…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 3, 2020 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM BEN ROSENFELD Daily News Editor Your name is Michael Sterling and you are 6 years old. You are sitting cross-legged on the rug of your first-grade classroom, watching three white children play with colorful plastic blocks. One of the kids has built a wall, while the other two launch blocks — “fireballs,” in their chi...…
…The nation casts its first vote As the first state to vote in the presidential primary season, Iowans like the Cranstons are used to being overwhelmed with the full attention of the nation every four years. This year, with 11 Democrats remaining in the race and 17 dropping out, the political mayhem is particularly visible: across the state, visitors can observe canvassers knocking on doors, restaurants filled with out- of-state...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, February 3, 2020 — 3A In the summer semester of 2019, I took a Latin American and Caribbean Studies course about space and identity in Latin American history. For the final project, the class was given the opportunity to choose between writing a 12-page research paper or to create a piece of art in relation to any of the material we learned in the class. I decided ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, February 3, 2020 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Brittany Bowman 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 at...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, February 3, 2020 — 5A It would be dishonest to say that my decision to go to Sundance wasn’t at least mildly (okay, heavily) influenced by the fact that superstar Taylor Swift’s documentary, “Miss Americana,” would be screened at the festival before its Jan. 31 Netflix release. As the kickoff to the film festival, “Miss Americana” was one of the hottest tickets in Park City; i...…
…Kesha Sebert came off of her third EP, Rainbow, gently. The 2017 release was a work that Sebert had spent nearly five years writing and recording, all while engaged in a legal struggle with her record producer — the now disgraced Dr. Luke — over sexual misconduct and emotional abuse. The album was finally released at just a time when the early-2010s sensual, bubblegum pop crowd was officially stepping back into the curtain, rescind...…
…Monday, February 3, 2020 | michigandaily.com Allison Engkvist / Daily | Design by Jack Silberman NEW YORK – Brandon Johns Jr. NEW YORK – Brandon Johns Jr. is a somewhat unlikely hero for is a somewhat unlikely hero for this Michigan team. this Michigan team. On a team that has junior Isaiah On a team that has junior Isaiah Livers at his position, that was Livers at his position, that was always going to be the case, at least alw...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 3, 2020 — 2B ‘M’ tops Rutgers NEW YORK — In the seven seasons leading up to Saturday, Madison Square Garden has become a home away from home for the Michigan men’s basketball team. The last time the Wolverines walked off the floor, it was with the 2018 Big Ten Tournament title in hand. Prior to that, they scored wins over Marquette and Southern Methodist at the 2K Classic ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 3, 2020 — 3B How Beecher and Van Wyhe’s ejections changed the game in ‘M’ loss Johnny Beecher had a foot off the ice and into the tunnel leading to the locker room. The freshman forward had just been thrown out of the game for headbutting another player in a scuffle. When he got fully off the ice, he turned to the referee right as the he was closing the door behind him and ...…
…4B — February 3, 2020 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN BEATS IOWA, 78-63, BEHIND HILLMON’S 30 POINTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Dominick Sokotoff / Daily HOUSE OF NAZ Design by Jack Silberman Hillmon’s 30 points lead Wolverines It’s tough to find anything about sophomore forward Naz Hillmon that hasn’t already been said. Her teammates love her. Her coaches rave about her. Opposing coaches have nightmares a...…
…“You were born on purpose,” Yusef Salaam, public speaker and one of the Exonerated 5, said. “If you were born on purpose, then you were born with a purpose.” Salaam spoke to a crowd of more than 400 people at the Michigan Union Ballroom on Monday night. Sponsors of the event included Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, the Ford School of Public Policy and the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, among many others. The Exone...…
…The Ann Arbor City Council The Ann Arbor City Council renewed a parking lease with renewed a parking lease with the University of Michigan the University of Michigan and renamed the East Stadium and renamed the East Stadium Bridges after former Rep. Bridges after former Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., at its John Dingell, D-Mich., at its meeting on Monday. meeting on Monday. Council voted to continue Council voted to continue...…
…“Six months in jail, this officer asked me a question that seemed basic,” Salaam said. “He said ‘Hey there, who are you? ‘I’ve been watching you. You are not supposed to be here. Who are you?’” LSA freshman Temilolu Yusuf told The Daily she enjoyed hearing Salaam talk about the role of religion in his journey through prison. “I love the fact that he really incorporated religion and the role of religion in his incarceratio...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, February 4, 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 at...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, February 4, 2020 — 5 When listening to her song “Christmas Lights,” you might think Ingrid Michaelson is describing the sadness of missing a loved one during the holidays; however, she’s actually narrating the thoughts of Joyce Byers, the mother of a missing boy in another dimension from the Netflix series “Stranger Things.” “You’re not here, but you’re here / I can still hear you ca...…
…6 — Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Robin Stears ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/04/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/04/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 ACROSS 1 Madeline of “History of the World, Part I” 5 Respectful address to a woman 9 Declare void 14 Sailing o...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, February 4, 2020 — 7 Michigan dispatches Michigan State, prepares for Big Ten Championships Land der Berge, Land am Strome — the national anthem of Austria— played in Canham Natatorium to open up the swim and dive meet on Friday night against Michigan State (8-7-1, 1-4-1) on the Michigan men and women swim teams’ senior night. Senior Felix Auböck from Austria, the NCAA c...…
…8 — Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Practice had already ended a while back, Monday at Yost Ice Arena. Yet there were still teachings to come. Michigan coach Mel Pearson had just finished answering questions from a group of reporters in the lobby of the hockey offices. He got up and headed to go join the rest of his staff, but at the last moment — just before disappearing around the corne...…
…A report from the Public Accountability Initiative has connected the University of Michigan to private equity fund Lime Rock Partners, which directly finances billionaire Texas oil-driver Tim Dunn and a far-right political action committee called Empower Texans. With the growing traction of the fossil fuel divestment movement on campus and greater emphasis on responsible investment, groups within the University...…
…The University of Michigan Central Student Government met in Pierpont Commons Tuesday night to appoint new representatives, discuss executive projects regarding mental health and student accessibility to campus resources, as well as accommodations for student absences on election days. Kate Stenvig voiced concerns regarding deportations to Iraq during the community concerns portion of the meeting. She highlighted the...…
…Gerstein said he has worked with the Dean of Students and Michigan Recreational Sports to eliminate barriers to physical fitness for students. “In working with Financial Aid and Rec Sports, we tried to create something that made sure that access to something that’s as important as physical fitness wasn’t privileged based on socioeconomic background,” Gerstein said. CSG has been criticized in the past for its actions surroun...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Brittany Bowman 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...…
…This review contains spoilers. Over the course of its four seasons, “The Good Place” kept its audience on the edge of their seats with one big plot twist after the next. While this unusual sitcom beautifully balanced high-stakes conflict with individual character growth, the finale began with the show’s biggest questions already answered. From redesigning the fundamentally flawed afterlife to reorganizing The Good Place, all...…
…WHISPER puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By MaryEllen Uthlaut ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/05/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/05/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 ACROSS 1 Twinings products 5 Wolf pack leader 10 Oft-misused pronoun 14 Hall of Famer Donovan, first woman to coach a WNBA championship team 15 One-piece dresses...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 5, 2020 — 7A After years of turmoil, longtime Michigan State coach Dantonio retires Mark Dantonio, who brought Michigan State football back to prominence in the Big Ten, announced Tuesday that he would be stepping down as head coach of the Spartans. “Today makes one of the most difficult decisions that I have ever made here at Michigan State,” he said in a statement on...…
…lsa.umich.edu/philosophy Lecture is free and open to the public CHARLES W. MILLS The City University of New York WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 4–6pm | Rackham Auditorium 2020 TANNER LECTURE ON HUMAN VALUES Torn apart Whenever Wolverines and Buckeyes collide, sparks fly — and not in a sentimental way. That’s to be expected from two bitter rivals. But the significance of Tuesday’s clash between the Michigan men’s basketball te...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | FEBRUARY 5, 2020 From behind the screen “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of t...…
…Wednesday, February 5, 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 N o good college seduction routine would be complete without a pre-coital ideologic...…
…I t was Friday, Jan. 24. I was laying in my bed, only awake because of the sunlight streaming in through my dorm window. After a while, I decided it was time to finally get up, so I rolled over and reached for my phone sitting atop my desk. A calendar event notification topped the screen. It read: “Tomorrow, Lunar New Year.” My family has always loosely followed typical Lunar New Year traditions. We have a straightforward way...…
…I n the 1970s and ’80s, most major United States orchestras changed their audition policies in an attempt to eliminate their bias toward hiring male candidates. The new procedures included advertising the positions more widely, restructuring admissions committees to also include members of the orchestra and most importantly, the introduction of “blind” or “screen” auditions in which the identity of the player was hidden from the ju...…
…Wednesday, February 5, 2020 // The Statement 6B The girl with the plant tattoo A s I enter the second semester of my senior year of college, I’ve found that one of the most wonderful parts of this era of life is the evenings spent on friends’ couches drinking wine, surrounded by people I’ve grown close to over the past years. As the chaos, deadlines, anxiety of forming new bonds and all the noise of the first few years of college die ...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, February 5, 2020 // The Statement 7B I finished the book “Make Trouble” by Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards on a flight back to Ann Arbor from my hometown in New Jersey. As I closed the back cover of a memoir following Richards’s rise in the ranks from seven-year-old daughter of politician Ann Richards to president of Planned Parenthood, I began to cry. I was...…
…Wednesday, February 5, 2020 // The Statement 8B VISUAL STATEMENT: THE TIBETAN TRADITION OF BASKETBALL PHOTOS BY EMMA MATI READ MORE ABOUT THE TRADITION ONLINE AT MICHIGANDAILY.COM …
…In the middle of the Michigan League’s Maizie’s Kitchen & Market, a dozen undergraduate students huddled around a laptop to sign in for their canvassing shifts. The small group decided to brave the January blizzard and knock doors for Solomon Rajput, a 27-year- old Ann Arbor native who put his medical studies on hold for a year to challenge Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., for Michigan’s 12th congressional seat. Dingell has...…
…As a part of its LGBTQ Health and Wellness Week, the Spectrum Center hosted a talk titled Queer Martyrdom: The Religious and Sexual Politics of LGBTQ Inclusion. This event featured guest speaker Brett Krutzsch, a scholar from New York University and author of the book “Dying to Be Normal: Gay Martyrs and the Transformation of American Sexual Politics.” Krutzsch spoke to an audience of about 20 students, staff and communi...…
…Brian Wright, the father of a student targeted by the racist comments in a Snapchat group, noted, “That’s indicative of what these kids are experiencing.” Iraola is a Saline resident and owner of the popular Ann Arbor Mexican restaurant Chela’s. He immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico City in the 1980s. The video recorded at the meeting shows Iraola responding to Burtell’s comment and explaining why he moved to the ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, February 6, 2020 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Brittany Bowman 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 a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, February 6, 2020 — 5 P O L I C Y T A L K S @ T H E F O R D S C H O O L CHRISTOPHER A. HART Former Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board Photo: Philadelphia International Airport CL O SUP LEC T URE SERIE S Opportunities and challenges of autonomous vehicles: Role of governments? CO-SPONSORED BY THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM (STPP) Free and open...…
…6 — Thursday, February 6, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Robert Wemischner ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/06/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/06/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, February 6, 2020 ACROSS 1 Diamond problem 5 Plush carpet 9 Test versions 14 Feminist poet Adrienne 15 It’s partially submerg...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, February 6, 2020 — 7 With healthy legs and new faces, Michigan looks to build on success in 2020 After a season riddled with injuries, faceoff struggles and deflating, tightly-contested losses, many teams would simply throw in the towel toward the end of the season, deeming their final games meaningless. The Michigan men’s lacrosse team could’ve been one of those teams...…
…8 — Thursday, February 6, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Austin Davis a bright spot in loss It’s been just over three weeks since Austin Davis first started showing poise as a reliable backup big man. And now poise, as it turns out, may have been a bit of an understatement. This may be the Austin Davis breakout season, or at least as close to it as could have been reasonably expected. It’s not as if he’s going to ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 7, 2020 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 65 ©2020 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A SSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 S U D O K U . . . . . . ...…
…The American Freedom Law Center, a conservative public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, won a round in court on Jan. 15 when motions to dismiss the group’s lawsuit were denied. The group is suing Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Agustin Arbulu, former director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, on the grounds of a constitutional rights violation. The lawsuit began last February when Nessel and A...…
…H.G. approached the front desk staff bleeding, received no help and was taken back upstairs by her trafficker. Further, the plaintiff argues that, in addition to the “constant stream of male visitors to her room,” there were clear indications crimes had occurred. According to Tiffany Ellis, an associate attorney for Weitz & Luxenberg representing H.G., hotels profit from traffickers and are therefore not motivated to en...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, February 7, 2020 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Brittany Bowman 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 at ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, February 7, 2020 — 5 WIKIMEDIA COMMONS I had no idea of what to expect out of the Iowa Caucus Concert featuring Bon Iver, but when Senator Bernie Sanders announces he’s holding a concert to rally supporters and by circumstance you’re already going to be in the correct state, you find a way to get to that concert. I woke up in Ann Arbor at 5 a.m. that morning and drove all the ...…
…WHISPER puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Andrew Linzer ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/07/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/07/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, February 7, 2020 ACROSS 1 Component of an Olympic bronze medal 5 Off-road vehicle maker? 10 Peddle 14 Brand in a studio, maybe 15 Chooser’s choice 16 Onetime capital of the Mughal Empire ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, February 7, 2020 — 7 Plays with Pearson: Breaking down Lockwood’s winner against Ohio State The Michigan Daily sat down with Michigan coach Mel Pearson on Thursday and pulled out a hockey whiteboard. Pearson drew up the intricacies of a play from last weekend’s matchup against then-No. 11 Ohio State that led to a Will Lockwood goal. He broke down where players went with...…
…8 — Friday, February 7, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN ESCAPES PURDUE, 66-63, TO CLIMB ABOVE .500 IN BIG TEN PLAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Dominick Sotokoff / Daily THAT’LL PUR-DO IT Design by Jack Silberman Nolan’s defense stands out in start Maddie Nolan stood on the court, lined up just outside the center circle. For the first time in the freshman’s career, she waited for the tip-off from the floor. Her f...…
…Three candidates for Washtenaw County prosecutor spoke to a group of about 60 community members regarding the upcoming election for county prosecutor at the Arrowwood Community Center in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon. Arrowwood Democratic Party hosted the event, which was moderated by Ann Arbor City Councilmembers Anne Bannister, D-Ward 1, and Jeff Hayner, D-Ward 1. The candidates — Arianne Slay, Hugo Mack and Eli Savit...…
