…In recent weeks, businesses have closed their doors and restaurants have been forced to move to takeout only as residents have taken to self-isolation, all to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines recommend. However, homeless shelters in Ann Arbor remain open, in full operation and at capacity. Sarah Paspal-Jasinski, director of development at the Shelter Associat...…
…News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, students and young professionals from around the world have come together to form a global movement called #Students_Against_ COVID, which is dedicated to bringing students and allies together to spread awareness about the severity of the virus. They strive to facilitate effective and socially responsible collaboration and innovation...…
…Wednesday, April 8, 2020 — 3A News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com This decision has no impact on Whitmer’s stay-at-home order, which is still set to end April 14. Whitmer told reporters after the vote that the extension isn’t as long as she hoped, but the legislature can always extend it again at a later date, according to the Detroit Free Press. Whitmer said extending the emergency declaration protects the state...…
…M arch 27 marked the day the United States officially surpassed every other country in confirmed cases of COVID-19. That day alone, over 3,000 people died globally, pushing the total death count past 27,000. And yet, as thousands lose their lives every day, I have seen one phrase circulate more than almost any other, second only to “wash your hands” — “we are the virus, and coronavirus is the cure.” Beside insinuating t...…
…Movies are projections. Yes, literally, in the sense of filmstock and screens and projectors and bulbs. But movies can also be projections of ourselves — a momentary snapshot of the internal, the introspective, the metaphysical. Given the circumstances, we as the film beat are seeing less literal projections in movie theaters and doing more projecting ourselves. So what are we thinking about? Among them are “Wicked,” Dcoms (Dis...…
…The music of Rory Ferreira has seen quite the evolution since his debut mixtape in 2012. Under the moniker milo, he’s transitioned from a style of hip-hop tinged with nerdiness to now embracing art and jazz rap. His side project Scallops Hotel was created to develop his more abstruse side, lyrically and in terms of production. He has made the leap from independent artist to founder of his own record label. Throughout his incre...…
…‘Tell your grandparents to vote for Bernie’: a call left unanswered statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | APRIL 8, 2020 ILLUSTRATION BY CHRISTINE JEGARL …
…Wednesday, April 8, 2020 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Magdalena Mihaylova Deputy Editors Emily Stillman Marisa Wright Associate Editor Reece Meyhoefer Designers Elizabeth Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Madison Gagne Sadia Jiban Photo Editor Keemya Esmael Editor in Chief Elizabeth Lawrence Managing Editor Erin White I t was a Saturday afternoon. My family had been playing mahjong — a complex game...…
…3B Wednesday, April 8, 2020 // The Statement3B W hen my grandpa passed away over two months ago, one of my friends asked if we were close. I remember responding, “You know in school when you’re asked to write about a person who inspires you? He has always been that person for me.” Throughout my life, my grandpa, Charles VanHampler, inspired me in many ways. In the way he patiently raised five daughters in a two bedroom and one b...…
…T here is nothing like a good romantic comedy to make you reevaluate your love life. Watching any movie with a boy- meets-girl plot results in what my mother calls an “I’m going to die fat, broke and alone” moment, as terrible as that sounds. It’s the kind of feeling that makes you want any semblance of validation immediately, especially from a potential romantic partner. In one of these moments during my freshman year of colleg...…
…Wednesday, April 8, 2020 // The Statement 6B I don’t remember when I fell in love with running. I cannot remember my first run or my first pair of running sneakers. Early on, I recall equating running to a mundanity, something I did to stay in shape and keep active as an incredibly uncoordinated individual who failed when it came to team sports. As a child, I hadn’t discovered the runner’s high or that sweaty addiction. But betwe...…
…O n March 25, I boarded a flight from Detroit to Southern California, where I grew up. The airport was eerily empty, the Transportation Security Administration workers wore masks and televisions throughout the terminal were broadcasting the latest fatality numbers of COVID-19. Rolling my suitcase to my gate, the few people in the terminal gave each other a wide berth, exchanging nervous yet empathetic half- smiles. This is weird, ever...…
…Wednesday, April 8, 2020 // The Statment 8B PHOTOS BY RYAN LITTLE VISUAL STATEMENT: PORTRAITS OF INDIA …
…Every Saturday morning since September 2003, members of Witnesses For Peace — an anti- Israel protest group — have stood outside the Beth Israel Congregation on Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor. Members of the group hold signs reading “Resist Jewish Power,” “Jewish Power Corrupts,” “Boycott Israel,” “Stop U.S. Aid to Israel” and “End the Palestinian holocaust.” Their demonstrations last from about 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., taking p...…
…The Ann Arbor City Council met for the first time in 2020 on Monday night to discuss a federal lawsuit filed over anti- Israel protests at Beth Israel Congregation and increasing regulations for short-term rental properties. Anti-Israel protester Henry Herskovitz spoke during public comment about the political demonstrations. Herskovitz, who leads the groups Deir Yassin Remembered and Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends, i...…
…“The First Amendment … is subject to appropriate limitations on its continued and repeated usage.” Defendants named in the lawsuit include Henry Herskovitz, Gloria Harb, Tom Saffold, Rudy List and Chris Mark. The lawsuit also lists the groups Deir Yassin Remembered and Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends — both led by Herskovitz, a former member of the congregation — as defendants. The Southern Poverty Law Center ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Alanna Berger Brittany Bowman Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students ...…
…Kiley Reid is interested in what makes us cringe. “As a writer I’m really drawn toward hyper-realistic, almost awkward dialogue and inner monologue,” said Reid in a recent phone interview with The Michigan Daily. “And I’m very drawn to characters who find themselves in positions of power and don’t really know what to do with it.” Accordingly, Reid situates her debut novel, “Such A Fun Age,” at the nexus of multiple tricky relatio...…
…Let’s get this out of the way: I write negative reviews about music because I hate music, and you should hate it too. After all, what is music if it isn’t something to dump on? Taking what people love, analyzing it piece by piece and ripping it to shreds to invalidate their enjoyment is what I thrive on. I just want to take your favorite album and show you why it’s so terrible until you hate it yourself. What, you thought I list...…
…SPORTSWEDNESDAY Wednesday, January 8, 2020 | michigandaily.com 32 pts, 9 asts, 11-19 fg CASSIUS Alec Cohen / Daily Design by Jack Silberman Wolverines fall to Spartans, 87-69, in East Lansing ABBY SNYDER Daily Sports Writer MEN’S BASKETBALL EAST LANSING – This game was almost exactly as advertised. Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman: stifling on defense and prolific on offense. As advertised. Tom Izzo: calculating game manager, p...…
…2B — January 8, 2020 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Shooting troubles plague Michigan EAST LANSING — Brick by brick, Michigan laid the foundation of its own downfall. Whether it was beyond the arc, from the elbow or along the baseline, the Wolverines struggled to knock down shots for three-quarters of Sunday’s 18-point, 87-69 drubbing at the hands of No. 14 Michigan State. A fairly even contest through the ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsWednesday January 8, 2020 — 3B Pearson increasing focus on details going into second half of the season After Michigan’s loss to Michigan Tech last Tuesday, coach Mel Pearson — as he always does — went back to look at the tape from the game. This time, he noticed something he thought may have been the key factor in his team’s 4-2 loss to the Huskies. The Wolverines had 37 shots on goa...…
…4B — January 8, 2020 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com O RLANDO, Fla. — Camer- on McGrone mentioned the big plays first, taking the blame for his unit without explicitly saying it. Michigan gave up too many, he said, and that was the key. McGrone wasn’t wrong — the defense did give up six plays of 20 or more yards — but Alabama will do that to you. Loaded with a set of skill-position players just as goo...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 8, 2020 PHOTO BY ANNE KLUSENDORF Redemption in dialouge …
…Wednesday, January 8, 2020 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Magdalena Mihaylova Deputy Editors Emily Stillman Marisa Wright Associate Editor Reece Meyhoefer Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Madison Gagne Sadia Jiban Photo Editor Keemya Esmael Editor in Chief Elizabeth Lawrence Managing Editor Erin White statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 8, 2020 I thought I’d aged out of this years ag...…
…D uring the winter holidays, Augie’s Coffee Roasters of Claremont, California is overflowing with recent college graduates reuniting, families stopping for a moment with babies in strollers and young couples chatting over matcha, oat milk lattes. The customers spill out to the tables of the Packing House, a relic of the ancient Californian citrus empire that’s been repurposed into a village attraction, complete with artists’ lofts...…
…E njoy your meal!” said the waiter. “You too!” I responded thoughtlessly. The dialogue which shapes our lives is often a fumble. We stutter, misspeak, offend, reveal too much or not enough. Once we say what we do, it cannot be unsaid. In a technological world, what we type is forever imprinted somewhere. Contemporary “cancel culture” ensures that what we say and write is not only permanent, but unforgivable. Similarly, what is unsaid in...…
…Wednesday, January 8, 2020 // The Statement 6B A little faith I n the August before my junior year, I scrambled to rearrange my schedule. I cold-emailed professors, begging them to let me into their classes and hopping on the waitlist of any possible course. Then I came across one called “The Catholic Novel.” The course description read: “All are welcome: religious, agnostic, atheist, non- Christian, just reading, Catholic curious, and ...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, January 8, 2020 // The Statement 7B I thought I’d aged out of this years ago. I’m sitting criss-cross applesauce in my apartment while my roommate straightens my hair. The brush catches my hair knots and pulls my head back like the boys in my elementary school used to do, though it wasn’t because they liked me. The hair situation isn’t going as planned. My curls are begin...…
…VISUAL STATEMENT: HUES OF HUMMINGBIRDS Wednesday, January 8, 2020 // The Statement 8B COSTA RICA HAS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE POPULA- TIONS OF HUMMINGBIRD SPECIES IN THE WORLD. HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS OF SOME THAT I WAS ABLE TO SEE ON MY TRIP TO COSTA RICA OVER WINTER BREAK. BY JULIA SCHACHINGER …
