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…Hundreds of local entheogenic and psychedelic plant activists gathered on the University of Michigan Diag on Sept. 19 for the first-ever Entheofest, a celebration and call for the decriminalization of plant medicines and fungi in Ann Arbor and beyond. The event began exactly at 11:11 a.m. and ended at 2:22 p.m. The celebration came a year after the Ann Arbor City Council voted to decriminalize the use and possession of enthe...…

…The University of Michigan is home to more than 1,700 student- run organizations for students to join. Following a completely virtual year, many of these student organiza- tions are now returning to in-person events, similar to pre-pandemic life. Others, however, are reaping the ben- efits of continuing with a flexible vir- tual or hybrid format. The Michigan Daily spoke to five leaders and members of student organizations to learn ...…

…Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pro- posed allocating $75 million of fed- eral COVID-19 funds to provide Michigan law enforcement with bet- ter training, find and remove illegal guns from Michigan communities and fund community programs that provide more opportunities in educa- tion, jobs and the justice system. This proposal, which was announced in Detroit last month, comes in the wake of an increase in violent crime in Michigan over the ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Ad 4 — Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Courtesy of Leisa Thompson photography …

…Anna, an orphan in 15th-century Constantinople; Omeir, a poor woodcutter’s son, his cleft palate proof of a demon’s presence; Zeno, an old man in modern-day Lakeport, Idaho; Seymour, an autistic Generation-Z teenager raised in that same town; Konstance, a girl aboard a spaceship in some distant future with only a tangle of conscious wires to keep her company; Aethon, a fictional man whose story connects everyone else throu...…

…To whatever poor, tortured soul occupies this apartment next, You will earnestly swing open the heavy front door, gleaming with a streaky coat of clinical, blueish-purpleish-greyish paint, and you will smell mold. You’ll learn to grow accustomed to the scent — no obscene amount of Febreze or air freshener plugs will ever succeed in masking it — but it will make you flinch upon entry. Unfortunately, this will be only the beginning o...…

…blurry memories of sleepy car rides home with everyone asleep but dad and me he points to the moon and says to me, if you look at the moon it looks back at you can you spot it? he asks it can always spot you he tells me tales of when he was young clouds of smoke would fill the sky and leave the night with darkness monsters lurked in the trees the city lay asleep but he was wide awake not one star to light the way but th...…

…7-Opinion S ince our formation three years ago, the One University Coalition (1U) has called upon University President Mark Schlissel and the Board of Regents to provide the funds necessary to give University of Michigan – Flint and Dearborn campuses more of the opportunities already available on the Ann Arbor campus. As we see it, we have one University President and one Board of Regents; we are one university, and we should sh...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion Wednesday, September 22, 2021 — 9 619 east university avenue @ z place FRESH GROCERIES IN THE HEART OF THE CAMPUS Fresh Produce Fresh Chicken, Fish & Steaks Deli Meats & Cheeses International Foods Specialty Groceries Zingerman’s Bread Bottled Beverages thoughtfully-selected Wines & Beers for a quick, tasty meal, visit revive, our café next door! Open Mon-Fri 9am - 10pm Weekends 10am...…

…Ten months ago, with the Michigan football team trailing 17-0 in Piscataway, N.J., Jim Harbaugh turned to quarterback Cade McNamara. The move was seen as a last resort. McNamara, then a sophomore, began the season third on the Wolverines’ quarterback depth chart behind Joe Milton and Dylan McCaffrey. He had never seen meaningful game action, but after the former played his way to the bench and the latter transferred, McNamara was ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 22, 2021 — 11 On Senior Night, seniors lead Michigan to comeback victory The Michigan volleyball team (7-2) cruised to an easy victory against Boston College (10-4) on Friday evening, winning 3-0 in its final match Friday. The Wolverines jumped to an early lead as they took the first set 25-13 behind senior outside hitter Paige Jones’s five kills and junior middle ...…

…2-News 12 — Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Ad The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association and used under license. Low Cash Mode is a service mark of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Virtual Wallet Student is a registered trademark of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Bank deposit products and services provided by PNC Bank, National Association. Member FDIC ©2021 Th...…

…1 — Wednesday, September 22, 2021 // The Statement BY MELANIE TAYLOR, STATEMENT CORRESPONDENT A stitch in time: Fiber artistry during the pandemic The World Is Ending, and All I Got Was This Dumb Sweater I picked up crochet a few months before the world shut down. I’d been dabbling with sewing and embroidery in fall 2019, a few of the many crafts that had come and gone from my list of hob- bies, when I saw a crochet TikTok that seeme...…

…I fill a significant portion of my spare time with dumb thoughts that strangers post online. I’ve been on the internet since the late-aughts, spending after-school screen time with Fred videos and Webkinz, floating from site to site on the family PC. The online world allowed me to be anonymous — even though I met “friends” on Club Penguin chats and GirlsGoGames comments, I was just a chaotic username, not Annie Rauwerda. My bubble of ...…

…Design by Cara Jhang I am single-handedly running Earth into the ground. I know this because I had to calculate my eco- logical footprint for my environmental studies class last Thursday. For reference, an ecological footprint is a measure of an individual’s personal impact on the environment — a comparison between the demand one puts on Earth’s natural resources versus what the Earth is actually able to supply. To determine mine, ...…

…Wednesday, September 22, 2021 // The Statement — 4 BY OSCAR NOLLETTE-PATULSKI, STATEMENT COLUMNIST As I walk past the Undergraduate Science Building, the early September sunset paints a gradient from blue to orange on the reflective windows. I should be wowed by this: the brilliant sky, the comfortably warm weather, my first week back on campus. Instead, my mind wanders back to the streets of my youth. The suburban ones with sin...…

…Sustainability on campus is more than the recycling bins you find in Mason Hall. In reality, University of Michigan student organizations, departments and local nonprofits are focusing their efforts on outreach and staying green in a number of ways. One example of these outreach efforts is EarthFest. The 21st annual event was held on the Diag Thursday, and, hosted by the Office of Campus Sustainability, allowed students and staf...…

…2 — Friday, September 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tweets Follow @michigandaily MichiganPublicHealth @umichsph The leaves have started falling in #AnnArbor, but that’s not stop- ping us form enjoying this warm #LastDayofSummer here at @ UMich. #GoBlue Michelle Diaz @michmdiaz I stand with all marginalized communities at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Michigan Students @UMichstudents Me: I wish South...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, September 22, 2017 — 3 devastating crime that could have and should have been prevented.” Sanctuary cities are cities that, in general, refuse to cooperate with federal workers seeking to enforce federal immigration law, but federal guidelines or definitions remain ambiguous. Nearly 500 jurisdictions as of March claim to be sanctuary cities, a number steadily climbing since Presi...…

…A re you up?” I ask my old neighbors in Minnesota. “Yes! How is Michigan’s campus faring?” “There is certainly a lot of protesting that has occurred,” I remark. “What are you feeling right now?” After a chuckle, they respond, “There’s finally a president that can Make America Great Again.” Call me crazy, but once Donald Trump won the 2016 election, I called one of my hometown neighbors to talk about ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, September 22, 2017 — 5 Arts At 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 16, the day after his most recent album was released, Open Mike Eagle — the pen name of Los Angeles-based, Chicago native Michael Eagle — responded to a tweet asking, “Who’s Uncle Butch?” “my uncle that served in vietnam and used to cry in the kitchen when he thought no one was around,” he wrote. The quest...…

…6 — Friday, September 22, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ACROSS 1 Hubbub 5 Thompson of “Westworld” 10 One way to lean 14 Stephen Hawking subject 15 Tough tests of knowledge 16 Offer the same opinion as 17 Princess Royal of Britain 18 -, at times 19 Reclined 20 Setup provider’s abbr. 21 Hogwarts chronicler imitating noisy dogs? 23 Like many deli orders 25 Western peer of Tex and Gene 26 Devices that record data on noisy dogs...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, September 22, 2017 — 7 Breakdown: Michigan vs. Purdue; Cakewalk no more Three weeks ago, few would’ve expected this football game to carry so much weight. While No. 8 Michigan’s recent offensive struggles may have boosted Purdue’s chances at an upset, the Boilermakers may also be a far more worthy opponent than people originally thought. Through three games, Purdue (2-1) has...…

…umichsmtd Night For an evening celebrating the beauty of the human voice featuring CHAMBER CHOIR • ORPHEUS SINGERS • UNIVERSITY CHOIR MUSICAL THEATRE • UNIVERSITY OPERA THEATRE MEN’S GLEE CLUB • WOMEN’S GLEE CLUB Saturday, September 23 at 8 PM • Hill Auditorium Reserved Seating $18/$12/$8/$5 League Ticket Office • 734.764.2538 • tickets.smtd.umich.edu Singing A Grand 8 — Friday, September 22, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michiganda...…

…Two lawsuits have been filed in the past month over an alleged sexual assault at a University of Michigan fraternity party in January 2016. The first lawsuit, from a now-former male University student, was filed against several employees of the University of Michigan for wrongfully causing the student leave the University following the alleged assault, according to court documents. “The Appeals Board applied an un...…

…Ford Motor Company’s new partnership with the Univer- sity of Michigan aims to have self-driving cars ready for large scale commercial use by 2021, according to Ford’s website. The Dearborn-based car company has worked with the University in the past on auton- omous vehicle research, most notably with the driverless car testing site Mcity on North Campus. The Board of Regents approved the design plan for a $75 million faci...…

…2-News 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, September 22, 2016 — 3A affordability initiative, such as Jawad, are aiming to start with events that will then lead to other projects for the year. Jawad said CSG also plans to talk to about housing issues associated specifically with high rises going forward and has contacted Tower Plaza and Zaragon West to ask questions about density. Ann Arbor resident Ken...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, September 22, 2016 Breaking down oppressive period culture ASHLEY ZHANG | COLUMN ANTHONY LABONTE | CARTOON Entering my 22nd year of existence ROLAND DAVIDSON | COLUMN “I love girls,” my friend once proclaimed as she exited the bathroom. “I didn’t have a pad, and five girls offered me one.” It’s a classic girl bonding moment and the best ice breaker there is: One ...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 It’s often a stretch 5 Grim, as a landscape 10 Debit card choice 14 Superstar 15 Command 16 Troublesome tykes 17 Bad-blood situation 18 One out for blood 20 Some browns 21 Number in an outline, perhaps 22 Put in stitches 23 Variety show array 26 Disdainful look 27 Holes in sneakers 29 Cruising 31 Slender- stemmed palm 32 Where to see a wake 33 Botch 37 Lease alternative ...…

…6A — Thursday, September 22, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines’ offensive struggles continue in fourth straight loss With the clock ticking down and hopes of its first win of the season dwindling away, the Michigan men’s soccer team was desperately seeking a goal, with a corner kick in the final minute serving as its last chance to find an equalizer against Western Michigan. The ball flew into a...…

…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, September 22, 2016 the b-side Student promoter lifts local talent By: Christian Kennedy, Daily Music & Blog Editor …

…Over winter break of last year, while the University of Michigan was quiet in an empty Ann Arbor, LSA senior Ben Schechter was sitting on a sofa 8,308 miles away, in Cape Town, South Africa, listening to bluesy rock duo Abbey Grange play a set. Schechter was at The Waiting Room, a bar/balcony combination, which is the place to see live music in Cape Town. Situated on the building’s second level with a metal railing over ...…

…Situated comfortably among the name-brand shops that line the streets of downtown Ann Arbor lies a cafe that prides itself on originality. There are no chains in foreign cities nor a neon sign that electrifies the door — only a reputation that whispers across campus and city streets alike. With the lightest of touches, the country screen doors open into a coffeehouse like no other, as well as a place where the mainstream is turn...…

…With unruly gray hair, glasses and a short beard, it’s not hard to imagine Peter Kornbluh as he was in the Ann Arbor of his youth: picketing the Iran-Contra deal on the Diag, engaging in political debates with his Chilean girlfriend and her family — and writing, always writing. Since leaving for college out east, Kornbluh has accumulated an impressive track record: he has published a handful of books, declassified thousands ...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 22, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Alum sentenced on vandalism charge after ski trip By ALLANA AKHTAR and ISOBEL FUTTER Daily Staff Reporters Matthew Vlasic, one of four former fraternity mem- bers charged in connec- tion with damages inflicted on a Northern Michigan ski resort, was sentenced Monday to two years of pro- bation, ...…

…he sponsored the bill because he sees giving adults the right to make their own decisions is consistent with American values. “I think we need to let adults make their own choices about what they eat and what they put in their body,” he said. Currently, it is only legal in Michigan to use marijuana for medical purposes authorized by a physician. In Ann Arbor, marijuana has been decriminalized since 1972, meaning ...…

…of the Sigma Alpha Mu frater- nity and a University alum, plead guilty in July to malicious destruction of property totaling more than $200, but less than $1,000. He was initially charged with a more serious, felony malicious destruction of prop- erty charge, but the judge later reduced the charge to a misde- meanor. Vlasic is prohibited from using drugs and alcohol while on probation, and is subject to random testing. Vlasic was...…

…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 Tuesday, September 22, 2015 — 5 EVENT PREVIEW Professor discusses intersectionality By COSMO PAPPAS Daily Arts Writer Intersectionality is ubiquitous in contemporary women’s studies. However, its entry into discourse has a complicated history. This concept has roots in a rich history of Black feminist thought and practice that was formally articulated, but not...…

…ACROSS 1 Where to find screwdrivers? 7 Buddhist teacher 11 Circle segment 14 Bold & Crispy Fries maker 15 Eagerly interested 16 Sea, in Marseille 17 *Six-time ’30s- ’40s N.L. home run champ 18 Zippo 19 Square root of IX 20 Relatives of gulfs 21 MD-to-be’s exam 23 Lightly burn 25 *Donny’s ’70s TV co-host 27 Nickname for Ruth, with “The” 31 Strahan co-host 32 Coral island 33 One-named Nigerian singer 36 Bruins’ sch. 39 *Sense of duty, per one’s ...…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 22, 2015 — 7 Harbaugh sticks up for starter Rudock By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Five interceptions in three games for fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock led fans to question Rudock’s performance at the helm of the Michigan football team’s offense. But coach Jim Harbaugh isn’t having it. Asked Monday in his weekly press conference what area...…

…8 — Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan’s defensive goal? Turnovers and more turnovers By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor Three games into the season, the Michigan football team does not yet have a definitive identity. The offense has mixed and matched pieces, and the team’s defenders have given their own unit varying reviews. But spending just a few minutes with senior linebacker ...…

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…2B-September2224 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - September 22, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN he stadium was never really full in the first place, but by the end, the hundreds of fans who remained had their pick of seats in Michigan's massive venue to watch the final seven minutes unfold. Those who stayed waited until the end. The rest, thevast maoiyft ALEJANDRO majority of the 103,890, ZfIGA left...…