door and let any ray of sun into my windowless room. I slowly put my head back down when the sixth alarm starts. I groan, mildly irritated, and turn...…
…I remember standing in the shade of an olive tree in Panathinaiko Stadium Square, sweat dripping down my face, trying to hail a cab. Classes had just gotten out for the day, and I was making my way to my cousin Zoe’s apartment. I was studying abroad at The Athens Centre in Athens, Greece, the summer after my freshman year at the University of Michigan. At this time, I felt left at odds about what I wanted to do, not only with ...…
…S o I’m not sure if all three of my readers are aware, but I’m kind of into music a little bit. I grew up listening to “The Free- wheelin’ Bob Dylan” in my living room while building cities out of alphabet blocks, Legos and a Thomas the Tank Engine wooden train track set. I like to ask people, “What was the first song you remember hearing in your entire life that wasn’t a children’s song?” cause you learn a lot about someone by wha...…
…Wednesday, March 21, 2018 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : N C A A to u r n a m e n t , b e h i n d-t h e - s c e n e s I spent the majority of last week in Wichita, Kansas, covering the Michigan Men’s Basketball team’s first and second round games of the NCAA tournament. In addition to the two thrilling games, I had close access to the players before and after the games during media availability in the l...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 20, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. Check out the Daily’s News podcast, The Daily Weekly INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 94 ©2018 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . ...…
…University Council assembled Monday night to discuss the University of Michigan’s academic calendar and Election Day. The meeting started with a presentation from Sarah Daniels, associate dean of students, Lisa Emery, senior associate registrar, and Christine Gerdes, special counsel to the provost. They spoke about the possibility of starting the 2020-2021 academic year before Labor Day. Without this revi...…
…talking about and creating policies for invisible identities on campus — survivors of sexual assault, students of low (socioeconomic status), members of the LGBT community,” Baer said. “These identities are not as seen within our assembly right now because they aren’t talked about. Something we can improve on is talking about policies and cultures surrounding these groups on campus and with that, that’s how we create platform...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, March 20, 2018 An open letter to the French Department RISHABH KEWALRAMANI | COLUMN E very time I log on to my Facebook feed, I usually click on roughly four or five articles from publications like Vox or Politico. They’ve made it easy for me and practically every news consumer to read the news. With the development of the Instant Article on Facebook, I can now cl...…
…On Wed., March 14, Maize Collective — in partnership with Universal Music Group and Innovate Blue — hosted the first of a series of three music business panels titled “Industry Insight: Songwriters, Producers and Studio Musicians.” Held at the University of Michigan Museum of Art’s auditorium, the panel provided aspiring Ann Arbor artists with tips for success in the music business and featured an array of musicians, includin...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, March 20, 2018— 7 Season, careers come to an end for Wolverines Like father, like son, the old cliché goes. And this was never more true for Michigan wrestling coach Joe McFarland than it was Saturday night. The Wolverines capped a wildly successful regular season Saturday night in Cleveland, finishing tied for fourth place at the NCAA Wrestling Championships with ...…
…8 — Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Robinson takes on mentorship role for blossoming Livers Duncan Robinson heard the whistle and knew just what that meant. He walked off the court with 2:07 left and the score tied against Houston on Saturday night — fouling out for just the fourth time in his career — knowing it could be his last time doing so in his Michigan career. But Robinson didn’t sulk...…
…During a break in the Lecturers’ Employee Organization’s first open bargaining session in Ann Arbor Friday, about 150 lecturers and allies – including students and tenure -track faculty – marched from the Diag to Palmer Commons. The marchers chanted and waved signs, demanding salary increases and enhanced job security for lecturers, two key aspects of the union’s bargaining platform to replace its current contrac...…
…2A — Monday, March 19, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TUESDAY: By Design FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History News THURSDAY: Twitter Talk MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers ROSEANNE CHAO/Daily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS news@michigandaily...…
…As the years have gone by, I have come to realize that “Sex and the City” is a lot like a cool aunt. For the sake of the analogy, imagine this aunt is white. As a child, you thought this aunt was glamorous, witty and exciting, but as you’ve matured, the façade crumbled. In reality, this aunt is not as smart as she thinks she is, she disguises prejudice as humor, and fetishizes Black men uncomfortably too much to be as colorblind ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, March 19, 2018 What’s next? Time for Michigan to lead on climate change TYLER FITCH | OP-ED MomentUM’s platform shows a distinct and comprehensive commitment to change through policy. Divided into the subgroups of health, academic affairs, student life and government relations, the party’s platform has proposed effective changes in some of the most- pressing is...…
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…is hard to come by. That being said, for what it is, it’s not bad. “I Can Only Imagine” is more than marginally entertaining for those who don’t know who Bart Millard is, and it’s easy to imagine it being a great night at the movies for those people out there who can belt every note of Millard’s songs. Quaid gives his usual performance, elevating what otherwise would’ve been a one-note character to someone who seems to have...…
…So sweet Jordan Poole’s shot to send Michigan on to the Sweet Sixteen may have looked familiar » Page 3B Gone dancing The second-seeded Michigan hockey team will face No. 3 seed Northeastern in the first round of the NCAA tourney » Page 4B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 19, 2018 B Evan Aaron / Daily Design by Jack Silberman Madness. SPORTSMONDAY …
…2B — Monday, March 19, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Putting a spotlight on women’s sports In observance of Women’s History Month, The Daily launches a series aimed at telling the stories of female ath- letes, coaches and teams at the University from the per- spective of the female sports writers on staff. Former managing sports edi- tor Betelhem Ashame kicks off the series with this column. T ...…
…June 19, 2016 May 25, 2017 March 5, 2018 April 1 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, March 19, 2018 — 3B Wolverines continue hot streak With Big Ten play beginning in less than one week, the Michigan softball team looked to continue their 12-game win streak at the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio. And led by an explosive offense and elite pitching performances, the team outscored their opponents, 35-0. Fr...…
…4B — Monday, March 19, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Pearson leads Michigan to NCAA Tournament in first season as coach The wait is finally over for the Michigan hockey team. Sunday, the NCAA Selection Show revealed that the second- seeded Wolverines will travel to Worcester, Mass. to battle No. 3 Northeastern in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The matchup will take place March 24 at the DCU Cente...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 16, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM WICHITA, Kan. — Michigan and Montana stood around, waiting for action to restart. There was a shot clock malfunction with just under 17 minutes to play in the second half, and it took an extraordinarily long amount of time to get it working again. When the shot clock did start ticking properly again, the game p...…
…of you feel the same way. It’s regretful that this problem continues to worsen and that we’ve allowed that to continue.” The event hosted at Pioneer High School involved a panel of student activists spanning different parts of Washtenaw County. Pioneer had the most student representatives, but students from Lincoln and Skyline High Schools were present as well. All were members of the Washtenaw Youth Initiati...…
…with a faith that is literally being targeted every single day by not only this administration but the media, could run and win and make history,” Tlaib said in an interview with Detroit News. Tlaib joins a competitive candidate field in the 13th district. Among her opposition include Conyers’s 27-year-old son, John Conyers III and his great-nephew, state Sen. Ian Conyers. Aside from her career, Tlaib is occupied fulfilling ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, March 16, 2018 aMplify platform accommodates student safety Healthy minds at school SUJAY SHETTY AND MATTHEW WILLIAMS | LETTER TO THE EDITOR ALI SAFAWI | COLUMN E arlier this semester I wrote about mental health care on college campuses. But the truth is, college might be too late. Half of all mental health problems begin by age 14. In public health, we think of d...…
…STUDY IN ENGLISH AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY Ready to embark on the journey of a lifetime in a city where ancient history meets cutting-edge innovation? Join us! INTERNATIONAL.TAU.AC.IL STUDY ABROAD UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL GRADUATE SCHOOL SHORT TERM PROGRAMS DOCTORAL PROGRAMS Douglas Adams’s ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ When I first picked up “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” it was one of those nights that doesn’t ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, March 16, 2018 —7 2018 Baseball Preview Freshman class looking to provide strong foundation Last June, Michigan coach Erik Bakich watched as a program-record 11 players were drafted to the MLB. It was a milestone moment to cap off the fifth season of his tenure in Ann Arbor that has included five winning seasons, two NCAA Tournament appearances and a Big Ten Tournament ...…
…8 — Friday, March 16. 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Big Ten preview: Nebraska, Iowa and Indiana set to challenge for title Snow and baseball are not two things that people commonly associate with one another, but that’s typical in the world of Big Ten baseball. It is difficult for the conference to reach a level of national success when many of its schools still have weather below freezing in mid- March. Despite...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 15, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. Check out the Daily’s News podcast, The Daily Weekly INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 92 ©2018 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . ...…
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