…With the renovation of the Michigan Union underway, stu- dents and faculty will decide on which three vendors will move into the space when it reopens in the winter of 2020. Members of the University of Michigan community expressed con- cern regarding the potential of Wendy’s moving back into the building due to employee labor conditions. Washtenaw Solidarity with Farmworkers, a community and student-based group, has been lobby...…
…The partial government shutdown — which ended temporarily on Sunday as lawmakers work to create an agreeable budget — directly impacted the ability of re- searchers at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Re- search to publish their find- ings. Professor and ecologist at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability, Bradley Car- dinale serves as director of the CIGLR, a research orga- nization sponsore...…
…In October, Daley discov- ered the Michigan Union and Office of Procurement have begun the process of accepting bids for vendors. Daley said she was concerned because of the Union’s lack of transparency regarding the bids. Kim Broekhuizen, Univer- sity Public Affairs spokes- woman, described the bidding process, which last- ed from Oct. 24 to Dec. 31. Broekhuizen expects final selections to be made “soon”. “The University is engage...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, January 31, 2019 M ore than four years since the start of the Flint water crisis, thousands of residents still have lead pipes. Flint is in the process of finding and replacing those pipes, but it is challenging. City records are spotty, making locating at-risk homes somewhat of a shot in the dark. However, simply digging up all the lines in the city would be costly a...…
…The Huron River It’s July in Michigan: A roasting sun hangs high over the Huron River while lazy, college students stretch out on the rowing docks. They sip on Oberons and blow up inner tubes. The river is murky, but it still glistens in the sunlight and is a temperature that is just perfect enough for a swim. Ann Arbor wouldn’t be Ann Arbor without this place. Located two miles from the Diag are the well-known docks of the Huron...…
…WORK ON MACKINAC ISLAND This Summer – Make lifelong friends. The Island House Hotel and Ryba’s Fudge Shops are seeking help in all areas: Front Desk, Bell Staff, Wait Staff, Sales Clerks, Kitchen, Baristas. Dorm Housing, bonus, and discount‑ ed meals. (906) 847‑7196. www.theislandhouse.com By Ed Sessa ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/31/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 31, 2019 — 7 Postition review: running backs With the Michigan football team’s 2018 regular season in the books, The Daily looks back at the performance of each unit this year and peers ahead to the future in 2019. In this edition: running backs In the two weeks leading up to Michigan’s 41-15 Peach Bowl loss against Florida, with Karan Higdon having announced he wou...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 31, 2019— 8 Trash talking in basketball comes with a set of unwritten, but impossible-to-forget rules. Among the most important of these dictums: it doesn’t leave the court. In the second half of Michigan’s 65-49 win over the Buckeyes on Tuesday, Zavier Simpson fell to the court after being on the business end of a hard screen from Ohio State’s Kaleb Wesson. As ...…
