…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...…
…STORAGE FOR STUDENTS studying abroad. Indoor, clean, safe, closest to campus. AnnArborStorage. com or (734)‑663‑0690. FOR RENT Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com By Agnes Davidson and C.C. Burnikel ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 12/04/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 12/04/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 ACRO...…
…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 ...…
