…T houghts and prayers. After years of mass shootings and gun violence, all the country has to show for the bloodshed is a long stream of condolences. Following shootings in Parkland, Oxford, UVA and countless other locations, legislators nationwide have advocated for strong reform, only to repeatedly come up short. Support for legislation curtailing access to some types of firearms draws support from 71% of Americans, yet the...…
…O ver Winter Break, I spent a few hours researching possible careers in journalism. Columnist for The New York Times, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, fact-checker for The Washington Post — I skipped past examining the third. A career analyzing politicians and trying to decipher the truths from the lies sounds like torture. It’s not just speechwriters fudging the numbers or candidates exaggerating anecdote...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 11, 2023 — 9 Michigan shuts out CSU Bakersfield as Big Ten season looms COLE MARTIN Daily Sports Writer In the first period of the Michi- gan wrestling team’s dual meet against CSU Bakersfield on Sun- day, No. 2 heavyweight fifth-year senior Mason Parris wasted little time. Not even two minutes in, Par- ris earned a near-fall on Jake Andrews before mercifully end- ing his night...…
… 10 — Wednesday, January 11, 2023 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 500 wins and counting: examining Kim Barnes Arico’s legacy so far After beating Nebraska on Dec. 28, Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico only wanted to talk about her players. In two postgame interviews, the Michigan women’s basket- ball coach praised individual efforts from fifth-year senior wing Leigha Brown and sopho- more guard Laila Phelia, delving into ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 11, 2023 — 11 Sports SportsMonday: Holier than none, Michigan needs to forget the moral high ground It’s time to drop the superior- ity act. For years — decades, even — the University of Michigan and its athletic department has tried its best to cultivate a specific image that it desperately wants you to believe in: “Leaders and best.” While that phrase may have once been an acc...…
…brother OH, OH, EMMA MATI/Daily Michigan blows opportunity to in- state rival, loses nail-biter at MSU E AST LANSING — Michigan State’s disdain for the Michigan men’s basketball team radiated through Breslin Center. Showers of boos greeted the Wolverines when they took the floor, and ecstasy filled the air when they left it. Michigan’s recent struggles in East Lansing, paired with the downright hostility of the Sparta...…
