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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, February 2, 2022 ADMINISTRATION Amid a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases, the University of Michigan announced a new policy requiring either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID- 19 test for all indoor athletic events. The new requirement is in addition to the existing face covering mandate while inside University buildings. The policy specified that thos...…
…Wednesday, February 2, 2022 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The basement in my childhood home was equipped with a Magnavox box TV, a GameCube and a PlayStation 2. The furniture was old, and the basement was prone to flooding, but it didn’t mat- ter so long as my older brother and I had the TV and at least one console. Before the days of homework and exams, my brother and I would spend every day after school in the bas...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Face masks are my favorite acces- sory. Masks are a barrier between me and an outside world filled with strangers and infectious diseases. When the University of Michigan’s administration mandated facial cov- erings in classrooms, recreational buildings and common areas for the Winter semester, I was happy to com- ply — wearing masks has been proven to prevent...…
…Chocolate Birthday Cake Butter Mochi By Sara Bonisteel University of Michigan students now have access to New York Times Cooking — which means your normal food routine just became anything but. Activate your free Cooking subscription. Normalize cake for breakfast. The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily Wednesday, February 2, 2022 — 5 …
…Chapter 1: ‘Meet Abby’ It seems dramatic to say, “When I was six, I happened upon a book in a library, and that’s why, 16 years later, I am where and what and who I am.” That’s just a completely insane statement. It also happens to be the truth. By the time I turned six, my mother had learned that the best way to deal with me was to put a book in my hands. And so, on an unremarkable winter afternoon, not unlike the day I’m writing...…
…S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 2, 2022 — 7 K L I P P A N f o r o n e : Sitting solo at IKEA Over a year ago, in early November, I rode my bike to the IKEA Furniture Showroom in Canton, Michigan. I left around mid-morning and arrived at my destination around noon. After biking through the two lane roads and suburban grids that connected me with the blue-and-yellow ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Content warning: This article mentions sexual assault. Writer’s Note: To make it abundantly clear, in this space, we believe survivors of sexual assault, regardless of gender, class, sexual ori- entation, age and other circumstances used to discredit survivors. Sienna Mae Gomez, an online personal- ity who first developed a following on Tik- Tok...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion Wednesday, February 2, 2022 — 9 I f you’re like me, you’ll agree that winter semester did not begin Jan. 5, at least not in spirit. With both students and professors adjusting to hybrid and in-person classes as well as spend- ing a majority of the first two lec- tures going over syllabi and basic course structure, the semester started off slow. When did things really begin? Jan. 18, t...…
…L ast summer, when President Joe Biden proclaimed to Amer- icans that we were “closer than ever to declaring our independence” from COVID- 19, it seemed unfathomable the nation would find itself in the throes of yet another pan- demic surge just six months later. Yet, here we are again. Even with over 500 million vaccines administered across the country — and over 70% of Americans age 12 and older fully vaccinated — COVID-19 has...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 2, 2022 — 11 LILA TURNER/Daily Graduate student Nick Suriano set the tone for Michigan against Minnesota with a dominant victory. Energetic performances lead to Michigan’s upset against No. 3 Nebraska Michigan overcomes early deficit, takes down Minnesota Jack Glanville: Michigan has nothing left to prove As redshirt sophomore Cameron Amine had his hand raised fo...…
…Michigan beats Indiana, taking control of Big Ten title race SPORTSWEDNESDAY SPORTSWEDNESDAY ABBIE TELGENHOF Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women’s basketball team knew what was on the line: Its first top-10 win at home, handing Indiana its first conference loss, and most importantly, taking control of the Big Ten. In their biggest game of the season, the sixth-ranked Wolverines (19-2 overall, 10-1 Big Ten) battled against the...…
