…The University of Michigan Board of Regents met virtually Thursday afternoon for the first time during the 2021 calendar year. During the meeting, board members gave updates about the current state of the University and heard from public commenters regarding concerns over lecturer status, fund allocations to the satellite campuses and the University’s COVID-19 response. Regents Ron Weiser (R) and Katherine White (D) were not...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, February 24, 2021 KATE HUA/Daily Students walk around the Diag after another snowstorm in Ann Arbor Thursday afternoon. 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. I...…
…Additionally, separating Order membership from editing responsibility still hurts our ability to report on Order, as groups opposed to Order will nonetheless decline to talk to Daily reporters who are not in Order, which The Daily experienced as recently as 2019. Importantly, knowing that journalism aims to “comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable,” Daily membership in Order hurts our ability to build trust with and am...…
…Nada Eldawy *Call me cleopatra the way I’ll conquer your heart <3 *Serial Netflix watcher *Love my cat more than I’ll love you: I had planned to start this piece by saying I downloaded Minder (Muslim Tinder) for purely journalistic purposes, a last-ditch effort to contribute to Love in Color before graduating as a chronically-single senior. But in all honesty, the application was on my phone weeks before the inspiration to write this...…
…In light of Valentine’s Day, our MiC editors asked us to each write a piece on love. I had to sit and think about what, even in all of my incredibly extensive experience and expertise, I could possibly draw from. But as I sat with myself in silly embarrassment and contemplation, I realized I would be lying if I said I hadn’t felt a tremendous amount of love this past year and even in the last few weeks. I have felt love even, and esp...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Last week, the Zell Visiting Writers Series, sponsored by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program, featured Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, a renowned poet and graduate of the University of Michigan who recently published his first memoir “Children of the Land.” During the event, which took place over Zoom, Castillo shared his work, talked about his career and answere...…
…The “First Time” Maybe a friend sends it to you with a little text saying “thought you’d like this!!” that instantly makes your chest balloon. Or maybe it comes up on a Spotify radio station or playlist. Perhaps it intrigues you from the depths of a book passage. It’s possible you choose it because the album art looked interesting. Maybe it means a lot instantly. Maybe it takes a second to settle in, finding the perfect way to inh...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8— Wednesday, February 24, 2021 statement Full of gender, free from designation BY MELANIE TAYLOR, STATEMENT CORRESPONDENT M y name is Melanie Renee Tay- lor, and my pronouns are she/ they. These are your two requi- site pieces of information needed when ad- dressing, discussing or otherwise perceiving me. And as intrinsic as they both are to my identity, even they aren’t set in stone. Maybe som...…
…April 12, 2020 What does a pandemic look like? F or me, it’s a monotony of days peppered with bouts of depres- sion in the apartment my grand- parents pay for and waves of overwhelm- ing guilt and helplessness. Neither are productive emotions in a pandemic. There are also good days, where the sun is out and my coffee tastes just right, and I remember that this is only temporary. I live alone, though a friend lives up- stairs. I never ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, February 24, 2021 statement “ I’m a nice guy,” crooned Neil, the sloppy, cocaine-addicted aspiring novelist, to the woman he’d just attempted to sexually as- sault, Carey Mulligan’s Cassandra. She eyes him now knowing other- wise. “I’m a nice guy.” Neil repeated, desperation creeping into his voice. Cassandra smiled. “You keep say- ing that. You’re not as rare as you think....…
…W hen I was in kindergarten, I had mandatory Quiet Time in my room every day after school for an hour. I could play with my toys or look at books or color, but I was not to disturb my mom un- less I needed something important. Needless to say, I was not a big fan of Quiet Time when the policy was first put into place, and I protested. Loudly. And daily. But my mother is an incredibly smart woman, and she quickly figured out how to ...…
…T he first time someone referred to me as an alien, I laughed. I did not have a big, bald head. My skin wasn’t green and my eyes, while on the large side, looked quite normal to me. The word “alien” followed me around for years. In America, because of my immigration status, I was as extraterrestrial as Zoe Saldana in “Avatar.” Therefore, when confronted with the question, “What does an alien look like?” in a freshman seminar, m...…
…C ollege students could reasonably be forgiven for being wary of the future of remote work. After nearly a year of dancing between hybrid classes and fully online ones — the uncertainty often coupled with an increased workload and isolation — remote work might seem like a tough sell. But even after the population reaches herd immunity, many companies are planning to offer more work-from-home options for their employees. Sale...…
…14 — Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan’s depth proves its value over course of season Michigan’s Adaptive Sports and Fitness Program: An opportunity to be a part of history Michigan searches for consistency as postseason looms There is a reason collegiate and professional basketball leagues give out a sixth player of the year award at the end of every season: Depth matters. An...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 24, 2021 — 15 COLUMBUS — Something had to give. Entering Sunday, the Michigan men’s basketball team boasted the nation’s seventh-best defense. Ohio State, meanwhile, owned the third-best offense. In a battle of Big Ten heavyweights, the Buckeye attack proved potent. Yet, the Wolverine offense matched Ohio State punch for punch, rising to the occasion and ...…
…In the halftime locker room during the Michigan men’s basketball team’s game against Ohio State, senior wing Chaundee Brown had one message for Michigan coach Juwan Howard: “Go to Hunter.” In their biggest game of the year, the Wolverines shouldered their offensive load onto freshman center Hunter Dickinson. Putting that kind of pressure on any freshman will undoubtedly lead to a few butterflies. At this point in hi...…
…In April 2017, then- Engineering senior Michael Heinrich was just shy of graduating when a rotted tree fell on him while riding his motorcycle to class. The accident left Heinrich quadriplegic after he was paralyzed at his C-6 vertebrae in the neck region of the spine. Heinrich, who was studying to be a geotechnical engineer, said he was riding his motorcycle on a pathway below Northwood housing on North Campus whe...…
…“As a physician, scientist, father and university president, I condemn all sexual misconduct, especially instances that occur under the purview of our public mission,” Schlissel said. “This type of conduct is reprehensible — and whether it takes place now or took place in the past, it is unacceptable.” The Daily interviewed multiple students across campus for the perspectives of the student body about these allegations. LSA s...…
…When I called my mom last week, she said: “You should not come back at this moment. Stay safe and stay warm.” I knew how much they miss me as I haven’t been home for a year. A home I can’t come back and a family can’t reunion. That’s how coronavirus separated thousands of families in China. 68,500 is the number who got infected by coronavirus, and 1,665 is the number of deaths caused by coronavirus, with the oldest aged 89 and ...…
…Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Brittany Bowman Emily Considine Jenny Gurung Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Zoe Phillips Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ELIZABETH LAWRENCE Ed...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, February 24, 2020 — 5A P O L I C Y T A L K S @ T H E F O R D S C H O O L Photo by U.S.-Islamic World Forum Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Info: fspp-events@umich.edu fordschool.umich.edu @fordschool #policytalks WEISER DIPLOMACY CENTER SERIES New frontiers: Labor, immigration, and foreign policy A conversation with Associate Professor John Ciorciari Wednesday, ...…
…WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Matt McKinley ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/24/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/24/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, February 24, 2020 ACROSS 1 On a peg, as a golf ball 5 Panda Express kitchen items 9 Aerospace giant __ & Whitney 14 Pre-deal payment 15 Rapper/actor with a cool name? 16 Talk show host in the National W...…
…EMMA MATI / DAILY | DESIGN BY JACK SILBERMAN February 24, 2020 | michigandaily.com DANIEL DASH Daily Sports Writer INSIDE: SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN: HERE COMES FRANZ - MAX MARCOVITCH WOMEN’S HOOPS SLAYS SPARTANS - BRENDAN ROOSE AND KENT SCHWARTZ HOCKEY FALLS TO NOTRE DAME - ROHAN KUMAR AND TIEN LE WEST LAFAYETTE — The Michigan men’s basketball team has a roster that knows how to win. That is, anywhere but West Lafayette. Even under...…
…2B — February 24, 2020 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com O n Feb. 3rd, Franz Wagner came out for his media availability and settled near the back right corner of the Crisler Center media room. Michi- gan was com- ing off a win at Madison Square Gar- den. Wagner had just been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week. You never know how those scrums will go; which ones will descend to meaningless platitudes and whi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 24, 2020 — 3B EAST LANSING — Three minutes and 32 seconds remained when junior forward Hailey Brown had just committed an offensive foul — her fifth, ending her night. A minute passed, and senior guard Akienreh Johnson committed her fifth. She shook her head as she walked off, knowing she’d have to watch her teammates try to hold onto a five-point lead that had once b...…
…4B — February 24, 2020 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NOTRE DAME SNAPS MICHIGAN’S WIN STREAK, SWEEPING WOLVERINES AT YOST IN CRUSHING BLOW TO AT-LARGE NCAA TOURNAMENT HOPES ALEC COHEN / Daily OUT OF LUCK Michigan falls, 3-0, on Senior Day Two-and-a-half periods of grinding hockey were over, and yet the game remained scoreless. But then Notre Dame defenseman Spencer Stastney skated across the slot and fir...…
…President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded federal protections for transgender students at public schools and universities Wednesday night. Such protections, encouraged by former President Barack Obama, allowed transgender students to use the bathrooms of their gender identities. The Obama administration issued a “Dear Colleague” letter to public schools and universities in April calling for gender identity to be pr...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, February 24, 2017 — 3 responded to a tense campus climate by advocating for change through protests and organizing resources. A number of inflammatory incidents have rocked campus this academic year, including multiple discoveries of posters promoting white supremacy and urging individuals to report undocumented immigrants in October and November and racist and anti-Semitic ema...…
…B lack History Month, for me, is by far the most meaningful month of the year. A time to reflect on the triumphs, tragedies and teachable moments of the past, while celebrating the influential people, institutions and events of today. It is also a time to look to the future and imagine a society greater than the one we currently inhabit. Since President Gerald Ford commissioned February as Black History Month in 1976 as a ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, February 24, 2017 — 5 What will win: Some performances are stellar for their front-fac- ing exuberance. Even harder is keeping a vivid char- acter reserved and internal, with a complex morality bubbling and churning beneath the surface while life passes before the character’s eyes. Mahershala Ali’s Juan, the drug-dealing surrogate father to young Chi- ron in “Moonlight,” is the highligh...…
…ACROSS 1 Test in which contrasts are helpful, briefly 4 __ stiff 10 Minor set-to 14 Huffington Post owner 15 Wedding offering 16 Defunct food coating 17 Domestic shamelessness? 20 Boundary 21 Legal tender with a torch 22 Dealer’s offering 23 __ voce 25 Body shop supply 26 Near giveaway at the liquor store? 30 2016 Billboard Top Artist 31 Besides Linus, the only Nobel laureate in two fields 32 Take badly? 35 Alluring 36 Postgame staple 37 Candy...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, February 24, 2017 — 7 Michigan routs Nebraska on Senior Night Back on Jan. 22, the No. 25 Michigan women’s basketball team traveled to Lincoln and defeated Nebraska, 84-51. It was the Wolverines’ most lopsided victory in Big Ten play. Michigan was just five points away from tying that margin Thursday night at Crisler Center, as the Wolverines routed the Cornhuskers, 88-6...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8 — Friday, February 24, 2016 …
…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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…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 ...…
…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...…
…‘Witch’ is terrifying By JACOB RICH Senior Arts Editor A24 is quietly killing it. Do peo- ple realize how many of the great- est films of the 2010’s this New York-based distribution company has financed? None of their films make an enor- mous amount of money — the few that have done huge numbers include “Ex Machina,” my favor- ite film of 2015, and the critically acclaimed Amy Winehouse doc “Amy” — but almost all of them ar...…
…ACROSS 1 Lobsters’ sense organs 6 Celebs 10 Flight from the law 13 Poker declaration 14 “__ my guard down” 15 Famille patriarch 16 Form by combining elements 18 One-piece garments, slangily 19 Rome-based carrier 20 Toll road timesaver 22 “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer 24 Performer’s supporters 28 Guacamole, e.g. 29 Twisty letter 30 Diva delivery 31 Snoozed 33 Fictional voyager 40 Retired New York senator Al D’__ 41 Rational 42 DDE rival ...…
…Defenseman Martin tries hand at forward By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer Cutler Martin stepped off the rink after Monday’s practice, and judging by the smirk on his face, you could get a sense that something witty was coming. Observing Cooper Marody speaking to reporters, Martin cracked a joke that it was time for Marody to join his fellow freshmen in collecting all the pucks on the ice. Martin took the first-year forward’s s...…
…8A — Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines brace for Northwestern By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Editor Before addressing the media on Tuesday, Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein lightheartedly noted that with spring approaching, the days have been getting longer. “You know we’re getting 11 hours of daylight every day right now? You know that?” Beilein ...…
…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 Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales the statement Wednesday, February 24. 2016 // The Statement Dear Readers, Literary Issue, light of our lives, fire of our loins. Our sin, our...…
…3B Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement “I hear you’re bad at sex,” she says to the boy. A chuck- le bursts out but they don’t notice. No one ever notices the sometimes shy one posted against the wall, pants or no pants. The boy looks startled a bit. She grins. “Me? Who t(old) you that?” Pathetic, but who can blame the boy. The party noise eats the rest, so refocus to left eye corner. She’s still smiling, and so is the boy bu...…
…Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement 4B 5B Bywater Squabble Eliza Cadoux Excerpted from Call Your Mom’s upcoming performance This Close Blanche hollers thinking I let the place go? I let the place go? Only it’s me And this isn’t Scene 1, and we are northerners In this humid city And I say thinking I’ll let you go? I’ll let you go? We rode bikes over And over Dark rings under your ...…
…Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement 6B Wakeful: A Year in Sleeping by Claire Bryan, Editorial Page Editor Yesterday morning, I drank decaf coffee. Last night, I crawled into bed a little before midnight, but did not fall asleep until 3:30 or 4 a.m. And yet, now, at 6:11 a.m, I am a piercing, alert awake. I shove my phone back onto my desk and push my eyes closed. The light from my phone’s screen creates an imprint on the...…
…Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement 7B to my health insurance company but never did. It was given to me nine weeks ago by a therapist… my therapist. I kept it because it gave me concreteness every time I opened this notebook that sat on the desk next to my bed, it told me — or by keeping it there I was trying to get it to tell me — a piece of my identity. “This is the room we have available at this time, it is typi...…
…Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement 8B I is this poem good will it get me laughed at or yelled at or whatever nah you’re fine is this paper good will i pass this class will i be put on academic probation and be publically humiliated nah you’re fine what do i do here do I text them back now? tomorrow? what’s the protocol? you worry too much. like, literally no one cares about these things as much as you II [ ] broke up with me ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 24, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 73 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS........................... 2 OPINION.......................4 ARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SPORTS ........................7 SUDOKU....................... 2 CL ASSIFIEDS.................6 NEW ON MICH...…
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