…UPDATE – 8 p.m. Oct. 3 No individual is in custody following a shooting threat against women at the University of Michigan, Mara Schneider, special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the Detroit field office, confirmed in a Oct. 3 7:40 p.m. email to The Michigan Daily. “We are still collecting & reviewing evidence to determine whether the threat was made in violation of either state or federal law,” Schneider...…
…For most of the Spring 2021 graduating class, it has been over a year since entering the Big House for a football game or anything else — other than maybe to receive a vaccine. On Saturday, May 1, however, the University of Michigan gave graduates the opportunity to spend the last moments of their college career watching the virtual commencement ceremony with their peers inside Michigan Stadium at noon. The Universit...…
…Content Warning: sexual assault Peter Chen, former professor of Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science at the University of Michigan, appeared in the 22nd Circuit Court of Washtenaw Coun- ty on Sept. 30 afternoon for a pre- trial hearing. Chen is charged with crimi- nal sexual misconduct of the first degree, a felony that could carry a sentence of life imprisonment. He will stand trial Jan. 31 at 8:30 a.m. At the pre-trial ...…
…Reggie Bee, the University of Michigan’s unofficial campus corgi, has lived a life as rich and fulfilling as any canine companion could aspire to, said Ann Arbor resident and owner Michael Sola. He laughed upon recalling Reggie chasing deer through Zion National Park, swimming in the ocean off the coast of Naples, Florida and being Sola’s ‘personal lucky charm’ in Las Vegas. Still, more than anywhere else, Sola said the 10-...…
…Having just transferred from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in Moscow, Russia, LSA junior Veronika Volevich was look- ing forward to attending her first football game in The Big House. She made a post in the “Buying and Selling Tickets UMich” Facebook group on Sept. 4 requesting that anyone selling tickets to the football games on Sept. 11 or Sept. 18 comment or contact her privately. Within a few minutes, Volevi...…
…Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced her “MI Vacc to Normal Challenge” in a Thursday morning press conference, outlining a four- step plan to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions as state’ climbs from 48.8% vaccination of residents 16 and older to the goal of 70%. Currently, all Michigan residents above the age of 16 are eligible to receive a vaccine. Two weeks after 55% of the eligible population has received ...…
…Rarely is the energy of a whole band so understandable in a phone call. Perhaps that is one of the most special parts about Tank and the Bangas: They can communicate their energy full of hope, love and strength through any medium, down to storytelling over the phone. Joshua Johnson, the group’s drummer and musical director, took a moment to chat with The Daily a few days ahead of the band’s show at The Blind Pig on Wednesday, Sept. 2...…
…4 Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION I ’ll be honest, I’ve never understood the hype around space. While everyone in kindergarten ran around saying that they wanted to be the president or an astronaut, I sat quietly, ashamed that I aspired to be a teacher. Our dreams have inevitably changed since then, and as a third-year Business student, I — like many of my peers — don’t really know wha...…
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…5 Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Biden may not be pulling out of Afghanistan — but he should Whose questions are we answering? Vaccinated? Great, keep your mask on. OPINION BRANDON COWIT | OPINION COLUMNIST LILY CESARIO | OPINION COLUMNIST ANYA SINGH | OPINION CARTOONIST P resident Joe Biden recently reached the end of his first 100 days in office, the arbitrary measure American political medi...…
…Now and then, I stumble upon a new hobby. I have a track record of dropping commitments soon after I decide I want to pursue them, which usually makes me doubt the next will stick for long. Growing up, I was a ballerina, a tap dancer and a cheerleader. I quit all of them adamant that there were other things that needed my time. These “hobbies” are just distractions, I would tell myself. I was partially right, though. I never truly l...…
…6 Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Few events are as exciting or significant to a film writer as the Oscars. Normally, the event offers the chance to meet with talented actors and filmmakers during a celebration of some of the year’s biggest films. Yet in a year filled with delays and accommodations, it’s no surprise that things didn’t quite look the same at this year’s Academy Awards. The typical ...…
…My siblings and I have been best friends since I can remember. Attending the same schools together, traveling back and forth between our mom’s and dad’s and constantly fighting has strongly bonded us. Though the three of us were born within a three-year period, our experiences of identity realization have been vastly different. Up until 2010, we all went to St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Joliet, Illinois. Despite being in an are...…
…7 Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Super strength. Lightning speed. Telepathy. These are just a few of the superpowers the heroes of Netflix’s new series “Jupiter’s Legacy” unleash on their enemies. But after a century of putting criminals behind bars, these superheroes’ efforts to restore justice have become increasingly controversial. The series is based on Mark Millar’s comic of the same ...…
…7-Opinion F our weeks into the new school year, the word burnout may seem like an inappropriate term to describe the typical University of Michigan student. The transition back to in-person school from online classes and extracurriculars, however, is challenging. In the past year, clubs and classes often were less structured and offered much more flexibility with asynchronous lectures, open- note exams and forgiving attendanc...…
…8 Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS The No. 19 Michigan softball team did its job. The Wolverines won all four games in the weekend slate against Penn State (5-26 Big Ten), improving to 28-5 on the season. In total, they outscored the Nittany Lions 34-6, including two run-rule victories on Saturday that ended 10-0 and 12-2, respectively. The closest game came on Sunday with a 5-3 win that M...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 6, 2021 — 9 Fliegner highlights Michigan performance in Wolverine Invitational Increased speed evident in Michigan’s first game For years, Eddie Elinburg was the go-to guy. “If you called me at three in the morning, I’d be there to change your tire,” Elinburg said. “People counted on me.” But since losing both of his legs in a hit-and-run vehicle accident in 2...…
…9 Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS When college hockey resumes in the fall, Michigan will have a new starting goaltender. Strauss Mann — who spent his sophomore and junior years as the starter in goal for the Wolverines — will not return for his senior season, instead opting to pursue a professional career, according to an announcement on Twitter. “I’m looking forward to my next chapter as I...…
…Coming out of high school, football fans knew Roman Wilson as a burner. Considering his 4.37 40-yard dash time, that reputation was warranted. But during Saturday’s 38-17 win over Wisconsin, the sophomore wide receiver stood out for other reasons. His team-leading six catches and 81 yards were a product of crisp route running and separation rather than pure speed. Both marks also set a new career-high, a testament to his connecti...…
…Thirty-four. That’s how many runs the Michigan softball team scored in its four-game sweep of Penn State this weekend. Twenty-three. The Wolverines’ previous best total for runs in a series, recorded a little less than a month ago against Ohio State. The offensive explosion for Michigan was the catalyst to the four wins it enjoyed this weekend and is indicative of the team’s trend over the past month. In the first game in Sat...…
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…BRENDAN ROOSE Daily Sports Editor 17 17-38 38 Hey, what’s up, hello SPORTSWednesday SPORTSWednesday M ADISON — The narratives entering Saturday’s game were plentiful. Despite five different opportunities, the Michigan football team hadn’t won at Camp Randall Stadium since 2001. In those matchups, Wisconsin outscored the Wolverines by a combined 75 points, and in the last two meetings specifically, the Badgers emphatical...…
…Climate change is ravaging the planet. Wildlife populations are diminishing rapidly around the world. The Earth is dying — and it’s all our fault. This mantra cycles through my head every day, guiding my actions as I move through my daily routine. “Can you turn off the lights?” “Did you make sure to shut off the TV before you left the room?” “You don’t need to keep the water running while you’re washing dishes; you only need it for...…
…C omical threads fill websites like Reddit and Quora with anonymous users who pose questions like these: “Why do many of the extreme feminists have short hair or buzz cuts? Is it a symbol of not conforming to long hair, or do they just like short hair? No hate or spite started this. It’s just my curiosity.” The fixation on women and short hair is by no means unique to the modern-day. In 1915, the famous ballroom dancer Irene Castle...…
…3 — Wednesday, October 6, 2021 // The Statement How a summer of church burnings ignited a new understanding of my religious identity BY MARY ROLFES STATEMENT CORRESPONDENT A few years ago, as part of a summer profes- sional development experience, I was asked for the first time to complete a Social Identity Wheel. LSA’s Inclusive Teaching website describes the Social Identity Wheel as “an activity that encour- ages students to identify ...…
…BY ANNIE RAUWERDA, STATEMENT COLUMNIST Illustration by Melia Kenny, Page Design by Sarah Chung If we are what we eat, we’re a generation of chicken nuggets. I grew up eating fun finger food as an after-school snack and an easy dinner, some- times in the shape of dinosaurs and Disney char- acters. Nuggets please even the pickiest of eaters (case in point: this teenager who ate chicken nug- gets for 15 years and practically nothing else) a...…
