…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, December 2, 2020 statement W hat is the first image that comes to your mind when you think of TikTok? Is it Charli D’Amelio and her friends dancing to a viral song? Or is it half-naked white boys jamming to hip hop music? While these may be the most common associations of TikTok, the platform has many more sides to it than just the content of attractive young people doing sill...…
…10 Thursday, July 2, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Director of counseling Harden retires after 34 years After 34 years at Michigan, Greg Harden, who served as both executive associate athletic director and director of counseling has retired, Angelique Chengelis from the Detroit News reported Monday. Harden joined Michigan after being hired by Bo Schembechler 1986 and grew the prevalence of the mental well...…
…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...…
…Hey… can you all help me out? It’s getting late and I’m still try- ing to figure out what to wear this Halloweekend. I know, I know, I should have been on this a long time ago, but the truth is… I’m kinda indecisive when it comes to dressing up. Of course, every Halloween cos- tume comes with its own ample affordances and dire drawbacks, but in the back of my mind there’s always a voice muttering to me about how ridiculous I might l...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com statement ‘A season of grief’: Profiles of the LGBTQ+ holiday experience BY GRACE TUCKER, STATEMENT COLUMNIST Wednesday, December 2, 2020 — 11 H ey my girl. Is there anyone you would like to bring home for Thanksgiving? Someone who isn’t travelling home or needs allies to have Thanksgiving with?” In something like extending a hand or offering a warm hug, my mom sent me that text message ...…
…11 Thursday, July 2, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS ‘The perfect storm’: Mbogo Mwangi speaks on race in America today, and how the lacrosse community needs to do better Growing up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Mbogo Mwangi never dealt with race as an issue. St. Stephen of Hungary, the private Catholic school that the junior defenseman attended, was a microcosm of New York City’s melting pot. Because Mwangi and...…
…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...…
…A s a University of Michigan graduate, former member of the Michigan Marching Band and a lifelong Wolverine fan, I am saddened by the retweet from Michigan running back Donovan Edwards’s account of a clip containing virulent antisemitism from Kanye West, with the caption “Jewish people will literally tell you that they want you to kill your own and humiliate your women simply because they have children to feed.” Ther...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 12 — Wednesday, December 2, 2020 statement S o, do you want me to buy a share of a water buffalo or a flock of chicks?” my friend Kat asked me as we discussed what we wanted for the upcoming holiday season. After a few min- utes of searching the internet, we some- how ended up on the website of Heifer In- ternational, a global nonprofit that aims to provide livestock and services to farmers. Ac...…
…12 Thursday, July 2, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Mwangi’s first wave was the product of COVID-19 and the disproportionate mortality rate between Black and white Americans exacerbated by disparities in healthcare access and employment opportunities. The second and third waves were based on the police’s double standard in managing its altercations with Black and white individuals: The absence of aggr...…
…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...…
…I n January of 2021, Democrats rode into Washington and took control of the White House and both houses of Congress. President Joe Biden’s approval rating stood at over 53%, and the nation looked hopefully to a leader who promised to restore order and sensibility to American politics. As Biden took the Oath of Office, stocks soared to record highs, investors bullish on a president they believed would bring stability to market...…
…statement A reluctant ‘Go Blue!’ The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 2, 2020 — 13 B ack in March, when COVID-19 hit and it became clear that schools would have to shut down, I remember thinking: well, at least I go to the University of Michigan. I was lucky, I thought, to go to such a cutting-edge school. Our president is a physician. We have a faculty of in- credibly knowledgeable researchers and prof...…
…Opinion Wednesday, November 2, 2022 — 13 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Spooky spooky Halloween Midterms Matter O n Sept. 22, the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at the University of Michigan announced they were inviting Ben Shapiro to speak at the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School on Nov. 15th. Shapiro, a divisive political commentator, has based his entire career on promoting extremely anti-...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 14 — Wednesday, November 18, 2020 statement T he code word was perfect: obscure enough so that the boys couldn’t decipher it, but not so strange that it would attract the attention of our teach- ers. In the lunch line, we were giggling by the shelves of Cheetos and Funyuns, pointing at the girl a few steps ahead: “Look, look,” I said, motioning to the back of her white t-shirt. “Her walrus is ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 14 — Wednesday, Novemberm 2, 2022 Michigan volleyball takes down Michigan State for 10th straight match MALLORY MOORE Daily Sports Writer Rivalry week continued in Ann Arbor into Sunday when the Michigan volleyball team (14-8 overall, 5-7 Big Ten) took on Michigan State (10-13, 1-11) at the Crisler Center. The Wolver- ines’ win streak against the Spar- tans extended to 10 straight wins over the ...…
…For its most important series yet this season, the Michigan hockey team will be without five of its key players against Minnesota next week. Monday afternoon, USA Hockey released its preliminary roster for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. It includes three Wolverine freshman forwards — Matty Beniers, Thomas Bordeleau, and Brendan Brisson — as well as sophomore forward Johnny Beecher and sophomore ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 2, 2022 — 15 Sports From second grade to Michigan, how Dickinson and Williams II grew together PAUL NASR Daily Sports Editor Bruce Shingler looks back on it fondly. Years ago, back when he coached the DC Assault AAU team that included the fourth-grade version of now-Michigan forward Terrance Williams II, he remembers a behe- moth of an elementary schooler causing problems fo...…
…16 — Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Erratic quarterback play hurts Wolverines Run defense collapses in Penn State loss Don Brown looked down, then back up. His lips pursed as his mask sat below his chin. Penn State quarterback Will Levis was in the end zone celebrating. Brown was left to watch and wonder. About what was next after the final Nittany Lions touchdown to seal a 27-17 Mi...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, December 2, 2020 — 17 Michigan football coaches need to wear their masks correctly As of Monday, there have been well over 13 million COVID-19 cases and more than 265,000 deaths in the United States. In the state of Michigan alone, there have been over 350,000 cases and more than 9,000 deaths. Regardless, a football season is being played at Michigan — for now. ...…
…First, Michigan lost to a Michigan State team in Year One of a new coach. Then it lost to a team it hadn’t lost to in 30 years. Then, a week after losing to Wisconsin in the biggest loss in Michigan Stadium history, it took three overtimes to beat conference bottom-feeder Rutgers. On Saturday, the lows kept coming. This time, the Wolverines (2-4) handed Penn State (1-5) its first win of the season, 27-17, the second time this ...…
