…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 13, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 109 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A S T A T E M E N T . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM CSG ass...…
…3-News 2-News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/19/08 11:34 AM 6 7 2 4 6 4 8 1 4 7 8 4 3 5 1 6 5 7 5 3 4 2 9 6 1 5 8 3 SO CLOSE YET SO FAR. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, April 13, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Students at the University of Michigan took to Twitter in observance of Equal Pay Day Tuesday. The national event began in 1996 ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, April 13, 2016 — 3A 2-News in a situation if it did happen,” Baum said. This is the event’s first year, and organizers said they hope to make it an annual occurrence. Wes Vear, LSA senior and president of the Club Sports Council, said CPR is an easy skill to learn, and training more people could help raise Michigan’s 8-percent pre- hospital cardiac arrest survival...…
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…JAMIE BIRCOLL T here’s a very quick, subtle contrast in “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Throughout the film, we witness the brain- washed, blindly devoted War Boys hurl themselves at danger with the expecta- tion of dying a warrior’s death. Just before their demise, they all call out to their comrades, “Witness me!” and then give themselves to Valhalla, as they believe. But just before protagonist Imperator Furiosa kills the mega...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Like many knock-knock jokes 6 Fit together, as some Russian dolls 10 Commando ploy 14 Square measures 15 Pledge 16 Magazine with annual Style Awards 17 Impressionist who was frequently a guest of Johnny Carson 19 Ink stain 20 Quite a while 21 Org. with Wizards and Magic 22 Hard-to-hit pitch 23 __ tai 24 Greek gatherings? 27 Cleared (out) 29 Clearasil shelfmate 30 Be in se...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 13, 2016 — 7A Michigan at Michigan St. Matchup: Michigan 29-4; Michigan St. 20-19 When: Wednesday 4:30 P.M. Where: Alumni Field TV/Radio: BTN Plus MICHIGAN MICH. ST. 5 11 BASEBALL Michigan falters in sixth inning of loss By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING — The Michigan baseball team was engaged in a pitcher’s duel through the first fi...…
…8A — Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Grading Michigan’s hockey season By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer After making the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011, the Michigan hockey team ended its season with a 5-2 loss to North Dakota on March 26. Before we turn the page to next season, the Daily evaluates the Wolverines’ performance in 2015-16. Offense: A+ The Wolverines boas...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | APRIL 13, 2016 The students & photos of the year issue …
…2B Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editor: Nabeel Chollampat Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle the statement Wednesday,April 13. 2016 // The Statement 43,625 students attend the University of Michigan. Only 12 are Students of the Year. N...…
…3B Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement L SA senior Laura Meyer’s immediate response to being chosen as Student of the Year was to share the recogni- tion with all the other member of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center. “It’s really fun to be recognized for some- thing that I’ve worked really hard on,” she said. “But at the same time a lot of the stuff that we’ve all accomplished has been done together, so I...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 4B A YEAR IN NEWS ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Two thousand ninety-six women dressed as Rosie the Riveter gather at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan on October 25, 2015 to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the numbers of Rosies in one place. SAN PHAM/Daily Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti residents march in memory of Aura Rosser for the May Day March for Justice on May 1, 2015. HALEY MCLAUGHLIN...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement EMILIE FARRUGIA/Daily Engineering freshman Gabriel Croitoru tries out Google Cardboard VR at TedxUofM at the Power Center on April 1, 2016. 5B AVA RANDA/Daily Ann Arbor resident Libby Hunter calls for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to be fired at a weekly protest on Main Street on March 9, 2016. ROBERT DUNNE/Daily Ypsilanti resident Khaman Thomas holds a banner in a protest against police violen...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 6B O n paper, LSA sophomore Hannah Buck looks like every other high- achieving person enrolled at the University of Michigan. She double majors in English and Communications with a concen- tration in creative writing. She is currently acting as the Public Relations Chair member for the Groove Performance Group, a per- cussion team that entertains audiences with trashcan drumming and plenty of...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 7B L SA junior Jaimie Phelan has a lot on her plate: playing an instrumental role on the Women’s Track and Field team while working tirelessly with Athletes Connected and the Depression Center Stu- dent Advisory Board as an advocate for end- ing the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Yet, she never lets herself get too over- whelmed. “It definitely feels like a lot, but I also kind ...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 8B 9B A YEAR IN ENTERTAINMENT ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Twenty One Pilots perform on their Blurryface tour at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit on December 17, 2015. LIZZY XIONG/Daily A ballroom couple dances bolero at the Ohio Star Ball professional show on November 20, 2015. ZACH MOORE/Daily Paul McCartney performs at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Octob...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 10B R ackham student Rama Mwenesi means a lot of different things to the people who know him. Within the University of Michigan community. To his fellow engineers — and many others, actually — he is the founder of E-MAGINE, a multidisciplinary student startup working to bring Internet access to remote areas in countries like Brazil, Sierra Leone, Kenya and Zambia. To those others who know hi...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 11B O ver her time on campus, LSA senior Fabiana Diaz has realized the necessity of advocating to prevent sexual assault, even if she herself isn't fully healed. “It is a privilege to be able to talk about [sexual assault] and advocate for it, because not everyone has that opportunity, but at the same time sometimes it can be tiring mentally,” Diaz said. “Just because I’m advocating for so...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 12B A YEAR IN SPORTS MAIZE HYAMS/Daily Freshman Collin DeShaw dives at a swim meet against Michigan State at Canham Natatorium on February 6, 2016. ALLISON FARRAND/Daily An in-camera multiple exposure of University of Michigan gymnast Lauren Marinez competing in a meet at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan on January 16, 2016. MARINA ROSS/Daily Members of Michigan’s soccer team cel...…
…5B ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily need ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Freshman Olivia Karas performs on the uneven bars in the Crisler Center on February 8, 2016. ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Michigan wide receiver Jehu Chesson stretches for the Wolverines' only touchdown of their 42-13 loss to Ohio State at Michigan Stadium on November 28, 2015. STINA PERKINS/Daily Michigan infielder Lindsay Montemarano chases down a bunt in front of third base on March 26...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 14B Family, faith and friends are what LSA senior Brittney Williams credits to her success today. The presence of all three has empow- ered her to overcome her own struggles with depression, an ill mother and the academic challenges she faced during her time as an undergraduate student. Williams, who began her undergraduate odyssey in 2005, acknowledges her path to graduation later this mon...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 15B Despite sitting in Starbucks on a rainy April afternoon, LSA junior Yumi Taguchi sported a warm smile. This, combined with her big eyes and sympathetic tone of voice hinted at why she might be such a comfort to students with mental health difficulties on campus. Saying Taguchi is a mental health activist at the University of Michigan would be putting it mildly. She is involved in fou...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 16B ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Former Ohio state senator Nina Turner speaks at a rally for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) on March 7, 2016 in the Crisler Center. EVAN AARON/Daily Students celebrate Holi, a Hindu festival for the beginning of spring, at Palmer Field on April 3, 2016. AMANDA ALLEN/Daily Protesters hold signs against a deer cull in Ann Arbor parks at an Ann Arbor City Council mee...…
…longest streak of private-sector job creation in history,” he said. “More than 14 million new jobs; the strongest two years of job growth since the ’90s; an unem- ployment rate cut in half. Our auto industry just had its best year ever.” The White House recently announced plans for Obama to visit Detroit for the North Ameri- can International Auto Show. Obama also visited a Ford Motor manufacturing plant prior to his 2015 State of...…
…2A — Wednesday, January 13, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ANDREW COHEN/Daily LSA junior Erin Dunne campaigns for her student organization, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, at the Winterfest club fair sponsored by the Center for Campus Involvement at the Union on Tuesday. The Powerball lottery jackpot is now at $1.5 billion for Wednesday’s drawing, CNBC reported. No winners were announced Saturday and more tha...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, January 13, 2016 — 3A University rewards encourage healthy behavior in employees According to a University press release, MHealthy announced the start of its annual rewards program, which aims to motivate faculty and staff members to better their health. From weight management and exercise classes to mental and emotional well-being classes, it provides participants with resourc...…
…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...…
…I f I ask you to tell me about Adam McKay’s 2010 film “The Other Guys,” you’ll probably tell me it’s a buddy- cop film starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. You might recount the cameos from Samuel L. Jackson and The Rock as hypermasculine cops who absent mindedly jump off a building to their deaths in a less than heroic attempt to catch a perp. Perhaps you’ll remember Michael Keaton’s pretty hilarious turn as...…
…ACROSS 1 Texting protocol initials 4 Fired (up) 9 Immortal Jazz trumpeter, to fans 14 Power __ 15 “That Girl” star Thomas 16 Chef Hall who co-hosts “The Chew” 17 “Bambi” character 18 Worker in a red, white and blue truck 20 Fastest of Columbus’ ships 22 Progressive rival 23 Kilmer of “The Doors” 24 Cyclist’s violation 26 Unlikely smartphone user 28 Picnic __ 29 Opening 32 “Piece of cake!” 33 Room for family game night 34 Chambermaid’s supply 3...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 13, 2016 — 7A Sam Piazza’s long journey Sophomore D-man earns playing time after years of struggling for it By JUSTIN MEYER Daily Sports Writer In late 2013, Sam Piazza’s college hockey dream was in shambles. A youth hockey star growing up in Darien, Ill., Piazza’s size and aggressive play just didn’t translate to the higher levels. For two years, the defensema...…
…8A — Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com GRANT HARDY/Daily MICHIGAN 70, MARYLAND 67 LIVE BY THE THREE Irvin returns to his former self with 22 points in Michigan’s marquee victory By LEV FACHER Daily Sports Writer In late December, Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein acknowledged what seemed like an inevitable truth: Zak Irvin might not return to 100 percent, in terms of health...…
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…2B Wednesday, January 13, 2016 // The Statement FLINT WATER CRISIS ON THE RECORD “This is not my legacy. This is part of my legacy because I’m responsible for the entire state and our operations. But there are many other good things going on and we’re working hard to recover.” — Michigan Gov. RICK SNYDER (R) on the impact of the Flint Water Crisis on his legacy as governor *** “If you were to put something in a population to keep...…
…3B Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editors: Nabeel Chollampat Victoria Noble Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales THE statement A fter the semester finishes and I’m home — sleep-deprived, brain fizzled out — I usually binge-watch a show on ...…
…Wednesday, January 13, 2016 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 13, 2016 // The Statement 5B By AMABEL KAROUB Daily Staff Reporter Editor’s note: The names of individuals performing the HIV testing described in this story have been changed to protect their identities because the reporter did not identify themselves as such, denoted by an asterisk. Spectrum Center, Michigan Union I walk into the Spectrum Center and immediately grab...…
…Wednesday, January, 13, 2016 // The Statement 6B Personal Statement: On a Couch in Detroit by Adam DePollo, Daily Arts Writer A few weeks ago I was at a show in Detroit, sitting next to my friend David on a white leather couch in the de facto VIP section of a club/art gallery in Midtown. We were surrounded by about 30 artfully dressed rappers, paint- ers, producers and filmmakers who were all passing around blunts and talking about t...…
…Wednesday, January, 13, 2016 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: The Price of Loss by Kayla Cantilla, Daily Staff Videographer I have this awful habit of losing things. Redness from windburn crept up my cheeks and numbed my nose on a chilly evening last December. As I kicked the leaves from side to side on the front lawn of a house on South Forest, the only thing running through my mind was “Thank god no one is home to judge th...…
…Lead vocalist Tyler Joseph performs “Holding On To You.” Lead vocalist Tyler Joseph performs “Guns For Hands.” Twenty One Pilots play drums on top of the crowd during their encore song, “Trees.” Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : T W E N T Y O N E P I L O T S Statement Photo Editor Zoey Holmstrom attended a concert on Dec. 17 featuring the band Twenty One Pilots at S...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 13, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan men’s basketball team embarks on its 100th season » INSIDE tip-off Institutional racism must be acknowledged By THE MICHIGAN DAILY Editorial Board The University community is no stranger to protests in recent years with several student groups calling for the administration to improve race relations ...…
…2-News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Under-recruited and often overlooked, senior guard Spike Albrecht enters his final year with the Michigan men’s basketball team with his sights set high. >>SEE TIP-OFF, PAGE 1B 2 Webster reading series WHAT: Hannah Louise Poston and Helena Smith will present their work. WHO: Helen Zell Writers’ Program WHEN: Today from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Art, Helmut Stern Auditoriu...…
…unnamed dystopian society with its main character, Katurian, as a short-story writer. After detectives discover an eerie similarity between the gruesome violence of Katurian’s stories and several recent child murders, he is brought in for questioning. When Katurian hears that his brother Michael has confessed to the murders, including sharing details on their twisted upbringing, Katurian suffocates him as a kind of mercy kil...…
…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....…
…TV REVIEW ‘MasterChef Junior’ fun despite its issues By MATT BARNAUSKAS Daily Arts Writer If there is one show that makes me feel like I’m underachieving in life, it’s “MasterChef Junior.” Entering its fourth season, the pint-sized spin-off of the hit FOX show “Mas- terChef” continues to present chil- dren of such culinary excellence that it puts most of its viewing audience to shame. I may be able to cook a burger, ...…
…FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @michigandaily NOW. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Set into motion 8 Golf alternative, briefly 15 Red bowlful 16 __ Itzá: Mayan ruins 17 Classic leading man who moonlighted at a pharmacy? 19 Second of 24 20 L.A. Kings’ org. 21 Management 22 Fiji’s region 25 Pulitzer-winning writer who moonlighted in a nightly news studio? 32 Saying that often goes without saying 33 Breaks down 34...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts & Sports Friday, November 13, 2015 — 7A TV REVIEW Aimless ‘Donny!’ has yet to find its footing Uninspired comedy relies on tasteless jokes By SAMUEL ROSENBERG Daily Arts Writer One of the most common tropes in television comedies also seems to be one of the most entertaining: famous people playing fiction- alized versions of themselves. Watching celebrities poke fun at their ...…
…8A — Friday, November 13, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com RITA MORRIS/Daily Fifth-year senior Jake Rudock is coming off his best game of the season. FOOTBALL Breakdown: ‘M’ vs. Indiana By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor For most of its season, the Indiana football team has had to settle for “close.” Already this season, the Hoosiers (0-5 Big Ten, 4-5 overall) have lost to then-No. 1 Ohio State by seven ...…
…S P I K E L K E I TIP OFF 2015 …
…PREVIEW MICHIGAN BASKETBALL TIP OFF 2015-16 Friday, November 13, 2015 // Tip Off 2B 23-8 Maryland Michigan Michigan State Michigan Melo Trimble, Maryland Mark Turgeon, Maryland Northwestern LeVert Wiltjer Simmons Elite Eight Valparaiso North Carolina Kentucky Kansas Virginia Simon Kaufman Lev Facher Kelly Hall Jacob Gase 23-8 Maryland Michigan Michigan State Maryland Trimble Turgeon Illinois LeVert Tyler Ulis,...…
…LEV FACHER Michigan’s blessing in disguise C aris LeVert is clutching his left foot in agony, a buzzer sounds, and the sellout crowd at Crisler Center is stand- ing and cheering. It’s January 17, 2015, and everybody in the build- ing is celebrat- ing Michigan’s 56-54 win over Northwestern. Everybody, that is, except for LeVert. The prognosis for the Wolverines’ leader in every meaningful statistical category and a near- ce...…
…Dame. Spike made the varsity team at Crown Point High School his sophomore year and shined. In his sophomore season, they played Chesterton, which at the time had future Michigan teammate Mitch McGary. Purdue coach Matt Painter was in the stands to watch McGary, but Albrecht stole the show. Late in the game, after McGary was blocked, Spike took the ball the other way and finished with an and-1 play to help Crown Point win by fou...…
