…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 25, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 57 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SUDOKU..................... 3A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A SPORTSMONDAY..........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Ann Arbor adds to num...…
…Talk discusses current movement, cites need for progressive agenda By EMILY DAVIES Daily Staff Reporter About 30 people gathered Friday to listen to and engage with Matthew Platt, assistant professor of political science at Morehouse College, on the state of Black politics in the modern world. The event emphasized what Platt described as a need to con- tinue to think critically about the strategy the Black commu- nity emplo...…
…Bernstein said the University should pay less attention to standardized test scores and more to skills that “contribute to society.” Newman added the Uni- versity works closely with the Detroit Public Schools and will continue its presence in the city. Recently, many teach- ers have spoken out againstthe poor conditions of DPS schools and how they limit K-12 stu- dents’ success. LSA freshman Peter Pujols asked what the regents pl...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, January 25, 2016 — 5A ACROSS 1 ’90s game disc 4 Infield fly 9 Invites home for dinner, say 14 007 creator Fleming 15 Banish 16 Unable to sit still 17 *Game where one might have an ace in the hole 19 Actor __ Elba of “The Wire” 20 Liability offset 21 Settle in a new country 23 Young Simpson 26 “Coulda been worse!” 27 Biblical beast 30 Least fatty 33 __-12 conference 36 *Financial page listing...…
…T here was once a point in my life when I called Bob Dylan a prophet, like a literal prophet, and thought I meant it. I dropped out of organized religion around age 14, but even if the Catholic Church doesn’t neces- sarily fit with what’s in your heart, that doesn’t mean all your spiri- tual questions are immediately satisfied. At the same time, though, that doesn’t mean it’s easy to just up and join another religi...…
…BSportsMonday n Michigan picked up a road win at Nebraska. Page 3B ROUGHED UP COUNTRY STRONG The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | January 25, 2016 n The Wolverines couldn’t handle Nebraska. Page 4B Mean Streak Michigan 33, Indiana 6 Michigan earns two more victories to run dual-meet win streak to six By JORDAN HERBSTMAN For the Daily It is not often you use the term “frustrating” to describe a win, but that is how Mich...…
…2B — January 25, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday I tried out for the Michigan football team Y ou’ve all heard it before. The Michigan football season ends, either in victory or defeat, and the team’s seniors, after playing their final game in maize and blue, talk about what a privilege it is to wear the uniform of one of the most storied programs in college football. Saturday, I found out it has ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday January 25, 2016 — 3B WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS ‘M’ earns first Big Ten road triumph By MATTHEW KENNEDY Daily Sports Writer After easily defeating No. 25 Ohio State a week ago, the Michigan women’s gymnastics team repeated its dominating performance Saturday against No. 17 Illinois in Champaign. The third-ranked Wolverines (2-0 Big Ten, 5-0 overall), who fell from their No. 1 natio...…
…4B — January 25, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ falls to Cornhuskers By BRAD WHIPPLE Daily Sports Editor The Michigan women’s basketball team has had its fair share of surprises this season, especially its 17-point comeback against Iowa two weeks ago. But this time around, a comeback appeared to be out of the question no matter how hard the Wolverines played. In Sunday’s game against Nebr...…
