…The University of Michigan’s Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a public address event titled “More Than Four” Tuesday evening. Members at the event presented the organization’s four-point platform that aims to support and advocate for Black students at the University. The platform’s four points call on the University to increase Black student admission, combat anti-Blackness, improve DEI policies and to help make K-12 education m...…
…Three more men have been convicted in the 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Thirteen men were charged with aiding in the plot to kidnap the governor, two of whom were previously convicted in August. Six of the men faced federal charges for orchestrating the plan. Of the 13 men, seven were charged at the state level by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, including Paul Bellar, Pete Musico and his son- i...…
…North Star Lounge sits on the corner of Catherine Street and N. 5th Avenue in the heart of Kerrytown, Ann Arbor. Having opened on Oct. 1, the lounge is the third project for Phillis Engelbert, the owner and co-founder of the Detroit Street Filling Station. Engelbert said this project was “very collaborative” and credited the success of the opening to help from friends, Detroit Street Filling Station staff and the Ann Ar...…
…The writers of The Michigan Daily do it all. On top of being college students with full course loads, they roll up their sleeves to consume media and write. For the entertainment of our loyal readership, The Michigan Daily has revitalized and revamped “Baked, Buzzed, Bored.” For the sake of journalism, three or more writers sacrifice their health and 3+ hours of their life to watch a TV show or film while either high (“baked”), drun...…
…We now live in a post-“Morbius” society. After its announcement in November 2017 by Sony, its first trailer in January 2020 and then its delayed release date of April 1, 2022 (in another world, it was just an April Fool’s prank), the Marvel- adjacent vampire movie starring possible cult leader/method asshole Jared Leto is something that now exists. It defies traditional description due to how incalculably odd the entirety of i...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, November 9, 2022 The fatal flaw of teen TV For the past three years, my sister and I have been sporadically watching “Dawson’s Creek.” Through intermittent binge periods we’ve borne witness to the epic highs — Dawson’s (James Van Der Beek, “Varsity Blues”) caricatural memeified crying face — and lows — Joey (Katie Holmes, “Batman Begins”) and Pacey’s (Joshua Jackson, ...…
…Are you sure you wanna read this? Are you absolutely sure devoting your undivided attention to these next 2,000 words is worth your precious time? Cause for Christ’s sake, there’s laundry to be done! Assigned readings, hoards of homework to complete and you might work soon, have plans at noon, need to leave in 20 cause you gotta go to the gym, or go meet up with him, her, them, and then, there’s probably a couple hundred other unf...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, November 9, 2022 Practical bedtime stories and feelings you can’t name Five years old Diana had to pry her mother’s bedtime stories out of her. They were the charred remains of a war fought with small fists and persis- tent whines, but each time she sur- rendered, Diana could crawl into her mother’s skin and live inside of her, for a time, again. While her mother s...…
…T his fall, Michigan voters will have a say on three crucial ballot initiatives that could change the state’s political landscape in a drastic way. Proposal 1 would change term limit requirements for state legislators and establish financial disclosure requirements. Proposal 2 would greatly expand voting rights and work to safeguard democracy. And the highly contested Proposal 3 would enshrine reproductive freedom in the state co...…
…O ver Fourth of July weekend last summer, Florida residents turned on their televisions to see California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, slamming their state government and its conservative policies. Newsom spoke in plain, inflammatory terms: “Freedom is under attack in your state […] I urge all of you living in Florida to join the fight or join us in California.” Newsom’s stunt seems to have fallen flat with Florida vote...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 9, 2022 — 11 Sports From family game nights to one-on-one showdowns, how Leigha Brown’s tenacious desire to win guides her LIZA CUSHNIR Daily Sports Writer Family game nights at the Brown household in Auburn, Ind. look a little different than most. For as long as Nate and Jenese Brown can remember, those nights always had the potential to be upended — literally — if their d...…
…JOSH TAUBMAN Daily Sports Editor PISCATAWAY — When the No. 5 Michigan football team found itself in an unlikely 17-14 halftime deficit, it looked to the defense to generate some life. And in the subsequent 30 minutes the defense ignited that spark, snagging three second half turnovers to turn a dicey game into a rout. Michigan (9-0 overall, 6-0 Big Ten) overcame a slow start, ultimately pulling away from Rutgers (4-5, 1-5) for a ...…
…the statement Color Wheel Edition For this new special edition, the Statement writers were randomly assigned one color from a palette of options (purple, yellow, green, blue, or orange) and were tasked with incorporating that color in some way in their columns. The result: a collection of narratives in varied shades — testimonials to goldfish and yellow lights and Mother Nature and everything in between. Flip the page to experience th...…
…Wednesday, November 9, 2022 // The Statement — 2 A love letter to yellow Fall used to be yellow. Much less the color of the leaves and more the color of corn in my hands. I have a hazy memory of walking through a corn maze with my family when I was eight or nine. I remem- ber shucking cobs and leaving the husks on the paths, marking the ways we’d been. I remem- ber the way the corn towered over me. An all-surrounding yellow, one that al...…
…Does anyone else remember Darla Sher- man? You know, the girl with the braces holding the dead goldfish in that tiny plas- tic bag in “Finding Nemo”? If you can recall her in your mind’s eye (or your nightmares), you may have been deeply scarred by the pig- tailed child like I was. If you had to click the link (sorry, late warning: JUMP SCARE), I hope you remember her impact. As children, we learned not to tap on fish tank glass, not to ...…
…Wednesday, November 9, 2022 // The Statement — 4 Scientists estimate that humans can see about 18 decillion varieties of color. That’s 18 followed by 33 zeros. With a virtually infinite array of options to choose from, picking a favorite would seem like a time-consuming, maybe even unneces- sary task. And yet, choosing a favorite color is a time-honored childhood tradition. In school, with family, in the media we consume — color prefer...…
…The Heartland Independent Film Forum, in partnership with The Michigan Daily, hosted a launch event Thursday night at the Ann Arbor Public Library for an online database containing every impact statement of the survivors of Larry Nassar. The database is intended to aid students, families, educators and journalists in understanding this decades-long pattern of abuse. About 25 students and Ann Arbor residents were in attendance. ...…
…The Michigan Refugee Assistance Program, a student- led organization dedicated to assisting recently resettled refugees in the greater Detroit and Ann Arbor areas, held the second of their four-part roundtable series Thursday night examining the intersectional issues within the refugee crisis. This particular speaker event was focused on examining educational barriers faced by refugees as well as the response, or lack thereof...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, November 9, 2018— 3A ALEXANDRIA POMPEI/Daily Red blood drop cutouts stand are placed around campus advertising the “Blood Battle” between Michigan and Ohio State University on the Diag Thursday. BLOOD DRIVE Earlier this semester, multiple fraternities disaffiliated from University IFC. The five current unaffiliated fraternities are still recognized by the University but t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, November 9, 2018 — 5A ANU SOFTWARE CONSULTANTS, INC. (Ann Arbor, MI) is recruiting: Sys tems analysts to perform systems require ments, integration testing, technical and risk analysis; Sr. Sys tems Analysts to pro vide technologi cal support, gather require ments, and convert to functional specifica tions, and must have experience, educa tion or training in at least two of the...…
…W hen colleges first began to go co-ed about the time of the Civil War, higher education was still very much a man’s game. It wasn’t until 1980, nearly 100 years after the start, that women and men began to attend college at similar rates. Soon enough, women began to outpace men in terms of attending college and earning degrees. As of 2015, 72.5 percent of women who recently graduated high school were enrolled in college, com...…
…working conditions that factory workers in China were susceptible to. In an interview with Racked, Aflalo said, “I also went to China to visit a factory, and I had this moment where I realized this is really a polluted environment … I started to make the connection: This is me, I’m making clothes and I’m a big part of this.” She soon left Ya Ya and started Reformation in 2009. In the beginning, the company practiced sustaina...…
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…Friday, November 9, 2018 // TIP OFF 2018 2B Mount St. Mary’s at Western Michigan Detroit Mercy Gulf Coast Showcase at NC State at Marquette LIU Brooklyn at Oakland Morgan State Southern Fort Wayne at Nebraska Minnesota at Purdue Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 19 Nov. 23-25 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Dec. 15 Dec. 21 Dec. 16 Dec. 28 Dec. 31 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 12 Jan. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 24 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 4 F...…
…This year shouldn’t be about replacing Flaherty I t definitely felt odd. Last week, the Michigan women’s basketball team defeated Findlay in an exhibition. And for the first game in a long time, the name Katelynn Flaherty wasn’t announced emphatically, over and over again throughout Crisler Center. But as odd as it was, it might not be a bad thing. Entering this season, there’s been ample talk about how and if the Wolverines w...…
…Friday, November 9, 2018 TIP OFF 2018 5B Friday, November 9, 2018 TIP OFF 2018 4B Long before former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie asked his devout fan base and the inquisitive media to “trust the process,” Nicole Munger had already been applying that mantra to her basketball career. Just an hour north of the Wells Fargo Center, Munger was entering her freshman year at Central Bucks High School West in Doylestow...…
…Friday, November 9, 2018 // TIP OFF 2018 6B Big Ten Breakdown: Iowa and Maryland the teams to beat With football season dwindling, there is only one thing that can fill the void that will be left in the hearts of Big Ten fans across the country: basketball – and maybe a little bit of hockey. Coming off its seventh straight 20-plus win season – the sixth straight under coach Kim Barnes Arico – the Michigan women’s basketball ...…
…Friday, November 9, 2018 // TIP OFF 2018 7B Roster Breakdown: ‘M’ replacing Flaherty with strong recruiting class and experienced forwards After advancing to the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament last year, the Michigan women’s basketball team returns a seasoned and experienced bunch. Of course, the Wolverines will be without Katelynn Flaherty for the upcoming campaign. Flaherty scored 2,776 points in her car...…
…Friday, November 9, 2018 // TIP OFF 2018 8B where she helped her high school to a 22-2 record and the first Final Four appearance in school history. Rauch, while small at 5-foot-8, showed tenacity on the glass during her high school career at Bishop Ludden in Syracuse, N.Y. Rauch averaged 7.1 boards per game and should be a force on the defensive side of the ball as well, evidenced by her 4.5 steals per game average last season. ...…
…After three decades of minority student activism and ultimately, organizing for a more centrally located multicultural center and more emphasis on students of color at the University, the University of Michigan broke ground Wednesday morning at the William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center’s new location on State Street. Alumni and students representing the Black Action Movement, #BBUM and current member...…
…1 3 5 9 6 4 9 5 6 3 1 8 6 9 9 2 4 5 1 9 3 8 2 9 3 7 5 6 2 8 1 5 6 Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 1/23/09 1:57 PM 46 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Thursday, November 9, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Kelsey @kelsey_schwa The Uber drivers in Ann Arbor give zero f***s and jus...…
…This is for the Asian/Pacific Islander American social justice community at the University of Michigan — the people who have become my family. Dear Family, The time I’ve spent with Asian-American men who claim to be so “intersectional feminist” has proven we’re clearly standing at the wrong intersections. Because for boys who call themselves “involved in the community” of A/PIA activists, who hold high positi...…
…By allowing Richard Spencer to speak on campus, the Editorial Board believes the University would offer a platform for Spencer to spread legitimate hate speech. Spencer advocates for the establishment of a “white ‘ethno-state,’” “peaceful ethnic cleansing” and has adopted Nazi terminology for the press. Though hate speech is hard to define, we believe Spencer’s speech poses a reasonable threat to public s...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 9, 2017 — 5B AMAZON STUDIOS Muslims on-screen: An honest reflection on my love for ‘The Big Sick’ The lasting effect of a romantic comedy that gets it (somewhat) right It feels weird to say, but the movie that challenged me the most this past year was “The Big Sick.” Yes, that one. The charming indie romantic comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) and Z...…
…6A — Thursday, November 9, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Now the starter, Peters not short of confidence Ask Brandon Peters about the bruising hit, and he’ll laugh. It was one he had already experienced. As Peters pointed out, he once “got folded in half” by someone in high school that plays at Notre Dame now. But last Saturday, he got another dose of it. With just under 10 minutes remaining in the third qu...…
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…2B —Thursday, November 9, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com COURTESY OF KYLE PRUE Intersections of art and religion can be seen across campus and students “I find the best places that I can focus, and that I can worship, are places that have art or have artistic qualities. I don’t pray well in a little white box in a reflection room because it’s not really soothing.” For Public Health student Nuha Mahmood, art an...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 9, 2017 — 3B ASTHMATIC KITTY Sufjan Stevens is a srange, beautiful man The compelling faith of musician Sufjan Stevens How the artist managed to deliver religion to those who reject it Sufjan Stevens has never hid his faith. Throughout his work, he borrows extensively from Christian imagery. I always had viewed his frequent religious allusions as just another one of his...…
…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, November 9, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com UNIVERSAL PICTURES The first song I learned on the piano was “Schindler’s Theme” Mourning and Judaism: Loss softened by family Cinematic portrayals of mourning and the themes that prevail Cruising for Christianity in this series, three daily arts writers in varying states of mind visit the same place and write about their experiences. baked.buzzed.b...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 9, 2017 — 5B AMAZON STUDIOS Muslims on-screen: An honest reflection on my love for ‘The Big Sick’ The lasting effect of a romantic comedy that gets it (somewhat) right It feels weird to say, but the movie that challenged me the most this past year was “The Big Sick.” Yes, that one. The charming indie romantic comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) and Z...…
…6B — Thursday, November 9, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com BAD MASCOT They’re coming back! Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers to play 2 nights The Michigan natives return to the Blind Pig for a weekend stay “You can have these really crazy, intense shows there. That kind of grungy environment just propagates intimacy; it’s a special kind of intimacy. Some of my favorite shows of all time have been at the Blind Pig,” sai...…
…ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM In a large upset victory, Republican nominee Donald Trump won the presidential election after capturing Wisconsin, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, which Democrats had considered crucial to their victory. The race was called at 2:30 a.m. by the Associated Press. On campus, which largely voted against Trump, his election sparked some celebration, but also significant anx...…
…As University of Michigan students line up at the polls Tuesday to select either Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton or Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, some are expressing more hesitancy than enthusiasm as they cast their ballot and wait for the results. The race in Michigan has significantly narrowed in the final weeks leading up to the election, after Clinto...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, November 9, 2016 — 3A They cheered when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump won Alabama. They smiled when they saw Rubio win Senator of Florida. Like the rest of America, they shifted nervously back and forth in their seats. Some gripped their phones as they received notifications of results.This was how some of the University of Michigan’s Republican students wa...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, November 9, 2016 FROM THE DAILY Together we must repair our wounds W hat we feel — and what most of our campus feels — is an enormous loss in Hillary Clinton’s defeat in this election. With Trump’s victory, racism, misogyny and hate appear to have won. People who have stood in staunch opposition to Trump are now left disenfranchised with him as our leader, and some are fea...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts & News Wednesday, November 9, 2016 — 5A NBC The bird-man is maybe more attractive than Benedict Cumberbatch. In the 41 years that “Saturday Night Live” has been on the air, the long-standing live sketch comedy series has thrived on the special material that ensues during electoral years. This year has been no exception to that rule, with Kate McKinnon (“Ghostbusters”) and Alec Baldwi...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Welcomed at the door 6 “Shame on you!” 9 German trick- taking card game 13 St. Teresa’s town 14 Use as a source 15 Egg on 16 Shade lighter than jade 18 Reckless act instigator 19 Witty Bombeck 20 Euros replaced them 21 Buffoons 22 Target Field, e.g. 24 Nowhere near cool 26 N.L. mascot whose head is a large baseball 28 Cracks up 31 Finnish telecommunica- tions company 34 L...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 9, 2016 — 7A Wagner seeks breakout year The Michigan men’s basketball team hopes it can look back at summer 2016 as not only one of the healthiest summers in recent memory, but also as “The Summer of Mo.” By the end of the 2015-16 season, sophomore forward Moritz Wagner was beginning to break through and make an impact for the Wolverines. His eight-rebound, f...…
…8A — Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com T E A M S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 48.0 10.7 First Downs/Game 24.7 12.9 Rush Yards/Game 251.7 107.4 Yards/Rush 5.5 3.1 Rushing TDs 36 3 Passing Yards/Game 245.8 138.9 Completion % 65.4% 44.1% Yards/Pass 8.7 5.7 Passing TDs 17 8 Interceptions 3 10 Offensive Plays/Game 73.8 59.0 Total Offense 497.4 246.3 3rd-down Conversions 48.2% 19.0% 4t...…
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