…The U.S.’s relationship with China relationship, fraught with friction and rising competition, will most likely not improve under President- elect Donald Trump, according to David Shambaugh, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University who spoke at the Ford School of Public Policy Thursday. About 60 people gathered to listen to Shambaugh discuss his views on the state of U...…
…Amid an ongoing recount of Michigan’s vote launched by Jill Stein, the former Green Party presidential nominee, University of Michigan professors and local Democrats are saying they think such efforts are highly unlikely to change the results of the election. The race in Michigan was officially certified for President-elect Donald Trump Monday, with a winning margin of 10,704 votes. Stein also filed in W...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, December 2, 2016 — 3 hours in an e-mail interview. “I couldn’t speculate that (the ride increase was due to the fear from crime alerts),” he wrote. “The data doesn’t show that.” Dolen wrote the new start time for SafeRide is a pilot and will be evaluated as it progresses. “We will keep track of demand,” he wrote in an email interview. “Whether or not it will be permanent is...…
…O ver Thanksgiving break, I went to see the new coming-of-age film, “The Edge of Seventeen,” expecting to see myself in Hailee Steinfeld’s awkward, selfish, yet entirely relatable protagonist, Nadine. And I did, doubling over with laughter at her over-the-top antics and long- winded wit that are nothing but normal for a teenage girl. However, I found my endearment unexpectedly stolen by newcomer Hayden Sze...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, December 2, 2016 — 5 My grandmother’s apartment in Tehran has a balcony overrun with various herbs and tomato plants. It runs across the back of the living room, a cozy white platform that overlooks the patchwork quilt of the rest of the city. I like to escape to it right at sunset, when my grandmother and mother are usually in the kitchen, cutting open pomegranates to eat as...…
…ACROSS 1 Test 6 Law degs. 9 While-__: repair shop sign words 14 Art critic’s phrase, literally 15 Calendar pg. 16 NBA’s Jackson et al. 18 “10” co-star 19 Send out 20 Pamplona’s municipality 22 Big stain 24 Israeli border lake 28 “Doubt it” 29 Theme park near Dallas, literally 30 “Conan” channel 33 Dayan of Israel 35 Giants manager before Bochy 37 Like non-oyster months, traditionally 39 Ration (out) 40 Changes one’s ways, literally 42 “The Dee...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, December 2, 2016 — 7 What to watch this weekend When the then-No. 3 Michigan football team lost to No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday in double overtime, its chances of making it to the College Football Playoff plummeted, but they weren’t completely put to rest. The Wolverines no longer control their own destiny, but given that the CFP committee placed Michigan at No. 5 on Tues...…
…8 — Friday, December 2, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ wins opener: ‘Five more rounds’ It started with a block on the left side, followed by another on the right. When American gathered for a third attempt, the Wolverines swatted that one, too, this time into the floor to take a commanding 12-5 first- set lead. The towering front line of sophomore Claire Kieffer- Wright, sophomore Carly Skjodt and fresh...…
