…The Graduate Employees’ Organization, which represents more than 2,000 graduate student instructors and graduate student staff assistants, announced Monday that its members have voted to strike in response to the University of Michigan’s fall reopening plans. This move could substantially disrupt academic operations through the course of next week. This is the first GEO strike since 1975. In a press release announcing...…
…Three weeks ago, LSA professor Bob King, the former president of the United Auto Workers, heard his phone buzz. When he picked it up, he saw an incoming call from his longtime friend Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., the liberal firebrand and former Democratic presidential candidate. Sanders asked if King would speak at the 2020 Democratic National Convention the upcoming week to nominate him for president. It was an offer Ki...…
…The strike will be time-limited and run until Friday, with the potential for reauthorization if the University does not meet the organization’s demands. GEO is asking for the diversion of funds from the Division of Public Safety and Security and more COVID-19 protections, such as the right to work remotely for all graduate student instructors, more transparency in opening plans and protection from hiring discrimination for tho...…
…Gyms and pools can reopen subject to restrictions to uphold public health protocols amid the COVID- 19 pandemic, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday. Some organized sports will also be permitted to resume as part of the state’s gradual reopening process. Following the governor’s executive order, the University of Michigan’s Department of Recreational Sports announced plans to begin reopening its facilities ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — 5 Multiple residence halls confirm cases of COVID-19 Multiple residents across three University of Michigan residence halls tested positive for COVID- 19 less than a week into the fall semester. One resident of South Quad Residence Hall, two residents of Bursley Residence Hall and one resident of North Quad Residence Hall tested positive for the virus ...…
…Over the course of the last few months, The Daily summer staff collaborated to produce a spe- cial edition on systemic racism, titled “Miseducation.” Articles from all sections — including Michigan in Color, Opinion, The Statement, Sports, News, Arts and Photo — were curated and arranged into different cat- egories with the ultimate goal to educate our community and report on the fight for racial jus- tice in our country and across ...…
…7-Opinion Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color YOUR WEEKLY ARIES With Mars, your ruling planet, turning retrograde, this is your chance to dial down the noise and to turn inward for a while. Focus on getting the background details right at work; good preparation now will ensure success later. AQUARIUS GEMENI If you need financial or practical assistance, distant family memb...…
…Opinion I t’s highly likely that the folks reading this are younger rather than older. You’re probably reading this on your computer or phone. Maybe you’re laying in bed, e-commuting to class or, most likely of all, sitting on the toilet. Whatever you’re doing while reading, I’m positive this next part will spark some curiosity, cause you to miss a step or — hopefully, because that’d be funny — produce a combo of the two. Contra...…
…2-News O ver the last few months, the University of Michigan has issued guidelines and rules for its students regarding the ongoing spread of COVID-19. Of course, intelligent containment efforts are necessary, as COVID-19 represents a serious threat to the health of the University community and the challenges administrators face are remarkably difficult. However, this containment goal does not justify the means the Unive...…
…O n Aug. 26, the United State’s Departments of State and Commerce announced a plethora of sanctions that are set to be enacted against leaders of construction companies — owned by the Communist Party of China (CPC) — which officials deemed as participating in malign state projects in the South China Sea. The relevant measures include export restrictions, withholding visas and decreased access to U.S.- create...…
…Arts Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — 11 You’re not too old to enjoy Candace Flynn’s return Take yourself back to the summer of 2007. Tiger Woods was at the height of his career. The first iPhone had a triumphant release. I went to a week of summer camp and returned with a couple hundred mosquito bites. And in August, Disney Channel previewed an animated show called “Phineas and Ferb.” As someone who started watching the show...…
…Why I’m reading Stephen King during the pandemic Over the last six months, I have (understandably) turned to reading books that comfort me. I reread the first “Harry Potter” book out loud to my six-year-old neighbor; I revisited the meditative poetry of Walt Whitman and the remarkable prose of Tom Robbins. The words that I had read time and time again consoled me while everything else seemed impossibly crazy. More and mo...…
…Arts Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — 13 Lana Del Rey ventures into spoken word poetry In between the transition of tracks one and two, I fire off three successive texts: “Holy f#$%ing sh$t. Nothing has ever wreaked havoc on my soul like this single track has done. I am CRYING.” My friend responds with the picture of a small child who appears to embody the world- weary disgruntlement of a man amid a mid-life crisis: “Lana alw...…
…M y mother has always told me I’m allowed to be an English major, but I’m not allowed to become a teacher. As a senior studying cre- ative writing and literature, I haven’t strayed far from the world I grew up in — one where education was a daily topic of discussion. My mother is a public high school English teacher whose biggest project is a class called College Writing, which she created over a ten-year span with peers an...…
…I ’ve been settling recently. I’ve settled into a new home. I’ve settled into a new ro vcutine. I’ve settled into a global pandemic. I watch as my friends and family seem to do the same. The mention of “COVID-19” sounds like the name of an estranged relative my family likes to gossip about. While I get annoyed when my mother brings it up at the dinner table, I can’t help but listen to every word, waiting for the next updat...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com statement ILLUSTRATION BY ???? Zoom fatigue: A new way to be exhausted in college BY LEAH LESZCZYNSKI, STATEMENT COLUMNIST Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — 16 W alking briskly to my French class to escape the Michigan chill, I savor the blinding morning sun and let the autumn breeze tangle my hair as I weave through the bottlenecks of people in Angell Hall to arrive at my first class...…
…On the day the Michigan football team was supposed to kick off its season against Washington, several Wol- verine players and parents instead gathered at Michigan Stadium to protest the sea- son’s postponement. The protest, which was pri- marily arranged by Michigan parents Peach Pagano (Carlo Kemp’s mother), Melissa Hutchinson and Lisa McCaf- frey, included over 50 people in total, including a handful of players and coach Jim Har...…
…18 — Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I t’s too bad we couldn’t see Jim Har- baugh’s face under- neath his mask on Saturday. It might have been revealing. Speaking to reporters while par- ticipating in a parent-led protest on the Big Ten’s postpone- ment of foot- ball season, Harbaugh was asked six times in seven minutes about University president Mark Schlissel. He did his best no...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — 19 On Saturday, the Michigan football team would have been opening its season against Washington in Seattle. Next week, it would have been open- ing its home slate against Ball State in Ann Arbor. And The Daily would have been there for it all. Instead, like everyone else, we’ll be sitting at home, missing the joys of fall. So on the day that Michigan’s ...…
…Originally, the plan was for Saturday’s protest to go from the tunnel entrance of the Big House to South University Avenue, where University President Mark Schlissel resides. Organizers scrapped that due to construction. If they hadn’t, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh would have been protesting outside his president’s house. Schlissel, according to documents obtained in a lawsuit by frustrated players...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 9, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM This year’s Festifall was bigger than ever, with 623 students organizations setting up tables in North Ingalls Mall, according to the Center for Campus Involvement. Last year,approximately 500 clubs participated in the annual club fair, which is held on the first Friday of school each year.. According to Devon V...…
…“Anytime you have someone that’s addicted to a substance and pull the rug out, there’s going to be little issues in the day-to- day life,” Kolbusz said. “I’m hoping that people actually try and quit. I know that’s what I’m trying to do, but expectations aren’t always results. With any drug, with any kind of substance, there’s certain things going on that make it hard to quit.” Kolbusz believes students will find creative wa...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, September 9, 2019— 3A When I walked out of the Jackson Heights subway station in Queens, I could have been walking out of a metro station in Delhi or Mumbai or Chennai. Everyone around me was Brown, storefronts all around selling samosas, chaat and chai. It felt like home. It made me realize how empowering it is to be surrounded by people who look like you, somet...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, September 9, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 9, 2019 — 5A In the spirit of Welcome Week, Festifall and all things post-Labor-Day, The Daily Film section has written a collection of blurbs celebrating our favorite “Openings” to movies. Here’s to another year of learning, changing, trying, failing, crying, smiling, passing, movie-watching and (most importantly) a-best-picture-awarded- to-a-film-that-surpasses-the-low...…
…By Freddie Cheng ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/09/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/09/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, September 9, 2019 ACROSS 1 More certain 6 Gp. with moms, dads and educators 9 “Thereabouts” suffix 12 “Men” or “teeth,” grammatically 14 One of Ringo’s set 15 __ kwon do 16 Absurd, as a scheme 17 Autodialed annoyance, often at d...…
…SPORTSMONDAY The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | September 9, 2019 MICHIGAN ESCAPES IN 20T All Aidan Hutchinson remembers is that Michigan was in its base defense. He doesn’t remember bending around one lineman and going through another. He doesn’t remember that Kwity Paye had already hit Army’s Kelvin Hopkins and he doesn’t remember extending his left arm, knocking the ball loose. He just knows he hit the quarterback. After tha...…
…2B — September 9, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com L et’s get it out of the way: Shea Patterson wasn’t perfect on Saturday and he never will be. Michigan’s quarterback fum- bled twice against Army and lost both of them. He missed a wide open Ronnie Bell streak- ing down the field early in the game on what prob- ably would have been a touchdown. His internal clock seemed off in the pocket and that Bell ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday September 9, 2019 — 3B Offense plagues Wolverines in loss In the 86th minute of the Michigan women’s soccer team’s match against Notre Dame, junior midfielder Sarah Stratigakis received a strong cross from the wing and fired a header on goal. The shot was the Wolverines’ best and final chance to go ahead, but Fighting Irish goalkeeper Mattie Interian denied it with a diving s...…
…4B — Monday, September 9, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Donning a plush blanket and a happy-go-lucky demeanor, Kevin and Paula Cooper sat atop Section 10 of Michigan Stadium late Saturday morning. They were there early to catch a glimpse of their son, David, who’s one of Army’s backup kickers. Paula served in the military from 1992-1997. Kevin has served the last 27 years. “I’m just happy to be here,” Paula s...…
…As part of the University of Michigan’s Complex Systems Seminar Series, LSA Dean Andrew Martin spoke Thursday afternoon at West Hall about the “Martin- Quinn” scores, a measurement of the liberal or conservative ideologies of U.S. Supreme Court justices, which Martin researched and developed with Kevin Quinn from the University of California at Berkeley’s School of Law in 2002. Martin and Quinn’s model encompasses ev...…
…FIRST REAL LECTURES. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Dance Master Class WHAT: In the school year’s first Modern Lab Master Class Repertory Series, new theatre faculty member Tzveta Kassabova will present an original work, introduce her aesthetic style, and participate in a Q&A. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 12:10pm - 2:00pm WHERE: Dance Building, Betty Pease Studio Theatre Costa Rica Earth...…
…though he invited the press on board for a recent flight. Both have faced criticism about their treatment of the press — Clinton, because of her lack of press conferences, and Trump because of his recently lifted order to blacklist certain news outlets from events. In the call Thursday, Clinton spoke for approximately 10 minutes, spending half of the time answering two questions from students, both of whom were unaffili...…
…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 Friday, September 9, 2016 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Crudités enhancers 5 __ puppet 9 Hot dogs and hams 14 With, on la carte 15 Tartan wearers 16 Lowest deck on a ship 17 Gadget that exercises the wrist 18 Spydom name 19 Crisp 20 Beer made in Johannesburg? 23 Lorry supply 24 Deck wood 25 Chi. setting 28 Citrus suffix 29 Letter before upsilon 31 Rank...…
…6A — Friday, September 9, 2016 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Does binge-watching help or hurt viewers? By ALEX INTNER Daily Arts Writer I have a mixed relationship with binge-watching. A fad that started with the release of TV shows like “24” on DVD in the early 2000s and was popularized by streaming ser- vices like Netflix, binge-watching has become all the rage. Still, as a TV viewer, I have an up-and- down relati...…
…September 10, 2016: Central Florida Only in Harrison Max Bultman, Managing Sports Editor …
…FootballSaturday, September 10, 2016 2 STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores for the top 25 and Big Ten in the 2016 football season. Max Bultman Jacob Gase Kelly Hall Jake Lourim UCF (+35.5) at No. 5 Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Western Kentucky (+28.5) at No. 1 Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Troy (+35.5) at No. 2 Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson ...…
…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Michigan welcomes rebuilding Central Florida to Ann Arbor Speight, defense look to repeat impressive opening-week performances By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Editor Though it may be the first-ever meeting between Central Florida (1-0) and No. 5 Michigan, nothing too unexpected is anticipated for Saturday’s matchup at Michigan Stadium. In the Wolverines’ second straight home...…
…ONLY IN HARRISON Max Bultman, Managing Sports Editor In April, Jourdan Lewis spent a weekend in a town he won’t soon forget HARRISON, Mich. — When Tucker and Tyler Vasher’s large gray van pulled into the Dairy Queen, they could see the employees inside buzzing. In the car was perhaps the most famous athlete to visit Harrison in recent memory, and word had spread. Jourdan Lewis only has so many spare weekends, and yet her...…
…played live basketball, too. When Lewis showed them how to dunk, the Vashers could not even attempt it. But while their obvious differences could have drawn a dividing line, Lewis saw a connecting one. “The way they go about life,” Lewis said. “They don’t think about (their limitations). They don’t think about any repercussions of what they want to do, they just go out there and they do it. And that’s honestly what you have ...…
…FootballSaturday, September 10, 2016 6 UCF Q&A with the Knight News Knights come into Michigan Stadium with new coach, higher intensity By MICHIGAN DAILY STAFF Central Florida pays its first visit to Michigan Stadium on Saturday for a noon kickoff. Football writer Tyler Graddy from UCF’s student newspaper, Knight News, took some time to shed insight on Michigan’s unfamiliar opponent this weekend. The Michigan Daily: What’s b...…
…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Breakdown: Michigan vs. UCF By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor In October of 2013, when the Michigan football team scheduled a game against Central Florida for this weekend, it looked like it would be a tough non-conference test. Then quarterbacked by future No. 3 overall pick Blake Bortles, the Knights rolled to a 12-1 season, an American Athletic Conference championship and a victo...…
…FootballSaturday, September 10, 2016 8 What to Watch: Injuries, backups By JACOB GASE Daily Sports Editor After jumping into the top five of the Associated Press poll for the first time since before the 2007 season, the No. 5 Michigan football team will be a heavy favorite for the second straight week at Michigan Stadium, this time taking on Central Florida. The Knights (1-0) did pick up a 38-0 win over South Carolina State in...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 9, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 122 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A THE STATEMENT..........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Schlissel sends “Welcom...…
…worst in areas including Angell Hall and North Quad. “Somebody may not even get access, but if they try again after a few minutes, they will,” Palms said, later adding that the intermittency could result in networks “dumping (connected students) off after a few minutes.” LSA junior Elizabeth Brennen said the wireless was down for most of the two hours she spent in Mason Hall Tuesday afternoon. “I was trying to pull up the ...…
…modest incremental changes in the direction of diversity now,” he said. “We began implementing some of the changes in the admissions and financial aid procedure a year ago, and in September we are going to announce how we did.” The initiative largely focused on closing the gap between the receipt of financial aid packages and admissions decisions, with the goal of helping families and students as they make decisions about college...…
…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 Wednesday, September 9, 2015 — 5A By JAMIE BIRCOLL Daily Film Columnist I should be upfront: I am not the biggest Wes Craven aficionado. So maybe I’m not the best person to write about him and the horror genre that he helped elevate into a unique combination of art and commercial filmmaking over a 20-year period. Still, in the few films of his I have seen, I’ve found something creative ...…
…ACROSS 1 “Hardball” station 6 McCain’s org. 9 Mardi Gras mementos 14 São __, Brazil 15 Body spray brand 16 Baseball Hall of Famer Murray or Mathews 17 Arrange ahead of time 18 Irish actor Stephen 19 Jeans accent 20 *Competition won by a knockout? 23 Magazine fig. 25 Easily led sorts 26 Seminary subj. 27 Kerfuffles 29 Easily roused crowd 32 Single 33 Highest North American peak, to natives 36 *Certain cutlet 41 Not quite boil 42 Grammar class s...…
