…At a sexual assault survivors’ forum on Nov. 13, Maya Crosman, a 2016 University of Michigan alum and survivor of former U-M lecturer Bruce Conforth, questioned the University’s investigation process into Conforth, who retired without any punishment in 2017. “I cannot be sure what happened at (the Office of Institutional Equity) when Conforth was allowed to retire with his reputation intact, but it is clear that justice was not give...…
…I feel like Mr. Vaughn and others who are camped outside are not disrupting my ability to come and go from the house. I have guests at the house where I do the University’s business quite often — that’s why I live on campus. That hasn’t been disrupted. So I want to really shout them out for the respectful way that they’re persistently advocating their cause, and that’s the way change happens. I understand the passion, and I respect ...…
…Two years ago, I embarked on a crusade: I removed every social media application from my phone save for Snapchat and YouTube. I got rid of TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Face- book, Pinterest — all in an effort to improve my mental health and mitigate my growing phone addiction. During the pandemic, I would cycli- cally download and delete these apps, a bit like a toxic relationship. Of course, I still have full access to some sites like I...…
…4 — Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The home screen of my Nintendo Switch lights up with the words “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” spread out across the screen. In the background, I can see my villagers Cherry, Punchy and Leopold running across the main plaza as the theme song for the game plays. All of my other villagers are somewhere fishing, running or in their homes creating a ...…
…T he Ann Arbor Public Schools district is in trouble. Within the past few weeks, AAPS has canceled in-person school three times. On Oct. 22, three schools went remote. Five days later, it was one school. The most recent closure, on Nov. 1, affected every school in the district. Naturally, parents were upset. For working parents, the need to find emergency child care is an exceptional burden. AAPS discontinued their before and aft...…
…Now that Halloween has passed and the holiday season encroaches upon us, my anticipation for a relatively new “holiday” tradition has begun. Like many other Spotify users, early November is when I begin both eagerly awaiting and bracing myself for Spotify’s 2021 Wrapped. Launched by the music streaming giant in 2015 and originally called “Year in Music,” Spotify Wrapped gives listeners a summary of their streaming habits over the past...…
…This was supposed to be a season of destiny for the Michigan field hockey team. Coming off a season in which it swept the Big Ten and earned the national runner-up, the Wolverines entered the 2021 season expecting greatness. That expectation was made even greater due to the circumstances, with the season coming 20 years after Michigan’s lone national championship and the NCAA finals being hosted in Ann Arbor. The season seemed a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, November 17, 2021 When the Michigan women’s soccer team took the field against Bowling Green on Friday, its starting lineup had only one thing that it noticeably lacked: Underclassmen. Of the Wolverines’ 11 starters, three were juniors, four were seniors and another four were either graduate students or fifth-year seniors. And from the way Michigan dominated the Falcons en...…
…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...…
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…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 ...…
…University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel announced the University is taking several steps to increase its testing capabilities during his weekly U-M Ann Arbor COVID-19 update email to the U-M community Feb. 5. Starting Feb. 16, the University will require weekly COVID-19 testing for graduate and professional program students living on campus. The University will also offer free testing to “Ann Arbor community members...…
…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-daily-buy-this-edition to place your order. BRITTANY BOWMAN Managing Editor ba...…
…The Michigan Daily spoke with Regent Sarah Hubbard (R), the University of Michigan’s newest member of the Board of Regents, Tuesday to discuss her time in office since first joining the Board in January. Hubbard is one of two Republicans on the Board, the other being Ron Weiser, who is currently in the midst of controversy after calls from some in the U-M community for his resignation. Hubbard was elected in November after na...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Kota the Friend moves toward closure on ‘Lyrics to GO, Vol. 2’ The title is accurate — Lyrics to GO, Vol. 2 is all about the message indie rapper Kota the Friend wants to leave you with. The flow of words — words of gratefulness, sadness and love — seems to tumble out of Kota on this mixtape. Lyrics to GO, Vol. 2 is not as carefully thought out as his pre...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 17, 2021 — 5 ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ says screw the neoliberals There’s a quote from a 1964 speech by Malcolm X that Fred Hampton, played by Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”), recounts to the future mother of his child, Deborah (Dominique Fishback, “The Hate You Give”): “Sometimes, when a person’s house is on fire and someone comes in yelling fire, instead of the person...…
…“You can murder a liberator, but you can’t murder a liberation.” - Fred Hampton. On Friday, Feb. 12, the long- awaited biopic, “Judas and the Black Messiah,” will be released. The film is a historical portrayal of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The Black Panther Party championed countless community programs, including the Free Breakfast Program and the People’s Free Ambulance Service, as we...…
…YOUR WEEKLY ARIES Focus on your values this week. Only when you know what truly matters to you can you make some difficult decisions. AQUARIUS GEMINI The truth turns out to be a flexible thing this week – be careful not to assume that your truth is the same as anyone else’s. SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN SCORPIO CANCER Pay your debts – financial or otherwise – so that you can move forwards with a clean slate as the future beckons....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 statement What is digital studies? BY ALEXANDER SATOLA, STATEMENT CORRESPONDENT I n January 2019, LSA announced the creation of a new Digital Studies In- stitute that would support the study of digital technologies from a humanities and social science perspective. The establishment of a formal academic institute followed the cre- ation of the LSA Digital St...…
…M y sister and I were born one minute apart. Whenever I tell people this, questions inevitably follow: “What’s it like having a twin?” “Are you best friends?” “Can you read each other’s minds?” Over the years, I’ve formed a sort of automatic response: I laugh, acknowl- edging the curiosity surrounding a con- cept that is foreign and fascinating to someone else yet normal and casual to me. I then reply with a simple yet in- tention...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 statement I n early April, I screenshotted a picture I saw on Wikipedia of a cow lying on the ground captioned “a sleeping cow laying on her side is not immobilized; she can rise whenever she chooses.” It epitomized early-quarantine lethargy, and I thought it was really funny. I kept collecting ob- scure and amusing Wikipedia excerpts and posting screenshots o...…
…7-Opinion W hen I turned 13, like many Jews around the United States and the rest of the world, I was bar mitzvahed. Upon the conclusion of my service, after reciting blessings and reading from the Torah, I was rushed to an unmarked back room. The room was small and consisted of just a single chair facing a video monitor. It was there where I received a call from the Rothschild family. I was finally old enough to be given my ver...…
…2-News I t’s incredibly odd to be a freshman right now. Instead of having animated discussions sitting on lawns and benches around campus, we occasionally send necessary texts through GroupMes and Discords. Instead of exploring and getting used to a new campus, we navigate our university online. Newcomers don’t have a place, a community or an understanding of the University of Michigan in its regular workings. Instead, we t...…
…As the Michigan volleyball team clawed back from an early deficit in the first set of Sunday’s match, freshman setter Scottee Johnson tracked down and dug a speedy attack from Purdue. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, freshman outside hitter Jess Mruzik emerged from the back row and launched a kill into the face of Purdue defensive specialist Jena Otec. The Boilermakers instantly called timeout, as the Wolverines’ new...…
…14 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan bests Nebraska in first meet after pause Livers at forefront of Michigan’s success The instant that junior Natalie Wojcik powerfully stuck the landing of her dismount from the balance beam, Michigan gymnastics coach Bev Plocki’s arms both shot like rockets into the air with palms open and fingers spread. A perfect 10, she visually p...…
…Entering his fourth season as the head coach of the Michigan men’s lacrosse team, Kevin Conry is gradu- ally building off the foundation laid by his predecessor, John Paul. After reeling in the No. 4 and No. 3 recruiting classes in 2020 and 2021, respectively, Conry is hungry to shake up the Big Ten with a Wolverine squad that is quietly yet quickly ascending. Finding a replacement for Paul, the human embodiment of Michigan...…
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