…University of Michigan professors are worried that an executive order intended to combat anti-Semitism poses a threat to their ability to teach about Middle Eastern conflict and engage with students freely in the classroom. The executive order, signed by President Donald Trump on Dec. 11, 2019, designates Judaism as either a nationality or a race and prohibits anti-Semitism, declaring certain language painting Israel in a n...…
…The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to countries around the world and across the United States since its identification in Wuhan, China last December. Yesterday, two cases of COVID- 19 were confirmed in the state of Michigan, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency. One of the two patients with COVID-19 in Michigan is an inpatient at Michigan Medicine. University President Mark Schlissel ann...…
…The University of Michigan Central Student Government convened Tuesday night in the Michigan Union to discuss asking the University to end their contract with Delta Air Lines and to revise CSG procedures in light of upcoming elections. Medical student Whit Froehlich ran the meeting in the absence of CSG president Ben Gerstein, Public Policy junior. Delta Air Lines made hundreds of deportation flights for ICE in 201...…
…PAULINE RAJSKI/Daily The University of Michigan club rowing team raises money for Mott’s Children’s Hospital on the Diag Wednesday afternoon. What is coronavirus? Where did it start? COVID-19 is the most recently discovered strain of coronavirus. It was first identified in humans in Wuhan, China in December of 2019. Coronaviruses, a large family of zoonotic viruses, cause infections that span a wide spectrum of severity, ...…
…“I felt that two things couldn’t be true at the same time,” Zipursky said. “I wish I could tell myself that the joy I was feeling was real, and just because I was having fun didn’t mean I wasn’t taking what I had been through and my pain seriously … We are allowed to feel all of it and to feel fully alive, whatever that means for us.” Zipursky said some survivors feel they are incapable of developing meaningful connectio...…
…According to Eisenberg, “high-risk individuals should be more careful with social distancing. It is critical that they not be around big crowds.” For lower-risk people, Eisenberg said, they “probably won’t have a major illness but they can contribute to the transmission. Even though students aren’t high- risk they would be effective in its transmission. So for example, if you’re traveling a lot you might not want to visit...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Alanna Berger Brittany Bowman Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Zoe Phillips Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and manage...…
…T he Oscars 2020 reminded me all too well of the feeling you have when your grandma gives you a strange scarf for your birthday. It’s not what you wanted, but the gesture was nice. All you can do is hope that next year gets better, right? While there have been a lot of loud, feminist moments, the Oscars ultimately continue to snuff women out of many categories, most notably “Best Director.” After 92 years, only five women h...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 12, 2020 — 5 Hayley Williams’ Petals for Armor I EP is great. If the name is recognizable, some might recall Williams’ time as lead singer for pop-punk band Paramore. Her debut EP is short and sweet, five tracks in all. But Petals for Armor I isn’t simply Paramore’s punk-angst refashioned for a new decade. Williams’ EP combines the signature high- energy of her trademark s...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, March 12, 2020 — 5 Badmouthed, banned and ultimately blacklisted for their unwavering antiwar sentiment in 2003, the Dixie Chicks are battle- tested. After a 14-year hiatus, the ex-country music superstars have proven they’re ready to go another round with the fiery single “Gaslighter.” A “gaslighter” describes a manipulative abuser. In the song “Gaslighter,” ...…
…WHISPER puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Kurt Krauss ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/12/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/12/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 ACROSS 1 Home on the range 6 Hardly wimpy 11 Film watcher’s channel 14 Take the honey and run 15 “Encore!” 16 Évian water 17 *Power outage standbys 19 Digital readout, f...…
…6 — Thursday, March 12, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Michael Paleos ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 03/12/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 03/12/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 ACROSS 1 Soft end of the Mohs scale 5 Old Toyota models 10 Order to go 14 Squiggly lines in the funnies, maybe 1...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 12, 2020 — 7 DeJulius growing through sophomore season After the Michigan men’s basketball team upset No. 16 Michigan State on Saturday, 77-68, a photograph started to pop up all over social media. In it, as the jubilant Maize Rage in the background celebrates the Wolverines’ statement defeat of the Spartans, sophomore guard David DeJulius embraces Michigan coach...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, March 12, 2020 — 7 Michigan baseball players are not Michigan baseball players are not allowed to enter the locker room until they allowed to enter the locker room until they have all earned the right to do so. have all earned the right to do so. Bakich created a months-long process of Bakich created a months-long process of earning entry via hard work in the practice earning e...…
…The first thing you should know about The first thing you should know about Strauss Mann’ Paleo diet is that it isn’t Strauss Mann’ Paleo diet is that it isn’t exactly Paleo. exactly Paleo. When I found out, I was popping When I found out, I was popping open three boxes of tupperware and open three boxes of tupperware and unwrapping a large bowl. It was Day 30, unwrapping a large bowl. It was Day 30, and I had just finished my ...…
…8 — Thursday, March 12, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ALL ‘M’ SPORTING EVENTS, INCLUDING NCAA TOURNAMENT, TO BE PLAYED WITHOUT FANS AS COVID-19 SPREADS EVAN AARON/DAILY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Design by Jack Silberman Michigan sporting events, NCAA Tournament to be played without fans As part of its action to combat the spread of COVID-19, the University announced Wednesday that it will be canceling all events on ...…
