…Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave the first State of the State Address of her second term from the House Chamber of the Michigan Capitol Wednesday evening. The speech marked the first in-person State of the State Address since 2020, following virtual speeches in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In her opening remarks, Whitmer highlighted the achievements of her last term, including investing in public education, creating...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - Weekly Summer Edition ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. 79 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
…For 3,653 days — long, arduous, hollow days — the Michigan football program lived in the shadows of its unremitting failures against Ohio State. There won’t be a 3,654th day. At long last, that futile streak is over. After eight consecutive bitter losses to the Buckeyes, the Wolverines emerged from The Game victorious. No. 5 Michigan (11-1 overall, 8-1 Big Ten) shocked No. 2 Ohio State (10- 2, 8-1), 42-27, clinching the Big Ten East...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 1, 2021 ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM WELCOME to MICHIGAN 2021 New Student Edition …
…Nicholas Prada, a former employee at Tomukun Noodle Bar on East Liberty Street, filed a suit in a U.S. district court Friday claiming he was wrongfully terminated after contracting COVID-19 in late June. According to the lawsuit, Prada and his attorney, Noah Hurwitz, allege that Tomukun’s actions violate numerous federal acts, including the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Family Medical Leave Act. In an email t...…
…Prospective University of Michigan student David Chu was looking forward to touring the University’s campus for his first time before making a college decision — until the coronavirus outbreak changed his plans. Chu is from a suburb near Chicago, Illinois, and was accepted to the Ross School of Business. Because of campus event closures due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, however, he was unable to visit the Universit...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 1, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Residents are still struggling to clear their records for marijuana convictions nearly a year after a ballot measure legalizing the drug passed statewide, and Ann Arbor, despite its historically progressive stance on the issue, is no exception. In 1972, Ann Arbor City Council passed an ordinance that made the...…
…When Ari Paul, a University of Michigan alum, met his aunt’s husband William “Buzz” Alexander as a teenager, he recognized how special Alexander was right away. “Meeting him for the first time, you could tell he was someone of incredible experience and had an endless love of people,” Ari said. Janie Paul, Alexander’s wife and a School of Art & Design professor, met her husband in 1992 at the Blue Mountain Center, a community o...…
…Thursday, August 1, 2019 On Tuesday night, 10 candidates running for the Democratic presidential nomination gathered in downtown Detroit’s Fox Theatre for a live debate organized by CNN. Approximately 3,500 students, government leaders, city residents and guests were in attendance. Author Marianne Williamson, Rep. Tim Ryan, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Former ...…
…The University of Michigan introduced a new study to investigate the relationship between biosensors and health results earlier this month, following a pilot program in September. The Michigan Predictive Activity and Clinical Trajectories (MIPACT) study is analyzing information from Apple Watches to see if it can offer accurate data on health and wellness. Dr. Sachin Kheterpal, an associate professor of anesth...…
…Student activists joke it’s the new Tinder. With the heavily detailed profiles, including pictures taken from Facebook, information on their family and details about their education, Canary Mission provides paragraphs- long biographies about fellow activists — data that simply cannot be found on Tinder. But instead of a dating app, it’s a site some students and professors feel could derail careers and aspirations. Canary Mission is ...…
…Katie Wolberg returned to campus after winter break filled with anticipation. As a second- semester LSA freshman, she resolved to explore her developing interest in consulting, excited by the prospect of what joining a firm offered her: a network, a group of friends and a community at the University of Michigan. Despite Katie’s interest in data analytics and consulting, her anticipation quickly turned into disappointment when she w...…
…In efforts to highlight the prevalence of misinformation, the Center for Social Media Responsibility of University of Michigan School of Information has developed the Iffy Quotient, which measures the proportion of “iffy” articles shared on a given social media platform. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter make sharing news articles — whether real, fake or somewhere in between — as easy as clicking a single s...…
…Students and faculty convened Sunday in the Annenberg Auditorium for the first annual WeListen fall conference, a day-long event focused on maintaining open communication among individuals from different political backgrounds. WeListen, a University of Michigan student organization aimed at bridging the political divide through bipartisan discourse on pertinent political issues, supports healthy po...…
…Former Michigan Governor John Engler has been chosen for the interim president of Michigan State University Wednesday morning morning, following the Larry Nassar scandal that prompted the resignation of university president, Lou Anna Simons. Students and faculty protested the decision in droves at the university board of trustees meeting that same day. Engler is a Republican and Michigan State University alumni who gradua...…
…Live Zero Waste is an online platform that provides resources and tools for those interested in living a waste- free lifestyle, started by LSA senior Samuel McMullen and his older sister, University of Michigan alum Lydia McMullen, in 2016. The Live Zero Waste team has recently grown and is now composed of six students who are working to increase the initiative’s presence online, on campus and in the greater Ann Arbor commun...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 1, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM It was a tense night in the Central Student Government chambers as attendees discussed the question of divestment and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality petitioned CSG to pass a resolution supporting the divestment from companies operating in Israel on the behalf of Israel. Last year, during the David ...…
…Detroit mayor discusses urban improvement plans Duggan aims to give affordable housing to local residents By KEVIN BIGLIN Daily Staff Reporter In his Wednesday evening keynote address at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talked about housing history in Detroit and about his new urban planning strategy, which aims to spread affordable housing units across all areas of the city. He posed the question, ...…
…Throughout his campaign, President Donald Trump promised to limit immigration from Muslim countries, but nothing could prepare LSA senior Tina Al-khersan for the phone call she received at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Al-khersan’s sister, a citizen of the United States, Iraq and New Zealand, called because she was detained at the Canadian border while trying to come back home after a trip with her boyfriend. American ...…
…Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday that the Detroit College Promise scholarship program, a part of the Detroit Public Schools Foundation, will be expanded provide full free tuition in four-year college programs to students who graduate from Detroit Public Schools. The program has provided last-dollar scholarship funding — monies that aim to fill the financial gap left by scholarships to cover additional expens...…
…Detroit-based bakery Avalon International Breads is expanding outside the city by opening a brand new cafe in downtown Ann Arbor. The bakery closed a deal last Monday to secure the location of the former Mezzevino Mediterranean Kitchen and Bar on 129 E. Liberty St. The retail bakery will be named Avalon Hearth and Soul Café and is on track to be open by the end of this year. University of Michigan alum Jackie Victor, co...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 1, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Sexual misconduct regulation expansion could prompt more Title IX cases By CAMY METWALLY and RIYAH BASHA Daily Staff Reporters Amid other impacts of a planned new policy on student sexual misconduct, University of Michigan administrators said they are expecting the changes will prompt the number of Title IX c...…
…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 Tuesday, December 1, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM See ANDRES, Page 6 See SACUA, Page 3 See GENETICS, Page 3 CAMPUS LIFE ARTS PREVIEW SCIENCE Students recount experiences with sexual assault at 29th annual SAPAC event By RIYAH BASHA Daily Staff Reporter At the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center’s 29th annual Speak Out, more than 150 attendees ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 1, 2015 ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM A look at the Michigan Gospel Chorale. » INSIDE the b-side CAMPUS CONTEXT Schlissel has ramped up efforts to initiate culture change, curb drinking on campus By GENEVIEVE HUMMER Daily Staff Reporter University Presi- dent Mark Schlissel and his administra- tion have spent the last academic year working to ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 1, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM STUDENT GOVERNMENT RESEARCH Pending litigation yields student-voter disillusionment with election system By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter The closest Central Student Government race of the decade is not over yet, as ongoing litigation between Make Michigan and The Team could alter the outcome...…
…~be icityan 0ait II~~' L~ FI\O IN LIB ) X I IIIL IO IiA I .E41 'l - 1 Y11A 11 1 I I LLOA Ann Arbor, Michigan. Monday, December 1, 2014 michigandailycom ADMINISTRATION Students join pres. for holiday festivities With those left on campus in mind, Schlissel hosts first Thanksgiving in Al By EMILIE PLESSET Daily StaffReporter While campus may have seemed very quiet over the weekend, the President's House on South University Avenue was buz...…
…(1ie idjigan 0aihj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 1, 2014 michigandailycom a1 FOOTBALL FALLOUT Thousands sign petition to fire AD (LEFT) LSA junior Alex Hartley mocks the rnistaken Coke prornotion that allowed football fans to receive discounted tickets at the President's House Tuesday. (RIGHT) Hundreds of students rally for President Mark Schlissel to fire Athletic Director Dave Brandon. SdS e gather to calor Brterm ination Aft...…
…46F 46F 46F .4f lic4tgan 4:3atlm Ann Arbor,_Michigan Tuesday, April 1, 2014 michigandaily.com State's role m marriage ruling stirs controversy Students lined up from the Michigan Union past the Fleming Administration Building Monday night to purchase tickets for President Barack Obama's speech this Wednesday, The hundreds in line brought tents, couches and mattresses to pass the night outside to wait for tickets to be distributed at 9 a.m...…
…Ar 46F 46F lli7tc4t an 4,3at IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 1, 2013 michigandaily.com PRESIDENTIAL PORTRAIT REEKLIFE raternit apologizes for racist inciden TRACY KO .University President Mary Sue Coleman's husband, Kenneth Coleman, stands next to a portrait of Mary Sue who was unable to greet trick-or-treaters at the President's House on Thursday evening. Erring from the annual tradition, he served guests candy on her behalf. CAM...…
…0> ~t11111\1I Ol HSII)aI'\H IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 1, 2013 AUTUMN ARBING michigandaily.com GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN University community braces for shutdown JAMES COLLER/Daily LSA freshmen Emily Sheridan and Molly Williams enjoy one of the first days of autumn by studying in the Nichols Arboretum Monday. HEALTH CARE Insurance exchanges open me stl ha Tith opening of tant safety net: her student health insurance. arketpla...…
… Thursday, August 1, 2013 TeMichigan Daily - michigandailycom TRACK AND FIELD -Michigan alum, Nick Willis, to host Elite Mile for a chance at breaking state of Michgan record Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-THREE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Thursday, August 1, 2013 By NATE SELL sible. Four laps in four minutes Daily Sports Writer was believed to be the absolute threshold for human fitness for In 1...…
…I e £iclpgan &i3alIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 1, 2013 michigandaily.com CRIME Suspect in three sex crimes to be evicted TERRA MOLENGRAFF/Daily " Senior forward Rachel Sheffer (44) retrieves the ball during the game against Northwestern Thursday night. Michigan won 55-50. ACADEMICS .as LSA syllabi archived Student gov't leaders work with University By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily StaffReporter After two years of work by the LSA Student...…
…8 4w 41F 446F .41tic i an 4,3at IV 011-1-11. \1_)RI"A1) ,NVI"iVi" '-T I I It1 11 IJARS )Ij 1 1)1 I OIII X1,1,1 1.1:1 t)N1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 1, 2013 michigandaily.com ADMINISTRATION Coleman: L-aws hinder 'U'tuition. equaliety In interview, calls for level because I don't think this should be solved piecemeal," Coleman said. federal, state reform "We should need a comprehensive solution. I care deeply about the stu- for un...…
…BURKE SUSPENDED: Michigan's point guard was suspended for Michigan's exhibition game against Northern Michigan tonight " PAGE 5A AJ 40 46F a 22 A . 1 an (( 11 iitt T}T} iitr ... iF a v -' t rr" ' Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 1, 2012 michigandaily.com ELECTION 2012 Bernstein, Diggs differ over how to lower tuition Local attorney, dermatologist are Democrats running for regent By TUI RADEMAKER Daily Staff Reporter With Regents Ol...…
…l 7 F.- U: 1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October1, 2012 michigandaily.com ANNUAL CRIME REPORT 'U': Thefts fall, liquor violations increase Students register to vote at the Michigan Secretary of State mobile office in front of the Michigan League on Friday. SOS aids voter registrati on Mobile office On Friday, the Secretary of Drive, according to Fred Wood- address or they may not be reg- State's Mobile Office set up out- hams, a spokesman...…
… Tuesday, May1, 2012 1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FINE ARTS NOTEBOOK Carving art into the Olympics Modern art seeks to redefine competitive influences By JONATHAN ODDEN Daily Arts Writer With the London Olympics fast approaching, it's high time the art community gears up for another celebration of all things artistic. Or, at least, that was the case a century ago. It's hard now to imagine art's place at the Olympic games, espe- c...…
…iC ioan 4,1)atIV Ann Arbor, Michigan. Wednesday, February 1, 2012 michigandaily.com 'U' invests $814.8 million in energy FLY HIGH LIKE PAPER All companies in portfolio part of oil industry By PAIGE PEARCY Daily News Editor When University Presi- dent Mary Sue Coleman announced an array of Uni- versity sustainability initia- tives, the cost of the programs amounted to a $14 million investment. However, the University also committed $60 mi...…
…P , iC i an 43allm Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 1,12011 michigandailv.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT MSAto change name in January r With regents' approval, name will be Central Student Government By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily Staff Reporter The name "Michigan Student Assembly" will become a relic come January, when the governing body will change its name for the first time since 1976 to the Central Stu- dent Government. MSA President DeAndree...…
…46P 46F 46F i .4fliC41 pan 4:3atim Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 1,2011 michigandaily.com CANTOR COMES TO CAMPUS C antor: U.S. needs JobspSeve Jobs pla' LEFT: U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) speaks at the Michigan League yesterday afternoon. TOP RIGHT: Protesters gather outside the Michigan League yesterday. BOTTOM RIGHT: Protesters from the Washtenaw Community Action Team shout during Cantor's speech yesterday. Stu...…
… TAKING BACK THE STREETS NEWS U renews contract with Traverse City Film Festival Six-day festival allows Michigan residents to learn about filmmaking. >> SEE PAGE 2 OPIN ION Who to vote for in tomorrow's primary Ann Arbor needs a balance of old and new on City Council. S SEE PAGE 4 ARTS 'Entourage': The bros are back Season 8 returns with the characters we love, but the unwanted cliches linger. >> SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS 'M' gears up for defense-fi...…
…A Ann Arbor, Michigan eason. After a dismal nonconference start, romcomgone wrongwith M' looks to turn it around.'Boy Gets Girl. PAGE 8 PAGE 5 Friday, April 1, 2011 michigandaily.com North Quad council's use of funds for trip raises concern $2,000 of hall funds allocated to send council members to Peru By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily StaffReporter While some North Quad resi- dents are excited to embark on a trip to help schoolchildren in Peru, ot...…
…l11E JMIliyan IaIjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 1, 2011 michigandaily.com CHANGES AT RACKHAM Dean:New enrollment policy off to a good start Weiss says few an interview last week that t switch to the continuous enro complaints filed in ment policy has gone accordi the 0ll- ng Research Computer Specialist Ted Hall works in the Virtual Reality CAVE at the UM3D lab in the Duderstadt Center last week. This 3-D simulator has several ...…
…Illic1 t aIi 1u Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 1, 2010 michigandaily.com CULTURES DOC 'U -licensed apparel line competes on conscience ERIN KIRK.AND/Daily Research fellow Aasia Rehman works at the McAllister-Lucas lab at the Biomedical Research Building yesterday. As part of her post-doctorate fellowship, Rehman works on a project expanding cells by growing B-Cell lymphomas in culture media. CAMPUS WATERING HOLES A 2 t S1C s: Fi...…
…How the outcome of tomorrow's gubernatorial election will determine the future of Michigan's film tax incenti% iC iga1T 4:)atlg Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 1, 2010 michigandailycom S MICHIGAN STID NT A f3BLY Armstrong " seeks possible disbarment of assistant AG MSA pres., attorney allege Shirvell violated professional conduct code By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor Michigan Student Assembly President Chris Armstrong and his attor...…
…'U' officials E. Royster Harper and Laura Blake Jones: Campus should stand up for Armstrong. v PAGE 4 With Denard back and ready to go, the Wolverines take on Indiana in Bloomington tomorrow.- PAGE 5 Daily Arts likes this. The Michigan Daily reviews 'The Social Network.' Plus: Interviews with the film's stars and its award-winning writer, Aaron Sorkin. PAGES 7&8 Friday, October 1,2010 michigandaily.com GREENING THE UNIVERSITY More students...…
…SUPER REGIONAL SHOCKER: The No.2 Mi 'U' racecar posts runner-up finish Student group competes in race against 120 other teams from around the globe. >>SEE PAGE 2 Ex-Medical faculty calls out the 'U' Dr. Douglas Smith cites a pattern of abuse by 'U' administrators. SEE PAGE5 Behind the 'Myth' with Claire Sloma The Daily meets the LSA senior starring in Cannes entry "The Myth of the Amer- ican Sleepover." -'SEE PAGE 10 'M' baseball season ends...…
…SThe women's basketball teams TEPINTOTHERNG season came closesnigh, 'Trafford Tanzi' shows the struggle falling by 17 points to Miami n of one girl as she both literally and I the W IT Fnal our.metaphorically wrestles with life. PAGE 8A &PAGE1B Ube4c1*Iidiigan 0aIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 1, 2010 michigandaily.com CENSUS 2010 Census head, a former 'U' prof., urges involvement ___ TOREHAN SHARMAN/Daily Morley Faller of Alpha De...…
…AN IN-STATE PI IT ,k * I 10vBMsa - Why Austin indie-rock underdogs After dropping n in East Lansing Friday, Spoon might just be the best band 'M' came back to stun State at the Joc. of the last decade. i PAGE1B ) PAGE 8A k Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 1,2010 UPWARDb OVER AT HTLLT michigandaily com U IVERSITY L AW SCHOOL In Lawyers Club, access to recycling bins limited Mi A MARNO/Daily More photos from the show Iron and Wine pe...…
…iC i IZ a i l Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 1, 2009 michigandaily.com REMEMBERING MUMBAI FA CULT Y SENAT E A SSEMBLY Sullivan discusses 'U'budget challenges Provost s s "interested in learning abuut the budget," she said. "I know that it increasing student makes some people's eyes roll to the back of their head. But in the body size not the current situation, it's much moire important for the information tobe solution to problems ...…
