…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, March 16, 2022 PHOTO Moving beyond Gold-Level: Ann Arbor cyclists want better biking infrastructure Bike-lane advocates talk safety, accessibility concerns ALI CHAMI/Daily Kelly Hoppenjans performs at Michigan’s Got Talent on Wednesday evening. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2022 semester by students at the University of M...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily Wednesday, March 16, 2022 — 3 Cheesy Kimchi Noodles By Lara Lee Normalize a second dinner at midnight. University of Michigan students now have access to New York Times Cooking — which means your normal food routine just became anything but. Activate your free Cooking subscription. G I V I N G SUPPORT WHAT YOU ABOUT U-M. Join over 120 student organizations and teams...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, March 16, 2022 “FEELINGS” ARE AMONG the hard- est concepts to grasp, and even harder to reflect on enough to write about them. I once heard that the more specific art gets, the more universally relatable it becomes. I am proud of how these writers, compiling their hearts for “The Empathy B-Side,” have parsed all the tiny details of their feelings, opening their minds and lives...…
…Wednesday, March 16, 2022 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com This was supposed to be a piece about ‘Life is Strange: True Colors’ Empathy for the emotionless: Understanding OMORI ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’ is shelter from the storm Sitting with words: poetry to inspire empathy Content Warning: This piece includes allusions to anti- LGBTQ+ legislation, suicide and the invasion of Ukraine. Also, spoile...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 6 — Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Design by Priya Ganji Page Design by Sarah Chung S T A T E M E N T What The first anime that I had ever seen was “Naruto,” probably the most popular and entry-level anime that you could watch. At the time, 8-year-old me obviously did not know this, and was completely enraptured by what I was seeing. Characters were flying across the screen, hurling knives and ...…
…S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 16, 2022 — 7 Winter coats, rent payments and other thoughts from a First Gen student Read more at MichiganDaily.com MACKENZIE HUBBARD Statement Columnist In my adult life, the only time I ever asked my parents for money was when I needed to buy a winter coat. I was a freshman in college at the time, attending Emerson College, a private school in Boston....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Content Warning: mentions of racially motivated crimes against Asian people, sexual violence Bright Sheng, a University of Michi- gan School of Music, Theatre & Dance professor, temporarily stepped down from teaching after he played the 1965 version of “Othello,” in which the actor Laurence Olivier wore Blackface, with- out an advance content war...…
…Trigger warning: this article contains mentions of sexual assault O h yeah, I was at a frat last night” — a decently typical way to begin a story — “and some dude shoved his hand down my pants.” “Some dude — what?” I whipped around to stare at my friend, eyes wide. I was horrified, but not all that surprised. “Yeah. Everyone was pretty drunk at the time, I was sober and just — the vibe was off. This dude started dancing w...…
…T he latest meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last month revealed that Republicans around the country continue to enthusiastically support former President Donald Trump. In a straw poll of hypothetical Republican candidates, nearly 60% signaled they would back Trump in the rapidly- approaching 2024 presidential election. Coming far behind in second place was Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., wh...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, March 16, 2022 — 11 Heart of a Spartan, now a Wolverine: Joe Stewart’s unique opportunity IAN PAYNE Daily Sports Writer JULIA SCHACHINGER/Daily Joseph Zain Rodger: Michigan’s pitchers need to step up There is one divide that defines collegiate sports for many fans and athletes in the state of Michigan. The Michigan-Michigan State rivalry. Allegiances are strong and ...…
…LANE KIZZIAH Daily Sports Writer A t 6:13 p.m. on Sunday night, the Michigan men’s basketball team could finally breathe. After weeks of speculation and missed opportunities to punch their own ticket, the Wolverines made it out of the bubble and into the bracket. “I definitely was nervous, I’m not gonna lie,” graduate guard DeVante’ Jones said. “I feel like we let a lot of games slip, so I didn’t know how the people th...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 PHOTO ADMINISTRATION UKRAINE From Page 1 U-M community honors Hail to the Victims protest in celebration at UMMA Anderson survivors commended for 100 days of advocacy BECCA MAHON/Daily Tyler, The Creator performs at Little Caesar’s Arena Monday evening as part of his ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ tour. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wedn...…
…MSC: That was never an official part of the Anderson settlement, as far as I’m told. I wasn’t part of the Anderson settlement, that was a confidential mediation, but I don’t think that was a real condition. However, I thought doing the settlement was the right thing to do. I’m glad that the University did it. It’s going to take a while to get it all through the process because when you’re talking about a large number of people who...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Read more at MichiganDaily.com I’M LEANING OVER MY friend’s shoulder in the middle of a party trying to help him guess the day’s “Wordle.” The music is loud and so are the people, but it’s been a long time since I’ve felt this locked into a task. Two of our friends are sitting next to us also trying to solve the puzzle, and it soon becomes a group effort unti...…
…Wednesday, March 9, 2022 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com IT IS INTEGRAL to seek out Black voices at any point in the year, and especially during Black History Month. In hopes of highlighting voices that are oftentimes wrongfully overlooked, The Michigan Daily Book Review came together to curate a list of some of our favorite Black-authored novels. Read ahead to find books to read for Black History Month and beyond. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 6 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Growing up as a young South Asian girl in a small city in Michigan, find- ing representation in music always felt nearly impossible. I had two easy options when it came to listening to music. I could either listen to whatev- er was trending in the U.S., or I could listen to the South Asian music my mother would blast on her phone while cooking. And a...…
…Wednesday, March 9, 2022 — 7 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Holding onto and letting go of the hypothetical you The ironic erotic “Suck my dick,” among its many vul- gar variations, remains a hallmark of the various mundane and profane phrases heterosexual men utter to each other every day. Maybe it’s the immense and intense visceral sensa- tionalism, the colorful imaginative elicitation, a temporal subconsc...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 8 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 PAIGE HODDER 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. JASMIN LEE Editor in Chief JULIAN BARNARD AND SHUBHUM GIROTI Editorial Page Editors ficial position of The Daily’s Editorial Board. All oth...…
…M asks, and the mask mandates that often come along with them, have been a flashpoint of contention for close to two years. They have become extremely politicized, often seen as a quick indicator of ideological allegiance. Policies legislating these mandates have been the opposite of uniform, with laws varying not only state by state, but city by city and often school district by school district. America is at the point...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily 10 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Sheet-Pan Chocolate Chip Pancakes By Jerrelle Guy Normalize no-flip pancakes. University of Michigan students now have access to New York Times Cooking — which means your normal food routine just became anything but. Activate your free Cooking subscription. …
…INDIANAPOLIS — The No. 10 Michigan women’s basketball team has lost four of its last six games. It’s time for the Wolverines to start worrying. Worrying about their chances of returning to the Sweet 16. Worrying about their crumbling defense, once the team’s backbone. Worrying about their struggle to find offensive consistency. Entering the Big Ten Tournament, it seemed as if Michigan would be hun- gry for revenge. Droppi...…
…JOSH TAUBMAN Daily Sports Editor With Dickinson ill, Michigan mounts come- back to shock Ohio State C OLUMBUS — sometimes, it’s not how you start. The Michigan men’s basketball team walked into the locker room at halftime down by seven, a lifeless offensive performance making its chances to win the game — and make the NCAA Tournament — look bleak. But in the second half, the Wolverines surged. The offense found its footing...…
…The Oxford Edition Our intentions in this edition are to memorialize the events that happened at Oxford High School on November 30, 2021. We want to write these pieces to heal, to be heard, to increase visibility of Oxford and the community’s continued pain, and to uplift the voices of those affected. We also hope to educate and encourage the public to remember this tragedy. We thank you for reading. We thank you for remembering. -T...…
…ILLUSTRATION BY MELIA KENNY PAGE LAYOUT BY SARAH CHUNG Wednesday, March 9, 2022 // The Statement — 2 Content warning: Language about violence, school shooting. November 30, 12:50 p.m. If you asked, I could recall the day, not like it hap- pened yesterday, but like it’s happening now. Like I’m still stuck in that moment. I can smell the crisp air. It’s cold, but not that cold. I walk to class without having to wear my mask to protec...…
…3 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 // The Statement ILLUSTRATION BY TAMARA TURNER PAGE LAYOUT BY SARAH CHUNG Content warning: Mentions of gun violence, school shooting. I grew up in Oxford, Michigan. For better or worse, this town is my hometown. I used to complain about how boring it was, how nothing ever happened. We all did. God, how I wished that hadn’t changed. On Nov. 30, 2021, an Oxford High School student brought a gun to scho...…
…Wednesday, March 9, 2022 // The Statement — 4 Drawing by Barrett Dolata, a survivor of the Oxford High School shooting Resources to Support Oxford 42Strongtate.org - Help continue Tate’s Legacy cfound.org - Tate Myre Memorial Scholarship gofund.me/c3e2a796 - Help Oxford Community Schools Get 5 Therapy Dogs tinyurl.com/5abksvbf - Help Kylie’s Family with Financial Costs tinyurl.com/y64yzp8v - Help Eli’s Family with Financial Costs ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, February 23, 2022 From the age of five, LSA senior Ninnie Chiang knew she had a love for dance — a realization that came from her first kindergarten class performance, where she soared across the stage. After taking a break from dance, Chiang said she decided to re-immerse herself in the art upon arriving at the University of Michigan to take back part of her identit...…
…Wednesday, February 23, 2022 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WE HAVE ALWAYS been obsessed with the looming apocalypse — the final, cata- clysmic catastrophe that will end the world as we know it. It’s a question that has preoc- cupied humanity seemingly forever, from biblical Rev- elations to zombie flicks. But increasingly, the apocalypse doesn’t feel so far away. We’ve all gotten accustomed to our current “unprec...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, February 23, 2022 POETRY HAS THE ability to give us strength in our darkest times and reflect our joy in our happiest moments. For evidence, just look at the outpouring of gratitude for Amanda Gorman — Presi- dent Biden’s inaugural poet — and the virality of her poem “The Hill We Climb.” The line “For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re b...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 6 — Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Design by Grace Aretakis / / Page Design by Sarah Chung S T A T E M E N T OSCAR NOLLETTE-PATULSKI Statement Columnist Read more at MichiganDaily.com The anonymous art of the University’s public pianos I saw it online: The importance of digital communities at U-M I sit on the gray, pleather couches in the East Quad Residence Hall lobby, passing time betwee...…
…S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 23, 2022 — 7 Read more at MichiganDaily.com When you are young, anything is possible. Princesses fly on magic carpets, fairies lurk in the depths of every forest and animals seem to always seem to be able to speak fluently. There is no greater liberation than being a child, mind open to the possibility of anything and everything. Pure, (literally) u...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Well, here we are again. I can’t say I’m surprised; I don’t even think I’m disappointed. Deep down, I knew it was only a matter of time before more of the National Football League’s (NFL) corruption would come to light to prove, yet again, that no matter how many helmets they print “end racism” on, the NFL is, without a doubt, racist. I was ...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion Wednesday, February 23, 2022 — 9 PAIGE HODDER 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. JASMIN LEE Editor in Chief JULIAN BARNARD AND SHUBHUM GIROTI Editorial Page Editors ficial position of The Daily’s Editorial Board. Al...…
…R ecently, I pursued a very exciting opportunity, one that afforded me the chance to work in an industry I’ve loved since I can remember: sports. Of all the extracurricular opportunities I’ve involved myself in this year — professional fraternities, sports business groups, writing for this awesome paper, etc. — this felt different. This was the chance of a lifetime, one that could define my college career. One thing you sho...…
…Junior outfielder Clark Elliott stared down Texas Tech pitcher Andrew Morris with an 0-1 count. His eyes locked onto the second pitch of the season and didn’t leave the ball until it reached the right field stands. The solo home run gave the Michigan baseball team an early 1-0 lead against the Red Raiders and led off an explosive but inconsistent offensive perfor- mance on the weekend from the Wolverines. Michigan (1-2) won just o...…
…Julia Schachinger/Daily | Design by Lys Goldman JACK KINGSLEY Daily Sports Editor GUT GUT SPORTSWEDNESDAY SPORTSWEDNESDAY H eading into Sunday’s game at No. 15 Wisconsin, the questions surrounding the Michigan men’s basketball team were solely on the court. Would the Wolverines be able to pick up a second consecutive Quadrant 1 road win and put themselves safely on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble? Or would they...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Whitmer grants $76.3 million for Michigan colleges and universities GOVERNMENT Coronavirus funding allows state to boost contributions to higher education The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2022 semester by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additiona...…
…City looks to citizens to dole out money given for COVID-19 mitigation ACADEMICS AUDREY CLAYTON Daily Staff Reporter On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act to mitigate the economic effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic by allocating funding to local governments. Nearly a year later, Ann Arbor is deciding what to do with the $24.1 million it received in ARPA funding. City Councilmember Kathy ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, February 16, 2022 When your university’s president is put on blast for flirting through the prover- bial family iPad, you don’t just brush it off. It’s time to talk about the Schlissel memes. They take many forms: a Yik Yak post, a cheeky affirmation, a spray paint installment in the Diag. Instead of an outpouring of disappointment or grief, stu- dents are resorting to h...…
…Wednesday, February 16, 2022 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com There aren’t many bands that can successfully combine a traditional rock instrumenta- tion with saxophone, violin and acoustic piano, but Black Coun- try, New Road have made a name for themselves precisely by forg- ing those elements into a truly one-of-a-kind sound. Last year, the band teased their potential with their debut album For the First Time, a c...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Are you a hopeless romantic who is always reading about all things love? Whether you’re single or in a relation- ship this Valentine’s Day, the Daily Book Review has you covered. Some of these books are fantasy, while others are con- temporary romances that deserve all the hype. With a wide variety of romances and tropes galore, here are six books we think yo...…
…Wednesday, February 16, 2022 — 7 The Michigan Daily The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Normalize one-pan everything. Cheesy White Bean-Tomato Bake By Ali Slagle University of Michigan students now have access to New York Times Cooking — which means your normal food routine just became anything but. Activate your free Cooking subscription. …
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8 — Wednesday, February 16, 2022 ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTOR S T A T E M E N T Read more at MichiganDaily.com From stalking to harassment: TW: Sexual Assault, Stalking, Sexual Harassment, Rape Dear U-M Housing, You called my being stalked, threatened and sexually harrased by my residents a “personal matter.” It is not. It is a hazard and a direct result of the unsafe job you hired me for. I...…
…S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 16, 2022 — 9 Read more at MichiganDaily.com Bimbofication is a revolutionary act Have you seen the bimbofication meme? In most iterations, it depicts a woman in plain clothes holding a book and quizzically flipping through its pages. She then begins to stretch the book farther away from herself, and over time, becoming more scantily clad, drops the volume ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily 10 — Wednesday, February 16, 2022 No more fomo. Do it all with Amazon Prime Student. Fast delivery, entertainment, exclusive deals for students, and more. Start your 6-month trial. amazon.com/UofMichigan …
…Wednesday, February 16, 2022 — 11 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com All life experiences are bina- ry; they are either expected or unexpected. You are familiar with most of your daily rou- tine, starting with waking up. What you do for the rest of your day is up to you. Maybe you decide to get out of bed. Maybe you choose to shower and get ready for the rest of your day. Maybe you visit your favorite coffee sh...…
