…The number of reported sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence and stalking cases at the University of Michigan increased from 2017 to 2019, according to two reports released in January, one by the University’s Division of Public Safety and Security and the other from the Office of Institutional Equity. In this article, the term “sexual misconduct” will refer to a grouping of sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking ...…
…The following article explains five bills that have been introduced, passed or signed into law by the Michigan state legislature or Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from Feb. 25 to March 11. On the second and fourth Fridays of each month, The Michigan Daily will publish a compilation of bills being floated around in the Michigan state legislature for students at the University of Michigan to know about. This is the first installment in t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, March 17, 2021 — 3 City Council discusses uses for marijuana excise tax CITY Councilmembers commit to investing in community services, officially recognize Transgendender Day of Visibility The Ann Arbor City Council met virtually Monday evening to discuss a resolution to acknowledge Ann Arbor resident Daniel Bicknell’s longstanding career in public service, the allocatio...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 4 — Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Isaiah Mayweather, who is incarcerated at Macomb Correctional Facility, returned to his normal cell Jan. 27 after serving 18 days in a mandatory quarantine as a result of coming into close contact with someone who contracted COVID-19. However, Mayweather, after being tested three times, never once tested positive for the virus that has infected more th...…
…When I sat down with Moon Choe, owner and operator of Moon Cafe, a Korean restaurant and frozen yogurt shop on State Street, for a 40-minute interview, I’ll admit I expected something of a sob story: a few cliché sentiments about being down on his luck and needing students to stop by so he can pay the bills. What I got instead was a chance to gain new insights on laissez-faire parenting, the subtle racism that is a hallmark of the i...…
…Our next well-being day better not be disguised by the administration in the form of a break and exposed for what it actually is: a poor attempt by the University of Michigan to supposedly address the mental health needs of students and failing, miserably. Students receive email after email from University President Mark Schlissel, professors and Graduate Student Instructors, acknowledging that students are facing a stressful ...…
…Lifetime’s “Dance Moms” has long come to define itself as one of the most esoteric, passionate and wild-child offspring of American reality television. The show features the unhinged and intrinsically convoluted kingdom that dance teacher Abby Lee Miller built at her Pittsburgh dance studio. Producers painted Abby Lee as a maverick of the East Coast dance scene and ultimately a brash, unfiltered, iron-fisted ruler with no grace or t...…
…“The Big Bang Theory” aired on CBS for over 12 years, accumulating around 11,700 minutes of runtime or 195 hours. That’s the equivalent of over eight full days of straight footage. Even if you didn’t sleep for a week, you could not finish the entirety of “The Big Bang Theory.” The series ran on CBS starting in 2007. The sitcom revolved around a group of four geeky friends and their inability to assimilate into “normal” society. Th...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, March 17, 2021 — 9 Remember the “Cheese Touch”? You know what I’m talking about. It was 2011. You were nine years old. You were on the bus ride back home, settled into your assigned seat and beginning to zone out, dreaming about your 30 minutes of allotted computer time on Poptropica that night. Suddenly, you felt a violent jab into the back of your arm. A smug- sounding class...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 10 — Wednesday, March 17, 2021 There is a kind of clarity about oneself that comes with empathy. Something about examining yourself in the way you respond to others, in the emotional exchange that is shared when you feel keenly what those around you are feeling, that provides clarity. Alice Phoebe Lou, as she discussed in an interview with The Daily, is an empath, something apparent in her ...…
…7-Opinion I almost drowned at a birthday party when I was five years old. Upon arrival at Water Country, New England’s “safest and friendliest” waterpark, I had raced into a crowded pool of seemingly-still water. Little did I know, this was the Wave Pool: a 700,000-gallon tank of water that mimicked the nearby Atlantic ocean. The wave-generating machine operated on a timer, thus creating waves that rapidly increased i...…
…F or anyone who, like me, is obsessed with the British royal family, the CBS broadcast of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Sunday night was merely another episode in the Netflix series “The Crown.” However, the interview had a subtlety that transforms the royal family’s drama into an experience that is relatable to many Americans: a dysfunctional family. In an attempt to create common grou...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, March 17, 2021 — 13 Pertofsky credits her success to her teammates’ support in win over Indiana Sophomore right-side hitter May Pertofsky led the Michigan volley- ball team (4-3 Big Ten) to a 3-1 win over Indiana (3-13) on Saturday with 17 kills on the day, only one shy of her career-best. Junior outside hit- ter Paige Jones had an outstanding match the day before, but Pert...…
…14 — Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Pitching and defense lead the way for Michigan in sweep of Purdue Redshirt sophomore left-hander Steven Hajjar stood on the mound in a tough position. It was the top of the third inning of the first game with the score tied, 1-1, and Purdue had the bases loaded without a single out or strike. After consulting with pitching coach Steve Merriman, Hajjar...…
…Jaaron Simmons waited for a phone call — one that would dic- tate the future of both his bur- geoning family and coaching career. It was mid-April 2020 and video analyst David Metzen- dorf had left the Michigan men’s basketball team for an assistant coaching position at the Air Force Academy. Simmons, at the end of his year-long stint working along- side Metzendorf as a graduate assistant on the Wolverines’ staff, wante...…
…At long last, the NCAA Tournament is back. After a one- year, pandemic-induced hiatus, the tournament returns to captivate and devastate. The Michigan men’s basketball team will embark on its journey through the madness on Saturday at 3 p.m., when it will play the winner of the first four matchups between Mount St. Mary’s and Texas Southern in West Lafayette. The announcement, considering the heralded feat of attai...…
…LUCK EDITION LUCK EDITION The Statement Magazine The Statement Magazine March 17, 2021 March 17, 2021 ILLUSTRATION BY KATHERINE LEE ILLUSTRATION BY KATHERINE LEE …
…C all me a naive romantic, but I believe in love at first sight. Why? Because I’m pretty sure it happened to me. When I bought tickets to see Icona Pop, an electro-pop band, at Necto Nightclub in the Fall 2019, my expectations for the night included get- ting ready in residence halls and screaming “I don’t care, I love it!” with my friends. My agen- da did not include falling in love. It was only two months into my freshman year of c...…
…“ There is a Taoist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. ‘Such bad luck,’ they said sympathetically. ‘Maybe,’ the farmer replied. The next morning the horse returned, bring- ing with it three other wild horses. ‘How wonder- ful,’ the neighbors exclaimed. ‘Maybe,’ replied the old man. The following day, his son tried to ride one...…
…A s I was sitting cross-legged lining up dom- inos on my aunt’s kitchen floor, she told me the domino effect was teaching me to make good decisions in life. In my pig-tailed, youth- ful wonder I couldn’t internalize her profound ad- vice, but years later, I realized she was right. In the opening scene of “Collateral Beauty,” Will Smith’s character Howard seeks a resolution by setting off an impressive domino structure as he grieves the ...…
…Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order on Monday morning closing all Michigan restaurants, bars and entertainment venues in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The order goes into effect at 3 p.m. on Monday and the restrictions will last until March 30. The restrictions apply to bars, restaurants, coffee shops, movie theaters, clubs, gyms, recreation centers, spas and casinos, amon...…
…2 — Tuesday, March 17, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com With the rapidly evolving coronavirus outbreak in the United States and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order, many local businesses are to remain temporarily closed. As of Monday night, there are 54 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in Michigan. A case at the Vic Village-North student apartment...…
…In an email to students sent Monday night, Simone Himbeault Taylor, interim vice president for student life, and Robert Ernst, University Health Service executive director, noted that UHS will remain open in addition to a modified version of housing and dining, consisting of boxed take-out meals served during specific hours. Jeff Donofrio, the director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, said ...…
…I used to be exceedingly hopeful about politics and policy matters. I was known by my friends in high school as the “fire- breathing conservative” because I’d come to school lunch ready to debate them about our contrasting politics. In my free time, I binge-read the news and tweeted about national political drama. I regularly put down schoolwork in favor of a fresh copy of “National Review,” my favorite conservative...…
…Tuesday, March 17, 2020 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica is one of the greatest enigmas in the history of hip hop. He first came up in the mid-2000s with hits on MySpace. He then started dating singer Erykah Badu; the eccentricity of her partners after dating her has been the subject of memes in the hip-hop community. In 2009, he dropped “Exhibit C,” a not-so-cult classic of sort...…
…Tuesday, March 17, 2020 — 6 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Two-and-a-half months in, and 2020 has given the world a lot of things to consider. An impeachment. The rumblings of war with Iran. A whack-as-hell primary season. An online- school-inducing, business-closing, all-around- scary pandemic that maybe makes reviewing theater-exclusive movies a public health hazard? But never mind all that. The first quarter of 2...…
…Thursday evening, the Defend Affirmative Action Party, eMerge and Movement, three of the four parties running for Central Student Government office, gathered in Hutchins Hall for the first presidential and vice presidential debate of the season. Moderator Aaron Kall, the University of Michigan’s director of debate, asked candidates questions chosen from nearly 100 potential questions sent in online by Unive...…
…POT O’ GOLD. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Friday, March 17, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Two student groups from the University of Michigan Law School, the Michigan Health Law Organization and the Law School Democrats, hosted a talk Thursday morning concerning the repeal of former President Barack Obama’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act, and its replacement, the American Health Care Act. The ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, March 17, 2017 — 3 with the help of our colleagues at the U-M Alumni Association, along with other channels. Our (massive online open courses) have reached over 5.6M enrollments over the last 5 years so we also hope to encourage many of these learners to explore these topics with us.” Natural Resources Prof. Arun Agrawal, an expert in political science, will be hosting th...…
…A s we drove down Carpenter Street in the Binghampton neighborhood of Memphis, Tenn., schoolchildren in royal purple polos and khakis flooded the sidewalk as school let out for the day. Their backpacks bounced on their backs as they crossed the street to the Carpenter Art Garden, a lively purple house with a yard full of large, painted, wooden hearts. Our tour guide, Noah Gray, the executive director of the Binghampton D...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, March 17, 2017 — 5 This Friday and Saturday, UMS will present Betroffenheit, a performance that combines theatre and dance to tell a grippingly honest story of trauma, loss and addiction. With five contemporary dancers and a single protagonist, Kidd Pivot and Electric Company Theatre come together to create a project that mixes spoken word, recorded text and movement....…
…ACROSS 1 “Oopsy” 6 Grand Prix component 9 In things 13 Adult insect 14 Prefix with data 15 Subject preceder 16 Laboratory scam? 18 Saves, say 19 Challenge 20 Like some flushes 22 Missed the mark 24 Spike TV, once 25 Nile threats 28 Snubbing a testimonial? 33 Take for a while 35 B to C, e.g. 36 Call off 37 Something shared on a plane 40 Pres. when Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was decided 41 “The Social Contract” author 43 Hindu asceti...…
…LET THE MADNESS BEGIN INDIANAPOLIS — Fresh off a Big Ten Tournament championship, the Michigan men’s basketball team has experienced a rapid turnaround. After four games in as many days, the Wolverines will take the court once again Friday — albeit on a much bigger stage. While the magic of March Madness has already struck Michigan once, the Wolverines will officially open play in the NCAA Tournament in what Mich...…
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…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 17, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 90 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A SUDOKU..................... 2A SPORTS...................... 5A B - S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Zach Werenski ...…
…Event part of second annual week on campus celebrating the city By RACHEL COHEN Daily Staff Reporter The Detroit Partnership’s “The SOUP” event brought students together Wednesday to learn about Detroit-based charities through a collaborative environment and a soup dinner. The event, part of the University of Michigan’s second annual Detroit Week, was modeled off of the Detroit SOUP, a micro- granting dinner that sponso...…
…Grant Hardy/Dailly Gary Krenz, executive director of the University Bicentennial, speaks about his plans for the upcoming celebration as the guest speaker at the LSA Student Governement meeting in Mason Hall Wednesday. 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, March 17, 2016 — 3A Five new members selected for Michigan Society of Fellows Five new members have been selected by the Michigan Society of Fellows to se...…
…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...…
…ACROSS 1 Family nickname 5 Religion with Five Pillars 10 NCO rank 14 Word with man or horse 15 Black Panthers co-founder 16 Gillette product 17 Stub __ 18 Strains 19 Go fast 20 Concerning 22 Postgame postmortem 24 Baby seal 25 Oahu resident, for example 27 Wake 29 AAA suggestion 30 Source of a nutritious oil 31 Sorted homogeneously 33 Rearward 35 Dirty money 36 Patrick Creadon documentary about SpongeBob ... and what’s found in this puzzle’s c...…
…Irvin’s clutch 3 leads Wolverines past Tulsa, on to Notre Dame By JACOB GASE Daily Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio — The Michigan men’s basketball team got the NCAA Tournament bid it was sweating for on Selection Sunday — as a No. 11 seed playing in the First Four at University of Dayton Arena — and it initially looked like it received a favorable opponent as well. After the bracket was released, no team in the field r...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, March 17, 2016 the b-side THE DETROIT FASHION ISSUE THE DETROIT FASHION ISSUE DETROIT INSTITUE OF ARTS let yourself go DETROIT INSTITUE OF ARTS let yourself go DEDICATED BY THE TO THE KNOWLEDGE PEOPLE OF DETROI T AND ENJOYMENT OF ART The Inn On Ferry Street Design by Jacklyn Thomas and Anne Lynch HUDSON’S …
…2B — Thursday, March 17, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SHORT FILM REVIEW In his Oscar-nominated short film “Ave Maria,” director Basil Khalil finds room for humor in a exploration of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. The short follows an Israeli family who, while racing home for Shabbat, crashes their car into a statue of the Virgin Mary outside a convent. The family must enlist the help of the conve...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side ‘World’ casts in A2 MTV’s ‘Real World’ looks for stars at Charley’s By ALLIE TAYLOR Daily Arts Writer “Real World,” MTV’s longest- running reality program, will be holding a casting call at Good Time Charley’s on South University Avenue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednes- day, Mar. 23. Since 1992, “Real World” showcases and exposes the reality of how people between...…
…4B — Thursday, March 17, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SINGLE REVIEW Weddings are often viewed as a joyous celebration of eternal monogamy, but for British singer Natasha Khan (aka Bat for Lashes) they can be extremely harrowing. This duality imbued within marriage acts as the emotional core of her new song “In God’s House” from her upcoming concept album, The Bride. From just one listen, you can he...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 17, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ADMINISTRATION FINANCE HEALTH N. Campus Grove project also up for approval at Thursday meeting By GEN HUMMER and ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporters The University’s Board of Regents will consider two North Campus construction projects at their monthly meeting on Thurs- day. The regents will v...…
…Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 11/24/08 12:59 PM 7 6 2 7 4 5 3 5 4 1 1 9 4 2 5 6 2 4 4 2 5 8 1 8 6 6 1 7 CALM BEFORE THE STORM. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan women’s basketball team earned an automatic bid into the WNIT. The Wolverines will host Cleveland State on ...…
…3-News NEWS BRIEFS NEWS BRIEFS The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, March 17, 2015 — 3 tomers and all of the campus community know when that decision and when that agree- ment is reached.” TCF currently has 18 ATMs in University buildings across campus, including in the Michi- gan Union and the Michigan League. Goldman said TCF is also working with the University to make the transition away from the partnership t...…
…S he told me she was collecting little white pebbles. We sat on the green bench of our senior lawn and talked about blackness. She asked me if I had ever had that feeling that I was missing out. That feeling that creeps up on you when you realize there is something else. Something more. Something bigger than you. Or outside of you. You know the feeling, like you are almost there, but not quite. Hovering under the thre...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, March 17, 2015 — 5 Kendrick’s new album surprises Lamar’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ is mandatory listening By ADAM THEISEN Senior Arts Editor All of us have voices in our heads that tell us we’re not good enough. They feed into our inse- curities, say- ing we’re not strong enough, smart enough, talented enough, rich enough, deter- mined enough, sane enough to be succe...…
…ACROSS 1 Device in a jogger’s armband, maybe 5 Off-mike comment 10 Deck swabbers 14 Emperor with a bow 15 Language of 14- Across 16 Mayberry kid 17 Bureau of Indian Affairs purview 19 Heating or cooling outlet 20 Nationality suffix 21 BB-shaped veggie 22 Pay attention to 23 1989 handheld gadget release 29 “Magic Mike” actor Channing __ 30 Disparaging 31 Have yet to pay 32 Prof’s aides 34 Stat for Madison Bumgarner 35 Chaplin of “Game of Throne...…
