…One Hundred and TwenTy Five years OF ediTOrial FreedOm Thursday, May 12, 2016 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX Vol. CXXVI, No. 115| © 2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... SUDOKU................................ SPORTS.................................…
…420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com LARA MOEHLMAN Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 larakm@michigandaily.com EMILY RICHNER Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 errich@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Bradley Whipple Managing Editor bmwhip@michigandaily.com Lydia Murray Managing News Editor news@michigandaily.com SENIOR NEWS EDITORS: Brian Kuang , Irene Park, Riyah Basha Jeremy Kapla...…
…3 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS ‘U’ faculty members elected to join the National Academy of Sciences New study links education to depression in Black men Four new inductees bring total University membership to 29 By ISHI MORI Daily Staff Reporter Four University of Michigan faculty members were elected as members to the National Academy of Sciences — one of the highest honors in academia in...…
…4 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION LARA MOEHLMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF JEREMY KAPLAN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR BRADLEY WHIPPLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Don’t waste your vote Bring back the written word A little while back, I was texting a friend from home. We were catch...…
…UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND FACULTY COALITION FOR ETHNIC STUDIES | MICHIGAN IN COLOR On Monday, April 11, more than 100 students and faculty members gathered in the Michigan League for The Future of Ethnic Studies, a teach-in organized by a broad coalition of graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Michigan. The goals of the event were to develop interest and investment in ethnic studies across the Universi...…
…6 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS TV REVIEW ‘Boxes’ resorts to tried and true By SOPHIA KAUFMAN Daily Arts Writer The most played song on my iTunes library in 10th grade was probably The Goo Goo Dolls’s “Slide” from Dizzy Up the Girl in 1998. It was the song that first introduced me to the band. I fell in love with the guitar rhythm that felt weightless, a cascading opening melo...…
…7 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Life’s a party: Blind Pig celebrates Prince’s music EVENT REVIEW Packed party honors the life and music of late rock star By ADAM THEISEN Managing Arts Editor First of all, I had no idea this many people liked Prince. I mean, obviously, the outpouring of love and grief in the days following his death was overwhelming, but among people my age, that I actually...…
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…9 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS smokers,” Cherng said. “Any potential effects that e-cigarettes have on smoking initiation or the overall smoking prevalence in the United States is going to have a much smaller effect than if e-cigarettes have an effect on smoking cessation or an increased smoking cessation because we have so many more current smokers using e-cigarettes.” Consistent with ...…
…10 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS The bullpen catcher, the ‘mom’ and the sliding specialist By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer Seven games this season, fans of the Michigan softball team received cardboard cutouts of a senior Wolverine. It is a day to honor the player and her contributions to her team. They are shown on the scoreboard, applauded during introductions and cheered on by the crow...…
…11 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS perhaps most important is the maternal atmosphere that Richvalsky brings to the Wolverines. She even devotes herself to securing a ride home for every player. In order to promote team-wide harmony, Richvalsky strives to recognize each player’s learning style. It is her goal to ease the freshmen transition and she constantly offers comfort. “Liv is kind ...…
…12 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines receive awards By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor The No. 2 Michigan softball team was well represented when the Big Ten Conference released its 2016 all-conference teams and announced the recipients of its four individual awards Wednesday. Four Wolverines were nominated to the All-Big Ten First Team, four were named to the All- Big Ten S...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 12, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Friends, family members offer remarks on campus impact, legacy By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter The sixth annual Campus Memorial Service — hosted by the Division of Student Life and the Association of Religious Counselors — honored three students who passed away during the academic year with more than ...…
…Alpha Epsilon Pi hosts performance featuring comedy sketches By EMMA PERPICH For the Daily The Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre was filled with glow sticks, glow in the dark juggling and the laughs of more than 300 community members at the comedy show and charity benefit “Laughter is the Cure,” hosted by Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity Tuesday. “Laughter is the Cure” is a comedy tour group whose performances feature stand up comedy...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, April 12, 2016 — 3 NEWS BRIEFS Deaths tied to Legionnaires’ disease grows to 12 in Flint area State health officials added two more counts to the number of deaths associated with Legionnaires’ disease — a severe form of pneumonia — in the Flint area, bringing the total to 12, the Detroit Free Press reported. During a 17-month period in 2014 and 2015 there were 91 co...…
…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 Tuesday, April 12, 2016 — 5 EVENT PREVIEW Xu Weixin paints a real portrait of China By MERIN MCDIVITT Daily Arts Writer Many a Chinese artist has painted a portrait of Chairman Mao, the country’s leader dur- ing and after the Communist Revolution. His like- ness, which adorns buildings, Tiananmen Square and an enor- mous gold statue, even inspired an Andy Warhol por- trai...…
…ACROSS 1 Gearshift letters 6 Where a baby develops 10 Largemouth fish 14 Pianist Chick with 22 Grammys 15 Sheltered, at sea 16 Johnson of “Laugh-In” 17 Banjo sound 18 Org. with many long missions 19 Whopper maker? 20 “Fine, don’t listen to me” 23 Old TV-top receiver 26 Calms 27 Lobster-steak combo 31 Prefix with -logue 32 “Airplane!” actor Robert 33 “We don’t know yet,” in a TV schedule 36 Corner-to-corner line: Abbr. 37 Accustom (to) 39 Timel...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 12, 2016 — 7 Throwers fuel ‘M’ By MIKE PERSAK Daily Sports Writer The field events have led the Michigan men’s track team recently, with the throwers especially finding success. This past weekend was no different, as the Wolverines traveled to Auburn, Ala., to compete in the Tiger Track Classic. Junior thrower Grant Cartwright continued to shine in the fiel...…
…‘M’ ready to end WNIT streak in 2017 A fter four seasons at the helm, Michigan women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico has made the NCAA Tournament only once — her first season when she took over the head coaching job in the 2012- 13 season. However, over the past three seasons, the Wolverines have failed to make the Big Dance, instead settling for the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Now in Barnes Arico’s ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 12, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 72 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
…2-News 2 — Friday, February 12, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Campus Voices THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Photos of the Week WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers MONDAY: This Week in History LEFT: LSA senior Robin Griffin and Art & Design graduate students Clara McClenon and Jon Verney sign a poster during CAPS Play Day, an event designed to relieve stress, in Pierpont on Wednesday. (SINDUJA KILARU...…
…2-News 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, February 12, 2016 — 3 of eight people are unaware that they are infected, according to the Center for Disease Control. HIV spreads through blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids and breast milk. In the United States, HIV is spread mainly by having unprotected sex with someone who is HIV- positive or sharing needles, syringes or other equipm...…
…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, February 12, 2016 — 5 Petrus and Qiu bring the East to the West By MERIN MCDIVITT For the Daily Juliet Petrus is comfortable and at home in her cozy Chi- cago apartment. Yet the posters on her wall, 1960s socialist art accompa- nied by bright red Chinese characters, hint at the exotic expe- riences that have shaped her career. Opera sing- er Petrus and her accom...…
…ACROSS 1 Item in a ’60s drug bust 7 Marshal Tito, for one 11 Friendly address 14 Make effervescent 15 Queen’s place 16 Move on water 17 Generic City Hall dog? 19 Caustic chemical 20 __ Toy Barn: “Toy Story 2” setting 21 Japanese volcano Mount __ 22 Guzzle 24 Half a prison? 26 Suffix for professionals 28 Toon who often wore a Metallica T-shirt 29 Why some seek a certain cactus? 32 Bacchanal vessel 33 Rested 34 Choler 35 Essay on meditation? 39 ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, February 12, 2016 — 7 SOFTBALL ‘M’ prepares for first tournament By TYLER COADY Daily Sports Writer Michigan softball coach Carol Hutchins isn’t dwelling on last year’s Women’s College World Series loss to Florida. She also hasn’t been thinking about the rematch slated for Saturday against the top- ranked Gators. “The only team I am excited for is Michigan,”...…
…By TED JANES Daily Sports Writer Katelynn Flaherty took one half to get rolling, but once the sophomore guard did, the Michigan women’s basketball team followed her lead. The Wolverines (6-7 Big Ten, 14-10 overall) rallied in the second half, outscoring Wisconsin by 18 in the final 20 minutes, to win their second consecutive game, 82-65. The Badgers (3-10, 7-16) led for most of the first half, keeping Michigan’s...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 12, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 50 ©2013 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A SSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....…
…Exposure to negative stereotypes increased support for restrictive policies By SAMIHA MATIN Daily Staff Reporter Recent University studies suggest individuals who identify as non-Muslim and are exposed to negative portrayals of Mus- lims in the media are more likely to support restrictive public pol- icies aimed at Muslims interna- tionally and domestically. Communications Prof. Muni- ba Saleem, a faculty associate at the Inst...…
…The committee also discussed changes to the Standard Practice Guideline, which outlines professional standards for faculty, in further detail during an executive session. This session was not open to the press. During the meeting, Weineck said SACUA had received possible revisions to the SPG from Provost Pollack. “Martha (Pollack) expressed that she now gave us back a document with a considerable number of edi...…
…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 Tuesday, January 12, 2016 — 5 ‘Downton Abbey’ is back for a final jaunt By DANIELLE YACOBSON Daily Arts Writer The roaring twenties are stir- ring up a storm, and things are “positively frugal” at the Down- ton Abbey. With only two handmaidens and a single hall boy left, how will the lords and ladies manage to go on? It’s 1925, and those who can’t keep up are left behind. So, ...…
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…6-News Tuesday, January 12, 2016 — 7 News & Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By G.S. SURI Michigan in Color Contributor “He has a turban, and has long hair like a girl … like why would anyone like him?” At sixteen years old, standing under a staircase in high school, I heard a conversation about me and a painful perception that has shaped an unfortunate view about how I see myself and how I thought ot...…
…By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer The phone camera rolls. Kelsey Mitchell and Jillian Dunston are in the imagined setting of a mall. They’re complaining about being there for too long, waiting for Siera Thompson, who is shopping. On the court, Mitchell and Dunston are the Michigan women’s basketball team’s top forwards and scrappy rebounders. But this is Instagram, and this is a different side of ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 12, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 28 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS...................... 5A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A B - S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM VIDEO: Stude...…
…make up 13 percent of the U.S. population, they only make up 1.5 percent of the University’s student population. “We are a very underrepresented demographic,” Strup said. “What the University might want to consider is trying to recruit more military personnel to pursue a life here at Michigan after they get out.” Robert Kraynak is a first- year graduate student pursuing both an MBA from the School of Business and an M...…
…the students expanded on the reasons that might be. “With the Affordable Care Act and the Healthy Michigan Plan, the number of uninsured patients in Michigan dropped significantly, but they found that they were still left with a steady flow of patients into the clinic for the uninsured,” Williams said. “They had a suspicion that there were reasons why some of those patients could be insured but were not and thought it was just t...…
…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....…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, November 12, 2015 — 5A O’Korn makes impact on scout team Houston transfer impresses coaches with intensity, ability to prepare By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor When John O’Korn made the decision to transfer to Michigan last winter, he was viewed as one of a glut of quarterbacks Jim Harbaugh had to work with during his first few months on the job. The junior quarterbac...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Thin locks, as of hair 6 League fraction 10 Long-armed beasts 14 Tin Pan Alley org. 15 “... but I play one __” 16 Lead-in for sci 17 Diamond heist? 19 Tiger Woods’ ex 20 Fresh from the oven 21 One may be tossed after a wish 22 Rub the wrong away 23 Bare-bones staff 26 Painter who was a leader of the Fauvist movement 29 “__ Ben Adhem” 30 Shooting star, to some 31 1928 Osc...…
…By TED JANES Daily Sports Writer An icy chill filled the ocean air as shredded wooden boards lay broken on the streets of Point Pleasant, N.J. Winds ripped houses from their roots, and sand and water covered the ruined beach town. Hurricane Sandy’s victims tucked into a nearby school gym. The evacuees inside stayed warm, avoiding the cold, treacherous weather. Those who lived in sight of the coast were forced out of their homes, le...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8A — Thursday, November 12, 2015 Big Ten breakdown: Terps in front again By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer Since the additions of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten, the state of collegiate women’s basketball in the Midwest has been elevated. The Big Ten is now one of the most competitive leagues in the nation, and will be well-represented in the NCAA Tournament at the season’s end. The...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, November 12, 2015 *Disclaimer: All names have been changed to protect the identities of the individu- als. The author did not identify herself as a reporter for The Daily, and no conversa- tions have been recorded without consent. Seven days, seven dates: Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, OkCupid, Coffee Meets Bagel, Match.com and my real life best friends vying to make the perfect match. For c...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, November 12, 2015 — 2B Day One: Aerobics with Richard Simmons and the Silver Foxes When I started this video, I wasn’t really sure what I expect- ed the Silver Foxes to be. Some svelte figures in metallic jump- suits were about what I had in mind. But alas, the Silver Foxes were not blondes in high pony- tails, but instead the 70-odd- year-old parents of famous figures...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, November 12, 2015 — 3B Joan Didion once said, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” I believe that, I repeat it to myself often and I even reduced the quote to an alternative version that I find applicable to my shortcomings — “Caro tells herself lies in order to make up for her missteps.” Last Monday, I did just that as I promised myself I’d embark on a weeklong ...…
…Cigarette-smoking, long-haired youth love this Canadian By CARLY SNIDER Daily Arts Writer I am standing. I am sweating. Surrounded by cigarette- smoking, long-haired youth, the crowd sloshes around me closer and closer. The opening acts, The Courtneys and Alex Calder, prompt appreciative head bobbing and shivers of excitement throughout the audience. With each strum of the guitar or beat of the drum the crowd seems ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 12, 2015 ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM CITY COUNCIL Jane Lumm, Sally Hart Peterson address pedestrian safety, deer cull By ANNA HARITOS For the Daily With Election Day less than a month away, City Councilmember Jane Lumm (I– Ward 2) and former Democratic councilmember Sally Hart Petersen took to the podium Sunday to pitch their candidaci...…
…2A — Monday, October 12, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan foot- ball team has shut out three straight oppo- nents for the first time since 1980. The Wolverines take on No. 7 Michigan State at home Saturday. >>FOR MORE, READ SPORTSMONDAY 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Law panel WHAT: Deans and directors from Cal Berkeley, Northwestern, NYU, Texas and USC law schools w...…
