…L ast Tuesday night, I watched the map of the United States turn bright red and I felt a fist grip my heart. I had been trying to do homework and watch election coverage at the same time, but I’ve never been the best multi-tasker. As the night progressed, my notebook fell to the side and I found myself intently reading Washington Post coverage, analysis and speculation. Hours passed in minutes, and Hillary Clinton’s path to the White ...…
…Wednesday, November 16, 2016 // The Statement 8B NICOLE KHAMIS LSA SENIOR / FOUNDER OF MICHIGAN REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM It’s hard to put into words the disappointment I have felt over the past couple of days. My disappointment has nothing to do with partisanship, but everything to do with the fact that a man, who ran a campaign on white supremacy, racism, sexism and xenophobia, is now our president-elect — and more so, that half ...…
…Joe Palca, an award-winning science correspondent from National Public Radio, visited the University of Michigan Thursday afternoon to give a talk titled “Communicating Science for Fun and Profit” at West Hall. The talk focused on how to better communicate science with the general public. Palca, who has worked for NPR since 1992, has covered a large range of science news, such as the new genome editing technology and...…
… The University of Michigan received a $3.9 million grant from the National Institue of Health to fund its musculoskeletal research, a program which involves several schools including the School of Dentistry, the School of Public Health and LSA on Aug. 30. Musculoskeletal work involves the way the muscles, skeleton, tendons and more relate to one another and work together. The grant funds will be utilized by t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, September 16, 2016 —3A On June 10, 2016, the city gave ReCommunity notice that if perceived safety concerns continued, the city reserved the right to terminate the contract. On July 7, ReCommunity was given a letter informing them their contract would be terminated effective July 11. On Sept. 2, the city responded to the lawsuit with a motion for partial dismissal and a mot...…
…T oday, in many households throughout the Bay Area, football jerseys are being set aflame. This is not necessarily an earth- shattering revelation for avid sports fans, as a good-ol’-fashioned jersey burning has become an off-season staple in recent years, a tradition akin to a bonfire in the fall. But this is a unique case. The passion of this situation runs even deeper than the vitriol that the city of ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, September 16, 2016 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Shot in the dark 5 Mild expletive 9 Contraction used with “up” 14 Confining room 15 River originating in Manchuria 16 Assails 17 Woodstock performer before Joan 18 Sci-fi guru 19 Rodeo maker 20 Number on some beer bottles? 23 Make even the slightest comment 24 Hall of Famer Musial 25 Some suits, ...…
…6A — Friday, September 16, 2016 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By DAYTON HARE Daily Classical Music Columnist T his is a true story. It was late night in June of 1937, and the young composer sat alone in his Moscow apartment, bent over his work. The room was quiet except for the metronomic ticking of the clock on the mantle and the furious scribbling of the composer’s pen. In the opposite corner his pi...…
…September 17, 2016: Colorado THAT DAMN GAME ‘ ’ …
…FootballSaturday, September 17, 2016 2 STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores for the top 25 and Big Ten in the 2016 football season. Max Bultman Jacob Gase Kelly Hall Jake Lourim No. 1 Alabama (-10.5) at No. 19 Ole Miss Alabama Alabama Ole Miss Alabama Alabama No. 2 Florida State (-1.5) at No. 10 Louisville Louisville Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State No. 3 Ohio Sta...…
…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Colorado at Michigan Matchup: Colorado 2-0; Michigan 2-0 When: Saturday 3:30 P.M. Where: Michigan Stadium TV/Radio: BTN Michigan wraps up non-league schedule at home vs. Colorado By MAX BULTMAN Managing Sports Editor And now, a test. The No. 4 Michigan football team (2-0) steamrolled its first two opponents by a combined 107 points. It left no doubt in Michigan Stad...…
…FootballSaturday, September 17, 2016 4 By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Michigan Stadium is usually silent. It is silent through the offseason. It is silent at night. It is silent today. And then there are the rare moments of silence when the largest building in football is packed with a crowd of 100,000-plus people who don’t make a sound. For some, that silence can drown out any of the roars from past memories — John Wangl...…
…5 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com into the air. Law jumped again to try for the interception, but Westbrook snatched the ball out of the air and fell into the end zone for the touchdown. Jackson on the broadcast: “Stewart, with time, lets it go … he’s got three people down there … the ball is up in the air … CAUGHT! TOUCHDOWN! CAUGHT BY WESTBROOK FOR A TOUCHDOWN! INCREDIBLE!” Westbrook, in the following Monday...…
…FootballSaturday, September 17, 2016 6 where they were and why did this happen. He was livid. It was a bad locker room.” Later, Falk went to the visiting coaches’ locker room to see Colorado coach Bill McCartney, who was an assistant at Michigan before he took the Colorado job. Falk: “I went in to see him after the game. Of course, Bill McCartney is a really religious guy. Very religious. And I walked into the coaches’ locker ro...…
…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Breakdown: ‘M’ vs. Colorado By JACOB GASE Daily Sports Editor After two stress-free wins over Hawaii and Central Florida, the No. 4 Michigan football team will finally face a bigger challenge this weekend in the form of Colorado, the Wolverines’ first Power Five opponent of the season. Though Michigan remains strongly favored, the Buffaloes (2-0) are also coming off a pair of routs, ...…
…FootballSaturday, September 17, 2016 8 What to Watch For: Secondary, Michigan run game, miracles By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Editor As the No. 4 Michigan football team gets ready for its third straight game at Michigan Stadium, the preparation will be slightly different this time around. The Wolverines (2-0) were heavy favorites over both Hawaii and Central Florida, and though they’re still a 20-point favorite over Colorad...…
…INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 120 | © 2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS ..................................... OPINION ................................ ARTS ....................................... CLASSIFIEDS.......................... SUDOKU................................. SPORTS.................................. NEWS Policing the police AAPD Chief questions city council recommendations for civilian oversight >> SEE PAGE 2 O...…
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…3 Thursday, June 16, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Local Sanders supporters remain divided in support of nominee By LYDIA MURRAY Summer Managing News Editor Following the Associated Press’ announcement of Hillary Clinton’s securing of the Democratic nomi- nation for president and the fur- ther affirmation of her place as the presumptive nominee after a series of key victories in Tuesday’s pri- maries, suppor...…
…My throat was as dry as my feet were sore. I wedged my way upstairs through sweaty dancing bodies and walked into the room of a guy I considered a friend. I was just going to grab water and that’s when he grabbed me. He clasped his arm tightly around my waist and pulled me toward his bed, attempting to lock the door behind me. I was close enough to smell the alcohol on his breath and hear his soft slurred plea, “Come on.” That’...…
…I attended my sister’s high school graduation on Sunday, June 12, and listened to speeches on hope and positive societal change in a crowd filled with many about to begin their adult lives. In the same 24 hours, the United States suffered its largest mass shooting in history with a homophobic hate crime resulting in the loss of 50 lives and the injury of 53 others at the Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando that was f...…
…6 Thursday, June 16, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS TV REVIEW ‘Love’ in the Arb By MERIN MCDIVITT Daily Arts Writer Nichols Arboretum is always teeming with visitors during the summer — among them are picnick- ers camped out near the Huron River, tanners stretched out on sun-bleached towels and kay- akers trying, and failing, to avoid the boul- der everyone seems to get stuck on. On weekend eve- ...…
…7 Thursday, June 16, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Bey’s lively ‘Formation’ CONCERT REVIEW By ADAM THEISEN Managing Arts Editor As I took my seat Tuesday night for Beyoncé’s Formation Tour at Ford Field, my mind jumped to the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Dominating the stage before Bey graced it with her presence was an enormous, bright rectangle that nearly reached the football stadium’s ceiling. It re...…
…ACROSS 1 Alpine racing obstacle 5 Whisks 10 Thought- provoking 14 Arkin of “Argo” 15 Prenatal test, for short 16 Former “Fashion Emergency” host 17 Bug 20 Industrial Revolution power source 21 Kilt wearer’s refusal 22 Destructive insect 23 Bering Sea port 25 Invigorates 26 Bug 31 Cocoon and Posturepedic 32 Parks in American history 33 Cuba libre ingredient 36 Confident 37 Flags down 39 Cuba libre ingredient 40 Decorates with Angel Soft, briefl...…
…9 Thursday, June 16, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS “We must continue to stand against violence and stand together as members of communities, as allies and as people affected directly or indirectly by this senseless act of vio- lence,” she wrote. “We are, of course, all affected by this tragedy, often in different ways. We know that many members of our own community share the multiple identities with those direct...…
…10 Thursday, June 16, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Steinberg resigns as men’s tennis coach By ETHAN WOLFE Summer Managing Sports Editor Just two years after getting hired as the Michigan men’s tennis coach, Adam Steinberg resigned Wednesday to become the new head coach at Arizona State. “We appreciate everything Adam and his family did for Michigan and the men’s tennis program over the last...…
…Ferlic wins championship in 3,000-meter steeplechase By MIKE PERSAK Daily Sports Writer Mason Ferlic landed awk- wardly in the final water pit of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Friday. All of his momentum had been lost, and the fifth-year senior distance runner knew that he would have to get it back quickly in order to keep his lead and win the national champi- onship. At lea...…
…12 Thursday, June 16, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Women’s track and field places 20th at NCAA Outdoor Championships By MATTHEW KENNEDY Daily Sports Writer Competing at its final meet of the season, the Michigan women’s track and field team had four athletes earn All-American honors on its way to a top-20 finish. Despite the strong performance, though, not all of the races went as well as planned. Five Wolverines...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 16, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 89 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM DEQ releases ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, March 16, 2016 — 3A that can be published except when the articles are either libelous, an unwarranted invasion of privacy, in violation of federal or state law or capable of inciting students so as to create a clear and present danger. Section 5 of the Student Free Press and Civics Readiness Act establishes a framework for schools to customize their student publication g...…
…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 & Sports Wednesday, March 16, 2016 — 5A Lacking ‘Characters’ By SHIR AVINADAV Daily Arts Writer “The Characters” is exactly what it sounds like: a seemingly never-ending string of wholly inconceiv- able characters brought to life under outland- ish circum- stances. The new sketch series highlights the talent and edge of eight up-and-coming comedians by giving them free reign...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Latte option 6 Difficult position 10 It’s cut and dried 13 Loud, as a crowd 14 African city where pounds are spent 15 Tree feller 16 Venue that keeps you up-to-date 18 __ Tin Tin 19 Hunk 20 Really bother 21 Bus terminal 23 “Beaches” actress Midler 25 Canadian stadium renamed Rogers Centre in 2005 27 Tropical cocktail whose color comes from curaçao liqueur 30 First name in...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, March 16, 2016 — 7A 2016 Softball Preview Managing the burden of expectations The No. 2 Michigan softball team is no stranger to high expectations. With 18 Big Ten conference titles, 11 Women’s College World Series appearances and a 2005 national championship to its name, the program has been a model of consistent success ever since head coach Carol Hutchins too...…
…Michigan great’s legacy will carry far beyond her illustrious career By ORION SANG Daily Sports Writer Sierra Romero still remembers the first time she saw Michigan coach Carol Hutchins get ejected. Early during her recruitment process, Romero, a high-schooler at the time, was watching the Wolverines in action during one of their early-season tournaments in California. Michigan, Romero recalled, was struggling and in need ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | MARCH 16, 2016 …
…A re you familiar with the feeling of talking to someone you know isn’t really listening? I imag- ine it draws strong resemblances to speaking to a robot: it nods, it provides answers, but it’s incapable of really hearing, or caring, about what you have to say. I find myself personally frustrated when, in the middle of a conversation, the person I’m talking to interrupts with a story about him or herself. Sadly, I’ve noticed this gen- ...…
…3B Wednesday, March 16, 2016 / The Statement “What have I in common with Jews? I have hardly anything in common with myself and should stand very quietly in a corner, content that I can breathe.” -Franz Kafka, 1914, diary I have noticed that Jewish people at the University of Michigan call Jews, collectively, “The Tribe.” It sounds kind of to me like one of those secret societies at an Ivy League where you have to destroy a Rolex to...…
…Wednesday, March 16, 2016 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 16, 2016 // The Statement 5B Every Monday and Wednesday at 1 p.m., room 1230 of the Undergraduate Science Building slowly fills with students. Around 1:05, Communication Prof. Paddy Scannell walks to the chalkboard at the front of the room and begins to write out his plan of attack. As white chalk hits green slate stone, his nearly 50 years of academic teachings present th...…
…Wednesday, March 16, 2016 // The Statement 6B Fear and Self-Loathing in Santiago: A Dry Heave in the Sunshine by Adam DePollo, Daily Arts Writer M y journey to West Palm Beach, Fla. began with six hours aboard a passenger train rid- ing out of Orlando. A sizable portion of the travel time was spent moving in reverse, much of the retrograde locomotion happening around a few miles of incredibly dry-looking, cow-dotted farmland out- side...…
…Wednesday, March 16, 2016 // The Statement 7B My Brother, Joseph by Katie Penrod, Daily News Editor T he moment a baby takes its first steps is such a beautiful thing: the stumble, the arms reach- ing out, mom and dad smiling across the room, the “you can do it” and “just one more step.” I don’t remember my first steps, but I remember Joseph’s. My brother Joseph took his first steps like any other child. It was probably as normal...…
…Wednesday, March 16, 2016 // The Statement 8B Members of the Ann Arbor Alliance for Black Lives lead a walk in the memory of Aura Rosser from the League to the pedestrian bridge over Washtenaw Ave on January 20, 2016. GRANT HARDY/Daily HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : S P R I N G B R E A K ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily EMILIE FARRUGIA/Daily ZACH MOORE/Daily MAZIE HYAMS/ Daily GRANT HARDY/ Daily N...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 16, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 74 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL ASSIFIEDS.................6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
…Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/16/08 2:17 PM 4 3 2 6 9 7 1 3 6 9 3 1 1 2 3 9 5 4 9 8 4 1 6 PRE-SPRING BREAK SLUMP . puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Tuesday, February 16, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Taylor Swift won Album of the Year at the 2015 Grammy Awards show Monday night. Song of the year went t...…
…develop the prototype helmet technology, called Mitigatium, for the Head Health Challenge III. This competition was created to encourage the development of materials that better absorb or dissipate harsh impact. The prototype Arruda and her colleagues are developing has different capabilities than traditional football helmets already in use, the team said. “It has the ability to dissipate impulse, or take kinetic energy out ...…
…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 Tuesday, February 16, 2016 — 5 ‘Scandal’ is back and needs to change it up By BEN ROSENSTOCK Senior Arts Editor “Scandal” seems to follow a similar pattern every half-season or so. After each season of crazy, convoluted plot, the show presses the reset button, leaving all the characters in a state of relative peace. Olivia Pope (Kerry Washing- ton, “Django Unchained”) be...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Mud wrap venue 4 Bridge, to Botticelli 9 On a cruise 14 Knock gently 15 Unalaska inhabitant 16 With 27-Down, striped holiday treat 17 Tycoon Onassis 18 Add to the language 20 North Atlantic hazard 22 Perching on 23 Unusually high temperatures, often 26 Letters used in old dates 29 Beirut’s country: Abbr. 30 __-Cat: winter vehicle 31 Skin-and-bones sort 33 Fish and chips o...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 16, 2016 — 7 Huntley owns second Senior Night By MAGGIE KOLCON For the Daily The Michigan wrestling team is going to have a huge hole to fill at the 197-pound weight class come next season. Sixth-year senior Max Huntley wrestled his last regular-season match Friday night at Cliff Keen Arena, winning against Purdue’s Drake Stein with an impressive 16-1 technical fall...…
