…“The Land of Steady Habits” opens with a mundane yet vaguely terrifying and seemingly endless supply of bath towels. And kitchen supplies. And toothbrush holders. All things that should mark a quintessential, white- picket-fence life in suburbia. Instead, there’s barely a shadow of this lifestyle and, in its place, are the scattered remains of a financial shark’s attempt to go rogue. Though interesting in theory, “Th...…
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…FootballSaturday, September 21, 2018 2B STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread for top-25 and Big Ten teams. Mark Calcagno Max Marcovitch Mike Persak Ethan Wolfe No. 22 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama (-26) Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama No. 2 Georgia (-14.5) at Missouri Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia No. 3 Clemson (-15.5) at Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Clemson Clemson Clemson Georgia Tech Tulane at...…
…3B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Behind Enemy Lines: A conversation with Nebraska football beat writer Jacob Bova By MIKE PERSAK Managing Sports Editor In the softest part of its otherwise tough schedule, the Michigan football team has started to gain some momentum. The 19th-ranked Wolverines (2-1) have dominated Western Michigan and SMU in the last two weeks, scoring a combined 94 points. Now, though, things will begin...…
…THE Mark Calcagno, Daily Sports Editor TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com 4B Nico Collins and the light that switched I n mid-August, as he does daily, Nico Collins called home after football practice. Only this conversation wasn’t a typical check-in for the sophomore wide receiver. It was one his dad, Don, had longed to hear. “I asked him how he was doing,” Don said during a phone interview Thursday. “And he was like, ‘I...…
…5 The Wolverines had never heard of Collins, but just days after watching his tape, they flew staff down to Alabama. “Nico actually recruited Michigan,” Floyd said. “It wasn’t Michigan going after him originally, truth be told.” Collins first met Jim Harbaugh with a bag of Dairy Queen in his hands. It wasn’t long before the coach wanted some of his own. “Harbaugh just stuck his hand right in Nico’s bag, grabbed some fries o...…
…FootballSaturday, September 21, 2018 6B Breakdown: Michigan vs. Nebraska By MAX MARCOVITCH Daily Sports Editor Michigan opens up Big Ten play with a matchup against Nebraska that seemed far more intriguing a few weeks ago. The Cornhuskers (0-2) came from 14 points down in their season opener against Colorado to take a 28-20 lead, then handed the game right back after true freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez left the game wit...…
…7B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com find his open receivers early in the game, enough to put up 21 points in the blink of an eye. Martinez may not have the weapons around him nor the experience to do that on this stage. But he has the skill. Still, if Michigan’s defense can avoid the over-aggression that plagued it early against Notre Dame, you have to like its chances against a true freshman quarterback in a new system at M...…
…FootballSaturday, September 21, 2018 8B What to Watch For: Nebraska By ETHAN WOLFE Daily Sports Writer Big Ten football is in full swing in Ann Arbor. You can feel it in the air. It starts Saturday, with the Michigan football team’s matchup against first- year coach Scott Frost and Nebraska (0-2 overall). Prior to the start of the season, some expected a contentious head-to-head between two resurgent programs. For the 19th-ranked...…
…When LSA senior Sophia Georginis interviewed for a summer job at Comedy Central last year, then studying screen arts and cultures at the University of Michigan, she was asked was to define her major. Georginis explained she studied film, television and media and ended up getting the job, but realized her department’s name presented a significant obstacle to employment. “Screen arts and cultures to a lot of employers didn’t r...…
…2 — Thursday, September 20, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News WOLVE RINE OF THE WE E K 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS news@michigandaily.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL PAGE opinion@michigandaily.com NATHAN GUPTA Business Manager 734-418...…
…because it was something on which he could collaborate with Knapik and Polish acting students. Collaboration made sense, Tulip explained, because of their shared artistic views, in addition to the political unrest under conservative administrations. “These more-to-the-right administrations … seemed to be a common bond,” Tulip said. “We had artistic things in common, we had political struggles in common.” Music, Theatre & Danc...…
…O n Sept. 14, incumbent Andrew Cuomo defeated progressive challenger and Emmy award- winning actress Cynthia Nixon in the New York gubernatorial Democratic primary election, garnering nearly two-thirds of the total vote. This was by no means a shocking result. The RealClearPolitics polling average projected Cuomo to win by 38.5 percent — his actual margin of victory was about 31.2 percent. Despite Nixon technically exceeding ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, September 20, 2018 — 5 I have always considered myself a well-versed feminist. I have read Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique” and Kate Millett’s “Sexual Politics.” I point out toxic masculinity when I see fit, empower women as my go-to hobby and, the cherry on top, I am a Women’s Studies major. But no feminist text or practice could prepare my modern-day feminist brai...…
…ACROSS 1 Have a sudden inspiration? 5 Embryonic membranes 10 “Good going!” 14 Ancient Andean 15 Fully committed 16 Cries at the Home Run Derby 17 Norwegian coastal horse? 19 Agitated state 20 Ring leader? 21 Parenthesis, e.g. 22 Dún Laoghaire’s land 23 Largest division of Islam 24 Excellent joke? 26 Alpine transport 28 2010 sci-fi sequel subtitled “Legacy” 29 Grassy stretches 32 Map line 35 “A Doll’s House” playwright 38 “The Martian...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, September 20, 2018 — 7 Back to normal I t’s a sweltering September Tuesday in Ann Arbor, the kind of day where the heat just seems to slow down the pace of life itself. Students stroll down State Street in t-shirts, shorts and sandals on their way to class, trying to soak in as much summer as they can. Hockey sticks, heavy sweaters and ice rinks are surely the last thing...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, September 20, 2018 — 8 ALEC COHEN/Daily Junior running back Chris Evans suffered an injury against SMU but is expected to play against Nebraska, according to running backs coach Jay Harbaugh. In wake of injuries, Jay Harbaugh expresses confidence in running backs After the game against Western Michigan, junior running back Chris Evans said the running lanes created by Michigan...…
…The #MeToo movement has focused primarily on high status figures — women speaking out against Hollywood moguls, powerful bosses and even our current president. Journalist Bernice Yeung’s recently published work, after years of investigation, focuses instead on the experiences of women in particularly vulnerable workplaces, such as janitors, farmers and domestic workers. Each year, the Wallace House at the University of ...…
…E NGINE E RING CARE E R FAIR University of Michigan alum Darren Criss won his first Emmy during the award show Monday night, but he assured the University of Michigan community he still hasn’t forgotten his roots. “Congratulations to all of you, thank you to the Television Academy and Go Blue!” Criss ended his acceptance speech. Criss graduated in 2009 from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance with a Bachelor of Fine Arts ...…
…with whom he exchanged explicit photos. In addition to his online messaging, Hoeltzel was under investigation for engaging in sexual acts with a patient, whom he was allegedly over-medicating for rheumatoid arthritis. The patient was also diagnosed with various mental health illnesses. Though only charged last year, Hoeltzel was investigated by University of Michigan police in 2006 amid complaints from a mother of an 11-ye...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Emma Chang Ben Charlson Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, September 19, 2018 — 5A I always wanted to be Mac Miller. He was effortlessly cool, his cockiness somehow charming through his willingness to be publicly imperfect. His music was easy-going and kind, an impression confirmed repeatedly by those who knew him personally. He possessed sensitive indie proclivities (e.g. the “Nikes On My Feet” video opens with a sni...…
…ACROSS 1 Most populous città in Italia 5 Vintage photo tone 10 Scheming 14 “Are you __ out?” 15 Tidies text 16 Scattered, as seeds 17 Ladled party drink 19 Vast landmass 20 Island near Maui 21 “__ a Lady”: Tom Jones hit 23 It blows things up 24 CPR pro 25 Cigarette brand featured on “Mad Men” 29 Ingredient in a Florentine dish 31 Ancient Aegean region 32 Notice 33 Crossword- solving Simpson 36 WWI pistol 37 Martial arts level 40 Happe...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 19, 2018 — 7A Paye striking balance between present and future Kwity Paye recognized the trickery right away. He wasn’t fooled. Southern Methodist’s offensive line stood still, hoping to confuse the Michigan defensive line so the Mustangs could get a quick play off. Paye was undeterred, turning the corner with his elite speed on full display as the quarterb...…
…8A — Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines finish sixth at East and West Match Play Challenge Sunday through Tuesday, the Michigan women’s golf team hosted its season opener at one of the team’s two home courses — Radrick Farms Golf Course. At times, it appeared the Wolverines had the home field advantage. During Monday’s match play round, Michigan was tied with Texas A&M with only ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 The nativist next door …
…I know I am not supposed to say this, but most of the books I have bought recently have not been finished. My nightstand has become a graveyard for abandoned literature. I read a few chapters of “The Idiot” because I fell in love with the millennial pink jacket cover. After watching Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk I found myself downloading her book “Presence.” And I even tried reading “An American Marriage” because Oprah Winfrey said...…
…3B Managing Editor: Dayton Hare Copy Editors: Elise Laarman Finntan Storer Wednesday, September 19, 2018 // The Statement Visual Statement: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre BY EMMA RICHTER, SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR As I was photograph- ing Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen at the Helen Zell Writ- ers’ Program event last week, I began exploring the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. I got to climb up to different platforms, peek out from ...…
…Wednesday, September 19, 2018 // The Statement 4B CHRISTINE MONTALBANO FOR THE USER The idea that I can take my mind to whatever extent I desire and create what I want is one of the most riveting feelings that continuously propels me to create genuine work. Whether I am designing an infographic or programming an application, I imagine how the user would experience it. Studying design at The University of Michigan has put me in the ...…
…“W e are quitting at two,” a Northern Michigan doctor named John Tan- ton told the Alpena News in 1975, refer- ring to his two daughters. Moving to Petoskey, Mich., in 1964 after a medical residency at the Uni- versity of Michigan, Tanton had long established himself as a committed — and sometimes eccentric — pillar of the local community. Decades before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion and when birth control was considered taboo, ...…
…Wednesday, September 19, 2018 // The Statement 6B country schoolhouse, he credited most of his education to being self-taught, and he had excelled at his studies in MSU. However, Tanton found himself feeling out-classed by his peers who came from wealthier upbringings and East Coast Ivy Leagues, and he was ultimately not awarded a scholarship. Still taking pride in how far he had made it in the Rhodes Scholarship pro- cess, Tanton ...…
…worldview that a culturally diversify- ing America was leading to a civiliza- tional clash. “When the question came up of whether we should broaden FAIR’s bundle of issues — taking a look at cul- tural division and bilingualism and the changing composition of the American population and what that might mean — there was a great deal of resistance, as you say, to getting into what seemed like dangerous territory,” he said. Despite th...…
…Wednesday, September 19, 2018 // The Statement 8B …
…Ann Arbor’s water treatment plant manager Brian Steglitz spoke to City Council Monday night about contamination warnings along the Huron River, including the expansion of a do-not-eat fish advisory to include a warning against consuming foam from the river. In August, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced polyfluoroalkyl substance tests showed fish in five counties along the Huron River were ...…
…with Cheney-Lippold’s decision not to write the letter, saying professors should encourage students to explore educational opportunities without the influence of personal politics. “I can’t speak for all students, but I know that I and many others feel hurt by this decision,” Coden said. “Studying in or visiting Israel is an opportunity to immerse ourselves in an Israeli culture that is different from our own, but also a Jew...…
…be an ambassador for the importance of faculty governance,” Beatty told the assembly. “People aren’t always aware of what we do, so thank you for being here and for standing up for faculty governance.” Later, the assembly discussed potential improvements to their current execution of meetings and potential guests to invite to their future assemblies. Members noted a disconnect between the administration and the Senat...…
…T here is something special about walking into a bookstore and exploring the collection. Though I don’t do it purposefully, if it is my first time there, I tend to follow a similar path through the store to get myself acquainted. First, I float toward the literature section and walk across the wall from A to Z, scouring through the names of authors both familiar and unknown. Then, my eyes wander to the histo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 18, 2018 — 5 I always assumed that I would get married someday. Until recently, I never questioned my reasons for assuming it; marriage seemed like an inevitable stepping stone between birth and death, like something that happens to a person rather than something a person does. It wasn’t until my brother’s wedding that I realized the terrifying enormity of this...…
…ACROSS 1 Publisher Alfred 6 Spur to action 10 Mus. key with three sharps 14 Lost cause 15 Overconfident racer of fable 16 Hawaiian island 17 Hawaii or Alaska 18 Oil gp. that includes 57-Down 19 Take a load off 20 Horse sense 23 Pool tool 24 Try to win 25 Colonel Sanders facial feature 28 Main attraction 32 Lab maze navigator 33 Letter flourish 34 “... good witch, __ bad witch?” 35 Angry or achy 36 Test proctor’s reminder 40 Soap units ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, September 18, 2018 — 7 Wolverines offensive line still has a way to go in run blocking The Michigan football team was without its starting running back in its win over SMU. After getting banged up in practice, senior Karan Higdon missed Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury. The status of Higdon, as well as junior running back Chris Evans, is not yet clear. Evans limped ...…
…OUR MICHIGAN VOICES MANY Plus more unit-sponsored and central events the week of October 8–12 diversity.umich.edu/summit-events | #UMichDEI @UMichDiversity 2018 DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION SUMMIT OCTOBER 8 9–10:30 am | POWER CENTER Community Assembly & Discussion REMARKS BY PRESIDENT MARK S. SCHLISSEL AND OTHER SENIOR LEADERS Featuring Diane Guerrero Moderated by Leonard Pitts, Jr. 2–3:30 pm | PALMER COMMONS, FORUM HALL Social ...…
…A 2015 interview with Ann Scanlon McGinity, Michigan Medicine chief nursing executive, is record of the administrator’s hostility toward unions, nurses say. Scanlon McGinity — a lead player in the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council’s ongoing contract bargaining with the hospital system — spoke in the interview of her dislike for unions and her experience of locking the nurses’ union out of the hospital when...…
…PAE LL A FESTIVAL 2A — Monday, September 17, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News CAMERON HUNT/Daily Chefs prepare different types of paella as part of Zingerman’s 33rd Annual Paella Party at Zingerman’s Delicatessen Sunday. CASEY TIN/Daily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS ne...…
…Somewhere in China, a little girl talks to her father on the phone. He is in the United States. She tells him he is a bad person and that the Chinese police are good people. That’s the last he hears from her for six months. His wife soon divorces him, because being married to him puts a “target on her back.” He is left hopeless, posting on social media in hopes of finding his wife and daughter. Unfortunately, the reason for this...…
…T he White House was rocked last week following The New York Times’s publication of a critical Op-Ed from an anonymous senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration, eliciting a far-reaching array of reactions from all sides of the political spectrum. The Op-Ed, which praised the president’s conservative legislative achievements while condemning the president’s “anti-democratic” impulses and “a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 17, 2018 — 5A ACROSS 1 Potato chips source 5 __ bean 9 Rick’s “Casablanca” love 13 “Aww!” 14 Spring bloom 15 Les __-Unis 16 Neighbor of Yemen 17 Large-scale departure 19 Island setting for Melville’s “Omoo” 21 Court order to testify 22 Mindless memorization 24 Farm sound 25 Blue expanse, on a clear day 26 Cost of a car, in most family budgets 31 1860s White House nickna...…
…MUSIC REVIEW When I stumbled on All Are Saved in early 2015, approaching my high school graduation, I was certain I didn’t think I would be writing this review almost four years later. My graduation from university is now more imminent than is comfortable. I remember vacationing in Folly Beach, S.C. during spring break, the same week that Carrie & Lowell was released to the world at large. I was just beginning to find music for...…
…2B — September 17, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Patterson needs backup S hea Patterson has played even better than the most optimistic Michigan fans could have expected. Saturday’s 45-20 win over SMU was the most recent example. And yes, it’s only a three-game sample, but the consistency and prolificity with which Patterson has played in those three games is something that hasn’t been seen in Ann...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, September 17, 2018 — 3B Two units and two perspectives A s Donovan Peoples-Jones surveys the media during postgame interviews, he compliments his quarterback for sparking his collegiate breakthrough performance. Peoples-Jones found the end zone three times in Michigan’s 45-20 victory over SMU, so a little praise was warranted. That very quarterback, junior Shea Patt...…
