…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 10, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 70 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. WEATHER TOMORROW Navigating homelessness in the Ann Arbor winter » INSIDE the statement SAM MOUSIGIAN/Daily Protestors demonstrate their frustrations with Gov. R...…
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…Ron Weiser, namesake of Weiser Hall, launches 2016 candidacy By CAMY METWALLY Daily Staff Reporter Former U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia, Ron Weiser announced his decision to run for University of Michigan Regent in a press release Monday. Weiser, a Republican, highlighted issues of tuition as his main concern. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, he emphasized that his business background would ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 1, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 62 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A S P O R T S M O N DAY. . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Adam Coon win...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 4, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 66 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS......................6A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A B - S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Sanders, Clin...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 5, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 67 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL ASSIFIEDS.................6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 S...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 8, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 68 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A SPORTSMONDAY..........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Plane flies over Ann ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 2, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. WEATHER TOMORROW Vice president for research plans to continue support for innovation By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter After serving as interim in the role for almost two years, Jack Hu, the University’s current vice pr...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 9, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. WEATHER TOMORROW Researchers find use of the drug negatively impacts verbal recollection By MADELINE GERSON For the Daily According to a recent study by Deborah Levine, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan Medic...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 24, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Body discusses issues of abseentism at meetings By ANNA HARITOS Daily Staff Reporter At Tuesday’s meeting, representatives of Central Student Government discussed medical amnesty, recalling representatives, an upcoming mental health survey and two resolutions. During the meeting, the assembly...…
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…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 15, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV No. 73 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A C L A S S I F I E D S . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SUDOKU..................... 2A ARTS.......................... 5A SPORTSMONDAY. . . . . . . . .1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Sanders to make ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 22, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan won the 2016 Big Ten women’s swimming and diving title » INSIDE Making a splash Researchers could contribute to future travels to the planet By KEVIN LINDER For the Daily NASA recently funded a University of Michigan design for spacecraft thrusters as part of its Next Space Technologies for Exploration...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 16, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 74 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL ASSIFIEDS.................6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 19, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Sylvia Burwell touts federal aid to the city following water crisis By CAITLIN REEDY Daily Staff Reporter Sylvia Burwell, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, visited a Flint health center to observe firsthand the city’s recovery efforts Thursday. “I came here today to spend time o...…
…Women’s fraternity faced multiple disciplinary sanctions over past months By ALYSSA BRANDON Daily News Editor The Eta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta women’sfraternity at the University of Michigan was disbanded Monday. A letter obtained by The Michigan Daily from Theta’s national president Laura Doerre to chapter members states the decision was made in a unanimous vote by the fraternity’s grand council on Sunday. In the let...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 12, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 72 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
…Stratagies and long-term solutions discussed at Active Minds event By NISA KHAN For the Daily About 20 people gathered in the Michigan Union Wednesday evening to participate in a dialogue on eating disorders, hosted by campus mental health organization Active Mind. The panel is one of six events the organization is holding in conjunction with Project Heal, a nonprofit established to provide treatment scholarships for those ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 26, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM See MCITY, Page 3 Techlab to allow outside researchers to contribute to driverless car tech. By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily News Editor The University of Michigan launched the pilot of TechLab at Mcity, a program for transpor- tation startups to partner with researchers at the automated vehicle testing site, Thursday....…
…2-News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/26/08 11:51 AM 8 7 9 2 5 1 1 3 5 7 2 4 2 7 6 7 4 9 1 9 6 1 5 3 1 5 7 4 FINDING SOULMATE ON TINDER. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com ANDREW COHEN/Daily University President Mark Schlissel discusses his role within the university and responds to questions from student repre- sentatives at the Central Student Government meeting at the Mic...…
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…Marlanna Landeros recognized by OIE for programming By RIYAH BASHA Daily Staff Reporter For Marlanna Landeros, the University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security’s program manager, public safety at the University is in her blood. Landeros is one of 10 individual recipients of this year’s Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award, and was recognized last week by the Office of Institutional Equity as the force beh...…
…2A — Monday, February 1, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 2-News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan men’s basketball and hockey teams both beat Penn State at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. >> SEE SPORTS on 1B 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Film screening WHAT: University Professor Silvia Pedraza will host a screening and discussion of “War and Peace,” a film on the Latino struggle for civil rights ...…
…Interim AD discusses recruitment, expanding seating By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter Interim Athletic Director Jim Hackett and Liz Barry, special counsel to University President Mark Schlissel, discussed ideas for improving sporting venues, the recruitment process and the importance of a transparent relationship between the athletic department and students at an open forum Wednesday. The discussion was ...…
…immersion in the humanities and liberal arts,” he said. The three habits Costolo outlined were creative synthesis, disciplined thinking and awareness beyond oneself — all of which can be attained through a liberal arts education. To exemplify the importance of creative synthesis, Costolo used an example from his career in which he gave a speech that was streamed to the 4,000 Twitter employees around the world. It in, he s...…
…U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee introduces two pieces of legislation to provide aid to Flint By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D–Flint) has introduced two bills aimed toward helping the community of Flint and preventing similar health effects in the future. The Flint water crisis began in April 2014 when the city switched from Detroit city water to Flint River water. The water from the Flint River had a much h...…
…Broderick Johnson recounts formation of Obama’s community outreach initiatives By CAITLIN REEDY Daily Staff Reporter University alum Broderick Johnson, White House cabinet secretary and chair of the administration’s My Brother’s Keeper task force, delivered a lecture about his experiences in the White House at the Ford School of Public Policy Monday afternoon. Johnson — who received his law degree from the Universi...…
…2-News 2 — Tuesday, February 9, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES 3 TUESDAY: Tents and Tables THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Photos of the Week WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers MONDAY: This Week in History TENTS AND TABLES Voter registration, fundraising CLAIRE ABDO/Daily Art & Design freshman Keef Edwards models a hat he sewed in his dorm room shop in B...…
…9 5 7 3 1 9 7 2 3 1 5 8 9 2 3 4 1 8 2 5 7 9 4 3 4 SHARING CLOSE QUARTERS. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, February 24, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEF ANDREW COHEN/Daily Rackham student Niklas Tamm prefaces the U-M Choirs and Symphony Orchestra performance of Brahms, Mahler and Vaughan Williams with a a description of the story of the piece. CL A SSIC CHOIR Twenty-nine ...…
…2-News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/22/08 2:54 PM 2 8 7 4 5 7 5 9 6 2 9 1 2 3 2 1 9 7 3 5 9 1 2 5 1 8 7 5 1 3 8 2 YOUTUBE PROCRASTINATION. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com DAVID SONG/Daily Dorian Thompson, Salem High School student, listens to Ohio Governor John Kasich’s (R) response to how he will best protect the U.S. at the GOP Field Office in Livonia Tuesday....…
…and Corina Kesler, a facilitator with IGR and a researcher with the University’s International Institute, led the dialogue. Vanderbeck said he intended the conversation to be in keeping with the Valentine’s season, in relation to love, but also to provoke reflection on the subject of open discussions about important issues. “When you’re with loved ones, people you care about, how do you go about having these contentious c...…
…An estimated 20 percent of bikes left to rust over the winter season By KEVIN LINDER For the Daily On March 20, the University of Michigan will begin removing bicycles that have been abandoned at bike racks across campus. In an e-mail interview, University Landscape Architect Kenn Rapp wrote that beginning in fall of 2015, representatives from the UM Grounds Department, UM Parking and Transportation, UM Polic...…
…by the wayside in past years, the current assembly’s two committees have put a particular emphasis on obtaining this data again. However, the push to release the data has sparked concerns on campus, namely from faculty, over potential biases and impact on tenure. In October, the Faculty Senate voted to delay the public access of the numerical evaluation data. In response to the concerns, CSG exceutives pointed to a repor...…
…Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/16/08 2:17 PM 4 3 2 6 9 7 1 3 6 9 3 1 1 2 3 9 5 4 9 8 4 1 6 PRE-SPRING BREAK SLUMP . puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Tuesday, February 16, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Taylor Swift won Album of the Year at the 2015 Grammy Awards show Monday night. Song of the year went t...…
…Ann Arbor’s groundwater is center of talks with officials, activists By BRIAN KUANG Daily Staff Reporter Amid some public concerns over the safety of Ann Arbor’s groundwater, representatives of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality took questions from local leaders at Washtenaw County’s Board of Commissioners working session on Thursday evening. The contaminated plume of groundwater that several resident...…
…Wilkerson, director of Ann Arbor’s Human Resources, addressed issues associated with staff retention on the AAPD with the council. Wilkerson said due to the average age of the current police force there is an expected increase in retirement rates in the upcoming years. According to Wilkerson, officers typically retire after about 25 years on the job. The percentage of officers eligible for retirement is expected to ...…
…2-News 2 — Friday, February 12, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Campus Voices THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Photos of the Week WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers MONDAY: This Week in History LEFT: LSA senior Robin Griffin and Art & Design graduate students Clara McClenon and Jon Verney sign a poster during CAPS Play Day, an event designed to relieve stress, in Pierpont on Wednesday. (SINDUJA KILARU...…
…2-News 2A — Thursday, February 25, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY In today’s B-Side, Natalie Zak grapples with the dark side of her once-favorite YouTube stars, and Jacob Rich chronicles how one chachannel is improving the platform. >>SEE B-SIDE, PAGE 1B 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES CFE Workshop WHAT: Learn about what an entrepreneur is and what it takes to become an entrep...…
…2 — Friday, February 26, 2016 AMELIA CACCHIONE/Daily Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FLa.) speaks at an event in Grand Rapids on Tuesday. News PHOTOS OF THE WEEK MATT VAILLIENCOURT/Dailly LSA junior Rachael Ankley discusses how the community can help raise awareness of eating disorders and increase body positivity at Riots, not Diets hosted by The University of Michigan Body Peace Corps at the Union on Thursday. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 481...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, February 10, 2016 — 3A Snyder addresses Flint water crisis in budget Gov. Rick Synder plans to include $195 million in the 2017 budget to address the Flint water crisis, according to the Detroit Free Press. The budget will be proposed on Wednesday. The request for Flint is broken down to support several efforts, including safe drinking, nutrition and education. The ma...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, February 3, 2016 — 3A 2-News University of Michigan, Lawrence said he hoped campus will be impacted by the news, and that students who have not yet been vaccinated will take the time to do so. “I have treated many patients with cervix cancer and cancers in the head and neck region, both of which can be caused by the virus,” Lawrence said. “Although many p...…
…MARINA ROSS/Daily Michigan Gov. Rick Synder (R), gives the State of the State address, speaking about issues such as the Flint water crisis, at the Michigan State Capitol building on January 20. 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, February 11, 2016 — 3A ‘U’ participates in blood donation challenge against MSU The annual Face Off Blood Challenge against Michigan State University is now underway and will r...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, February 1, 2016 — 3A Ginsberg Center announces effort to up involvement Mary Jo Callan, director of the Ginsberg Center on campus, is spearheading an outreach initiative to increase community involvement in giving back to others, according to a press release. The center was founded about 20 years ago to facilitate student engagement in learning service experiences. Now...…
…Engineering sophomore Maggie Hafers, president of Zeta Tau Alpha, said the Speak Out had an emotional atmosphere. “(I felt) shock, heartbreak, but also empowerment,” Hafers said. LSA senior Alyssa Gorenberg, a founder of the Panhellenic peer educators program, said she hoped the Speak Out would help create a safer and more supportive Greek community. “We want this event to be a staple in our community for the future,” Gorenbu...…
…part, they might not have paid off, as evidenced by his second place finish in a state he was projected to win. In contrast, his opponent, Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas) at his rally in Iowa City the day before spent his time portraying himself as a true conservative, evoking time-tested symbols like the Bible and the Constitution. For Iowa though, where, according to NPR, 53 percent of voters consider religion “very important” and whe...…
…3-News AMELIA CACCHIONE/Daily Best-selling author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson talks about his experiences with race and business at the Alfred L. Edwards Conference at Robertson Auditorium on Friday. The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, February 8, 2016 — 3A Wednesday they were investigat- ing ROK’s original plan to meet up, but did not release a statement after the cancellation. AAPD Sergeant Patrick Magu- ire said...…
…return to teaching in 2013. Prior to his appointment as interim vice president, Hu served as associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering, and was also associate dean for research and graduate education. Because then-current University President Mary Sue Coleman was retiring in the summer of 2014, Hu said she did not want to choose someone to serve in the position long-term. Instead, Hu was given a two...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, February 9, 2016 — 3 Detroit Public Schools invests $300,000 for building repairs Detroit Public Schools has budgeted money from other departments to repair some of the building issues in many of its schools. This decision follows a series of sick-out protests staged by teachers speaking out against the conditions of their schools. Teachers called in sick in such lar...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, February 24, 2016 — 3A RC Art Gallery displays student- prisoner photos The Residential College Art Gallery in East Quad will display student-prisoneer collaborative photos through April 8, a University press release reports. The project is the first ever photography workshop in the state that included both students and inmates, and it was part of Humanize the Numbers ...…
