…Landlords in Ann Arbor are pushing ahead with fall leasing for the 2021-2022 school year, despite the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic, while students question if they should sign leases as early as they have in prior years. The fall leasing period many Ann Arbor landlords observe — in which tenants whose leases start shortly before the academic year begins are asked to decide whether to renew less than three months into their lease ...…
…This year’s Latinx Heritage Month emphasized unity and diversity within the Latinx community through music, which was celebrated virtually at the University from mid- September until Tuesday. Javier Solorzano Parada, program manager of Multi- Ethnic Student Affairs, was one of the heads of Latinx Heritage Month. Solorzano said the ability to invite multiple speakers from outside of Michigan to the remote event made ...…
…Steingraber said she was jarred by how the police treated her colleague Hudson, a Black man. “We were just reporters who were going inside to cover something that we had every right to go into, and it wasn’t me who was grabbed and smashed into the ground,” Steingraber said. “It was the Black man standing next to me.” Steingraber remembers standing in front of the car as other students surrounded it, but from that point, sh...…
…The candidates discussed the University’s COVID-19 response, tuition increases, sexual misconduct investigations and systemic racism, among other issues. The election will fill two open seats on the board. Incumbent Regent Shauna Ryder Diggs (D) was joined by three-time candidate Carl Meyers (R) and first-time candidate Michael Mawilai (Green) at the forum. Each candidate gave a brief overview of their platform b...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 5 Seven men charged under state terrorism law plot Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged seven men under the state’s anti- terrorism law for their involvement in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and violently overthrow the government. The charges, which Nessel announced Thursday, come after months of high-profile disputes ...…
…A growing trend has caught the attention of U.S. politicians and no, it’s not Qanon. It’s the rise in the number of Latinx vot- ers, which political pundits refer to as the Latino Vote. The Latino Vote is an elusive creature that many politicians have tried and failed to catch, insisting on trap- ping it, but failing to realize that it’s less like a fish and more like the Loch Ness Monster: It isn’t real. The Latino Vote is a gross ...…
…Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color On Indigenous People’s Day, Michigan in Color would like to express our ongoing solidarity with Native Americans and the Indigenous struggle against the forces of settler-colonialism for their legitimate claim on this land. As a University situated on the land stewarded by the Niswi Ishkodewan Anishinaabeg (The Three Fires People of the Ojibwe, Oda...…
…Y ears, decades, centuries from now, students will take a constitutional law class like the one I teach with professor Pamela Brandwein. They may learn, as they do now, about slavery, eugenics, Japanese internment camps and the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. They may also learn about how American political history is a story of thoughtful, determined people repeatedly redeeming its promise of liberty, human dignity and e...…
…2-News I n the Middle East, the month of September was marked by the signing of deals for peace and diplomatic relations between two countries, a very rare occurrence. In a part of the world marked by an extensive history of bloodshed, two agreements brokered by the U.S. and President Donald Trump were reached, with both the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain establishing official ties with Israel. The deals have made quite a spl...…
…2-News A s institutions of higher learning begin to do the long-overdue work of examining structural racism within their communities, President Donald Trump’s administration is fighting hard to ensure it goes unacknowledged. On Sept. 2, Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber wrote a statement to the Princeton community addressing systemic racism and acknowledging that “racist assumptions from the past also ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 11 COMMUNITY CULTURE REVIEW GENDER AND MEDIA COLUMN Mural lights up downtown alleyway ‘PEN15’ and an all-female puberty A smiling student stands with a backpack slung over her shoulder, books and notebooks held in hand, no mask in sight. A reminder of simpler times. Elsewhere, recent graduates throw their hats in the air and a father teaches his son how to s...…
…What do an R&B singer- songwriter, a genius playwright, a rock ‘n’ roll legend and a California hitmaker all have in common? To any practical person, they are all insane. But they’ve also come together as subjects for the four- part docuseries “Song Exploder,” hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway, which emerged from the popular podcast of the same name. Each episode focuses on one of these iconic musical artists and takes fans on a t...…
…Arts Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 13 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “extremely online” to my friends, they usually agree — they too love memes and spend hours on Twitter. gets messy. It usually turns into some form of me reciting my own version of Bane’s quote from “The Dark Knight Rises”: “You merely adopted the internet; I was born in it, molded by it.” In the world of “South Park,” the only cardinal sin is self- right...…
…T he nerves reminded me of the feel- ing you get before a job interview. With a light flutter in my stom- ach, I swung my backpack over my shoulder and walked into the East Quad dining hall. I spotted the girls almost immediately, the five of them giggling over half-eaten pizza and shredded brussels sprouts, their close friend- ship apparent. Approaching them, I jokingly thought to myself, Should I have brought a resumé? It was fall ...…
…O n the last Fri- day of August, Craig Te- schendorf passed the day wondering where he and his puppy Eleanor would go after his eviction from the Orion MainStreet apartment complex in Ann Arbor. In a touching act of unity and protest, about 20 members from the area showed up to successfully postpone the eviction of the elderly dis- abled retiree. Photos from the event show a diverse, masked community suc- cessfully coming t...…
…T he seemingly everlasting build-up to the Fall 2020 se- mester made me anxious about where I would live. My mind raced with questions as I was stuck in a state of limbo, full of unknowns. The hope that I would get to spend my senior year of col- lege on a pandemic-free campus quickly dwindled and instead morphed into wor- ry. Should I give up my lease? Is it safe to move back? What seemed to be the safest option was no...…
…On May 30, 2019, the former Fab Five team member, NBA All- Star, two-time NBA champion and veteran NBA assistant teared up in front of reporters, family and friends as he was announced as the 17th head coach of the Michigan men’s basketball team. His raw emotion revealed the magnitude of the situation. Juwan Howard joined a small group of Black coaches in college basketball, becoming one of 14 Black head coaches in basketball’s s...…
…With experience in athletics and medicine, Alex Sobczak understands both sides Former Michigan softball player Alex Sobczak used to devote hours upon hours every week to practice, games, conditioning and team activities. The rest of her waking hours were spent working on her Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience degree to prepare her for medical school. Since graduating in 2019, Sobczak has spent the past year ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 19 As his senior season nears, Kwity Paye’s Michigan career comes into focus As the Big Ten’s 2020 football season hung in the balance leading up to this fall, senior defensive end Kwity Paye had “a million people” in his ear. Some told him he should hold out hope for a season and remain in Ann Arbor. Others thought opting out and declaring for the NFL Dra...…
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…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 14, 2014 ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Housing Headache: Finding a place to live off-campus » INSIDE THE STATEMENT Piper Kerman, whose book inspired Netflix series, addresses packed Rackham By TANYA MADHANI Daily Staff Reporter The Rackham Auditorium was packed to full capacity Tuesday night as Piper Kerman, author of “Orange is the New Black: ...…
…starting point for determining the efficacy of current policies. “We now how have, for the first time, University-specific information on unreported as well as reported behavior of sexual misconduct,” Rider-Milkovich said. “We now have a baseline which we could use going forward whether our activities taken as a whole have moved the needle on this unbelievably heartbreaking issue.” Rider-Milkovich said SAPAC aims to increase ...…
…substance as opposed to the more personality contrast between the different candidates,” he said. Public Policy senior Max Lerner, chair of the University’s chapter of College Democrats, said the Democratic debate was more productive compared with the Republican debate because of the smaller number of people on stage. “I think not having a clown show of 10 or 11 different candidates actually allows us to dive deeper into the ...…
…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....…
…DAILY BOOK REVIEW Iconoclast Žižek’s ‘Paradise’ incites Slovenian philosopher discusses contemporary politics By KARL WILLIAMS Online Arts Editor It is said that a philosopher’s work is his life, and personal- ity and biography are irrelevant. But in the peculiar case of Slovenian Communist philosopher and cultural theorist Slavoj Žižek, person- ality interjects. Described in The New York Times as the “Elvis of C...…
…ACROSS 1 Volkswagen Type 1, familiarly 4 Yemeni neighbor 9 Old-timey oath 13 1956 Gregory Peck role 15 Add a lane to, say 16 University of New Mexico athlete 17 Irish city in a recession? 19 Watched warily 20 One with a stable job? 21 Like dotted musical notes 23 Cellphone accessories 26 Body work, briefly 27 Result of a Czech checkup? 33 Catches some rays 37 Home ec alternative 38 Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center, e.g. ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 14, 2015 — 7A De Jong part of crowded ‘D’ core; Larkin makes impressive debut Berenson mum on starter at goalie ahead of Friday’s season opener By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Editor Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson has a new problem: he has too many qualified defensemen. Compared to last season, when Berenson had to lean heavily on his top pairings...…
…8A — Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesdays with Jourdan: Junior CB brings energy By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor Between his leadership and his defense, Jourdan Lewis brings a lot to the Michigan football team. The junior cornerback leads the team in pass breakups and is one of the most senior members of the secondary, and he returned an interception for a touchdown against Northwe...…
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…2B ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHERYLL VICTUELLES Wednesday, October 14, 2015 // The Statement “ Jeremiah was a bullfrog! Was a good friend of mine!” – a genius. Can I call this a humor col- umn yet? Whenever someone asks me about it (this has hap- pened twice), I want to say, “I write humor, nyah!” but I’m afraid they’ll stab me in the eye with a copy of the New Yorker. Or vomit. Ah well. Living is the worst part about life. Also, genocid...…
…If you have any sort of social life, you probably don’t keep up with musical theater news. If that’s that case, you may not have heard of “Hamilton,” Broadway’s latest smash. Hamilton, as in Alexander. As in Founding Father. Here are five reasons why you need to listen to the soundtrack, now on Spotify. 3B THE LIST THE LADIESSSS Despite being a show about our Founding Fathers, the women in Hamilton’s life steal the show with the...…
…Wednesday, October 14, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, October 14, 2015// The Statement 5B HOUSING HEADACHE: Renting off-campus at the ‘U’ by Emma Kerr, Senior News Editor F inding housing: the exciting, sometimes heartbreaking, endeavor all University students partake in some form or another during their time in Ann Arbor. With only guaranteed housing for freshman at the Univer- sity, many upperclassmen often engage in a adv...…
…Wednesday, October 14, 2015 // The Statement 6B Personal Statement: My mother’s strength by Jen Calfas, Editor in Chief T he room, dark and quiet — except for the slow, concentrated steps we made. Her eyes, closed; her mouth, frowning. The doctors told us to wake her up, but they were nowhere to be found. My aunt and dad grabbed each of her hands with a soft touch, and whispered. Her eyes came up slowly, and she furrowed her brow. ...…
…Wednesday, October 14, 2015 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: This day was different by Marlee Breakstone, Daily Staff Reporter A s a fairly liberal person growing up in the predomi- nantly conservative town of Southbury, Connecti- cut, I’m used to being in the company of those whose beliefs are not in accordance with my own. Because of my upbringing, I am accustomed to acknowledging such differ- ences without allowing them to al...…
…Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 // The Statement 8B Chautauqua Institution is a a non-profit adult education center and living community located in Western New York. Originally it was founded as a Methodist learning community in 1878. Since then its religious community has grown to include 16 different denominations. As the cost of staying in the Institution has increased, the denominational houses have been regarded as the most affordabl...…
…LINE OF BEWORD WARS Defense tasked wThe Daily and State News go down MSUs dynamic offense. head-to-head in dueling columns. SPAGE 8 a PAGE 7 WIie ffiidc igan0ailjj ONE-H -HINDREI WENTY-TWO YEARS OF E TOH \L FE ) Friday, October 14, 2011 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com FEEDING TIME BOARD OF REGENTS Finances, returns at 'U' grow in 2011 report SSA junior Taylor Franz and LSA sophomore Zoe Parsigian feed a squirrel near the Diag yester...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, October 14, 2011 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers This Week in History LEFT: LSA senior Zesheng Chen participates in the "Life : is a Drag" event held in Bursley Residence Hall on Wednesday, ; Oct. 12. Chen sang the song "Unbreak My Heart" by Toni Braxton. (TERESA MATHEW/ Daily) TOP RIGHT: Ian Fulcher, member of the Rainbow Vomit Family Band, gets ready to perform on the Diag for Nati...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com T ~'r Friday, October 14, 2011- 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom N W Friday, October14, 2011 -3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Report: Problems of Great Lakes algae needs study Scientific evidence is sketchy about the causes of massive, smelly algae blooms showing up in most of the Great Lakes, and further study of the problem is needed, researchers contend in a report released yesterday. It's widely belie...…
…a 4 - Friday, October 14, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ~JE1Midiigan 0a~IlU Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG EDITOR IN CHIEF MICHELLE DEWITT and EMILY ORLEY EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS NICK SPAR MANAGING EDITOR 66 NOTABLE QUOTABLE ...it was actually the reason that we fought the revolution in the 16th c...…
…Friday, October 14, 2011 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Beyonce's blunder FAT POSSUM Youth Lagoon: Just one guy alone in his bedroom. Youth Lagoon wakes up By EDITH FREYER For the Daily Shoegaze, ambient pop, io-fi, glitch hop, bedroom music - it's just about everywhere these days. That's because most of it is now homemade, Youth crafted sans costly produc- ers and record- The Year of ing studios. So Hibernation the problem is...…
…4 6 - October 14, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FINANCES From Page 1 Technology Startups, which will invest up to $25 million in University start-up businesses over the next decade. He added he is confident that returns on the University's investment in start-up companies will be lucrative. "There's a lot of good things about the initiative," Lundberg said, "but for me, it had to over- come the hurdle of being able to justif...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 14, 2011 - 7 DUELING COLUMNS In the week leading up to the Michigan-Michigan State football game each year,football writers from the Daily and the student newspaper at Michigan State exchange columns. As the teams prepare to clash in East Lansing, here's this year's installment: The Michigan Daily's Michael Florek: J The State News's Anthony Odoardi: Congratulations, Michigan S...…
…4 8 - Friday, October 14, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' defense tasked with slowing diverse Spartan offense By STEPHENJ. NESBITT Daily Sports Editor Something in the East Lan- sing air changes during Michigan week. At Spartan Stadium, the shoes are laced up a little tighter and the pads crack a little harder, as the Michigan State football team's intensity picks up. During the Spartan Marching Band's rehearsals next door ...…
…* Joe Stapleton: It's time for Greg Robinson, Michi- gan's defensive r coordinator, to face the media. ))PAGE 8A Ann Arbor, Michigan Alan Guskin, a key player in the Peace Corps's formation, on the organization's creation and legacy. 3 PAGE 4A 1111c i Hn 4:3atim Thursday, October 14, 2010 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Area bars 0 attempt to cash in on 'Shoelace' Despite NCAA rules, Cottage Inn, others selling Denard Robinson-themed ...…
…2A -- Thursday, October 14, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, October14, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Michigan Myths WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles FRIDAY: Photos of the Week newVIEW on service Aspiring to change the commu- nity, Volunteers Involved Every Week - a student service-learning program offered through the Uni- versity's Ginsberg Center - focuses on i...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS SIDNEY CENTER, N.Y. NY town drops plans to disrupt Muslim graves The lawyer for a Muslim com- munity in upstate New York says the local government is dropping plans to take legal action to force the Muslims to shut their tiny graveyard. Tom Schimmerling, lawyer for the 30-member Sufi community, said yesterday that he had just received a letter from a Sidney to...…
…4A - Thursday, October 14, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C NI iigan Bal'hj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. A.420 Maynard St. yAnn Arbor, MI 48009 tothedaily@umich.edu I come here tonight to go to bed! But I also come here tonight to ask you to join in the effort:' - President John F. Kennedy on the steps of the Michigan Union at about 2 a.m. on Oct. 14,1960 in the speech that was the i...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 5A A2 council approved Policy experts at event: War on ordinance last week to regulate medical pot dispensaries Drugs unduly hurts minorities From Page 1A violation of federal law. Until President Barack Obama took office, Meno said "the fed- eral government was openly hos- tile to state marijuana laws" and "there was always a hesitancy by state governments to become too ...…
…6A - Thursday, October 14, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Packard Pub manager: Robinson shot 'most popular shot we've ever had' From Page 1A Bar & Grill, located at 3140 Packard St., started calling one of its tequila shots a "shoelace." Will Banfield, owner of Banfield's Bar & Grill, said he chose this spe- cific shot to carry the Robinson con- notation sinceitis180Oprooftequila. "It doesn't take long to get a buzz off that, a...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 7A M' snaps out of rough first half, secures win By BRIAN MECHANICK Daily Sports Writer At halftime of Wednesday's match against Valparaiso, Michi- gan men's soccer VALPARAISO 2 coach MICHIGAN 4 Steve Burns thought he had seen the worst half of soccer out of his team all season. Looking for what to say o...…
