…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 13, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM In the weeks leading up to the Ohio State University football game, University of Michigan staff and students are participating in the 38th annual campus-wide “Blood Battle” blood drive to out-donate OSU. Though the University suffered a defeat against the Buckeyes on the field last year, Michigan students secu...…
…Vice President of Student Life E. Royster Harper, is retiring from the University of Michigan after 20 years in her current position. In an email to the University community Thursday morning, Harper announced her retirement, which will be effective at the beginning of the Winter 2020 semester. She cited wanting to spend more time with her family and enjoying other life pursuits as the reason for her retirement. “I read a sta...…
…Thursday, June 13, 2019 INDEX Vol. CXXVIII, No. 11 © 2019 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS...................................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Discovery Cultural and culinary dis- covery in “Always be my Maybe” and poetry by Nada Eldawy >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS Diversity in...…
…On Tuesday, a coalition of left- leaning organizations hosted a teach-in titled “Umich is Complicit in East Quad Residence Hall” to highlight what they called the University of Michigan’s history of inaction against white supremacy. The event was held in response to Young Americans for Freedom’s invitation to Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator, to speak at the University. Shapiro addressed a crowd of more than 1,00...…
…Friends, family and several prominent politicians braved icy conditions to honor the life of former U.S. Rep. John Dingell at funeral services in Dearborn, Mich. The longest-serving member of Congress in history and spouse of U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., passed away last week at the age of 92. John Dingell had a heart attack in September and had been battling cancer, though the exact cause of death has not yet ...…
…In honor of Veterans Day, the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan hosted a panel event Monday night to discuss the implications of public policy for veterans. The panel, titled “The U.S. at ‘Endless War’: Public Policy and Those Who Serve,” featured three veterans and was moderated by associate professor Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions. The event followed the University’s Veterans Wee...…
…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, ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 13, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. Check out the Daily’s News podcast, The Daily Weekly INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 90 ©2018 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . ....…
…After the Detroit Free Press claimed the University of Michigan invested portions of its endowment in companies owned by major donors, students are calling for the University to be more transparent in where and how it spends its funds. The University’s Chapter of College Democrats and the Roosevelt Institute, a student-run policy think tank, came together to author a Central Student Government resolution requesting ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 13, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan, a student-run organization that supports children with disabilities by raising funds and awareness for pediatric rehabilitation and therapy programs at C.S. Mott and Beaumont Children’s hospitals, hosted its first ever Family Circles night Saturday ...…
…When Elizabeth James, program associate for the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, attended the University of Michigan for her undergraduate degree in the 1970s, she experienced an act of racism that seemed unthinkable to her: Someone vandalized her dorm room door with a racial slur. “We had someone scrawl on our door when we first moved into our dormitory, and at that time it was just unbelievable,” James ...…
…An audience of 3,500 in Hill Auditorium burst into applause at the sight of The New York Times best-selling author Daniel Pink’s “Fear the Khaki” T-shirt on Tuesday evening. Pink donned the shirt as part of the first anecdote during his presentation, “The Mind of the Future: How to Survive an Outsourced, Automated Age.” Pink’s talk highlighted useful lessons on what it takes to be successful in the workplace as society shifts f...…
…MI officials and University professors speak on Russia Donald Trump Jr. tweets out proof of meeting with Russian official during campaign By JENNIFER MEER and NISA KHAN Summer Managing News Editor and Summer Editor in Cheif The Michigan Daily administered a survey to 1,000 randomly selected respondents at the University of Michigan campus. There were 135 respondents. The following article includes data collected in...…
…In an effort to increase awareness of sexual assault on campus, members of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center’s Peer Education program had a number of stations out on the Diag Wednesday afternoon, showcasing different aspects of healthy relationships and consent. Nursing senior Lena Briggs, peer education co-coordinator at SAPAC, helped organize the event — consisting of the education stati...…
…Jeremy Bassis, an assistant professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering currently on sabbatical in San Francisco, says he was introduced to glaciology, the focus of his research, by several happy accidents. As an undergraduate studying physics at Pennsylvania State University, he says he discovered climate and environmental research by walking into the wrong classroom. “Penn State is a big campus, kind ...…
…The LSA Bicentennial Theme Semester hosted its second symposium Friday in East Quad entitled “1877: Reconstructing the University of Michigan.” The event was a panel discussion Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Civil War in Michigan, including how the University’s modern image was shaped by the admittance of female students. Michelle McClellan, associate history and Residential College professor explained how Recons...…
…M-Write — a program promoting conceptual learning through writing housed inside the Digital Innovation Greenhouse in the Office of Digital Education — continues to grow as it introduces writing and a peer review program to introductory-level STEM- oriented and social science courses, though this is the third semester of its use. M-Write will be utilized in three courses during the winter 2017 semester: Ec...…
…Though many of the campaign promises made by the newMich platform were attacked as idealistic by their opposition, the University of Michigan Central Student Government’s administration led by President David Schafer, LSA senior, and Vice President Micah Griggs, LSA senior, has laid considerable groundwork to fulfill some of their directives for the next semester. While many of the body’s directives, like mental health ...…
…Acclaimed author Peter Kornbluh, an Ann Arbor native, advocated for open negotiations between the U.S. and the Cuban government with several anecdotes about secret meetings and spies at Literati Bookstore Monday evening. Kornbluh spoke to promote his new book, “Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana,” which he co-wrote with William LeoGrande, professor of governmen...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 13, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 109 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A S T A T E M E N T . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM CSG ass...…
…longest streak of private-sector job creation in history,” he said. “More than 14 million new jobs; the strongest two years of job growth since the ’90s; an unem- ployment rate cut in half. Our auto industry just had its best year ever.” The White House recently announced plans for Obama to visit Detroit for the North Ameri- can International Auto Show. Obama also visited a Ford Motor manufacturing plant prior to his 2015 State of...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 13, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan men’s basketball team embarks on its 100th season » INSIDE tip-off Institutional racism must be acknowledged By THE MICHIGAN DAILY Editorial Board The University community is no stranger to protests in recent years with several student groups calling for the administration to improve race relations ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 13, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ADMINISTRATION Percentage of minorities in first- year cohort is the highest since 2005 By ALLANA AKHTAR and LARA MOEHLMAN Daily Staff Reporters The percentage of underrepresented minorities in this year’s freshman class is the highest since 2005, according to enrollment figures released by the University e...…
…Campus panel commemorates anniversaries of Social Security, Medicare By LYDIA BARRY For the Daily U.S. House Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) and her husband John Dingell, a former Congress- man, co-hosted a roundtable dis- cussion Tuesday at the University to discuss healthcare and retire- ment policy in celebration of the recent 50th anniversary of Medi- care and the upcoming 80th anni- versary of Social Security. The Dingell ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 13, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Intramural Sports Building hosted the USIBA National Championships » INSIDE Club Boxing SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY Online educational materials updated following Daily editorial By ALYSSA BRANDON and LARA MOEHLMAN Daily Staff Reporters Holly Ryder-Milkovich, director of the University’s Sexual ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 13, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Husband Mat Chavez arrested Wed. on assault and battery charges By ANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOULOS Daily Staff Reporter A fundraising campaign ini- tiated by a University student has raised several thousand dol- lars for an Ann Arbor homeless couple. On March 1, Kinesiology junior Michael Funkhouser ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 13, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Proposal to make two years of community college free could impact University By ANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOULOS Daily Staff Reporter Last week, President Barack Obama outlined the specifics of his plan to provide two years of tuition- free education to community col- lege students — a program which could a...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 13, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 45 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 S U D O K U ....…
…bE llzdjigan &itj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 13, 2014 michigandaily.com SKETCHY SUBJECTS CAMPUS LIFE MSU prof. presents UHShealth survey data Teresa Huang draws a turkey vulture on display in the Natural History Museum for an Aran Arbor Arts Center class Wednesday afternoon. GOVERNMENT Ban on benefits for sa-me- sex partners overturned National College Health Assesment provides data on wellness of students By MAYA SHANKAR D...…
…46F +6 Ic I, an 4'.3allm Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday November 14, 2014 michigandaily.com GOVERNMENT Legislators to consider civil rights proposals GOING VIRAL Democrats, GOP disagree on provisions to protect gender identity By SHOHAM GEVA Daily StaffReporter Sparking what was predicted to be contentious topic in both this year's lame duck session of state legislature and beyond, there are now two different ver- sions of an amendment to th...…
…CIE ffiE1)i6fl 0aIj (INI a l1 \,ll ) \\N I1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 13, 2014 michigandaily.com Abortion law to have little effect on 'U' plans VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily LSA junior DeVante Rollins and LSA senior Susie Robinson, UROP peer advisors, talk to LSA freshman Richard Wu about research opportunities at the Major/ Minor Expo in the Michigan Union Wednesday. M ors ar dr sstudent Measure prohibits abortion coverage in most ne...…
…1ie ILidjigari a1&i Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 13,2014 michigandaily.com RESEARCH Scientists appeal to public for more funds Crowdfunding push aims to raise money to continue study of heart defects By IAN DILLINGHAM Daily News Editor With major decreases in feder- al funding for research, a Univer- sity professor is asking the public for help. Todd Herron, professor of molecular and integrative physi- ology, and his team of re...…
…~1i fiid~ig0an 0 ai ONE-H U NDRH El)-TWENTY-FOU( )1YH TS ()1' F 1)IT'ORIAL FREEDI OM Monday, January 13, 2014 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com BUBBLE FUN ADMINISTRATION 'U' charged for nuclear security violations RYAN REISS/Daily Music, Theater & Dance junior Elias Wygodny creates bubbles in front ofnthe UMMA during an A2 Bubbles event on Sunday. RESEARCH Brelm center, national org. to enhance diabetes studies Nuclear Regulatory...…
…1ie iCk1igan 40aig Ann Arbor Michigan Wednesday, November 13, 2013 michigandaily.com CAUGHT IN THE ACT ADMINISTRATION Campaign will benefit scholarship recipients VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily Brett King changes the marquee for the movie "12 Years a Slave" at the Michigan Theatre on Liberty Street Tuesday night. CAMPUS RESOURCES SAPAC advocates always ready St 0 By One stand t Univers Michig is by lo( student financia those th One ent, LS exe...…
…ONie Ld jHian 0aIEj l '.1'NONI R N)HOI) I \\ I N I 11111 1 \( 1S O I\II I DIO\I Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 13, 2013 michigandailycom ,. _ , BUSINESS Alum's charity clothing line to open storefront on S. University TERESA MATHEW/Daily University President Mary Sue Coleman welcomes engineering freshman Robert Gitten to the final open house of her tenure Thursday. lPres. hosts openhouse v H ee Vith help from Mary Sue Coleman, ...…
… Thursday, June 13, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MEN'S TRACK ANtD FIELD LaPlante retires after 16 yars By ALEXA DETTELBACH Daily Sports Writer Michigan men's head track and field coach Fred LaPlante announced his retirement on Monday, marking the end of a short head-coaching career as the 11th coach in program history After 16 years of service to the University, LaPlante has decided to move on with the next phase of his life. ...…
…P iC4toan 4,3al IV O I .-III.,:'I)RI I)-r1J i4 l 1J, I 1~ P1 I~ I Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 13, 2013 michigandaily.com LET'S TALK RACE MARLENE LACASSE/Daily Former NPR host Michele Norris discusses her Race Card Project with students on Tuesday on the Diag. The project asks for a six-word statement about thoughts on race and ethnicity. NATIONAL RANKINGS Grad schools ranked hig CAMPUS EVENTS Ben Folds to perform for charity...…
…(tIi 0i ian 01ait Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 13, 2013 michigandaily.com GOVERNMENT Pres. makes emotional appeal for gun control 'U' experts laud Obama's fifth State of the Union . By DANIELLE RAYKHINSHTEYN Daily StaffReporter On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama gave the first State of the Union address of his second term in office. While Obama did discuss issues such as the federal debt, immigration reform and the status...…
…P ic i an ,aiil 1 ONEliUNDREDTWENTYTEEYEARSOFl 0ORD ~ . X Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November'13, 2012 HONORING VETERANS UNIVE RSIT Y ADMINIST RA TION Coleman: Campaign to launch next all F s REGENTS PREVIEW For $6M, the Big House could get a fresh paint job B The upcom fall, U Sue Co Monda Cole is plan majorf ing fal windoN paign in billi project campt The last Un ran bet raised ty's ini was $2 Unli draisin campa less on ocus to...…
…ON I I I UNI1) 1 I \I-'1'l\) N Y \(SOF1110)I T\t I,! LI O I Ann Arbor, Michigan CAMPUS POLICIES Smoke-free policy works, officials say Thursday, September 13, 2012 michigandaily.com One year after 0 implementation, number of smokers has decreased By KATIE SYZMANSKI Daily StaffReporter Since the University banned smoking on campus in July 2011, officials say they have seen a decrease in smoking among stu- dents, faculty and staff, and a gen...…
… Monday, August 13, 2012 I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Athlete's Foot Driving you Crazy? You may be eligible to participate in our latest research study. David Fivenson, MD, PLC is currently recruiting people with Athlete's Foot to participate in a research study. This study will compare an investigational cream to an already approved cream. You may be able to participate if you are: - 18 years of age or older - Have a confirmed di...…
…0 ' I ItU N I )Ill 1 '\,I NI \EAIS011IDITI l f~l i IPt t Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April13, 2012 michigandaily.com GREEK LIFE Time capsule commemorates church's past Sig Ep to move into t renovated building this fall t ByJEANNETTE HINKLE FortheDaily f Amid the construction at s Memorial Christian Church, v located on the corner of Tap- b pan and Hill Streets, members of its former congregation and of t the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity i...…
…THE BOSS IS BACK' mBEHIND THE 'Wrecking Ball' returns The E Street The story of senior C4 Band to its blue-collar roots. stage rol onthe m PAGE 5 ( )\ T II \ I )I' WN TM'Y TW( )YE :A RS F )_I)EDITORIALTu IFa, EErc)(,)0I Tuesday March 13, 2012 mcgnalyo Ann Arbor, Michigan mmichigandaily.com CITY COUNCIL Plan unveiled to close three fire stations Fire chief says proposal would increase efficiency By AARON GUGGENHEIM Daily Staff Reporter At an...…
…P Ifric4igan 4:)atl!i Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 13, 2012 michigandaily.com LEGAL DISPUTE Coleman: child porn incident a 'failure' PAUL SHERMAN/Daily The Michigan men's lacrosse team played the program's first game at the varsity level on Sunday. The Wolverines lost, 13-9, to Detroit in Pontiac, Mich. For full coverage of the game see page 2A and SportsMonday inside. ANN ARBOR PUBLIC TRANSIT Funding complications end udF Ro tran...…
…ie 13Ik1ligan 0ailjj ONnn-HrborMchganW Ann Arbor, Michigan FREE :: Friday, January 13,2012 THURSDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING michigandaily.com FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION Michigan, 2020 aims to provide student aid School of Music senior Dianne Miller and Rebecca Garber demonstrate different fight techniques at a meeting for Ring of Steel at the Student Theater Arts Com- piex yesterday. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH U' officials finalize policy on...…
…CHERRY BLOSSOMS Michigan's seniors celebrated the program being "back" and a 10-2 season at the football banquet. aPAGE 7 MARCHING FORWARD Three Michigan Marching Band members move on to musical careers. UbeHU Ek1anF E Iaijj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 13, 2011 michigandaily.com MANUFACTURING INNOVATION REGENTS PREVIEW Regents to vote on start-up initiative or a story onthe regional AUSTEN HUFiORD/Daily meeingyesterdayvisit h...…
…O N )HD)EWENTY TW( )EA F() LI T111AL FREE()M Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 13, 2011 m ichigandaily.com LOCAL BUSINESSES Publishers try to recover from closure of Borders Inc. Local publisher: Closing was a 'wake-up call' to the book industry By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily Staff Reporter The closure of Borders last month left physical and figura- tive holes across the country. The company's closing not only led to 399 store vacancies nat...…
…NIN IDI \ 46F ,,,1 hO I II( Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 13, 2011 michigandaily.com BORDERS BYGONE REGENTS PREVIEW Regents to talk Crisler renovations at meeting LEFT: A sign outside the Borders flagship store on East Liberty Street thanks customers for their support throughout the years. The store closed yesterday after being in business for 40 years. RIGHT: A security officer outside Borders yesterday. The company, which was ...…
…46F 46F c an z e rj 1 !* 'r z t 1 m g' ' ? } t i r Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 14,2011 michigandaily.com ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE PREP FIFTH SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTED IN TWO MONTHS A 20-year-old female was assaulted by an unknown man on the 400 block of South First Street near William Street shortly after midnight Tuesday, according to a crime alert issued early this morning. The woman broke free, and the man fled on foot. This is a d...…
…Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly Summer Edition BARD OF THE ARB Students to get involved in 2012 election campaigns Members of both College Republicans and Democrats discuss students' intentions. SEE PAGE 2 Tips for fostering creativity and ingenuity Good ideas and originality come with practice. SEE PAGE 4 Ingalls Mall and Power Center light up with the arts Songs and sights fill Top of the Park with...…
