…Thursday, June 11, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 120 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR The American Dream: Impossible Communities of color perpetually have their inalienable rights restricted from them >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS Stu...…
…The University of Michigan hosted a virtual town hall titled “Constructive Conversations for Societal Change” on Friday, in soli- darity with the protests that have erupted across the nation against racism and police brutality. The town hall was moderated by Rob- ert M. Sellers, vice provost of equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, and focused on providing a platform for the University of Mich- igan community to come toget...…
…While many University of Michigan students use the sum- mer months to gain experience from internships and jobs, others engage in various research proj- ects across campus to gain criti- cal skills for career development. But in a matter of weeks, those plans to participate in cutting- edge research at the No. 1 public research university in the U.S. were halted as the COVID-19 pan- demic shut down all non-essential in-person resear...…
…whitewashed and misunderstood, yet are somewhat collectively acknowl- edged as the origin of Pride Month. There continues to be major dispari- ties in rights for the trans community, especially in medical care. There is a higher prevalence of clinical depression, anxiety, somatization, current smokers, former alcohol or drug use to cope with mistreatment and attempted suicides. According to the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, about a th...…
…I ’ll be honest — signing a lease next to one of the largest fraternities on campus was a massive mistake, especially as someone unaffiliated with social Greek life. Over the past year, I’ve learned to fall asleep to the thumping of the bass on Theta Chi’s speakers on ran- dom Tuesday nights and adjusted to rou- tinely throwing their trash back into their backyard from mine, only to watch squir- rels and other wildlife rummage through ...…
…Elizabeth Lim’s second novel in the Blood of Stars series, “Unravel the Dusk,” reaches deep into your prefrontal cortex and implants a strong desire to embroider and to create. She makes sewing exciting, infusing time consum- ing, mundane tasks with danger, dignity and purpose. In the world of “Unravel the Dusk,” embroi- dery and tailoring is regarded and honored as capital-A Art. The highest title of Master Tailor is reserved only for...…
…Every time I see someone tread off a beaten trail, crushing plants in their wake, my heart crumples inside. “They’re just plants,” is the usual response I’m met with, words that cut inside me further. Plants may seem insignificant, partly due to their size and their position below our eye level. Humans are fascinated with animals larger than themselves — ele- phants or killer whales, for example — but aren’t thrilled by a small shrub....…
…8 Thursday, July 2, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR The overglorified Disney+ Hamilfilm On July 3, Disney+ will be exclusively streaming Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musi- cal, “Hamilton,” also known as #Hamilfilm. Ever since 2015, “Hamilton” has been highly praised because it features solely BIPOC singers and actors on the Broadway stage telling the tale of the American Revolution. I myself am a huge fan of...…
…9 Thursday, July 2, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Home is me / Kill me dirty country GABRIJELA SKOKO MiC Managing Editor home is me. stubborn. scared of your own soul. so the Soul maintains itself. unsure if home should be insan- ity or if you are insane. and so only the Soul is main- tained. I know I am insanity because you will not call me citizen. Finding my place: the power of change GRACE GARMO ...…
…10 Thursday, July 2, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Director of counseling Harden retires after 34 years After 34 years at Michigan, Greg Harden, who served as both executive associate athletic director and director of counseling has retired, Angelique Chengelis from the Detroit News reported Monday. Harden joined Michigan after being hired by Bo Schembechler 1986 and grew the prevalence of the mental well...…
…11 Thursday, July 2, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS ‘The perfect storm’: Mbogo Mwangi speaks on race in America today, and how the lacrosse community needs to do better Growing up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Mbogo Mwangi never dealt with race as an issue. St. Stephen of Hungary, the private Catholic school that the junior defenseman attended, was a microcosm of New York City’s melting pot. Because Mwangi and...…
…12 Thursday, July 2, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Mwangi’s first wave was the product of COVID-19 and the disproportionate mortality rate between Black and white Americans exacerbated by disparities in healthcare access and employment opportunities. The second and third waves were based on the police’s double standard in managing its altercations with Black and white individuals: The absence of aggr...…
