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…University of Michigan researchers have released an app that helps Flint residents assess lead contamination levels by utilizing functions related to water testing and providing infrastructure- related information. The team also worked with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver on data analytics for lead pipe removal. The app, released in early December, gives residents information about distribution centers for water and w...…

…Tweets Follow @michigandaily CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for September-April are $225 and year long subscriptions are $250. University affiliates are subject to a re...…

…News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, January 6, 2017 — 3 access a central hub of information about the water crisis.” Abernethy said. “(Google) had people who did software development, but they didn’t have people who did sort of data science, machine learning analytics stuff. With the help of a grad student a year and a half ago, I helped initiate this thing through Michigan called the Michigan Data Scien...…

…I t has been posited that were it not for the Democratic National Committee’s tactics and deep-rooted support for Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders would have been the blue candidate and would have been victorious over President- elect Donald Trump. Though he, like Trump, would have been a viable “change candidate” in his party and shared similarly nationalistic views, it can be shown that a Sanders presidential campaign woul...…

…TV REVIEW It’s one of the few absolutes in film: there has never been a good video game movie. In the 23 years since “Super Mario Bros.” was released to resounding vitriol, not one film in the genre has crossed the line into even mediocre. But as “Assassin’s Creed” approached, it seemed like it would be the one to break the mold. Justin Kurzel, who helmed last year’s visually astounding adaptation of “Macbeth,” sig...…

…Have you ever pressed ‘A’ on a TV in a Pokémon game to see what was playing? “There’s a movie on TV,” the text box reads. “Four boys are walking down railroad tracks. …I’d better go, too.” This is, of course, a reference to “Stand By Me,” the 1986 Rob Reiner film adapted from Stephen King’s “The Body.” The film and the book it’s based on are seminal texts that explore working class heteromasculinity; t...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, January 6, 2017 — 7 Hayden earns ninth at National Championship For many competitors, the USA Diving Winter National Championships is a reprieve from the stressful academic and athletic workload that student athletes across the country face. With final exams in the rearview mirror, competing divers can put blue book essays behind them and focus solely on gold medals. That i...…

…8 — Friday, January 6, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Behind Enemy Lines: Talk with Maryland coach Mark Turgeon The Maryland men’s basketball team will visit Crisler Center on Saturday for just the second time as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Coach Mark Turgeon, in his third season in the conference, has overseen the Terrapins’ transition from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big Ten....…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 6, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIII, No. 56 ©2013 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHI...…

…2A — Wednesday, January 6, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Twenty One Pilots played at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit on December 17, 2015. On New Year’s Eve about 1,000 young men coordinated and carried out acts of sexual violence on at least 90 women in Cologne, Germany, The New York Times Reported. Police in Hamburg are now reporting similar incidents. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Conc...…

…Sanzotta, a plaintiff in a law- suit filed earlier this month by Ann Arbor Residents for Public Safety against the city to halt the cull, expressed her frustration with the council’s decision to move forward. “I see you don’t care much about facts, or public safety,” Sanzotta said. “Our council has been bought and sold — cheaply.” Barry Powers, the attor- ney representing Ann Arbor Residents for Public Safety, referred to the la...…

…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 6, 2016 — 5A ACROSS 1 Big initials in tobacco 4 Devices with scroll wheels 8 Many an old- movie criminal mastermind 14 Perrier, par exemple 15 Sick as __ 16 Jittery 17 Visitor’s first attempt 19 Emphatic type 20 Training group 21 Like milligrams and kilograms 23 Baseball family name 24 Actress Thompson of “Family” 25 “My bad!” 29 Queen-to-be, maybe 30 Visitor’s second attempt 33 H...…

…Eye-opening ‘Big Short’ distressing FILM REVIEW Odd and self-aware film follows 2008 financial crisis By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer A group of angry Wall Street traders predicting and profiting off the 2008 economic recession doesn’t scream entertainment, but writer and director Adam McK- ay’s (“Anchor- man”) “The Big Short” makes for an honest and captivating tale of greed, lies and devas- tation. The fi...…

…B SportsWednesday TRIPLE TROUBLE n Michigan lost another heartbreaker in overtime at Indiana on Sunday. Page 3B REDEMPTION n Jim Harbaugh’s first season made an impact even on those who didn’t see the field. SportsWednesday Column, Page 2B Michigan 41, Florida 7 ‘Onward’ Photo by Allison Farrand Photo by Ruby Wallau Photo by Ruby Wallau The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | January 6, 2016 …

…2B — January 6, 2016 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSWEDNESDAY COLUMN Jim Harbaugh’s ball team J im Harbaugh sat in the bowels of the Citrus Bowl after his team’s 41-7 undressing of Florida last Friday, gushing about the NFL prospects of his seniors. Starting center Graham Glasgow, Harbaugh said, could be a first- round pick. Jake Rudock, as evidenced by his performance in the second half of ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsWednesday January 6, 2016 — 3B By TED JANES Daily Sports Writer One key stat line differentiated the Indiana and Michigan women’s basketball teams in the Hoosiers’ 77-69 overtime win on Sunday. The Hoosiers (1-1 Big Ten, 9-5 overall) went 32-for-42 from the free throw line, and the Wolverines (0-2 Big Ten, 8-5 overall) went 8-for- 18. After four quarters of back- and-forth basket...…

…4B — January 6, 2016 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Five Things We Learned By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Editor For the first time since 2011, the Michigan football team ended its season with a win. In one of their most complete efforts of the season, the 14th-ranked Wolverines (6-2 Big Ten, 10-3 overall) dominated No. 19 Florida (7-1 Southeastern Conference, 10-4 overall) through and through, putting a...…

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…2C Wednesday, January 6, 2016 // The Statement THE GUN CONTROL DEBATE ON THE RECORD “Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad. And by the way, it happens on the streets of Chicago every day.” — PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA in a public address calling for increased background checks at gun shows and other measures to prevent gun violence *** “An armed people are a free people. If our forefathers were not armed before the Ame...…

…3C Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editors: Nabeel Chollompat Victoria Noble Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales THE statement Had this column been due a few weeks before, you would’ve gotten 500 words of scathing analysis about the state ...…

…Wednesday, January 6, 2016 // The Statement 4C Wednesday, January 6, 2016 // The Statement 5C Editor’s Note: The name of a student has been changed to protect the privacy of a source currently involved in the FlexMed admissions process, denoted with an asterisk. “Just about here, in the second paragraph, you write that when you got to college you decided to work harder for better grades.” My pointer finger was hovering over a piece of ...…

…I ’m not religious — but I like to pretend I am. Sometimes, when I’m alone, I like to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life” or “What Dreams May Come” and believe, if only for a few hours, that someday my reality will suddenly melt away and an angel will come visit me and show me all the mistakes I could make, or maybe I’ll be hit by a car and I’ll wake up in a painting and soar around the sky with Robin Williams and I’ll meet every- one I lo...…

…Wednesday, January 6, 2016 // The Statement 7C ILLUSTRATION BY EMILIE FARRUGIA Personal Statement: I know all the word’s to Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ H igh school. For me, it wasn’t anything that I thought it was supposed to be. Wasn’t it supposed to be filled with rites of passage? At the very least there were supposed to be one or two moments of intense experience from which I could learn. There were supposed to be moments and expe...…

…V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : F R O M T H E E D I T O R S Statement Photo Editor Zoey Holmstrom and Creative Director Emilie Farrugia share photos from their winter breaks in Michigan and Connecticut. I’ve always loved watching the Detroit Red Wings, so I was ecstatic to add this new ornament to our family’s Christmas tree. Members of the children’s choir draw between scenes of “A Christmas Carol” put on by the St. Joseph First Unit...…

…(1; 4]c Illic t46F 46F n '3atim Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 6, 2012 BLOOMINGTON BLUES ______________ michigandaily.com FEDERAL INITIATIVE Program to help youth acquire jobs Pr al ADAM GLANZMAN/Daily Sophomore guard Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a team-high 19 points against Indiana last night, but struggled from the perimeter, going 0-for-7 from 3-point range in Michigan's 73-71 loss. For full coverage see page 8. LEGAL DISPUTE AC U fi...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 6, 2012 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Chrysler to add 1,250 jobs at two Detroit factories Chrysler says it will add 1,250 jobs at two Detroit factories next year. The company plans to add 1,100 people at the Jefferson North factory that assembles the Jeep Grand Cherokee to help build a diesel model for North America next year. The plant will get a third shift of workers. Chrysler also will add...…

…4 - Friday, January 6, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 4 - ridy, anuay 6 202 Th Mihign Daly mihigadaiyco 4C fiiigan a30 l Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com ASHLEY GRIESSHAMMER JOSEPH LICHTERMAN and ANDREW WEINER JOSH HEALY EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Fyn 61 Friday, January 6, 2012 - 5 Characters and action keep 'Holmes' intriguing By MATT EASTON Daily Film Editor In many ways, director Guy Ritchie is the best and worst director to handle the time-hon- ored lore of Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson. From the beginning, Sherlock this partaking by Ritchie has Holmes: A had the feel of Game of a trilogy, and while a third ShadoWS film is not yet At Quality 16 ...…

…6 - Friday, January 6, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Michigan looks to bounce back against Wisconsin Senior wide receiver Darryl Stonum was redshirted this season after being arrested for his second DUI in May 20tt Stonum's status uncertain KEVIN RAFTERY member of the Michigan foot- Daily Sports Editor ball team, at least for now. "Until we know everything, The Michigan football team's nothing's changed," Hoke said second-...…

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…8 - Friday, January 6, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 8 - Friday, January 6, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Redshirtsophomore forward Jordan Morgan missed just one shot against Indiana on Thursday, scoring 12 points and grabbing nine rebounds at Assemhly Hall Hoosiers drop Michigan inthriller LUKE PASCH Christian Watford could not be Daily Sports Editor contained, as he finished the game 8-for-11 from the field and...…

…WHO'S NEXT? With Rodriguez gone, who is the best fit, who should Michigan want and who's the most likely replacement? n SEE PAGE 9A THE DAILY'S BEST OF 2010 Kanye and Buzz lead our list of top picks for movies, music and TV. >INSIDE P iC i an a46Fl l Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 6, 2011 michigandaily.com RICH ROD) OUT Rodriguez officially fired as head coach A.D. David Brandon: 'Michigan fans expect more than this' By TIM ROHA...…

…2A - Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Michigan Myths WEDNESDAY: -THUR SDAY: FRIDAY: Professor Profiles CampusCu Photos of the Week Fighting for food servers' rights Everyday, University students and Ann Arbor residents eat at local res- taurants most do not realize how their tips, or lack thereof, af...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 6, 2011- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Great Lakes Asian Carp DNA research r proven effective Scientists whose genetics-based research became a.lightning rod in the debate over protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp have made their case in a newly pub- lished article that says at least some of the dreaded i...…

…4A - Thursday, January 6, 2011 4 Th d Jnr ,0The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com J11E 1Jidiigan &a11j Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG EDITOR IN CHIEF MICHELLE DEWITT and EMILY ORLEY EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS KYLE SWANSON MANAGING EDITOR I don't think Rich Rodriguez has had a peaceful night(s) sleep since he arrived...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 6, 2011- 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 5A ROBINSON From Page 1A Robinson was with his former high school track coach at Deer- field Beach High School, Kenny Brown, when he heard the news . about Rodriguez's firing. In an interview with The Michigan Daily yesterday, Brown said Robinson was "very upset" about losing his coach. "He came to Michigan ...…

…6A -- Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Planet Blue exceeds goal to decrease energy consumption for FY 2010 U.S. added 300,000 . jobs in December 44 'U' buildings reduced energy use by 12 percent By RACHEL BRUSSTAU Daily StaffReporter As a result of partnering with various campus buildings, the University's Planet Blue Opera- tions Team exc...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 6, 2011- 7A 4 'M'no match for Badgers at Kohl Center Freshman center Jordan Morgan battles for a rebound against Wisconsin during last night's game. Michigan lost the game, 66-50. In second-half Wicosi turs abeson Wolverines By CHANTEL JENNINGS Daily Sports Editor MADISON - Saying it's tough to beat Wisconsin at home would be an understatement. In fact, to say it's anything other than...…

…8A -,Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com TIMELINE OF RODRIGUEZ'S TENURE* BY: NICK SPAR DAILY SPORTS EDITOR INTRODUCED AS HEAD COACH IN 2007 Rich Rodriguez's three-season tenure as coach of the Michigan football team was a rocky one. The 15 wins he earned from 2008 to 2010 are the fewest for any Michigan coach since 1928. Digging into the Daily archives, we bring you a timeline of events under Rodriguez - a reg...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 9A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 9A Brandon reveals his . criteria for next coach Players talk about Rodriguez's firing By JOE STAPLETON Daily Sports Writer Though the press conference yesterday was called to relegate Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez to the past, Athletic Director David Brandon fielded mostly questions about the future - sp...…

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…28 - Thursday, Jarnuary 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 28 - Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom The year in arts events "(Re)Visionary Dances" Feb. 4-7 Power Center The Dance Department started off 2010 with a bang, show- casing its technical virtuosity and impressive artistic utility in a concert featuring original debuts by dance professors Amy Chavasse, Jessica Fogel and Sandra Torijano, and as...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 6, 2011- 3B 'Small screen standouts of the year "Community" Second season With classes on space flight, dorms with elaborate blanket forts and stop-motion classmates, Greendale Community College is, without a doubt, the coolest place to get your degree. On the surface, "Commu- nity" details the misadventures of a diverse study group at community college. In actuality, the show is a lo...…

…4B -- Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com Looking forward to 2011in arts Daily Arts editors share their takes on what to expect in the new year By DAVID TAO Daily Film Editor Director Jon Favreau ("Iron Man"), who's helm- ing the soon-to-be-released "Cowboys and Aliens," recently referred to 2011 as a box office "bloodbath," packed full of blockbuster competition. He's right to be worried. While summer 2010 was...…

…Ube lidli1 an 3aitIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 6, 2010 michigandaily.com FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION 'U'officials: Historic cut may come in state funding Higher education van expanded on she remarks to the Senate Advisory Committee funding could see on University Affairs she made the day before regarding the 20- to 25-percent expected cut. Sullivan said that along with cut, officials say students serving on her student budget ad...…

…0 2A - Wednesday, January 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDESAY THURSDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week ICICLES IN FULL BLOOM 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0S55 smitovitz@michigandaityenom tmdbusinesscdgmail.com 6 Serving supper in sewa...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wedesday, January 6, 2010 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wedeaday, January 6, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ANN ARBOR Patrick Doyle named Domino s new CEO Domino's Pizza Inc. has named a new CEO to replace David Bran- don, who is stepping down to become athletic director at the University of Michigan. The pizza delivery chain says 45-year-old Patrick Doyle will replace Brandon. Doyle joined the com...…