…Martha Pollack, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan, has been appointed Cornell University’s 14th president, according to a Cornell press release published Monday afternoon. Pollack has served as the University’s provost since 2013, acting as the chief budgetary and academic officer overseeing all teaching and research in each of the University’s 19 schools and ...…
…Dynamic on and off the field and now online, linebacker Jabrill Peppers is in the spotlight of a popular parody Twitter account made by LSA sophomore Bennet Sakelaris. The account was created in September this year, and has followed developments of the football team’s players throughout the season. Sakelaris wrote in an email interview that the idea for the account began after a friend of his bought a pet fish and nam...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, November 15, 2016 — 3 accomplishments as provost. “Our loss is most certainly Cornell’s gain,” he wrote. In a University statement, Schlissel also said he will appoint an interim provost before the end of Fall semester, and organize a nationwide search for a permanent replacement by January. University spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald said while the announcement came...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, November 15, 2016 EMILY WOLFE | CONTACT EMILY AT ELWOLFE@UMICH.EDU Human rights: not just an issue abroad ADITHI REDDI | OP-ED L ook at the person sitting next to you. Who are they? You question yourself: Are they different from you because of some physicality, some accent, or maybe they are just like you — human. That person might not be treated with the same respec...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, November 15, 2016 — 5 “Skyrim” is a video game of profound influence. It’s one of those names, like “Mario” or “Zelda,” that everybody seems to know. My non-gamer girlfriend says, when people ask, that she “doesn’t play, but played ‘Sky- rim’ for a little bit once.” To say it’s broken into the mainstream would be a mas- sive understatement — it’s one of the top 20 ...…
…6 — Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ACROSS 1 Wobbly dessert 6 Pal 9 Vintner’s tub 12 Birdlike 13 Drachma replacer 14 B&Bs 16 Source of post- toilet training anxiety 18 Use too much of, briefly 19 Many SAT takers 20 Dashboard feature 21 Reach through the air 22 Surfer’s destination 25 Treat, as table salt 28 Major blood vessel 29 Male in the hive 30 Sharp-tasting 32 Trailer park parkers 35 Actor Cariou of...…
…T E A M S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 44.5 11.0 First Downs/Game 23.6 13.3 Rush Yards/Game 236.3 113.1 Yards/Rush 5.3 3.1 Rushing TDs 37 3 Passing Yards/Game 231.5 131.6 Completion % 63.2% 43.9% Yards/Pass 8.3 5.5 Passing TDs 17 9 Interceptions 4 11 Offensive Plays/Game 72.5 59.9 Total Offense 467.8 244.7 3rd-down Conversions 46.5% 19.7% 4th-down Conversions 61.5% 34.8% Sacks/Game 3.3 1.4 Kick return average 17.8 21....…
…8 — Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Big Ten falls, but Wolverines shine at USA Challenge For once, Big Ten swimmers weren’t competing against each other. This weekend, swimmers from the conference formed a collective team and faced select members of Team USA in the USA College Challenge. Representing Michigan on the Big Ten team were five swimmers from the men’s swimming and diving tea...…
