…American Assoc. for Advancement of Science promotes research, innovation By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter Six University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Faculty recently elected to the society are Internal Medicine Prof. John Carethers, chair of the department; James Dalton, dean of the College of Pharmacy; William Giannobile, professor of d...…
…“The Michigan Constitution vests the power to legislate with the state legislature, not with the state universities,” Dulan wrote. “It is clear that the Board of Regents is powerful within the governance of the University itself, but it has no authority to attempt to usurp the legislature’s constitutionally-delegated role in the state government.” Dulan told media outlets he intended to appeal the decision. A similar court cas...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Photo Monday, November 30, 2015 — 3A Scenes from THE GAME ALLISON FARRAND/Daily RUBY WALLAU/Daily RUBY WALLAU/Daily RUBY WALLAU/Daily ALLISON FARRAND/Daily ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Photo captions: (1) Members of the Michigan Marching Band sign the walls of the tunnel into the Big House, a tradition done during the last home game of the season. (2) Michigan coach Jim Har- baugh high-fives fans as he...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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, November 30, 2015 — 5A ACROSS 1 Beatle Paul’s first wife 6 Second-string squad 11 Tummy muscles 14 Lunchbox cookies 15 Hardship 16 “Nope” 17 Started to sneeze and cough, say 19 Org. promoting hunter safety 20 Basil or rosemary 21 IV monitors 22 Honor __ thieves 24 Musical Apple 26 Exposed 28 Really worked hard 34 Critter that sleeps floating on its back 35 National Anthem starter 36 Kitten c...…
…6A — Monday, November 30, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW Giggly ‘Night Before’ By BEN ROSENSTOCK Daily Arts Writer Seth Rogen and his writing part- ner, Evan Goldberg, have had such a great track record with raunchy comedy mov- ies that by now, it seems difficult to know where to go next. In many ways, 2013’s “This is the End,” in which Rogen and his fre- quent costars like Jonah H...…
…BSportsMonday The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 30, 2015 Ohio State 42 Michigan 13 ZEKE HAVOC ALLISON FARRAND/Daily …
…2B — November 30, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Jim Harbaugh faces a tough task to get his team back atop the Big Ten. The state of the rivalry Y ears have now passed since Lloyd Carr and Jim Tressel led the Michigan and Ohio State football teams, respectively. One fall Saturday during those days, I asked my dad a question: “Dad, when does Michigan play Ohio State?” “The l...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 30, 2015 — 3B A journey from boys to men John Beilein, having just watched his team suffer a 16-point loss on its home floor, offered a fairly damning assessment of the reason for the opponent’s superiority Nov. 20. “They looked like men out there,” Beilein said, referring to the Xavier squad that sent fans packing early from Crisler Center with a dominant, 8...…
…4B — November 30, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Late goal boosts Michigan Calderone scores in third period, Wolverines win shootout, 1-0 By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer The referee exited the replay box and pointed to center ice. The goal was good. Cheers and applause erupted from the crowd at Yost Ice Arena like steam out of a boiling teapot. The excitement had built up inside of them f...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 30, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM AMANDA ALLEN/Daily Sally Peterson (D-Ward 2), an Ann Arbor City Council member, speaks to the College Democrats about voting at their Get Out the Vote City Council Elections meeting in the Michigan Union on Thursday. MATT VAILLIENCOURT/Daily LSA Dean Andrew D. Martin answers students’ questions in a casual Q&A session at ...…
…2-News 2 — Friday, October 30, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The No. 15 Michigan football team travels to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers on Saturday. The Wolverines come in at 5-2, 2-1 in the Big Ten. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. on ESPN. >>SEE SPORTS, PAGE 7 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Horror Film Festival WHAT: The film festival will feature four foreign language horror m...…
…spoke at the event, shared an anecdote about how he won the election primaries for commis- sioner in 2010 by only one vote. Rabhi is currently a candidate for state representative. Councilmember Sabra Briere (D–Ward 1), who has served on the council for five terms and is running uncontested to retain her seat, stressed that in addition to voting, it’s also important for stu- dents to contact elected represen- tatives to voice their ...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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 Friday, October 30, 2015 — 5 This column contains spoilers for this season of “The Leftovers.” Show, don’t tell. Anyone who has ever taken a high school writing class could tell you what this axiom means. Truly excellent writing — whether it be in a short story, an epic poem, a screenplay or a TV column in The Michigan Daily — makes sure that every word speaks on...…
…ACROSS 1 Birdbrain 8 Crummy 14 Annabella of “Jungle Fever” 15 Producer 16 What each successive starting word of the answers to starred clues is to the starting word that precedes it 17 Equestrian’s head cover 18 Newscaster Lindström 19 *Popular clubs 20 *Ty Cobb specialties 24 The last Mrs. Chaplin 25 Valuable extraction 26 Pros with schedules 30 Save 31 *Dressed down 35 Closing words 37 Hut 38 *Didn’t allow to remain in, as political office 4...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, October 30, 2015 — 7 Breakdown: Michigan at Minnesota By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor The game against Northwestern had shades of it, and the game against Michigan State did, too. But the Michigan football team’s game Saturday at Minnesota will have old-fashioned power football written all over it. The Wolverines and Golden Gophers match run-first offenses and hard-no...…
…8 — Friday, October 30, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com What to Watch For: Minnesota By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor The No. 15 Michigan football team has had an extra week off since a last-second loss to Michigan State two weeks ago. While the Wolverines won’t get to erase that loss this weekend, they can exact revenge from another defeat from last season. Michigan will travel to Minnesota, where it w...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 30, 2015 ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM CAMPUS CONTEXT President slated to roll out strategic initiative on inclusion by spring 2016 By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter University President Mark Schlissel and his administration have spent the last academic year working to roll out new policy initiatives regarding several campus is...…
…2A — Wednesday, September 30, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The history of yoga WHAT: Instructor Lakshminarayanan Venkat of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will discuss the modern day evolution of yoga. WHO: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: Genesis of Ann Arbor, 2309 Packard Street Addiction recovery WHAT: A conference with the U.S. Drug Czar and people in recovery fr...…
…something like this, we’re really able to engage with the student body.” Public Health student Amaal Haimout, president of MGSA, said she was inspired to collaborate with El-Halwagi after one of her friends told her that 200 refugee families were relocating to Grand Rapids. “Now, it’s definitely a personal issue because it’s a car ride away,” Haimout said. Haimout said many University students are unaware of the crisis, and ...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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....…
…5A — Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Nothing new in dull ‘Grinder’ premiere By DREW MARON Daily Arts Writer In “The Grinder,” Rob Lowe (“Parks and Recreation”) stars as Dean Sanderson, a fictional tele- vision actor known for his role as a dashing law- yer on the eponymous show-within- a show. At the beginning of the episode, Dean watches the series finale with his ...…
…THERE’S A CROSSWORD ON THIS PAGE. DO IT. HAPPY WEDNESDAY! Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Wild hogs 6 Wild animal 11 Bird in a cage, often 14 Pinhead 15 Off-the-cuff 16 Hot feeling 17 Blanket containers 19 Sign word often seen before “next exit” 20 Matzo meal 21 Some RSVPs 22 Punch source 23 “Born to Die” singer Lana Del __ 24 Caspian Sea land 26 Diamond figure 29 Burrowing beach denizens 34 Smart g...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 30, 2015 — 7A Haidar enjoying breakout senior season Even when she comes off the bench, Haidar makes an impact for Michigan By BETELHEM ASHAME Daily Sports Writer With five minutes left on the game clock, nerves began to run high on the sideline and in the crowd. The score was deadlocked at 0-0, and time was running out for the Michigan women’s soccer team. ...…
…Hackett discusses athletics in chat Michigan’s interim athletic director met with students Tuesday evening By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Michigan interim Athletic Director Jim Hackett was sitting in an armchair in the Pond Room at the Michigan Union when his phone rang. He took it out of his pocket and looked at the number. “This is Coach (Jim) Harbaugh,” Hackett said, drawing awe f...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 …
…What is fall if not the chance to pull out your edgiest leather jacket and hit up some local music venues? Here are a few upcoming Ann Arbor music events — we promise, we’ve got something for everyone. 2B THE LIST MILK CARTON KIDS The Ark, October 29th THE AVET T BROTHERS Hill Auditorium, November 6th. COLIN HAY The Ark, November 8th BUZZFEED, BUT BETTER GET YOUR JAM ON IN A 2 THE VERVE PIPE The Ark, October 17th VANESSA CARLTON B...…
…3B “The Bridge program got me into the swing of things here, maybe more so than other freshmen that didn’t do the program. Us Bridge people stick together.” – LSA freshman LADI OLANIRAN “We’ve had the whole summer to get to know each other. No one was here during the summer, all we saw was each other. It was easier to make friends. Now everyone is going in different directions and it’s difficult to meet people. Everybody is doing...…
…Wednesday, September 30, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, September 30 , 2015 // The Statement 5B MORALLY BANKRUPT: The Greek life crisis By Chloe Gilke, Managing Arts Editor E verything is immaculately organized. The Panhellenic Association’s recruit- ment mass meeting will convene in the Michigan League’s Ballroom from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be 17 tables, one for each chapter in Panhel and each table will be decorated with po...…
…Wednesday, September 30, 2015 // The Statement 6B I t’s a Game Day in late September, and hoards of maize and blue-tinged students are streaming down State Street to the sounds of The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face.” But just as the University cements its place on Playboy’s annual list of top party schools, it’s equally the stomping grounds of the hipster — so much so that the town garnered the dubious distinction of being the 15th most...…
…Wednesday, September 30, 2015 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: Being average by Michael Flynn, Daily Arts Writer choice, Colin Gunckel, assistant professor of american culture and screen arts and cultures, sees taste as a mode of class distinction — much like what sociologist Pierre Bordieu elaborated on in “Distinction: A Social Critique in the Judgement of Taste.” Like Bordieu, Gunkel believes these preferences are generate...…
…Wednesday, September 30, 2015 // The Statement 8B This past summer I was lucky enough to receive photo passes to a handful concerts around Ann Arbor. Never did I think I would be so fortunate to photograph Mumford & Sons, a band I have loved since their first album. For some of the concerts I’ve photographed I’m a fan of the band, while others I might just know a couple songs. With Mumford & Sons, I knew every lyric to every song they pl...…
…Thursday, July 30, 2015 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 115 | © 2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... CROSSWORD........................ SPORTS.................................. NEWS Naval Scholarship Engineering student will ...…
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…protecting the city’s environ- ment. James D’Amour, political chair of the Sierra Club, Huron Valley Group, said the three candidates support the environmental causes they value. “These candidates have been con- sistent in their policies and standing up for fundamental values we are looking for,” he said. D’Amour also commended Kun- selman for being “steadfast in the protection of our parks.” Running against Kunselman is Zacha...…
…S haista Kazmi, a Michigan local, was taking care of her elderly mother-in-law and father when she realized that she could use some help. How- ever, when she called local senior service agencies, she realized there was a problem: the services being provided didn’t meet their cultural needs. Kazmi took initiative to found the company Apna Ghar, Urdu for “Your Home,” which provides homec- are services catered to th...…
…B ack when I used to be not happy, I constantly held within myself a great unease. On campus, the sun-emoji seemed to shine on every person’s keyboard except that of my own cracked, glass perimeter. None of my food emojis looked very appetizing, not even the shish-kabob with the three unidentified blobs of color poked high upon its pointy, wooden spear. The former joy I received from the alien emoji, in what seems like an...…
…‘I Am Cait’ docu-series, practical and powerful TV REVIEW After her Vanity Fair debut, viewers see Caitlyn Jenner By CAROLINE FILIPS Summer Senior Arts Editor “I just hope I get it right,” she says. It’s no makeup o’clock, but she doesn’t mind. She has a story to tell, a mes- sage to share and the voice of an unjustly margin- alized commu- nity to broadcast. It’s 4:32 in the morning, and she can’t help but lame...…
…7 Thursday, July 30, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Actor Alan Ruck talks career & ‘Major Crimes’ ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ cast member guest stars on TNT By REGAN DETWILER Daily Arts Writer Alan Ruck … you might not know the name but you may know the voice, and you definitely know the face. Ruck is best known for his role in the iconic John Hughes film, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” as Cameron, Bueller’s exi...…
…8 Thursday, July 30, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS ACROSS 1 Each 5 Subtly cruel 10 Stock items: Abbr. 14 Couch potato’s aid 15 Bizarre 16 Severely damaged sea 17 “Think you can manage?” 19 Beatle George’s Indian friend 20 Defiant challenge 22 Dishevel 23 Matzo’s lack 25 Approach to a landing? 28 Grass plot around a sundial, in “Jabberwocky” 31 __ chi 32 Would-be immigrant’s concern 35 Believer’s suffix 36 Binding oath 37 “...…
…9 Thursday, July 30, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS In memory of rising LSA senior, Josh Brigham University community mourns loss of active member By LARA MOEHLMEN Summer Managing News Editor Early Friday morning, the Uni- versity community lost an active member: Joshua Brigham, a rising LSA senior studying psychology. Brigham, who fatally fell through the glass roof of Nickels Arcade, was originally from...…
…FILE PHOTO/Daily Emina Bektas set the school record with 124 singles wins and was Big Ten MVP. 10 Thursday, July 30, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Emina Bektas reflects on her storied career By LELAND MITCHINSON Daily Sports Writer When Emina Bektas was looking for a college to continue her tennis career, the most important factor was a tight- knight team atmosphere. At Michigan, she found exactly what s...…
…11 Thursday, July 30, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Barnes Arico wins gold with USA team By BRAD WHIPPLE Daily Sports Writer Sunday, Michigan women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico watched her players celebrate a championship win. But they weren’t wearing maize and blue. And she wasn’t in America. Instead, she was in Chekhov, Russia, surrounded by the best 19-year-old talent in the world. And ...…
…12 Thursday, July 30, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS FILE PHOTO/Daily Five players from the 2013 NCAA runner-up team are playing in the NBA, while Jordan Morgan is playing pro ball in France. FILE PHOTO/Daily Trey Burke struggled in his second NBA season, but showed potential with the Jazz. Catching up with former Michigan basketball stars By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor It has been a busy summer for Michig...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 30, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan took two of three games in its weekend series » INSIDE Best two out of three Make Michigan wins CSG executive seats by closest margin in a decade By EMILIE PLESSET Daily News Editor According to unofficial results released Friday evening, Make Michigan’s Cooper Charlton, an LSA junior, ...…
…2A — Monday, March 30, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan women’s basketball team moved on to the WNIT semifinals with a 69-60 win at Southern Mississippi yesterday. They will play UCLA on Wednesday. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTSMONDAY 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES The lead suspect from a museum attack on foreign tourists was killed Saturday night in the Gafsa region n...…
…the controlled environment they offer for future research. “These mini lungs will allow us to study diseases in a con- trolled environment and to develop and test new drugs,” he said. Specifically, Spence said, sci- entists will be able to take skin samples from patients with a particular form of a lung dis- ease, reprogram the cells into stem cells and then generate lung tissue for further study. He said by analyzing the dise...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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, March 30, 2015 — 5A ACROSS 1 Also 4 Hotelier Helmsley 9 Make small adjustments to 14 Post-ER area 15 First stage 16 ABBA’s “__ Mia” 17 Black-and-white cruiser 19 High-tech prefix with space 20 Memorial __ Kettering: NYC hospital 21 Teensy bit 23 Word on a penny 24 Yin’s partner 25 Black-and-white puzzles 27 When doubled, a Pacific island 29 Actor DiCaprio, familiarly 30 Black-and-white music...…
