…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 3, 2020 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM BEN ROSENFELD Daily News Editor Your name is Michael Sterling and you are 6 years old. You are sitting cross-legged on the rug of your first-grade classroom, watching three white children play with colorful plastic blocks. One of the kids has built a wall, while the other two launch blocks — “fireballs,” in their chi...…
…The nation casts its first vote As the first state to vote in the presidential primary season, Iowans like the Cranstons are used to being overwhelmed with the full attention of the nation every four years. This year, with 11 Democrats remaining in the race and 17 dropping out, the political mayhem is particularly visible: across the state, visitors can observe canvassers knocking on doors, restaurants filled with out- of-state...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, February 3, 2020 — 3A In the summer semester of 2019, I took a Latin American and Caribbean Studies course about space and identity in Latin American history. For the final project, the class was given the opportunity to choose between writing a 12-page research paper or to create a piece of art in relation to any of the material we learned in the class. I decided ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, February 3, 2020 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Brittany Bowman Emily Considine Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler 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 managed by students at...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, February 3, 2020 — 5A It would be dishonest to say that my decision to go to Sundance wasn’t at least mildly (okay, heavily) influenced by the fact that superstar Taylor Swift’s documentary, “Miss Americana,” would be screened at the festival before its Jan. 31 Netflix release. As the kickoff to the film festival, “Miss Americana” was one of the hottest tickets in Park City; i...…
…Kesha Sebert came off of her third EP, Rainbow, gently. The 2017 release was a work that Sebert had spent nearly five years writing and recording, all while engaged in a legal struggle with her record producer — the now disgraced Dr. Luke — over sexual misconduct and emotional abuse. The album was finally released at just a time when the early-2010s sensual, bubblegum pop crowd was officially stepping back into the curtain, rescind...…
…Monday, February 3, 2020 | michigandaily.com Allison Engkvist / Daily | Design by Jack Silberman NEW YORK – Brandon Johns Jr. NEW YORK – Brandon Johns Jr. is a somewhat unlikely hero for is a somewhat unlikely hero for this Michigan team. this Michigan team. On a team that has junior Isaiah On a team that has junior Isaiah Livers at his position, that was Livers at his position, that was always going to be the case, at least alw...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 3, 2020 — 2B ‘M’ tops Rutgers NEW YORK — In the seven seasons leading up to Saturday, Madison Square Garden has become a home away from home for the Michigan men’s basketball team. The last time the Wolverines walked off the floor, it was with the 2018 Big Ten Tournament title in hand. Prior to that, they scored wins over Marquette and Southern Methodist at the 2K Classic ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 3, 2020 — 3B How Beecher and Van Wyhe’s ejections changed the game in ‘M’ loss Johnny Beecher had a foot off the ice and into the tunnel leading to the locker room. The freshman forward had just been thrown out of the game for headbutting another player in a scuffle. When he got fully off the ice, he turned to the referee right as the he was closing the door behind him and ...…
…4B — February 3, 2020 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN BEATS IOWA, 78-63, BEHIND HILLMON’S 30 POINTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Dominick Sokotoff / Daily HOUSE OF NAZ Design by Jack Silberman Hillmon’s 30 points lead Wolverines It’s tough to find anything about sophomore forward Naz Hillmon that hasn’t already been said. Her teammates love her. Her coaches rave about her. Opposing coaches have nightmares a...…
