…The brass Block ‘M’ in the center of the Diag is usually clear of footprints, with students sharply changing their trajectory to safely avoid trodding upon it and tempting academic fate. However, during Festifall on Sept. 1 and 2, the sidewalks throughout the Diag and Ingalls Mall were so packed with U-M community members that numerous individuals walked over the infamous ‘M’ to navigate the large crowd. After operating as a com...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, September 8, 2021 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. If you would like a current copy of the paper mailed to you, please visit store. pub.umich.edu/michigan-...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 8, 2021 — 3 ADMINISTRATION ‘U’ leaders defend COVID-19 policies after faculty pushback Schlissel: Classroom ‘the safest place to be on campus’ University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel and Provost Susan Collins defended fall semester COVID-19 guidelines in a Sept. 2 email to concerned faculty, stating that “perhaps the safest place to be on campus this fall will ...…
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…It’s nine on Sunday morning, and Eileen is going to mass with Simon. They’ve known each other for a very long time — since they were teenagers. They’ve shared a romantic interlude in Paris, only to part for years after. They’ve woken up in bed together this morning. It’s both a notable and unexciting event, the sort that Eileen, nearing 30, clings to. The moment happens in her head more than in reality, in her heart. She watches t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, September 8, 2021 With the return of school comes heavy books, dense nonfiction and endless essays. To balance the hefty academic reading, the Daily’s Book Review writers have compiled a list of six must-reads for the back-to- school season. Some are summer releases that might’ve slipped under your radar, while others have been on your to-read list for years. These books are ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Wednesday, September 8, 2021 — 7 YOUR WEEKLY ARIES There’s a fresh start for your mental health this week, and events in your love life look bright and cheerful too – lots to enjoy. AQUARIUS GEMINI The New Moon in your family zone is very encouraging – this is a great week to move on from family dramas and into much more positive territory. SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN SCORPIO ...…
…7-Opinion L ast November saw the continuation of a local tradition in Rochester, N.Y., where hundreds of women adorned the grave of Susan B. Anthony with their “I Voted” stickers. The act is a nod to the role she played in earning women the right to vote. But the tradition glosses over a major problem with the history of the women’s suffrage movement: It was done almost entirely for the benefit of white women. Anthony w...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 8, 2021 — 9 A public lecture and reception; you may attend in person or virtually. For more info, including the Zoom link, visit events.umich.edu/event/84260 or call 734.615.6667. KEN KOLLMAN Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor Professor of Political Science Why You Should and Should Not be Worried About AMERICAN DEMOCRACY Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | 4:00 p.m. | Wei...…
…Terms apply. Food delivery, entertainment, and more. EXCLUSIVELY WITH Student offers that will make your year. amazon.com/student My Saturday started at 6:43 a.m. — a time I usually consider to be the middle of the night — to music blasting outside my door. It’s a familiar feeling but jarring nonetheless to be woken up by the first notes of Mo Bamba or Shipping Up to Boston. It’s a sensation I haven’t had in almost...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 8, 2021 — 11 One aspect of soccer that is often overlooked is moments of transition. These are the few seconds following a change in possession. They are often the time when the ball is the easiest to win back and hardest to keep. They can also be when a defense is most vulnerable because their players are set up to attack, not defend. People tend to focus on wha...…
…2-News 12 — Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Ad The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association and used under license. Low Cash Mode is a service mark of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Virtual Wallet Student is a registered trademark of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Bank deposit products and services provided by PNC Bank, National Association. Member FDIC ©2021 The...…
…Student veterans attended orientation in the Pond room of the Michigan Union Thursday evening and learned about the various resources and initiatives to support them on campus. The orientation was led by Psychology Lecturer Eric Fretz, Philip Larson, program director for the Student Veterans Assistance Program, and members of the Peer Advisors for Veteran Education. The incoming students had the opportunity to famil...…
…4 7 6 3 5 2 7 4 9 2 2 3 1 7 4 5 7 1 9 8 3 6 1 4 8 3 5 8 4 NO SWEAT. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Friday, September 8, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9 Performance WHAT: Join retro-futurist brass man Steven Bernstein and New Orleans piano vitruso Henry Butler for UMS’s season opening event. Tickets on sale at UMS’s website. WHO: UMS...…
…“immediate action” upon notice of harassment at the expense of receiving federal funding. To date, the OCR has conducted 435 investigations into colleges’ mishandling of sexual assault; the University’s case opened in 2014 and remains pending. Upon DeVos’ appointment under President Donald Trump, many braced for a dismantling of stringent guidelines. Jennifer Salvatore, founding partner at Salvatore, Prescott and Porter law f...…
…I t was, by all accounts, an unenviable afternoon at the Jersey Shore. The usually crowded beach was sparsely populated, thanks in large part to heavy gray clouds, rough waves and a chill uncharacteristic of early August. My family and I were perfectly content, though. None of us were particularly invested in our tans that day. Several yards behind us were other patrons who also seemed to be perfectly conten...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, September 8, 2017 — 5A Arts COURTESY OF LOLLAPALOOZA Festival Report: Lollapalooza succeeds in surprising As the first music festival I’d ever been to, Lollapalooza blew all my expectations out of the park; all that food, music, people and excitement, nestled smack dab in the middle of Chicago. My only regret is that I wasn’t able to experience more; I couldn’t mosh to the eclectic ED...…
…FOCUS FEATURES Bewildered, not ‘Beguiled’ This summer saw more of the academic-discourse- permeates-pop-culture phenomenon that’s been snowballing for the past few years, especially on social media; one of the most obvious examples of how polarizing it can get was the discourse surrounding Sofia Coppola’s reboot of “The Beguiled.” And yes, I’m still thinking about it several months after the fact — now that the dust...…
…September 9, 2017: Cincinnati …
…FootballSaturday, September 9, 2017 2 STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores for the top 25 and Big Ten in the 2017 football season. Betelhem Ashame Ted Janes Orion Sang Kevin Santo Cincinnati (+34.5) at No. 8 Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Fresno State (+43.5) at No. 1 Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama No. 5 Oklahoma(+7) at No. 2 Ohio State Ohio Stat...…
…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Behind Enemy Lines: A conversation with Cincinnati’s football beat writer By BETELHEM ASHAME Managing Sports Editor To gain an inside perspective on the Cincinnati football team, the Daily reached out to our counterparts at The News Record, the student-run newspaper at the University of Cincinnati. On Thursday, we spoke on the phone with Jason Szelest — the sports editor at The News Recor...…
…IN COACH’S OFFICE Ted Janes, Daily Sports Writer In December, Mason Cole had a chance to leave for the NFL Draft. Now, he’s Michigan’s captain. Mason Cole, all 6-foot-5 of him, sat down in his coach’s office. Beside him was his dad, John, who had flown up to Ann Arbor from Tampa, and sitting across the room at his desk was offensive coordinator Tim Drevno. But the maestro in the room, Jim Harbaugh, was standing, pacing ar...…
…parents to tell them the news. Mason’s parents, John and Maggie, were at a business conference in Banff, Alberta when they found out their son was going to start. They had promised him that if he were starting, they would go to every game. They just didn’t know it was going to happen that quickly. Against Appalachian State in September 2014, Mason Cole became the first-ever true freshman at Michigan to start a season ope...…
…FootballSaturday, September 9, 2017 6 Breakdown: Michigan vs. Cincy By KEVIN SANTO Managing Sports Editor This one has all the ingredients to be a laugher. Cincinnati will travel to Ann Arbor this Saturday coming off a narrow 26-14 win over Austin Peay. To put that in perspective, the Governors have not won a game in FCS competition since Oct. 14, 2014. No. 8 Michigan, on the other hand, is heading into its home opener w...…
…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Breakdown: Michigan vs. Cincy Edge: Michigan Special teams The Wolverines have finally seen an inexperienced special teams unit in action, and they should be pleased with the results. Redshirt freshman kicker Quinn Nordin converted on four of his six field-goal opportunities — two of which were from 50-plus yards — and did so in high-pressure situations. Freshman Donovan Peoples- J...…
…FootballSaturday, September 9, 2017 8 What to Watch For: Cincinnati By ORION SANG Daily Sports Editor Michigan quieted some of its naysayers last week with a resounding 33-17 victory against then-No. 17 Florida at AT&T Stadium. The Wolverines are back in Ann Arbor this weekend, where they’ll play their home opener against Cincinnati. Michigan will find a familiar face on the opposing sideline in first-year head coach Luke Fi...…
…The University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats kicked off one of its weekly voter registration drives Wednesday with a special appearance from actor Sean Astin, best known for his role as Sam in Lord of the Rings. Astin spoke to students and community members about campaigning at ground-level events. He also discussed his experiences with Hillary Clinton who he’s known since 1992, calling her one of the...…
…FIRST REAL LECTURES. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel highlighted the importance of free speech and open discourse that respects all viewpoints in a statement to the campus community Wednesday. “The conflict of discordant ideas and opinions — even when it makes us uncomfortable — is an essential feature of an academic community,” Schlissel said. He also emphasized that ...…
…GRANT HARDY/Daily Engineering junior Julie Rieland builds an oversized Jenga tower in an event held by the Center for Entrepreneurship outside the Duderstadt Center on North Campus Wednesday. BUILT TO TOPPLE 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, September 8, 2016 — 3A for the first time in decades. The Gandy Dancer was the location of the original station, before the restaurant existed. The fourth potential loc...…
…M y adolescent years were weaned on Tumblr, a website that stole too much of my middle school free time and taught me words and phrases such as “queer,” “neurotypical” and “social justice warrior.” These were the days before celebrities such as Halsey and Zendaya took social justice from the hid- den corners of the Internet and made it trend on Twitter. Back in middle school, there was no Amy Schumer to tell me I could love my body e...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 The 1% in 1% milk 4 Court activity 9 Baseball’s “Georgia Peach” 13 Common refreshment 15 TV comic Kovacs 16 Campers’ gathering place 17 Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s forte 19 Actress Lena 20 Amazon’s biz 21 Really dug 23 One may be tipped 24 Translate, in a way 26 Landscaper’s contraption 28 Chef’s creation 31 Heavenly figure 33 Cadillac compact 36 Soup bean 38 Cookout spot...…
…Michigan’s starting QB has been a ‘different Wilton’ from last summer By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Editor When explaining the competition to his quarterbacks, passing game coordinator Jedd Fisch used a racing analogy. “Wilton had the pole position after spring,” Fisch said. “He kind of had a little bit of an edge. The race started, and the green flag was waved, and people were trying to pass people, but he just ki...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, September 8, 2016 the b-side Sam Rosenberg, Daily Arts Writer A weekend at Mary Court and Greenwood …
…2B — Thursday, September 8, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com At most parties, you can either feel lost or lose yourself. Depending on the atmosphere and location, a party — more specifically, a college party — is the space for young people to dance, talk, drink, smoke, laugh, make out and interact with strangers and friends. A party can be an unnerving experience, even a mediocre one at that. The place may ...…
…Oh Guy. Oh Guy. Not even 10 minutes into your show and the word “food lube” was thrown around casually. The nomenclature in “Diners Drive-Ins and Dives” is a mix of ’90s gangster rap, Dad Jokes and middle-of-the-country- salt-of-the-Earth-relentless-feel-good compliments, but I’m not that upset about it? It kinda works? It’s exciting? Or maybe that’s just the dizzying speed of these camera cuts. I blame my non-diagnosed epilepsy o...…
…By CARLY SNIDER Daily Arts Writer THURSDAY Though rain clouds and light showers plagued Grant Park on this year’s opening day, the energetic atmosphere could not be dampened. This impervious spirit was embodied by the day’s early performers — namely Melanie Martinez and Wavves. Commanding one of Lolla’s largest stages, Martinez strutted and cooed to the damp masses. The rising Voice star sounded impeccable, working the larg...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 8, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan lost Jim Harbaugh’s debut, 24-17. » INSIDE Sports Tuesday Schlissel’s second ice cream social caps off Welcome Week festivities By ISOBEL FUTTER and GEN HUMMER Daily Staff Reporters Weathering some light sprinkles of rain, about 1,200 University students, faculty, staff and parents gat...…
…2A — Tuesday, September 8, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan football team lost to Utah last Thursday, 24-17. Quarterback Jake Rudock threw three interceptions in his Wolverine debut after his transfer from Iowa. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTSTUESDAY 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES As refugees continue to migrate out of Syria, Britain and France pledged Monday to accept a...…
…— is that we believe strongly that for University of Michigan stu- dents, we’re a resource wherever they are, especially in the density of the areas surrounding the cam- pus,” said DPSS Executive Director Eddie Washington in an exclu- sive interview with The Michigan Daily on Wednesday. Though DPSS officers could eventually have concurrent juris- diction to enforce state laws in off- campus locations, such as a noise complaint at a fr...…
…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....…
…Avenue house. “I live across the street in the Law School dorm and my room faces the President’s House,” law student Mary Waller said. “I thought it would be cool to see the inside.” While Schlissel hosted a similar event last year, this year’s layout was adjusted to accommodate long lines. Last year, Schlissel and Schwebs received attendees on their patio, meaning the long line formed throughout the home and onto the ...…
…6A — Tuesday, September 8, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Hannibal’ stuns By CHLOE GILKE Managing Arts Editor Writing a series finale might be the hardest job in the world. Those unlucky writ- ers must follow a stringent set of guidelines if their ending is to join the likes of “Six Feet Under” in the Great Finale Hall of Fame and avoid being tossed into the Garbage Can of Gar- bage Finales with “How I Met Yo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 7A — Tuesday, September 8, 2015 LITERATURE COLUMN To kill ‘Atticus Finch’ By REBECCA LERNER Daily Literature Columnist “ I’ll say one thing for her – she sure can write.” My dad said to me, interrupting my reading of Harper Lee’s “Go Set A Watchman.” The recently released novel, a chronological sequel to Lee’s first book, was actually written prior to her iconic “To Kill A Mockingbird. As...…
…8A — Tuesday, September 8, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ALBUM REVIEW Miley is clueless but fascinating By ADAM THEISEN Senior Arts Editor Just a few months ago, I would have been so excited for a new Miley Cyrus album. Earlier in the summer, the singer started posting YouTube videos of her “Backyard Ses- sions,” a series of stripped-down cover songs per- formed by Cyrus and friends like Joan Jett, Laura...…
…RELIGIOUS SERVICES May Peace Prevail on Earth The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 9A — Tuesday, September 8, 2015 COME TO A MICHIGAN DAILY MASS MEETING Sunday, 9/13 Thursday, 9/17 Monday, 9/14 Sunday, 9/20 September 6 30 13 27 8 1 22 15 29 11 4 25 18 2 7 31 21 14 28 10 3 24 17 1 9 2 23 16 30 12 5 26 19 3 20 All mass meetings held at 7 p.m., second floor of 420 Maynard Street. Learn about opportun...…
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…BSportsTuesday LAST STAND n Jake Rudock knows he has 11 more chances to make things right. SportsTuesday Column, Page 2B LATE-GAME HEROICS The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | September 8, 2015 n The Michigan men’s soccer team won on a double-overtime goal by James Murphy. Page 7B SALT LAKE PITY Utah 24, Michigan 17 ALLISON FARRAND/Daily ALLISON FARRAND/Daily ALLISON FARRAND/Daily JAMES COLLER/Daily …
…2B — September 8, 2015 SportsTuesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Jake Rudock’s last stand N ine days after Michigan hired Jim Harbaugh on Dec. 30, change brewed at Iowa. It arrived in the form of a depth chart. On that day, Jake Rudock, the Hawkeyes’ No. 1 quarterback for two years, officially became a No. 2 quarterback. Better opportunities awaited him elsewhere. Eight months later, Rudock’s facial expressio...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 3B — September 8, 2015 Harbaugh brings back helmet stickers to spark competition By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Editor Everything Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has done since taking over the Michigan football team has been synonymous with competition. He wants his injured players to cut their recovery time in half, keeps score of his quarterbacks’ every move on and off the field to decide the sta...…
…MOVING IN 4B — September 8, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Back to school S ALT LAKE CITY — Sorry folks, summer’s over. The return to school is a tough time for everyone, and the Michigan football team is no exception. It happens every September: The radiant sunshine of summer is replaced with humming fluorescent lights, the freedom and optimism crushed with a strong dose of reality. This change often p...…
