…3B Wednesday, February 19, 2020 // The Statement 3B Content warning: This piece contains graphic descriptions of gender-based and sexual violence. H er mother said she was sorry that she hadn’t been there to protect her daughter, and that, of all the places she had warned her about, the post office wasn’t one of them,” read a news report of her death. On Sept. 4, 2019, about 2,000 people dressed in black were gathered in the U...…
…Thursday, March 19, 2020 — 5B b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com In 10th grade English, as our final book of the year, my class cracked open Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel “Slaughterhouse- Five.” After a grueling year of classics like “Gulliver’s Travels,” “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “The Canterbury Tales,” I assumed that “Slaughterhouse- Five” would be more of the same long- winded stories that had populated our ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 19, 2022 — 11 Hughes’s speed devastates Penn State Michigan blows past Ohio State, 29-8, in first Big Ten dual of the season With nine seconds left in the second quarter, a fast break for Maryland had begun to form. Terrapins forward Angel Reese looked to get a last second layup before the end of the half to trim the deficit. But Michigan senior forward Naz Hillmo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 19, 2022 — 11 Corum, Edwards show full capabilities in dominant performance against Penn State JARED GREENSPAN Managing Sports Editor After Penn State allowed a stunning 418 rushing yards in a 41-17 loss to the Michigan foot- ball team, a number of defensive standouts admitted that the Nit- tany Lions needed to be better. That much was evident to anyone who watched Penn State...…
…I sat in the Michigan Union one snowy Wednesday morning, looking out on the picket line. After months of unproductive talks with the University of Michigan, the Graduate Employees’ Organization finally gave up on negotiations in favor of a strike. You’ve probably heard union members chanting as you walk down State Street: “No contract, no grades!” or “What’s disgusting? Union busting!” You may have even been accosted on ...…
…T he words poured over the crowd gathered on the Diag like a warm blanket, our collective voices growing in volume and conviction: Bless those in need of healing with re’fuah shlemah the renewal of body, the renewal of spirit and let us say, amen. The Mi Sheberach — a Jewish prayer — pleads for complete physical and spiritual healing. It is sung to help those we know and those we don’t. It is sung for Jews and non- Jews. My aunt ...…
…Thursday, March 19, 2020 — 6B b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I split this column into three parts because I didn’t know how to write this last installment. The Daily Arts generously allows for the involvement of personal narratives as long as they surround an event, moment in culture at large or a work of art. While wrapping the personal around something that can qualify as topical can mean the difference betw...…
…A s senior wing Leigha Brown dribbled down the floor after a block from senior forward Naz Hillmon on the other end, Brown looked up. Seeing junior guard Maddie Nolan ahead of her post up on the 3-point line, Brown fired a pass to Nolan. Taking the pass and squaring up the basket, Nolan unleashed her first 3-pointer of the game — of which seven more would follow. The No. 11 Michigan women’s basketball team faced off with No. ...…
…12 — Wednesday, October 19, 2022 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com YOUR CARE IS OUR PRIORITY. GET CARE. The Michigan Daily …
…Opinion Don’t cross the picket line The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, April 19, 2023 T his year, Ivy League universities received a whopping 311,948 applications. Of that overwhelming number, only 21,168 lucky students received a decision letter starting with “Congratulations!” This shouldn’t come as a surprise. With acceptance rates ranging from 3% to 8%, the odds aren’t exactly in your favor. ...…
…Wednesday, February 19, 2020 // The Statement 6B I t was early February, and a woman with short brown hair was leading me through a long, twisting hallway in the Student Activities Building. I held my coat in my arms, feeling stunned until we arrived at an empty office with just a chair and a sad, barren desk. Once inside, the woman directed me to sit at a small, round table as she took her place in the chair at the desk behind me, ...…
…When Lauren Derkowski threw a no-hitter in the Michi- gan softball team’s win against Purdue on Friday it wasn’t all that shocking. Amid the sopho- more right-hander’s breakout season and continual progres- sion, she seemed certain to throw a no-no at some point. But with a second no-hitter on Saturday, Derkowski proved that she had evolved into a truly elite pitcher. After pitching just 44.2 innings last year, Derkows- ki entere...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, February 19, 2020 // The Statement 7B I t was recital day, and all of my stu- dents were lined up backstage; these girls formed a perfectly straight line, no taller than my knee. I had been teaching dance since I was an adolescent so I knew what I was doing. My ballet teacher — whom I so badly wanted to impress, even though no matter how hard I tried, she would never complime...…
…It’s important to say “hello” before you can say “goodbye.” My friends and I like to go back and look at our introduc- tory emails we sent before becoming Daily Sports Writ- ers. Mostly, they make us laugh, reading through the awkward, all-too-formal interactions. But they also hold fragments of the people we once were and, for better or worse, fragments of a person we’d never become. Here’s mine: from: Nicholas Stoll nkstoll@ umich.e...…
…Wednesday, February 20, 2020 // The Statement COLORS OF INDIA EXPLORED THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS, CULTURE AND NATURE OF GUJARAT, INDIA IN DECEMBER OF 2019 WITH THE BLUELAB INDIA PROJECT TEAM PHOTOS BY PAULINA RAJSKI Read more online at michigandaily.com …
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 19, 2023 — 15 Michigan drops two of three games in wild weekend series at Rutgers JOSHUA BROWN Daily Sports Writer When junior left-hander Connor O’Halloran gave up four runs before recording a single out in Friday’s series opener at Rutgers, it was clear that the Michigan baseball team was in for a hectic weekend. After massive momentum swings like a weather delay, Michi- g...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 16 — Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Achievement in the Arts Awards The Arts at Michigan and the Arts Initiative are pleased to present the Accolades Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements by student organizations in the arts. Awards were decided by public vote in a range of different categories. Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Accolades Awards winners! LITERARY ARTS PUBLICATION DESIGN ALTERN...…
