…The National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency which provides research grants for science and engineering, is conducting a review of the University of Michigan’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering compliance with Title IX regulations. The CSE department has seen allegations of sexual misconduct against several of its faculty members since 2020. NSF began conducting interviews with CSE f...…
…Monday night, the University of Michigan Diag was filled with over 100 voices chanting ‘Yes on three!’ as activists and Ann Arbor community members rallied for Proposal 3, also known as the Reproductive Freedom For All ballot initiative that will appear in the upcoming midterm election. The Reproductive Freedom For All proposal would amend the Michigan Constitution to enshrine the right to abortion, birth control and other forms...…
…Update 1/8: The University of Michigan has updated its COVID-19 dashboard to reflect an increase in quarantine housing availability. University spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald wrote in an email to The Daily that the increase reflects the University’s plan to house two students in two-bedroom quarantine housing spaces. Previously, each apartment housed only one student, regardless of how many bedrooms it had. When LSA...…
…The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to countries around the world and across the United States since its identification in Wuhan, China last December. Yesterday, two cases of COVID- 19 were confirmed in the state of Michigan, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency. One of the two patients with COVID-19 in Michigan is an inpatient at Michigan Medicine. University President Mark Schlissel ann...…
…University of Michigan professors are worried that an executive order intended to combat anti-Semitism poses a threat to their ability to teach about Middle Eastern conflict and engage with students freely in the classroom. The executive order, signed by President Donald Trump on Dec. 11, 2019, designates Judaism as either a nationality or a race and prohibits anti-Semitism, declaring certain language painting Israel in a n...…
…The University of Michigan recently conducted an internal investigation into sexual harassment in Michigan Medicine, termed #MedToo, per the recommendations of a 2018 National Academies study. The National Academies report investigated how women are treated in science, technology, engineering and math fields, now that more women are entering historically male- dominated spaces. The report found that th...…
…University of Michigan Rackham student Andrea Belgrade hosted the opening event for the Strength of Refugees and their Community in the Hatcher Graduate Library Wednesday night. A group of about 50 students and Ann Arbor residents attended the event. Belgrade does research with psychology professor Fiona Lee focused on Muslim-Americans, self-identified multicultural people, immigrants and refugees. The gallery at the eve...…
…Thursday morning, hundreds of students, faculty, alumni and community members filled the new home of the Trotter Multicultural Center on South State Street. University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel, Regent Ron Weiser and Cynthia Stephens, the 1st District Court of Appeals judge, were among the speakers at the Trotter Center’s opening ceremony. Alphonse Pitawanakwat, a lecturer in the Native American Ojibwe language, ...…
…SARAH KUNKEL/Daily American Culture and Native American Studies Prof. Bethany Hughes discusses the history of redface and how it has affected our cultural climate at the Politics of Blackface Talk in North Quad Monday. In light of the recent controversy surrounding Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook, in which he and a classmate posed in blackface and donned a Ku Klux Klan robe, the University of Mi...…
…As immigration status has become an increasingly divisive political topic in recent years, student organizations and local activists are working to advocate undocumented students and Washtenaw County residents. Local activist organization, Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights, has addressed issues of immigration enforcement by advocating for and providing support to the families of undocumented individuals w...…
…The Washtenaw Housing Alliance and Shelter Association of Washtenaw County hosted the second-ever Voices of Homelessness event Friday evening in Ypsilanti, inviting community members to share their experiences with homelessness through art and storytelling. A Washtenaw Housing Alliance 2018 report found 256 people in the county live in shelters or transitional housing, while 28 people are completely unsheltered. The ...…
…Following the defeat of a citizen task force’s proposal for a police oversight commision at a City Council meeting on Oct. 1, legal questions remain regarding aspects of the citizens’ draft and changes in Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor’s counter- proposal. The citizen task force drafted a proposal that would create a citizen-led police oversight commission with the power to subpoena records and officer testimony, as well as t...…
…The University Research Corridor — a partnership of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University — released its 11th economic impact report last week. The report highlights the universities’ contributions to the state economy, which totaled $18.7 billion in 2017. This is a significant increase from 2015, when the URC added $16.5 billion to the state economy. Britany Affolter- Caine, e...…
…On Wednesday evening, the United Asian American Organizations at the University of Michigan hosted a panel to promote the Asian, Pacific Islander American studies program on campus and call attention to a 2017 lawsuit citing discrimination against program faculty. Panelists included graduate and undergraduate students, as well as Emily Lawsin, a lecturer in American culture and women’s studies, and Scott Kurashige, a f...…
…In a video released Sunday, white supremacist Richard Spencer announced a halt to his national college tour amid clashes between protesters and police at his scheduled speech at Michigan State University last Monday. “At least for the foreseeable future, I don’t think it’s a good idea for me to host an event that’s wide open to the public, in which we name the date and the time,” Spencer said in his video. “Because if we do ...…
…While most University of Michigan students were preparing to watch the 52nd Superbowl last Sunday, LSA sophomore Alex Mullen, Rackham student Richard Nunn and other members from the Latinx Alliance for Community Action, Support and Advocacy had a different task at hand — finalizing their list of demands to the administration. The list of demands was created in response to the lack of Latino representation felt on campus. ...…
…University of Michigan Electrical Engineering and Computer Science courses have developed extensive waitlists due to growing enrollment rates, graduate students registering for undergraduate classes, and limited numbers of faculty — giving students stress about being able to complete their requirements on time. The department’s administration is working to hire more full- time faculty and acquire larger lecture halls to...…
…The Michigan Daily sat down for an interview with E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, to discuss several current issues on campus, including a likely visit from Richard Spencer and the addition of a Middle Eastern/North African category to University of Michigan demographic data collection. The Daily: The administration has been very clear that safety is the first priority in negotiations with Richard Spence...…
…About 100 University of Michigan students, faculty and staff gathered Wednesday afternoon on the Diag to protest a speech to be given on campus later that night by Charles Murray, author of “The Bell Curve,” a book widely criticized for its attribution of intelligence and other genetic traits with race. Big data, data science and analytics were among the main topics discussed at the third annual Michigan Institute for Da...…
…Imagine a world in which new careers and those that are unheard of today, exist, and those careers that exist today are no longer available. A world where robots have complete control of certain occupations, and where humans have the opportunity to implant knowledge into their brains through the use of technological advancements. On Monday evening, Dr. Kevin LaGrandeur, a professor of English at the New York Institute of ...…
…Ibram X. Kendi — author of “Stamped from the Beginning,” the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction winner — conveyed to a crowd of 50 his thoughts on how government policy has perpetuated racist ideologies throughout U.S. history. An assistant professor of African-American history at the University of Florida, Kendi has published work in publications such as The New York Times, The Huffington Post and Black Perspectives...…
…On Wednesday, Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning spoke to a crowd of students, staff and faculty during a fireside chat with Alec Gallimore, dean of the College of Engineering, at the Chrysler Center on North Campus. Fanning met with University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel earlier in the day. During the talk, Fanning focused on the importance and versatility of public service careers, as well as his path to becoming ...…
…Political Science Prof. Andrei Markovits launched his new book, “Hillel at Michigan 1926/27-1945: Struggles of Jewish Identity in a Pivotal Era,” at the University of Michigan Hillel Building Sunday, the day before the organization’s 90th anniversary. Markovits, the 2007 recipient of the University Golden Apple Award for outstanding teaching, discussed how he came to research Hillel — a community cente...…
…On August 4, Nadine Jawad, a Ford junior at the University of Michigan, received a text on the lawn of Magdalen’s campus at the University of Oxford, holding her phone in one hand and playing with a piece of grass in the other. “God, my phone is blowing up because of that stabbing,” she said. “It’s like, I’m fine, mom.” The incident happened earlier that day in London, a city an hour and a half from Oxford by bus. The perpetra...…
…One Hundred and TwenTy Five years OF ediTOrial FreedOm Thursday, May 12, 2016 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX Vol. CXXVI, No. 115| © 2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... SUDOKU................................ SPORTS.................................…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 12, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Friends, family members offer remarks on campus impact, legacy By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter The sixth annual Campus Memorial Service — hosted by the Division of Student Life and the Association of Religious Counselors — honored three students who passed away during the academic year with more than ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 12, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 72 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 12, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 50 ©2013 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A SSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 12, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 28 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS...................... 5A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A B - S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM VIDEO: Stude...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 12, 2015 ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM CITY COUNCIL Jane Lumm, Sally Hart Peterson address pedestrian safety, deer cull By ANNA HARITOS For the Daily With Election Day less than a month away, City Councilmember Jane Lumm (I– Ward 2) and former Democratic councilmember Sally Hart Petersen took to the podium Sunday to pitch their candidaci...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 12, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM This week, the b-side takes a look at The Blind Pig » INSIDE the b-side IRENE KIM/Daily E. Royster Harper, vice president of student life, discusses diversity and campus inclusion at the Trotter Multicultural Center Wednesday. Officials have yet to provide requested records from federal Title IX investiga...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 12, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Higher education, K-12 programs slated to receive funding increases By SHOHAM GEVA and JACK TURMAN Daily News Editor and Daily Staff Reporter Despite a projected short- fall in Michigan both this fiscal year and next, higher education received a funding increase in Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’...…
…Mice fed crumbs from local eatery to examine yeast, sugar digestion By LEA GIOTTO Daily Staff Reporter When Ann Arbor locals think of Zingerman’s, they are most likely not considering the estab- lishment as a beacon for medical advancement. However, bread from Zinger- man’s Bakehouse contributed to a new study involving intestinal bacteria and its role in curing intestinal and autoimmune dis- eases such as yeast infections and ...…
…i \ i i1 an iO Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 12, 2014 michigandaily.com IT'S ALL ABOUT THAT BRASS ATHLETICS Schlissel addresses athletics comments Dwight Adams from Jazzistry performs at the Michigan League on Tuesday. Sexual assault survivors s harte their stories in forum University president follows up after his Monday remarks By GREG GARNO and SAM GRINGLAS Managing Sports Editor andDailyNewsEditor After delivering candid c...…
…FEI idgy Sepan0aI&, Friday, September 12, 2014 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com CAMPUS LIFE Students return to renovated Trotter KATHERINE PEKALA/Daily ROTC students stand guard at the Diag flag pole as part of a campus-wide effor t to remember 9/11. tribute on 911 anniversary Students cover Diag flags spread across the Diag to whom were in lower elementary facultywalkingthroughthe Diag commemorate the 13th anni- school or younger in2...…
…Thursday, June 12, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOR COVERAGE OF THE NCAA TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS NBA DRAFT CHECK WWW.MICHIGANDAILY.COM OVER THE WEEKEND Stauskas commences NBA Draft workouts By GREG GARNO ESPN's Chad Ford predicts Daily Sports Editor Stauskas will fall to the Minne- 'x sota Timnberwolves at No. 13, while CHARLOT TE, N.C. - If you DraftExpress.com has him going to weren't aware yet, Nik Stauskas is Charlotte in its l...…
…FOOTBALL SEATING: The controversial general admission policy has been jettisoned in favor of a revised attendance-based system. ~ CI ef iian OaiI Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 12, 2014 michigandaily.com Students draft race & ethnicity proposals LILY ANiELL/da iy History Prof. Victor Lieberman was surprised with the Golden Apple Award during his lecture on the Arab-Israeli Conflict Tuesday. History prof award Student-driven Golden ...…
…4OW 4JW 46F an at Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 12, 2014 michigandaily.com OVERWHELMING OHIO UNIVERSITY HEALTH UHS seeks tointegrate wellness programs PAUL 5H ERMAN/Daily Michigan coach John Beilein and the Michigan men's basketball team mounted a second-half comeback against Ohio State to win in Columhus on Tuesday, 70-60, for the first time in the past 11 years. PUBLIC SERVICE Peace Cgnizes'U New initiative aims to combine m...…
…~I~e1id liglan 0.a imj O)N 1 Ii11 ) 1\U N D 1 t t Y A L.1S1) '101./1 11'd1)0i\1 Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com TRANSPO RATION Bus service plagued by high-profile incidents Drivers say uptick course is two weeks. The first week of training takes place S due to influx in a sma claroom setting where potential grivers learn new drivers about the vehicles, how to drive safely and how to interact with By JENNIFER...…
…()NI -1 IH I'LTWENT I\ 11111 r HEEYEARSOF EDIORI AL FA11EEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 12, 2013 michigandaily.com CAMPUS SAFETY 'U' makes . app that measures BAC Mobile calculator a part of Stay in the Blue campaign By JULIA LISS Daily Staff Reporter Rather than denying or trying to prevent the reality of binge drink- ing on campus, the University has instead decided to take a more practi- cal, proactive approach. The Unive...…
…~1ie lMcdlx~an 0ai4j S Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 12, 2013 michigandaily.com TUITION EQUALITY DREAM activist featured at event Speaker from Arizona discusses life as an undocumented student By JENNIFER CALFAS Daily Staff Reporter On a January morning, Erika Andiola looked out the window to find police officers outside of her house. After entering the house, they arrested her brother and mother and deported them to their home count...…
…46F 46F c4t an 7 1 f J. / ._ A..2 ..J A l l {I d l r T j/ Yt v A'P r, i i I . 1 3. d i k i _ 3~ J ! { i l A { .!.. r i 11 1Id 14 .d. 1j l i td d f l (. Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 12, 2013 michigandailycom INNOVATION University goes south by southwest School of Information well represented at SXSW festival in Austin By RACHEL PREMACK Daily StaffReporter Ann Arbor resident and Rackham alum Hung Truong didn't think he had done anythi...…
…~~I1E0 #AI1311&ij Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 12, 2013 michigandaily.com CRIME Police: Cab driver made unwanted advances Business junior Jamie Kosberg, LSA freshman Lauren Klemz, and LSA senior Kit Clement give free hugs and high fives along with other members of the Do Random Acts of Kindness club on the corner of South University and East University Monday night. RESEARCH Grant fundscell research Physical description of assai...…
…an 4)atlm ON tliI1E)T\ NI ILL V 1 A1IUIIE\ OM Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 12,2012 liniganaawy.com ELECTION 2012 A2 officials dismayed by rejection of art millage City to continue using Percent for Art funding model By TAYLOR WIZNER Daily StaffReporter City officials said they were disappointed in the wake of the rejection by Ann Arbor voters of a tax for a more comprehensive public art program on Election Day. Public art admini...…
…ON i I UN)LOT \NO Il LL FAOF LITOIII FILLO iII~OM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 12, 2012 n michigandaily.com CAMPUS CRIME Mass e-mails condemn Haven Hall vandalism Provost, LSA dean express concern over the incident By AUSTEN HUFFORD Daily Staff Reporter Administrators sent state- ments to the University com- munity on Thursday deploring alleged vandalism that occurred earlier this week in Haven Hall. University Provost Philip Ha...…
…ONP L I C N )R ( O L)'.IOIIA."( ONE-H- UN DREl.4] RIS FFEIOILllFRE. Ann Arbor, Michigan ELECTION 2012 ~ . Mich. voter ID requirements divide parties Wednesday, September12,i2012 michigandaily.com Snyder vetoes have irked some state Republicans By ALICIA ADAMCZYK Daily StaffReporter Legislatures in several states, including Michigan, have garnered nationwide attention in recent months for passing, or attempting to pass, stricter voter ide...…
…Ube ehTclgan 3aij tNL II )l , si} s ' 'I' ) {ai\\I , () I rj, I ~)fiTi()II. {1 4 1 ',L ) ,' Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 12, 2012 michigandaily.com STATE LEGISLATURE Immediate effect policy stirs debate State Legislature effect 90 days after the final adjournment of the legisla- * divided on bill tive session, and a two-thirds majority is necessary to pass implementation legislation under immediate du effect. Voting on the usage of ...…
…E if iC t lt '3a iIl X\ A A- 1 1 C, I, Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March12, 2012 michigandailycom SPRING COMMENCEMENT Dr. Gupta to speak at graduation Michigan men's basketball coach John Beilein is taking the Wolverines to the NCAA Tournament for the second-consecutive season. Michigan draws No. 4 seed W h To] S olverines earn its NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday night, but the Wolver- ighest NCAA ines were just fine with that. Instead...…
…FFORT J overtime for Michigan to drop University dance groups keep western, 66-64,at Crisler. campus diversity alive PAGE 8A I NSIDE V7 Ije ffklian &aigj ONE HU NDRi£L)7[\\I) FWTY lW9 EA r S .OF ED R'L 1AL FUiL.D'. M Thursday, January 12, 2012 Ann Arbor, Michigan GUANTANAMO BAY: TEN YEARS LATER FUNDRAISNG University starts to plan next campaign Protesters gather outside the University of Michigan Museum ofArt yesterday to advocate for the ...…
…(betAidlian &II - - - - IIUNDPIA XW EIN TY I XWOYEA RS F ELI)ITIO I RLEi 7M Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 12, 2011 michigandailycom MICHIGAN DAILY EXCLUSIVE Misunderstood. In 2008, walk-on running back Mike Milano was suspended from the Michigan football team for allegedly attacking hockey player Steve Kampfer outside of a bar. Milano told the Daily his account of what happened that night as described in his recent book "Michigan Men?"...…
