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…8 — Friday, September 13, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com C O M M E M O R AT I N G MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 University of Michigan Law School, 1225 Jeffries Hall 4:10–5:30 p.m. Sponsored by U-M Office of the Provost A CONVERSATION WITH U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN AMASH Glasgow making impact at WILL Don Brown knows you’ll think he’s crazy, but he doesn’t much care. After all, he’s been around the block a time o...…

…University of Michigan Rackham student Andrea Belgrade hosted the opening event for the Strength of Refugees and their Community in the Hatcher Graduate Library Wednesday night. A group of about 50 students and Ann Arbor residents attended the event. Belgrade does research with psychology professor Fiona Lee focused on Muslim-Americans, self-identified multicultural people, immigrants and refugees. The gallery at the eve...…

…A petition circulating around campus and the greater Ann Arbor community is calling on the University of Michigan to release the papers of Dr. John Tanton, a U-M alum and pioneer of the anti-immigration movement in the United States. The petition, entitled “Tell the University of Michigan: Stop Hiding White Nationalist’s Papers From The Public,” had more than 3,600 signatures as of Wednesday evening. The petition was created by...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 12, 2019 — 3A Among the ethnicity designations available is the Middle Eastern/North African identity option. In 2017, ME/NA-identifying students formed the #WeExist campaign, asking the University to add the ME/NA identity category to University documents. At the time, the University followed the U.S. Census, which does not have a ME/NA identity catego...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, September 12, 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 E...…

…5 — Thursday, September 12, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Homecoming: sharing our love for Lady Ann and U-M Since my freshman year, I have been working in a biochemistry lab on the Medical Campus. It was a job I procured out of peer, advisor and personal pressure to do research in any way possible after a significant academic pivot from pre-law to pre-med during my first semester. After doing away with math and scie...…

…6 — Thursday, September 12, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Danny Brown’s last album, Atrocity Exhibition, was widely acclaimed and viewed by many to be one of the best projects of 2016. To follow up such a successful project can be a challenge, but, luckily for us, Danny Brown seems more than ready for the daunting task at hand. “Dirty Laundry,” the first single off of his recently-announced project, uknowhatimsay...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, September 12, 2019 — 7 Jess Speight earns scholarship Just before the start of fall camp, Jess Speight was at dinner with his dad when he missed a call from Jim Harbaugh. He spent the next hour nervous, mind scrambling, wondering what the news could possibly be. Then, Harbaugh called back. He wanted the junior to switch to defensive line. After losing so many linemen in the offs...…

…8 — Thursday, September 12, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com C O M M E M O R AT I N G MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 University of Michigan Law School, 1225 Jeffries Hall 4:10–5:30 p.m. Sponsored by U-M Office of the Provost A CONVERSATION WITH U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN AMASH On Friday night, a similar roar of applause to the one that filled Temple’s McGonigle Hall in April 1970 bounced off the walls in Ann Arbor’s ...…

…Dr. Robert Ernst, University Health Services executive director and associate vice president for Health and Wellness, addressed student concerns about the University’s recent policy change to UHS coverage for sexually transmitted infection testing at Tuesday’s Central Student Government meeting. Ernst explained the reasoning behind removing STI testing from the Health and Wellness fee was to allocate funding toward ...…

…In the midst of an ongoing discussion over immigration policy, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted in favor of supporting a Michigan House of Representatives bill extending immigrants’ civil rights protection Wednesday. As one of the largest counties in the state of Michigan, state Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, emphasized how significant it is that the county advocates in favor of the legislation in orde...…

…Ernst said UHS continues to work toward a long term solution to satisfy student needs. “Going forward, carving out the billing for STI testing is going to have us rethink the budget in the near term, and that’s okay — we can still do that with prioritization,” Ernst said. “The plan moving forward would be to work to actually bring the analyzers into our UHS lab. That’s going to take some time, but once we’re able to do that, then...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, September 11, 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 ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, September 11, 2019 — 5A More than 25 years after the release of their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, the Staten Island hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan still occupies a prominent place in the genre’s (and popular culture’s) collective memory. Backed by RZA’s diverse, lo-fi production, the original members of the Wu-Tang Clan helped create the dark, gritty sound...…

…6A — Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Ed Sessa ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/11/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/11/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 ACROSS 1 Braying beast 4 “Diamonds & Rust” folk singer Joan 8 Hop, skip and jump 14 Where lowers lie 15 Ready and willing partner 16 “B...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 11, 2019 — 7A With injuries in the past, Black hopes to key offensive progression As soon as Tarik Black heard the question, a contagious smile took over his face. He had just been asked about his week one touchdown — his first since a nearly-identical one in his Michigan debut two years earlier. That was back when Black was the future of the Wolverines’ wide rece...…

…8A — Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com C O M M E M O R AT I N G MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 University of Michigan Law School, 1225 Jeffries Hall 4:10–5:30 p.m. Sponsored by U-M Office of the Provost A CONVERSATION WITH U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN AMASH The cavernous arena in Minneapolis was nearly empty. Few were there to witness Michigan, a team that began the season with so many expectat...…

…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 PHOTO BY DANYEL THARAKAN The sisterhood of carnage century …

…T he mattress section of Art Van Furniture looks like an upscale prison — long rows of stripped beds, designated strips of plas- tic to place your feet, employees mean- dering through the aisles as guards. I visited the store in Canton for the first time while mattress shopping with my mother a week before moving into my new college apartment. That’s when I met Jeffrey, Mattress Salesman Extraor- dinaire. Jeffrey was a little too exci...…

…I woke up Sunday morning with faint images of a happy dream lingering in my brain. I couldn’t remember exactly what it was about, but I knew it had involved flying motorcycles. And being at peace. “Good morning, love,” Finn said. “Good morning!” I responded, grinning and stretching out my arms to hug him. “You ready for work today?” “I guess so. Gotta love the Sunday to Thursday schedule,” he said. I was not ready for work. The day...…

…Wednesday, September 11, 2019 // The Statement 4B 5B Wednesday, September 11, 2019 // The Statement T he century is young, but not naive. Ask any person you know, who inherited its turn, about its carnage. They might recall for you mass shootings and gun violence, or catalogues of assaulted women around the world who are forced to hide, or mounting xenophobia worldwide. They might tell you about genocides and civil wars, naming Syria...…

…Wednesday, September 11, 2019 // The Statement 6B From Page 5B Stopped railways, canceled flights, pollutants lurking in deep street water and innumerable car crashes dotted the city. Before I was to travel farther, Vishi called to warn me of the floods and wish me safety. My dance turned to a tiptoe. I’m still learning how to understand my experience in a world bent into paradoxes. Am I allowed to love it? Am I allowed to mourn it? C...…

…F or me, reading someone else’s words, or formulating thoughts in my own mind, was never enough; I always had to write it down on paper. Writing my own stories made the simple descriptions come alive, placing me in a different world of my own choosing. Microsoft Word became my escape hatch from the doldrums of my humdrum life in suburban New Jersey. Finding my own life to be too boring, I put myself in the place of people I wanted...…

…SURROUNDING HUNDREDS OF CASCADING WATERFALLS WAS A LUSH, WILDLIFE-RICH RAINFOREST WHICH SEEMED TO STRETCH FOR MILES ON END. LOCATED JUST SOUTHEAST OF WHERE THE BORDERS OF ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY AND BRAZIL MEET, THIS LUSCIOUS AREA ISN’T ALL TOO FAR FROM THE FIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RAGING ACROSS THE AMAZON, THE WORLD’S LARGEST TROPICAL RAINFOREST. BY KELSEY PEASE VISUAL STATEMENT IGUAZU FALLS, ARGENTINA Wednesday, September 11, 20...…

…Ann Arbor rents are skyrocketing, according to recent reports. The city’s rent is the second fastest growing among college towns. Separate reports from rental and real estate websites Zumper and RENTCafé confirmed Ann Arbor’s increasing rental rates. Zumper examined the year-over- year rental growth rates of 50 college towns around the country, comparing the average rate for one bedroom in 2019 to the rate in 2018. With a year...…

…Ann Arbor City Council voted 10-1 Tuesday to approve a two-year contract with SDS Global Enterprises Inc. to provide diversity, equity and inclusion consulting. Councilmember Jeff Hayner, D-Ward 1, was opposed. SDS Global Enterprises Inc. was deemed to be the most qualified in assisting the development of the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion plan and complies with the requirements of the city’s non-discrimination an...…

…He cited the same prison, the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, as an example of a private prison that has treated inmates inhumanely. “They promised cost- saving but instead had cost overruns,” Irwin said. “They cut corners in ways that resulted in people being abused, and the state being sued, and the state having to pay out all sorts of money, and many of our people being treated inhumanely. It was a total d...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, September 10, 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 Ed...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 10, 2019 — 5 Despite its herculean ambition, “It Chapter 2” retains none of the contagious charm of the original. And make no mistake about it; this movie is ambitious. “Chapter 2” fires on every cylinder at its disposal, with twice the budget of “It”and an A-list adult cast as the aged-up Losers’ Club. Still, the original film’s quirky, light-hearted appeal is replaced by...…

…“I have felt so many times that the choice of this era is to be destroyed or to morally compromise ourselves in order to be functional — to be wrecked, or to be functional for reasons that contribute to the wreck,” Jia Tolentino writes in “The Story of a Generations in Seven Scams,” an essay from her debut book “Trick Mirror.” This is the kind of observation that sets “Trick Mirror” apart from other recent cultural commentaries. In a sen...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, September 10, 2019 — 7 Cross. Shot. Rebound. Goal. After 327 minutes, Michigan finally ended its scoring drought when sophomore Raleigh Loughman ripped a shot into the upper corner 80 minutes into Sunday’s game. The play started when sophomore Meredith Haakenson received the ball from the corner, took a touch, turned and sent the ball towards the goal. The goalie dove and b...…

…8 — Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Panic Meter: How worried should you be about the Wolverines? If there’s ever been a better timed week three bye, you’d be hard-pressed to find it. By the skin of its teeth, the Michigan football team emerged victorious on Saturday against Army. That has done little to deter criticism in its aftermath. The Wolverines enter their first of two bye weeks, with ...…

…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...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 6, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM On Thursday night, the Ann Arbor District Library, in partnership with the University of Michigan’s Michigan Community Scholars Program, offered a free viewing of the 2015 documentary, “The Hunting Ground,” which depicts sexual violence on college campuses and the failures of universities to appropriat...…

…Relationship Remix, a two- hour workshop required for all freshmen and transfer students, got a makeover for the 2019-2020 school year. Previously led by student volunteers, the program instead hired 20 students this academic year as workshop facilitators. The program also updated some of the language used in its curriculum. Relationship Remix is a program partnership between the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness C...…

…In an email, University spokeswoman Kim Broekhuizen said the University does not let attorneys conduct cross- examination for accessibility reasons. “It’s important to note, Doe v. Baum calls for a student or their advisor to conduct the cross-examination,” Broekhuizen wrote. “Questioning by personal advisors - often attorneys - is not allowed at U-M out of concern that not all students would be able to afford c...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Friday, September 6, 2019 FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief MAGDALENA MIHAYLOVA AND JOEL DANILEWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of T...…

…5A — Friday, September 6, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Bruce Haight ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/06/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/06/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, September 6, 2019 ACROSS 1 Source of seasonal color 5 Like bubble baths 10 Golfer at Royal Troon, often 14 “I’m buying!” 15 “America” soloist in “West Side ...…

…“A Pakistani into Springsteen. Now that’s got potential,” sneered the editor of Javed Khan’s (Viveik Kalra, “Next of Kin”) high school newspaper in 1987 Luton, England. Javed had just submitted an article in homage to the American rock legend — or myth, depending on where you stand — Bruce Springsteen. But I wonder if that is how Warner Bros. responded when “Blinded by the Light,” the story of the empowerment of a working class, Brit...…

…SA TURDA Y FOOTBALL September 7, 2019 …

…FootballSaturday, September 7, 2019 2B STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread for the weekend’s best games. Theo Mackie Max Marcovitch Ethan Sears Aria Gerson No. 12 Texas A&M at No. 1 Clemson (-17) Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson New Mexico State at No. 2 Alabama (-55) New Mexico State Alabama Alabama Alabama New Mexico State Cincinnati at No. 5 Ohio State (-16) Ohio State Ohio State Cincinnati Ohio Stat...…