…Black student enrollment at the University of Michigan decreased in this year’s freshman class of 2020, according to enrollment figures released by the University Wednesday morning. The new class of students is overall more diverse than last year’s class, however. Enrollment of Black freshmen fell from 5.1 percent in 2015 to 4.6 percent this year. 13.8 percent of the class comes from underrepresented minority backgrounds — ...…
…E-Z-P-Z. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Thursday, October 27, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The University of Michigan announcedTuesday that the academic platform CTools — which was launched in 2004 — will be entirely phased out by the end of 2017. According to the press release, CTools users, both faculty and students, will be able to set up CTools project sites to be used for research, information ...…
…2-News 3-News Thursday, October 27, 2016— 3A News & Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com University spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald said in an interview Wednesday administrators are focusing their efforts on improving diversity of all types, including racial and economic, as well as on admitting first-generation students and students from a wider variety of high schools. He acknowledged, however, that efforts to increase ...…
…F or weeks, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has claimed that the election is rigged against him and that voter fraud will hand Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton the presidency. These claims are baseless and clearly seek to undermine the trust that U.S. citizens have in their political system. But last week, Mr. Trump was given an opportunity to walk back on his claims. During the...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com HEY. YOU'RE DOING GREAT AND WE know you can do it. Don't give up! ACROSS 1 Dench of “Philomena” 5 Alternative strategy 10 “Ladies First Since 1916” sneakers 14 Tourney format, briefly 15 Secretary Thomas Perez’s department 16 Chicken vindaloo go-with 17 Sister of Rachel 18 Jazz pianist Blake 19 Logician’s word 20 Sasquatch, for one 22 Rub the wrong away 24 Head covering 25...…
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…Mindfulness in Magic: practicing the mystical arts on campus B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, October 27, 2016 Written By Daily Arts Writer Jackie Charniga Designed By Ava Weiner, Julia Margalit and Anne Lynch …
…2B — Thursday, October 27, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Editor’s note: One individual interviewed for this article has had her name changed due to concerns of prejudice, denoted with an asterisk. “Where shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurlyburly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won.” — William Shakespeare, “Macbeth” It was a particularly cold evening last Octo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, October 27, 2016 — 3B “ You’re an English major? Well … what are you going to do with that?” Ah, I see. You’re relying on notions of practicality rather than considering the true reasoning behind why I study what I do. That’s not wise. If I’m going to devote my life to something, it might as well be something I’m passionate about. I’m not really interested in ...…
…KEVIN ZHENG/DAILY The Getup Vintage offers apparel from many decades. Getup and find a costume State Street vintage store is the perfect haunt for Halloween Walking into The Getup Vin- tage was like shifting through all the hustle-and-bustle of State Street and finding an unexpected diamond; exposed brick walls adorned with various pieces of art encased a homey space, with bright lines of the racks of vibrant clothing shining out l...…
…Ann Arbor residents emphasized several concerns with the city’s plans for a new Amtrak station during two public meetings Monday evening. The city hosted the public meetings to discuss the recently released Alternatives Analysis Report, which suggested four possible sites for the new train station — three of which reside on Depot Street and the fourth on Fuller Road. The locations were chosen based on several criteri...…
…criminal justice and earlier comments from Trump about President Barack Obama’s birthplace. Early in the debate, Trump charged that Clinton supported policies that caused Americans to lose jobs to other countries, citing the North American Free Trade Agreement as one example and saying his plan would bring jobs back. “The first thing you do is don’t let the jobs leave,” he said. “The companies are leaving. I could name,...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, September 27, 2016 — 3 though he, along with Provost Martha Pollack, Harper and Rob Sellers, vice provost for equity, inclusion and academic affairs, released a statement condemning the posters this morning. School of Social Work graduate student Lawrielle West, an organizer of the protest, said the demonstration was in response to what she said was an inadequate response ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, September 27, 2016 FROM THE DAILY We stand with communities of color E arly yesterday morning students discovered three different types of fliers in Haven and Mason Halls that advocated racist viewpoints such as “Why white women shouldn’t date black men,” among other ridiculous and incendiary statements. This detestable act of hate speech follows the recent startling episode o...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 27, 2016 — 5 Since “Parks and Recreation” and “Parenthood” left the air in 2015, NBC’s lineup has been miss- ing shows that carry their ban- ners. NBC started programming more mainstream, plot-based content like the procedural “Chicago” fran- chise and dramas like “Blindspot” and “The Black- list,” but were missing shows that were warm, sweet and incredibly ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Civil __ 4 Tropical fish with large peepers 10 Add to the staff 14 Jungle swinger 15 Rapper whose professional name sounds like a candy 16 Sport, for ports: Abbr. 17 Kindled 18 Churchgoer’s “If it’s meant to be” 20 Explorer Ericson 22 Kitchy-__ 23 Blame taker 24 Curtain material 26 Another name for the gladiolus 30 Cable box display 32 Dispensable candy 33 High bond ratin...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 27, 2016 — 7 T E A M S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 52.0 13.8 First Downs/Game 23.5 14.5 Rush Yards/Game 229.8 122.5 Yards/Rush 5.4 3.4 Rushing TDs 15 2 Passing Yards/Game 238.0 147.2 Completion % 64.3% 49.1% Yards/Pass 7.6 5.6 Passing TDs 9 4 Interceptions 1 3 Offensive Plays/Game 74.0 62.5 Total Offense 467.8 269.8 3rd-down Conversions 54.4% 12.0% 4th-d...…
…8 — Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan shows championship potential in win over Spartans As the whistle blew for halftime, the Michigan women’s soccer team, which won its first two Big Ten games last weekend, walked to its bench with the score still stuck at zero. Michigan coach Greg Ryan was visibly upset. His team looked nothing like the one that had won its last four games. “I re...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 27, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 60 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A STATEMENT.................1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Suspect in hit-and-run arrested MICHIGA...…
…2A — Wednesday, January 27, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ANDREW COHEN/Daily LSA and Art & Design freshman Gwen Burzinski practices the main theme from the video game “Xenoblade Chronicles”, on the carillon in Burton Tower on Tuesday. ISIS released a propaganda video regarding the Paris attacks early this week, The New York Times reported. The video shows the names of the terrorists involved in November ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, January 27, 2016 — 3A GREG GOSS/Daily Montana Stevenson, graduate student in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks on issues ranging from food scarcity to racial injustices during the Food Justice Panel at the Dana Building on Tuesday. within cities like Detroit. “This is legal segregation,” Bernardo said. “This is what it looks like.” Another panelist, Mama Han-...…
…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 Wednesday, January 27, 2016 — 5A Lisicky to read in A2 By MARIA ROBINS-SOMER- VILLE Daily Arts Writer “Find out what you love. Those books are your greatest teachers,” author Paul Lisicky said, offering his advice to aspiring writers in a phone interview with The Michi- gan Daily. Lisicky is the author of five books and currently teaches in the MFA Creative Writ- ing Program at Rutge...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Musical with the song “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” 6 Petty distinctions, metaphorically 11 Midriff punch reaction 14 Noble gas 15 Former Illinois senator 16 “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!” network 17 Tidy sum, to a coin collector? 19 Golf prop 20 “Most Excellent” U.K. award 21 Emcee 22 Gooey treat 24 Muralist Rivera 26 Places for rejuvenation 28 Tidy sum, to a chairmak...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports & News Wednesday, January 27, 2016 — 7A Behind the mask Freshman guard’s protective gear dates back to high school By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer Sunday, in the Michigan women’s basketball team’s matchup against Nebraska, freshman guard Boogie Brozoski entered the game with 5:10 left in the first quarter. Multiple players on the floor were sporting headbands, ...…
…8A — Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines prepare for winless Scarlet Knights By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Editor Wednesday, the Michigan men’s basketball team will play its second game against a winless Big Ten team, this time in the form of Rutgers. While the Wolverines (5-2 Big Ten, 15-5 overall) have played teams at both the top and bottom of the conference, the...…
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…2B Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement SUPER BOWL ON THE RECORD “It was going to be a long process like long cooked collard greens.” — NFL quarterback CAM NEWTON on the Carolina Panthers’ journey to the Super Bowl. *** “Hey, listen, this might be my last rodeo. So, it sure has been a pleasure.” —NFL quarterback PEYTON MANNING to New England Patriots head coach BILL BELICHICK following the AFC Championship game. *** “...…
…3B Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editor: Nabeel Chollampat Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales THE statement The summer before my senior year of high school, I began intern- ing at a local newspaper. In addition to making copies and transc...…
…Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement 5B I n an era where you can have a banana slicer, glow in the dark toilet paper, sugar-free gummi bears, pajamas and the textbook you need for class dropped on your doorstep in two days via Amazon, it’s hard to believe that the company started as a warehouse only able to hold a couple hundred books at a time. Considering that book sales cu...…
…Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement 6B MONEYBALL: by Karl Williams, Managing Statement Editor F rom the standpoint of an economist, it’s often difficult to measure the financial performance of a company in relation to the quality of its product. But sports offer a remarkably clear competitive market — there’s no ambiguity whether a team wins or loses. While the performance of the players on the field determines a team’s ...…
…Wednesday, January 27, 2016// The Statement 7B Personal Statement: Invisible Identity by Isobel Futter, Daily Staff Reporter E veryone knows what the dreaded first day of class is like — usually in a small discussion room, sur- rounded by 20 people you don’t know. We all stare at the clock, passing awkward smiles at our neighbors and waiting for the minute hand to hit 10 and for the profes- sor to start talking. Unfortunately, the ...…
…Lead vocalist Tyler Joseph performs “Holding On To You.” By EMILIE FARRUGIA Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : T E S T D R I V E R S Though the annual North American International Auto Show in Detroit is catered primarily to adults and car fanatics, the massive halls were also full of shiny new rides and children scrambling in, around, and over them, waiting for their doting parents t...…
