…I n terms of an introduction, this is a column about nothing in particular. But it’s also a column about anything under the sun. I don’t know if this affords me unmeasurable literary freedom or if it cages me in, wandering aimlessly around the halls of banality. But as a circus manager in charge of transporting the big top from town to town has probably said at least once, “Let’s get this show on the road.” If you’re my mom, you might ...…
…Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // The Statement 3B M y expectations of love and romance were doomed from the start. As a child, I lived and breathed Disney movies. The story was always the same: A beautiful princess was in trou- ble and — shocker — a beauti- ful prince came to save her. The perfect pair fall in love as soon as they look at one another, and BOOM! They’re set for life. To me, this cliché was reality. It was December 20...…
…Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // The Statement 5B Annie Klus /Daily The Good News Accapella group performing. I t’s a Saturday night in mid-December, and despite the freezing temperatures and the impending tempest of finals, Angell Hall Auditorium A at the University of Michigan is packed. Students and families have crowded into the rows of cramped seats, and there’s a folding table along ...…
…“It seems both especially easy and especially hard to have open hearts in college. We want to be known for who we are, but we also wonder: Who are we?” Wednesday, January 9, 2019// The Statement 6B “I’m just an animal looking for a home and / share the same space for a minute or two.” I think the most tender, supreme pleasures of friend- ship and community come when we acknowledge the shared things (God, the Talking Heads...…
…Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // The Statement 7B I grew up in the arid valley where the moonlight was muffled by the smoke of thousands of coal-burning stoves. It was cold and scary at night and the day came, only to reveal the night’s crimes. Every morning, the newspaper delivered headlines of the number of peo- ple, my people, who didn’t make it through. Dozens every month. Hundreds every year. It was an eye for an eye among my peo...…
…V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : W i n te r B r e a k a s s e e n by t h e D a i l y p h o to s ta f f Allison Engkvist/Daily Alec Cohen/Daily Alexis Rankin /Daily Amelia Cacchione/Daily Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // The Statement 8B …
…MICHIGAN STAYS UNBEATEN, TAKES CARE OF IU As Zavier Simpson converted a hook shot, extending the Wolverines’ lead to 16 with 14:35 to go in the game, Indiana coach Archie Miller shouted and punched the air in anger, frustration spilling into body language. Miller spent most of Sunday’s game standing on the visiting sideline with his hands on his hips, shaking his head after missed shots, exasperation open — putting on display j...…
…2B — January 9, 2019 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Unlikely veteran Matthews dominates Langford In the waning seconds of Sunday’s game, it was Charles Matthews who stood at center court, dribbling the clock out on the Michigan men’s basketball team’s win over Indiana. It was appropriate, for a game where, for much of it, the redshirt junior wing had been a focal point. Coming into the contest, a lot of t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsWednesday January 9, 2019 — 3B Michigan falls to Merrimack, 4-2 After 40 minutes of play, Michigan (7-8-6) and Merrimack (6-15-1) were deadlocked at one goal apiece. Forward Derek Petti was able to break the stalemate with a goal just seconds into the third period that allowed the Warriors to take the lead and eventually the victory, 4-2. Entering the final period, Merrimack was on the...…
…4B — January 9, 2019 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Bucking the norm Greg Mattison, Al Washington accept jobs to join Ohio State defensive staff, leaving Harbaugh in the dust Michigan linebackers coach Al Washington will be accepting an assistant coaching position with Ohio State, according to Rivals on Tuesday. The move comes one day after the Wolverines’ defensive line coach, Greg Mattison, was named the Bu...…
