…F or LSA seniors Sarah Costello and Kayla Kaszyca, it was best friendship at first sight. Sarah and Kayla were roommates freshman year, randomly placed together in Alice Lloyd Residence Hall. They’ve lived together ever since, save for summers and a semester Sarah spent in Germany. “We just happened to get each other,” Sarah explained. “Week one, we were like, ‘We’re in love!’” Kayla joked. “By day two we were like, ‘O...…
…Wednesday, December 5, 2018 // The Statement 7B A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEX ISSUE COVERS The first Statement Sex Issue ran in December 2012, with a cover piece about gay cruising in Ann Arbor. This would turn into an annual feature that has now run into its seventh year. 2013 2015 …
…At 11:30 PM last night, after making the paper, The Michigan Daily senior class traveled an hour North to Davisburg, Michigan. Every year, the seniors get a tour of the Michigan Web Press where our papers are printed. We got to see the process from start to finish, from the first proof to the bounded stacks of newspaper. V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : M i c h i g a n We b P r e s s photos: Amelia Cacchione and Evan Aaro...…
…Two groups staged protests Monday night outside Ann Arbor City Hall, calling on City Council to take action on disparate issues: the reopening of a piercing shop with a racist owner and the annual deer cull in Ann Arbor. Protesters from BAMN and Stop Trump Ann Arbor demanded City Council take action against the reopening of Pangea Piercing, which closed in August after its owner, J.C. Potts, was accused white sup...…
…they worked there, or they work with populations –– women specifically –– that were incarcerated, and we just thought it was a really important conversation to bring to campus and something that a lot of people don’t have a lot of understanding about.” The goal of MPDI is to “provide comprehensive childbirth education and professional doula services to women in Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility.” It collabor...…
…and they’re disgusted.” Public outcry forced Potts to close Pangea Piercing after a tweet accused him of espousing white supremacist ideology while giving a customer a piercing. Twitter user @ LauraStroudd tweeted that Potts “began to talk to me about white supremacy, and why ‘whites must stick together.’ He repeated many times that when it came down to ‘us vs them’ I would have to embrace my ‘white heritage’ t...…
…J ames Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers, “Pure democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.” He and the other Founding Fathers extensively studied historical governments, specifically of ancient Rome and Greece. They le...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, December 4, 2018 — 5 MGM FILM SERIES I’m not quite sure how one could possibly put a sour spin on the illustrious and stunning masterpiece that is “A Star is Born.” Truly, though, it would be a flat-out lie to pretend that “Shallow” and its hauntingly-beautiful lyrics are not permanently playing on a loop in our heads ever since the big screen went dark. With breathtaking p...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, December 4, 2018 — 7 ‘M’ finally through its early-season gauntlet After winning its first four games of the season, the Michigan women’s basketball team has since dropped three of its last four — including three games against ranked opponents. The Wolverines (5-3), who haven’t had a home game since Nov. 19, will finally play at the Crisler Center after spending the last w...…
…8 — Tuesday, December 4, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com With OSU loss in past, Michigan looks forward Growing up, Josh Metellus’smother would tell him not to set his expectations higher than reality. “You’re always going to (get) let down when you do that,” the junior safety explained Monday afternoon, “because you’re never going to reach those goals you really, really want.” The expectations — those goals...…
…Around 8:12 p.m. Friday, the Epsilon Alpha Sigma Sorority, is the University of Michigan’s first Arab sorority, dubbed the Empowered Arab Sisterhood, revealed its first class of new recruits. The seven girls recruited, the “Al-Afdal line,” marched into Auditorium D in Angell Hall, yelling “We’re the girls of Arab countries!” in Arabic. As the girls were revealed, a founding member of the sorority’s chapter at the Unive...…
…took it off the ballot initiative — they could then modify it at a later date with a simple majority just like any other law that’s passed,” Robinson said. “So this kind of enabled them to do it, then they rushed to do it during lame duck because this is the last period of time they have before Gov. Whitmer will take over, and she would without a doubt veto any efforts to change this minimum wage law.” After the changes, S.B. 1...…
…As a senior entering my last semester of undergrad, I’ve taken a lot of time to reflect on what experiences of mine have been the most memorable these past four years. Close to the top of my list has been my job since freshman year at the Conference and Event Services of the University Unions. It helped me discover one of my most important spaces on campus, one that many students pass by every day without a second thought. As both...…
…W e all know that feeling. You decide you have some extra time on your hands and you immediately reach for your phone. And though you originally intended to only watch the highlights of yesterday’s football game, 45 minutes later you end up in the “weird” parts of YouTube, taking in videos you never meant to watch. For many, this might mean something along the lines of “Dave Rubin Calmly Destroys a Crazed Hyper-Victim,” a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, December 3, 2018 — 5A By Kurt Krauss ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 12/03/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 12/03/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, December 3, 2018 ACROSS 1 “Agreed!” 5 Rose from a chair 10 Free ticket 14 Sicilian resort city 15 Houston baseballer 16 Salon coloring 17 Passenger train’s suit...…
…COMMUNITY CULTURE Jardín de amores, jardín de amores, Castigo liviano pudean merecer los amadores. These words, projected unto me by some of the finest vocal chords at the University, have been ringing in my ears for some days now. Translated into English, the phrase means, “Gardens of love, gardens of love, those who love deserve only a slight penalty.” The piece, “Al tribunal de tu pecho vengo a pedirele Clemencia,” is from...…
…Amelia Cacchione & Alexis Rankin/ Daily SPORTSMONDAY RINSE, REPEAT. Michigan 84 North Carolina 67 Michigan 76 Purdue 57 Rivalry losses Michigan fell to Michigan State on Friday then lost in a shootout to the Spartans on Saturday night. » Page 2B Crowd pleasers Crisler Center was rocking last week for the Wolverines’ games against North Carolina and Purdue, and for good reason. » Page 2B Design by Jack Silberman The Michigan Dail...…
…2B — December 3, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Worth the price of admission S eventy dollars. That’s what some students paid to watch the men’s basketball team play Purdue on Saturday night. Seventy bucks and you’re allowed to wait outside for hours before the game, only to get in and cram your way into a corner of a sold-out Crisler Center, stretching from the floor all the way to the top of the s...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday December 3, 2018 — 3B Skjodt, Michigan stun No. 12 Pittsburgh to clinch Sweet Sixteen berth Carly Skjodt saw her storied career flash before her eyes on Saturday night. Michigan’s unanimous All- Big Ten First Team selection was held to just two kills on 20 attempts in the Wolverines’ first-set loss against 12th-seeded Pittsburgh (30-2 overall, 17-1 ACC). Labeling Skjodt’s opening set...…
…4 — December 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Michigan suffers second-straight defeat at the hands of Marquette At the five-minute mark of the first quarter, No. 21 Marquette led 13-12. A frenetic pace and litany of turnovers characterized the opening minutes for both teams. But from that point on, it seemed as if only one team was running, and the other was committing the turnovers. The Golden Eagles ...…
…Rear Admiral Michael Gior- gione, author of “Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat,” spoke Wednesday night at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library to discuss his book and share personal anecdotes from his time at the camp. Giorgione was the com- manding officer of Camp David, a country retreat used by U.S. presidents and their families, from 1999 to 2001. During that time, he worked under Presi...…
… The University of Michigan announced the launch of the Michigan Education Research Institute and Michigan Education Data Center Tuesday morning, presenting a collaboration between the University, Michigan State University, Michigan Department of Education and Center for Educational Performance and Information. The new research collaboration and data center will conduct research projects in early ch...…
…Thanksgiving at Camp David, with Chelsea Clinton who gave her old stuffed dolls to Gior- gione’s kids to use, and with Laura Bush who loved to play in autumn leaves on the lawn. Jerri Jenista, a hospital worker at the Medical School, said she enjoyed hearing about the presidents’ everyday lives. “It was nice to hear that the presidents were real people, they have real lives, their fami- lies are real people,” she said. The ret...…
…T his past Monday, the White House Correspondents’ Association announced it would be departing from its usual tradition of inviting a comedian to roast the president and the press corps at next year’s annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Instead, in a controversial decision, the organization has invited renowned historian Ron Chernow to deliver a speech on First Amendment rights and freedom of the press. Though the...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 29, 2018 — 5 WARNER BROS. CHANEL In Sept. of this year, Chanel released Boy de Chanel in Seoul, with plans to launch a global release in early 2019. Their inaugural line of men’s makeup is fairly pared down, with offerings of “tinted fluid” in (an abysmal) four different shades, an eyebrow pencil and a matte lip balm. Despite its humble catalogue, the announcement in...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 29, 2018— 6 STORAGE FOR STUDENTS studying abroad. Indoor, clean, safe, closest to campus. AnnArborStor‑ age.com or (734)‑663‑0690. By C.C. Burnikel ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/29/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/29/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018 ACROSS 1 Goat quot...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, November 29, 2018 — 7 Michigan dominant in 84-67 win over UNC Roy Williams stood in front of a crowd of media, castigating both his team and himself. It was about 11:40 on Wednesday night, and North Carolina had just met Michigan — the type of team that can drive coaches to this sort of frustration. “Guys, I got no positive things,” the Tar Heels’ coach said. “If you want some ...…
…8 — Thursday, November 29, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A 4-part series of forums on accountability, transparency and powerholders in Ann Arbor Wednesday, Dec. 5 @ 7PM Ann Arbor District Library 343 S 5th Ave. Ann Arbor FEATURING PANELISTS Who Holds the Power in Ann Arbor? Speak Truth to Power: The Role of Journalism PRESENTS: ALEXA ST. JOHN 2018 Michigan Daily Editor in Chief and Moderator ROBERT YOON Politic...…
…Five speakers shared their research in regulating false information online to a crowd of approximately 50 students and faculty members Tuesday night at Rackham Assembly Hall. The panel, titled “Catching Fake News,” was part of the University of Michigan Dissonance Event Series, which focuses on the intersection of technology, privacy, policy, security and law. Panelists included Mark Ackerman, a School of Informa...…
…These findings come amid former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s forced resignation, which has left the future of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election unclear. Trump has since appointed Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general. According to the study, 35 percent of the respondents identified as Republicans or independents who lean Repub...…
…current moment, not a debate. The second part of the event featured a workshop for developing policy recommendations for the University. “This event is first and foremost a proactive, student- generated response to the administration’s call to gather input from stakeholders across the University, and its primary objective is to gain insights and recommendations from a diverse, multidisciplinary, intergenerationa...…
…T his year, I recently enrolled in the Ross School of Business from the College of Literature, Science and Arts to be on track for pursuing dual degrees in English and Business. Now that the first semester is nearly over, I’ve noticed some notable differences between the schools. More specifically, I’ve found that the Business School is very different from what I expected. One key difference is that the Business School f...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, November 28, 2018 — 5A ALEC COHEN / DAILY THEATRE REVIEW TV REVIEW “come out and play” Billie Eilish Interscope Records The night that Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court was bitterly cold outside. Early October — too early to dig out your winter jacket, but too late for thin windbreakers. As I was leaving a restaurant with m...…
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…T he No. 7 Michigan men’s basketball team enters Wednesday’s top-15 showdown with North Carolina ranked just four spots ahead of the Tar Heels. How they got there couldn’t be more dif- ferent. North Carolina’s high-pow- ered offense is averaging 96.6 points per game in its 6-1 start. The Wolverines, meanwhile, have ascended to their highest regular-season ranking in six years on the back of a defense that allows just 48.8 p...…
…8A — Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A 4-part series of forums on accountability, transparency and powerholders in Ann Arbor Wednesday, Dec. 5 @ 7PM Ann Arbor District Library 343 S 5th Ave. Ann Arbor FEATURING PANELISTS Who Holds the Power in Ann Arbor? Speak Truth to Power: The Role of Journalism PRESENTS: ALEXA ST. JOHN 2018 Michigan Daily Editor in Chief and Moderator ROBERT YOON Polit...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 28, 2018 ILLUSTRATION BY CHRISTINE JEGARL “I didn’t realize academia was a career for me” …
…S ometimes I dim my computer screen and meander down the streets of my hometown via the panoramic lens of Google Street View. This is a pathetic confes- sion, I know, but also an unexpected remedy for the occasional pangs of nostalgia. In my head, I relate these virtual escapes to the same sort of self-reflection preached by Henry David Thoreau and his transcen- dentalist clique. I’ll pause for a second and admit that this analogy woul...…
…Wednesday, November 28, 2018// The Statement 3B O ne afternoon in late May 2017, my family and I pulled our Ford Escape into the drive- way — we’d just gotten back from a short Memorial Day weekend trip — to find a small, red chicken coop sitting on our lawn. I dashed over and lifted up the roof of the coop, exposing two anxiously clucking, rust-colored hens cowering in the sawdust-covered nesting box. The birds were afraid to let ...…
…Wednesday, November 28, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 28, 2018 // The Statement 5B I remember it vividly. It was summer of 2015 and I was receiving emails from the University of Michigan about something called the “Undergradu- ate Research Opportunity.” I had no idea what this meant, nor did I take the time to care. I was excited to be attending the University in just a few months, but was not one to open seemingly-...…
…Wednesday, November 28, 2018 // The Statement 6B E very semester starts with the same ice- breaker: Where are you from, what year are you and what is your major? I always got tripped up by the first question. I was born in Santiago de Chile but I left before my first birthday. I lived in in Pittsburgh for five years and by the time I was six I had already crossed into new state lines. I lived in Jonesboro, Ark., only to move...…
…Wednesday, November 28, 2018 // The Statement 7B The Comical Strangeness of Second-Hand Embarrassment BY SAM ROSENBERG, SENIOR ARTS EDITOR H eavy breathing, a rapid heartbeat, trem- bling knees, a tightened throat — these are typical symptoms for someone who expe- riences performance anxiety. You know, that noxious feeling you get when you’re about to go onstage and speak, dance or sing in front of a crowd of people. I’ve had that a...…
…V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : A n n A r b o r Tr e e L i g h t i n g Fe s i t va l photos by Max Kuang Wednesday, November 28, 2018 // The Statement 8B …
…According to Public Policy professor Brendan Nyhan, fake news may have a more complex impact on the American public than experrts previously thought. For the last several years, Nyhan has been working on a comprehensive study of U.S. fake news consumption, aiming to determine the scope and influence of fake news on the political leanings of Americans. Nyhan presented the facts and implications of his research Mon...…
…White House photo editor, but I thought it would be a once in a lifetime opportunity to document a president for history, because that’s the primary function of that job is to create an archive that lives in perpetuity.” While many of the circumstances were different when he was working for the Reagan administration compared to when he was working for the Obama administration, Souza acknowledged how vital the expe...…
…ranking demonstrates how the University and its schools are deeply engaged with the world off campus. “The continued growth of the research productivity of our faculty is important evidence of the amazing strength of the University of Michigan,” Schlissel said. “I am proud that U-M research spans the breadth of our outstanding university and addresses many of society’s most pressing questions and challenges.” The federa...…
…T he Bird scooters that dropped in Ann Arbor this September and have continued to flock around campus are really akin to the common pigeon. They populate the sidewalks in droves and weave in and out of crowds of pedestrian students. They have their typical nesting areas, practically stacked on top of each other outside of the MLB, Ross and other places that are just a bit too far from the other side of campus. C...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, November 27, 2018 — 5 GODMODE The literary critic Jesse McCarthy’s essay “Notes On Trap” combines musical analysis with cultural history in a dizzying, nearly-encyclopedic account of a now-ubiquitous genre of music. He writes that, “Trap is the only music that sounds like what living in contemporary America feels like. It is the soundtrack to the dissocialized subject ...…
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