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…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Saturday, April 29, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Hail. You arrived on campus, nervous. You were confident. You transferred here halfway through. You were part of a long line of Wolverine alumni. You were the first in your family to go to college. You declared right away in your freshman year. You switched majors a few times. You are going to medical school. You ar...…

…University of Michigan student Dyshon Toxey doesn’t smile much anymore. An LSA senior, Toxey is finishing his degree in cognitive science and mathematics, and is involved in a number of development programs for fellow first-generation students. Toxey is Black, and said he often took pride in his perfectly straight, groomed set of teeth to build connections in Black circles and beyond — he’s known as a community mentor wit...…

…Art professor confronts spousal discrimination Speakers at conference accentuate principled businesses Grievance board investigating claims found promotion process was biased By ANDREW HIYAMA Summer Daily News Editor A University of Michigan faculty member in the School of Art & Design said she was the subject of discrimination based on her gender and status as a spousal hire throughout the process of consideration for p...…

…Dingell calls for support of EPA in light of budget cuts Legislation introduced in state gov to regulate breath tests Budget cuts to EPA funding could lay off 435 Ann Arbor- based employees By JENNIFER MEER Summer Managing News Editor On Monday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D–Michigan) addressed a crowd of approximately 70 media personnel, Environmental Protection Agency employees and environment advocates on the ...…

…University announces new Knight-Wallace Fellows Conference celebrates Ann Arbor and Detroit innovators Fellows consist of 12 U.S. and seven International journalists By KAELA THEUT Daily News Editor The University of Michigan has announced its 44th class of Knight- Wallace Journalism Fellows. The new group consists of 12 U.S. and seven international journalists. Fellows spend a year living in the University’s Wallace House, wh...…

…In an effort to increase awareness of sexual assault on campus, members of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center’s Peer Education program had a number of stations out on the Diag Wednesday afternoon, showcasing different aspects of healthy relationships and consent. Nursing senior Lena Briggs, peer education co-coordinator at SAPAC, helped organize the event — consisting of the education stati...…

…A survey conducted by The Michigan Daily last month found 74 percent of student respondents at the University of Michigan think tuition is too high, and 54 percent believe the University doesn’t give out enough scholarship money. LSA junior Kim Truong, a second-generation immigrant and first-generation college student, said despite receiving a full need- based scholarship, she believes tuition at the University is too high. ...…

…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...…

…An audience of 3,500 in Hill Auditorium burst into applause at the sight of The New York Times best-selling author Daniel Pink’s “Fear the Khaki” T-shirt on Tuesday evening. Pink donned the shirt as part of the first anecdote during his presentation, “The Mind of the Future: How to Survive an Outsourced, Automated Age.” Pink’s talk highlighted useful lessons on what it takes to be successful in the workplace as society shifts f...…

…Tuesday evening, Central Student Government hosted their first meeting of the school year under new administration, with LSA senior Anushka Sarkar as president. Despite the brief interruption of a fire alarm in the Michigan Union, the meeting continued, focusing on welcoming members back to campus. A major focal point of the meeting involved the Trump administration’s announcement this morning of the dissolution of th...…

…Student veterans attended orientation in the Pond room of the Michigan Union Thursday evening and learned about the various resources and initiatives to support them on campus. The orientation was led by Psychology Lecturer Eric Fretz, Philip Larson, program director for the Student Veterans Assistance Program, and members of the Peer Advisors for Veteran Education. The incoming students had the opportunity to famil...…

…One Hundred and TwenTy Six yearS Of ediTOrial freedOm Thursday, August 10, 2017 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX NEWS .................................... SUDOKU................................ OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... SPORTS................................. 2 2 4 6 8 10 Vol. CXXVII, No. 81| © 2017 The Michigan Daily...…

…Imagine a world in which new careers and those that are unheard of today, exist, and those careers that exist today are no longer available. A world where robots have complete control of certain occupations, and where humans have the opportunity to implant knowledge into their brains through the use of technological advancements. On Monday evening, Dr. Kevin LaGrandeur, a professor of English at the New York Institute of ...…

…One Hundred and TwenTy Six yearS Of ediTOrial freedOm Thursday, July 27, 2017 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX NEWS .................................... SUDOKU................................ OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... SPORTS................................. 2 2 4 6 8 10 Vol. CXXVII, No. 78| © 2017 The Michigan Daily ...…

…Artists discuss the evolution of Warped Tour By DOMINIC POLSINELLI Summer Senior Arts Editor I’m sure a lot of you are wondering why the Daily is covering Warped Tour in 2017. As a college newspaper, our standard music coverage typically includes anything from indie rock to underground hip hop — anything but the Warped Tour scene. Yet in recent years, Warped has been actively marketing the festival toward older crowds, those wh...…

…Students at the University are taking “going green” to another level. With the recent construction of two solar pavilions, students will now be able to socialize while powering their phones, laptops and tablets on renewable energy on campus. The two pavilions are located near Palmer Commons on Central Campus and the Bob and Betty Beyster Building on North Campus, respectively. Business junior Grant Faber, vi...…

…Jeremy Bassis, an assistant professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering currently on sabbatical in San Francisco, says he was introduced to glaciology, the focus of his research, by several happy accidents. As an undergraduate studying physics at Pennsylvania State University, he says he discovered climate and environmental research by walking into the wrong classroom. “Penn State is a big campus, kind ...…

…The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs met Monday evening to discuss working rights of graduate students on visas and the University of Michigan’s policy on transgender bathroom rights. The committee was joined by Interim Provost Paul Courant and John Ware, president of the Graduate Employees’ Organization at the University, who reached out to SACUA for support in the GEO’s fight for ...…

…Around 50 people gathered in the Vandenberg Room of the Michigan League on Thursday for the Communication Studies Department’s annual Howard R. Marsh Lecture in Journalism, delivered this year by investigative journalist Will Potter. Potter’s talk, titled “From Protester to Terrorist: The Mechanisms of State Repression,” highlighted his own career as a journalist and the ways he discovered the United States government...…

…In an effort to continue the building of Flint following its declaration of a state emergency in 2015, Gov. Rick Snyder’s recommended budgetfor the 2018 fiscal year allocated funds toward multiple programs and initiatives within the city. The budget will run from Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018. To offset the thousands affected by lead contamination, about $49 million has been promised to be allocated for Flint in t...…

…Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed discussed his candidacy and platform to more than 150 students and community members at the Ford School of Public Policy Monday night. The event, hosted by the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats, allowed students to ask questions and hear the story of the 32-year- old University alum and Rhodes scholar. As the son of Egyptian immigrants, El-Sayed rec...…

…Gov. Rick Snyder and state lawmakers are introducing bills to the state legislature that seek to combat the rising number of opioid overdoses by monitoring prescriptions more closely and enforcing opioid abuse education. Committees within the state House and Senate will begin testimony on more than a dozen measures to battle the epidemic. The opioid epidemic in Michigan has been growing steadily, with the number of opio...…

…KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With nine seconds left and the Michigan men’s basketball team down by one, Derrick Walton Jr. received the inbounds pass looking for a shot that would lead the Wolverines to the Elite Eight. And with two seconds left, the senior guard got his chance, jab-stepping his defender and stepping back for a 3-point attempt. But unlike so many of Walton’s shots in Michigan’s seven-game undefeated run, the ball fel...…

…The University of Michigan Senate Assembly gathered on Monday to elect three new representatives to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs and further discuss its official statement regarding the University’s views on transgender bathroom policies. The meeting began with a presentation of the resolution SACUA drafted earlier this month that states all members of the campus community should have the right ...…

…Thursday evening, the Defend Affirmative Action Party, eMerge and Movement, three of the four parties running for Central Student Government office, gathered in Hutchins Hall for the first presidential and vice presidential debate of the season. Moderator Aaron Kall, the University of Michigan’s director of debate, asked candidates questions chosen from nearly 100 potential questions sent in online by Unive...…

…President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded federal protections for transgender students at public schools and universities Wednesday night. Such protections, encouraged by former President Barack Obama, allowed transgender students to use the bathrooms of their gender identities. The Obama administration issued a “Dear Colleague” letter to public schools and universities in April calling for gender identity to be pr...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 11, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Emma Kinery, editor in chief, The Michigan Daily Journalism is changing tremendously — which, in some ways, makes being the editor of a college paper more difficult than it has ever been — but it’s also pretty exciting. The Michigan Daily operates editorially and financially independent of the University of Mi...…

…White supremacist Richard Spencer and lawyer Kyle Bristow are pressuring the University of Michigan to find a date and “reasonable location on campus” for Spencer’s potential speech on campus by Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bristow announced in a press release on Thursday. “Either select a date by January 15, 2018—Martin Luther King Jr. Day—at 5:00 p.m., or else be sued in federal court just like Michigan ...…

…The Michigan Daily sat down for an interview with E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, to discuss several current issues on campus, including a likely visit from Richard Spencer and the addition of a Middle Eastern/North African category to University of Michigan demographic data collection. The Daily: The administration has been very clear that safety is the first priority in negotiations with Richard Spence...…

…After bringing the likes of Migos, J. Cole and Common to campus, MUSIC Matters’ SpringFest will be hosting headliners 2 Chainz, Lil Yachty and Desiigner at the Crisler Center for the organization’s largest planned concert to date. MUSIC Matter’s sixth annual charity festival will take place on Friday, April 14 and will consist of a day-long festival with live performances from local and emerging talent, a pitch competition,...…

…Former HUD secretary talks diversity and equity Obama appointee stresses importance of teaching in speech By JENNIFER MEER Summer Managing News Editor On Wednesday afternoon, Julián Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017, addressed a crowd of approximately 100 at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre in the Michigan League. The talk, titled “Leadership in a Changing...…

…County allocates $145,000 to immigrant assistance Proposed budget to cut funding for student loans, EPA Resolutions passed by County Board of Commissioners by five vote margin By ALON SAMUEL Daily Staff Reporter The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners pledged support for the county’s immigrant and refugee populations last week, approving three resolutions which provide protections and allocates $145,000 to services f...…

…Full tuition guaranteed to in-state students in need University Regents affirm committment to low-income Michigan families By RIYAH BASHA Daily News Editor University of Michigan alum Lehman Robinson applied to his now alma mater on a whim. As a first-generation college student coming from a low-income household, he assumed the school would be out of his family’s means — until he received his financial aid notice. Si...…

…Detroit mayor discusses urban improvement plans Duggan aims to give affordable housing to local residents By KEVIN BIGLIN Daily Staff Reporter In his Wednesday evening keynote address at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talked about housing history in Detroit and about his new urban planning strategy, which aims to spread affordable housing units across all areas of the city. He posed the question, ...…

…Disagreement over impact of gerrymandering in MI Voters see their voice as less effective, since the majority opinion isn’t fulfilled, may breed apathy By CARLY RYAN Daily Staff Reporter Eastern Michigan University junior Allen Maxson looked at a map of Michigan’s congressional districts and saw something “like a map of Europe in the middle of World War 2.” State Rep. Jeremy Moss (D–Southfield) saw “a squiggly mess.” And Way...…

…ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Thursday, July 20, 2017 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX NEWS .................................... SUDOKU................................ OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... SPORTS................................. 2 2 4 6 8 10 Vol. CXXVII, No. 78| © 2017 The Michigan Daily ...…

…Leaders of top universities discuss societal “compact” Schlissel emphasizes need to communicate public benefits of university research By EDUARDO BATISTA Daily Staff Reporter On Monday afternoon, the University of Michigan hosted leaders from nine of the world’s most highly ranked universities to discuss the public role of research universities for the ongoing celebration of the school’s Bicentennial. The event, titled ...…

…MI officials and University professors speak on Russia Donald Trump Jr. tweets out proof of meeting with Russian official during campaign By JENNIFER MEER and NISA KHAN Summer Managing News Editor and Summer Editor in Cheif The Michigan Daily administered a survey to 1,000 randomly selected respondents at the University of Michigan campus. There were 135 respondents. The following article includes data collected in...…

…Author speaks on role of White House Chief of Staff Lauded filmmaker explains duties of the “gatekeeper” to the federal government By JENNIFER MEER Summer Managing News Editor On Tuesday night, Chris Whipple — an acclaimed filmmaker of pictures such as The Spymasters, author and Emmy Award- winning producer — presented the importance of the White House Chief of Staff, a role he describes as the second most powerful job in ...…

…University of Michigan Central Student Government President Anushka Sarkar, an LSA senior, signed the assembly’s resolution AR 7-019 that calls for the University to investigate possible divestment from companies that violate Palestinian human rights. In a secret ballot vote last Wednesday morningat CSG’s meeting, the #UMDivest movement passed for the first time on the University’s Ann Arbor campus with 23 votes in favor...…

…On an illuminated stage in the auditorium of the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the stories of people affected by HIV were presented in forms ranging from dances and slam poetry to statistics and HIV testing site information at the annual HIV Monologues presented by the University of Michigan’s chapters of National Council of Negro Women and the Black Student Union this weekend. LSA senior Margarett McBride, president...…

…If all had gone to plan on Thursday morning, student employees of the University Unions would be sitting in the Board of Regents meeting room in protest of white nationalist Richard Spencer’s potentially speaking on campus. After a meeting with Unions administrators earlier this week, the employees shifted their efforts to public spaces to avoid risk of termination. As the board convenes two weeks after the University...…

…When Rackham student Surojit Sural, Ph.D. candidate in molecular and integrative physiology, was deciding on leaving his home country of India for Japanese or American doctorate programs, he chose the University of Michigan for what he said was its prestige, location and financial support. His peers were accepted to high-ranking European universities, but also chose American schools due to their financial...…

…City Council was rocked again Monday night as residents continued to show resistance against a $146 million development plan on Broadway Street, near the University of Michigan Hospital. It was the culmination of yet another episode in the divisions that have characterized Ann Arbor politics in recent years. Though most council members agree increasing density and housing supply are crucial for th...…

…The Michigan Daily sat down for an interview with University President Mark Schlissel to address several current issues on campus, including a potential visit from Richard Spencer, Central Student Government’s vote for #UMDivest and more. The Michigan Daily: Starting with Richard Spencer — in the Regent’s Meeting called last week, safety seemed like a big topic of discussion, that’s your top priority that you’re stating ...…

…The University of Michigan confirmed its unwavering support of research with the announcement of a record $1.48 billion in total research expenditures for the 2017 fiscal year ending on June 30. The Office of Research published this data in their annual report, which details the current research landscape at the University. This announcement follows the No. 1 ranking in research volume the University recently ...…

…Live Zero Waste is an online platform that provides resources and tools for those interested in living a waste- free lifestyle, started by LSA senior Samuel McMullen and his older sister, University of Michigan alum Lydia McMullen, in 2016. The Live Zero Waste team has recently grown and is now composed of six students who are working to increase the initiative’s presence online, on campus and in the greater Ann Arbor commun...…

…A new nine-story development, currently engaged in the City Council approval process, may be built on a currently vacant site next to the University of Michigan’s Medical Campus. At its Nov. 20 meeting, the council unanimously approved the zoning necessary for the development, and Catherine Ann Development, the Bloomfield Hills company responsible for the project, will bring its designs to the council on Dec. 18 for...…

…It is expected that Gov. Rick Snyder will support the state’s Healthy Michigan Plan on Thursday in a U.S. Senate committee discussion. The roundtable in Washington D.C. will be discussing the future of Medicaid in the country. Healthy Michigan, the state’s brand of Medicaid for low-income residents, is funded through the Affordable Care Act. Recently, the Republican-majority Congress, fueled by President-elect Trump, ...…

…2A — Wednesday, January 18, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com EASY AS 1 2 3. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Fulbright Information Session WHAT: Come learn about earning a fellowship to study, research, teach English or train in the creative arts aborad from a University student adviser. WHO: International Institute WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work, Room 1644 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Center Spa...…