…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 2, 2020 ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. ©2020 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . ....…
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…In an email to The Michigan Daily, an IBM spokesperson wrote that IBM established history’s first corporate “equal opportunity policy” in 1953, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of “race, color and creed.” However, the spokesperson wrote that the company did not specifically protect non- cisgender individuals, like Conway, until 2002. Conway told The Daily “she lived her life in stealth” after IBM. She r...…
…As of November 2020, the Face- book group Subtle Asian Traits has amassed almost two million members. Articles in The Atlan- tic, The New Yorker and The New York Times have hailed it as a “safe space — where Asian Ameri- cans can express (their) authentic selves.” The group shares memes, tweets, funny screenshots, cute art and Tiktoks meant to be relat- able to the Asian diasporic expe- rience. In August 2020, Sarah Mae Dizon wrote ...…
…7-Opinion I am a sorority girl, but not in the way they are typically por- trayed: skinny, blonde and white. I am none of those, yet I am still in a sorority. This type of sorority often gets lost in the great umbrel- la of Fraternity and Sorority Life; I myself didn’t realize a space like this existed until later into my freshman year, eventually joining during the first semester of my sophomore year. South Asian Fraternity an...…
…2-News 6 — Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com BOOK REVIEW MUSIC REVIEW Daily Arts on ‘Shuggie Bain’ and the Booker shortlist Kali Uchis shines on debut Latin album ‘Sin Miedo’ WINNER: Douglas Stuart, ‘Shuggie Bain’ “Shuggie Bain” is a novel that is quick to overwhelm the reader with its vivid and frequent depictions of tragedy, though in an unsustainable fashion. The reader immediately becomes...…
…Arts Wednesday, December 2, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Three weeks ago, Kalie Shorr released “My Voice,” an anthemic middle finger to the country radio system that will “probably never play me ‘cause I’m not a boy.” As bold as it is, “My Voice” falls in line with Shorr’s other aptly-titled projects — her debut record Open Book from 2019 and newly-minted iHeartRadio podcast “Too Much to Say” both cast Shorr as ...…
…Opinion B efore this election and the anti-democracy maneuvering that quickly ensued, Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court had already destroyed any expectation the American left may have had for mutual respect between them and the Republican Party. Now, let’s be clear: reducing the identity of any Supreme Court justice to their nominating party is a mistake. But in an ideal world where people abide by...…
…2-News I n the seminal classic “Under Pressure,” David Bowie sings what is perhaps the most insightful lyric of the 20th Century: “Love’s such an old- fashioned word and love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night, and love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves.” While it might be considered an overdramatization of what is much more often a mundane and long-winded process, Bow...…
…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...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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 ...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
…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 ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 2, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM No answers Ohio State crushes Michigan, 56-27, handing Jim Harbaugh his fifth-straight loss in the rivalry. » Page 1B Hundreds of people lined the blocks outside local marijuana dispensaries early Sunday morning as Ann Arbor businesses Exclusive Brands, Arbors Wellness and Greenstone Provisions opened sales o...…
…2A — Monday, December 2, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 6/17/09 10:57 AM 3 7 2 8 1 5 4 1 6 8 7 7 2 7 6 1 9 5 7 2 6 3 3 9 7 6 1 4 1 6 5 BAD TIMING puzzle by sudokusyndication.com DESIGN BY TAYLOR ...…
…Best, Devak Nanua The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, December 2, 2019 — 3A Behind the leaderless revolution Dear Hasan, Arabic food... but make it vegan White-washed ELIZABETH HO MiC Columnist I don’t like the term “white- washed” as it is applied to people of color. Sure, we can say that Hollywood is white-washed — PoC stories and characters are fr...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, December 2, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Grace Hermann Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Michael Russo Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, December 2, 2019 — 5A Big industry is broken. We all know that, and anyone that doesn’t is either a brainwashed minion for “the man” or not on social media, because exposing big industry is all anyone ever does these days. Although this trend is justified, it has begun to grow repetitive in the echo chamber that is social media. The four-episode Netflix series “Broken” takes on the exac...…
…By Adam Vincent ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 12/02/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 12/02/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, December 2, 2019 ACROSS 1 Peruvian home 5 German philosopher who wrote “The Phenomenology of Spirit” 10 Microsoft Surface competitor 14 Chopped down 15 Amazon assistant 16 Italia’s capital 17 Imperfection 18 *Lucrative business 20 ...…
…Alec Cohen & Alexis Rankin / Daily Design by Jack Silberman FOR JIM HARBAUGH, THE QUESTIONS ARE THE INSULTS Monday, December 2, 2019 | michigandaily.com As the seconds continued to churn off the second-half clock Saturday, a sea of red began to funnel down the rows of Michigan Stadium. Chants of O-H-I-O from the traveling fan base rained down, and the locals filed for the exits. The scoreboard was lopsided, and it would only gr...…
…2B — Monday, December 2, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com W hen it all ended, when the blowout was codified and the Michigan football team was taking a never-ending walk up the tunnel, Ohio State ran to the nearest end zone. They linked arms and swayed, the band giving the music, a sea of fans clad in red — the only ones still left in Michigan Stadium — supplying the vocals to “Carmen Ohio.” It all...…
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…The U.S.’s relationship with China relationship, fraught with friction and rising competition, will most likely not improve under President- elect Donald Trump, according to David Shambaugh, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University who spoke at the Ford School of Public Policy Thursday. About 60 people gathered to listen to Shambaugh discuss his views on the state of U...…
…Amid an ongoing recount of Michigan’s vote launched by Jill Stein, the former Green Party presidential nominee, University of Michigan professors and local Democrats are saying they think such efforts are highly unlikely to change the results of the election. The race in Michigan was officially certified for President-elect Donald Trump Monday, with a winning margin of 10,704 votes. Stein also filed in W...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, December 2, 2016 — 3 hours in an e-mail interview. “I couldn’t speculate that (the ride increase was due to the fear from crime alerts),” he wrote. “The data doesn’t show that.” Dolen wrote the new start time for SafeRide is a pilot and will be evaluated as it progresses. “We will keep track of demand,” he wrote in an email interview. “Whether or not it will be permanent is...…
…O ver Thanksgiving break, I went to see the new coming-of-age film, “The Edge of Seventeen,” expecting to see myself in Hailee Steinfeld’s awkward, selfish, yet entirely relatable protagonist, Nadine. And I did, doubling over with laughter at her over-the-top antics and long- winded wit that are nothing but normal for a teenage girl. However, I found my endearment unexpectedly stolen by newcomer Hayden Sze...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, December 2, 2016 — 5 My grandmother’s apartment in Tehran has a balcony overrun with various herbs and tomato plants. It runs across the back of the living room, a cozy white platform that overlooks the patchwork quilt of the rest of the city. I like to escape to it right at sunset, when my grandmother and mother are usually in the kitchen, cutting open pomegranates to eat as...…
…ACROSS 1 Test 6 Law degs. 9 While-__: repair shop sign words 14 Art critic’s phrase, literally 15 Calendar pg. 16 NBA’s Jackson et al. 18 “10” co-star 19 Send out 20 Pamplona’s municipality 22 Big stain 24 Israeli border lake 28 “Doubt it” 29 Theme park near Dallas, literally 30 “Conan” channel 33 Dayan of Israel 35 Giants manager before Bochy 37 Like non-oyster months, traditionally 39 Ration (out) 40 Changes one’s ways, literally 42 “The Dee...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, December 2, 2016 — 7 What to watch this weekend When the then-No. 3 Michigan football team lost to No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday in double overtime, its chances of making it to the College Football Playoff plummeted, but they weren’t completely put to rest. The Wolverines no longer control their own destiny, but given that the CFP committee placed Michigan at No. 5 on Tues...…
…8 — Friday, December 2, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ wins opener: ‘Five more rounds’ It started with a block on the left side, followed by another on the right. When American gathered for a third attempt, the Wolverines swatted that one, too, this time into the floor to take a commanding 12-5 first- set lead. The towering front line of sophomore Claire Kieffer- Wright, sophomore Carly Skjodt and fresh...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 2, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Residents struggle with crisis’ lasting impacts as leaders seek to rebuild trust By SAM GRINGLAS Managing News Editor FLINT, Mich. — On a Saturday evening in October, several hundred trick-or-treaters streamed up and down Calumet Street on the city’s east side. Traffic clogged the neighborhood’s streets, lin...…
…2A — Wednesday, December 2, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com EMILIE FARRUGIA/Daily University research associate Lauretta Ovadje participates in a free weekly kickboxing class at the Trotter Multicultural Center on Tuesday. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan welcomed their first child, a girl named Max. They also announced plans to donate millions of their $45 million fortune, The New York...…
…pediatrician’s report the week before had shown a significant jump in the number of Flint children with elevated blood lead levels, and those samples correlated with ZIP codes in which independent water samples pointed to lead contamination. State officials initially discounted the data. Eight days later, they reversed course. The city would again source its water from the Detroit River. For the residents of Flint, it was too ...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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, December 2, 2015 — 5A TV NOTEBOOK By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Daily Arts Writer Over Thanksgiving break I did what most college students home for the holidays do: avoid family squabbles, drink and eat a tad too much and binge watch the televi- sion I missed out on in college. My long-weekend bender included making my family start “Grace & Frankie,” rewatching old “Scandal” episodes...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “Mamma Mia!” group 5 Tunes 10 Fundamentals 14 Talking iPhone feature 15 Destroyer destroyer 16 Messy stuff 17 __ smasher 18 “I’m innocent!” 19 Hindu deity 20 High-speed war plane maneuver 22 Hunter’s device 23 Gets close to 24 Cheat, in a way 25 Seasonal malady 27 Find work 30 Shakespearean fairy queen 33 Large-leafed tree 35 Batman portrayer Kilmer 36 Skating commentator...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 2, 2015 — 7A Wolverines build lead early in second half, hold off N.C. State on the road By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. — Duncan Robinson smirked at his bench. After the Wolverines trailed, then led, and then came close to trailing once more, the redshirt sophomore guard sank his fifth 3-pointer with 6:48 left in the game to give the Michig...…
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…2B Magazine Editor: Ian DIllingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Design Editor: Jake Wellins Photo Editor: Luna Anna Archey Creative Director: Cheryll Victuelles Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Managing Editor: Lev Facher Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Emma Sutherland THE statement “Coming back is like going from no stress, to endless stress. It’s nice going home as long as my parents don’t ask me too many ...…
…3B “ You should call your next column the Domes- tic Life of Sharon, Tanvi, Tanya and Dhara,” my roommate, Dhara, said. “Like ‘The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,’ but less interesting.” She’s lugging two trash bags out of our kitchen to hand to our other roommate, Sharon, who’s standing at the door with a sour expression on her face. “This is the worst part about going home for break,” Sharon had said earlier in the day. “Clean- ing...…
…Wednesday, December 2, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, December 2, 2015 // The Statement 5B A sign tells guests to remove shoes to avoid tracking snow into the house. A chessboard, with all of its pieces intact, sits next to a couch. I’m invited to sit in and wait. The BYX insignia hangs on the wall, and at the bottom, under an intricately designed cross, the words proudly state the house’s motto: “Brothers Under Christ.” This i...…
…Wednesday, December 2, 2015 // The Statement 6B University reacts to surging specialty drug prices by Irene Park, Daily Staff Reporter T he University’s prescription drug plan currently supports more than 100,000 beneficiaries, including faculty, staff and retirees. And the price has been climbing, increasing about 11 percent in 2014 and about 17 percent in 2015. Keith Bruhnsen, manager of the University’s prescription drug plan...…
…Wednesday, December 2, 2015 // The Statement 7B ILLUSTRATION BY CHERYLL VICTUELLES Personal Statement: A year ago I got friend-dumped by Cheryll Victuelles, Statement Creative Director H ello friends, I’m home! Let me know if/when you have time to get together before Sunday! — November 26, 2014, 3:23 p.m. *** Going home used to be exciting for me. That changed about this time a year ago. I was home in Illinois for Thanksgiving bre...…
