…One Hundred and TwenTy Five years OF ediTOrial FreedOm Thursday, May 26, 2016 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX Vol. CXXVI, No. 117| © 2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... SUDOKU................................ SPORTS.................................…
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…3 Thursday, May 26, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS New Ross dean stresses importance of higher education and innovation PUBLIC SAFETY JEREMY MITNICK/Daily Dr. Scott DeRue will assume position as dean of the Ross School of Business on July 1 Cardiac surgeries transferred to University hospitals By TIM COHN Daily Staff Reporter Veterans Affairs (VA) Ann Arbor Healthcare System raised concerns over contaminati...…
…M onday, I attended the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) International Convention in Detroit to observe remarks by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. While the union officially endorses Clinton, and has done so since November, the convention was a big indicator of how the rapid rise of Sen. Bernie Sanders (D–Vt.) has affected their endorsement. The SEIU isn’t just a group of service work...…
…B efore winter semester began, I was glancing through the syllabus for my Psychology 112 class. Two pages into it, I read something that shocked me: “If you take this class, you take the risk that adverse circumstances — illnesses, deaths of family and/or friends, legal troubles or anything else — will cause you to miss two quizzes and will lower your final grade. If you cannot accept this risk and any consequences it ...…
…6 Thursday, May 26, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS MUSIC REVIEW ‘Neighbors 2’ is comical but safe By ALEX INTNER Summer Managing Arts Editor I loved “Neighbors” when it burst onI loved “Neighbors” when it burst onto the scene two years ago. I saw it in a room full of college kids at the State Theatre who greeted each joke with raucous laughter. Maybe it was seeing “Neighbors 2” in a barren t...…
…7 Thursday, May 26, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Ariana Grande steps up her game on ‘Dangerous’ MUSIC REVIEW Artist breaks the scene with soulful album By SAM ROSENBERG Daily Arts Writer In the past few months, female- driven pop has been on a winning streak. While there were a few duds (like Meghan Trainor’s dull sophomore record Thank You), 2016 has been graced with the presence of sever...…
…8 Thursday, May 26, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS New nursing dean plans for intersectional new practices ACADEMICS First appointee in 10 years draws on multidisciplinary work experiences By ISHI MORI Daily Staff Reporter The University of Michigan School of Nursing will welcome a new dean for the first time in 10 years following the Board of Regents’ appointment of Patricia Hurn last Thursday. Hurn will r...…
…Expires June 6, 2016 9 Thursday, May 26, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS after working as an administrator for several years, adding that the opening of a dean position in Ann Arbor could not have arrived at a more opportune moment for her. “When the opportunity came up, what I thought was … the University of Michigan — it doesn’t get any better than that place,” she said. “(The University) is a marvelous schoo...…
…10 Thursday, May 26, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Big Ten Tournament preview By ETHAN WOLFE Summer Managing Sports Editor The Michigan baseball team’s season took a turn for the worst after it lost seven of its last eight regular- season games, five of which were against Big Ten foes. But if the Wolverines (14-10 Big Ten, 35-19 overall) learned anything from last season’s Big Ten Tournament championship run,...…
…11 Thursday, May 26, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Betsa rebounds at NCAA Regionals By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Michigan coach Carol Hutchins sat down with Megan Betsa shortly after the No. 2 Michigan softball team’s 4-3 loss to No. 15 Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament championship. The junior right-hander had battled through nine innings against the Golden Gophers, issuing eight wa...…
…12 Thursday, May 26, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Christner rediscovers form at NCAA Regionals By BETELHEM ASHAME Daily Sports Writer As a first team All-American last year, junior left fielder Kelly Christner has struggled to duplicate that same offensive prowess this season. But if her performance in the NCAA Regional is any indication, Christner is in the midst of an offensive resurgence, and he...…
…One Hundred and TwenTy Five years OF ediTOrial FreedOm Thursday, May 19, 2016 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX Vol. CXXIv, No. 116 | © 2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... CROSSWORD........................ SPORTS................................. ...…
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…3 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS City Council decreases funding for Ann Arbor Connector plans FY 2017 budget cuts funding for next stage of project to 2 percent By BRIAN KUANG Daily Summer News Editor In a lengthy and — at times contentious — six-hour meeting Monday night, the Ann Arbor City Council amended and passed its $370 million budget for the 2017 fiscal year. The 2017 budget dec...…
…4 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION LARA MOEHLMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF JEREMY KAPLAN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR BRADLEY WHIPPLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. A more inclusive education Invest in friends FROM THE DAILY In response to the Board of Education’s guidelines, Michig...…
…LAUREN INGRAM | MICHIGAN IN COLOR Dear Mainstream, You have seen my thighs dangle out from under my shorts and my skirts. They jiggle, they flap and cause problems whenever I try on something new. It’s a little difficult to learn how to love every inch of my body fat when I go into a store — take your pick, H&M or Forever 21 — and have difficulty buying shorts. All of a sudden my regularly size six thighs can’t fit into your size 1...…
…6 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS MUSIC REVIEW ‘Scandal’ hype slowly derailing By ALEX INTNER Summer Managing Arts Editor During the season five episode of “Scandal” titled “Thwack,” the story seemed to be zipping along. Then, with a “Thwack,” all momentum completely collapsed. Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington, “Django Unchained”), who has been held up as a white hat for justice (des...…
…7 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Grace and Frankie’ is a breath of fresh air on TV TV REVIEW “Grace and Frankie” shows improvement on its first season By SOPHIA KAUFMAN Daily Arts Writer The second season of “Grace and Frankie” began with wishes and ended with vibrators. To be more pre- cise, it began with Frankie (Lily Tomlin, “Grandma”) making a wish on an eye- lash and then yankin...…
…8 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS specific microbial species might lead to more successful results. Fecal transplants deliver stool samples from healthy donors to ill patients to change the microbiome in the patient’s digestive tract, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Currently, this procedure is used to treat recurrent inflammation in the large intestine caused by a bacterial speci...…
…this argument, studies suggest transgender individuals are more likely to be at risk while using public restrooms than those around them. Despite the anti transgender- rights rhetoric employed by some Republican legislators in Lansing, the University of Michigan provides a variety of accommodations for transgender students, including gender-inclusive housing and gender- inclusive bathroom facilities. Gender- inclusive housing ...…
…10 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines lose to Oakland By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer What had been an immensely frustrating week for the Michigan baseball team appeared to be ending in the bottom of the ninth inning of Tuesday’s game. Junior catcher Harrison Wenson approached home plate with runners on first and second with one out. It was his chance to be the hero. But he...…
…11 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS With late comeback, ‘M’ wins share of Big Ten title By MATTHEW KENNEDY Daily Sports Writer Two days into the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the Michigan women’s track and field team was nowhere close to following up its Big Ten Indoor Championship with another title. The Wolverines were in sixth place with one day remaining, and even worse, they we...…
…12 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS NCAA Softball Regional Preview By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer After a devastating loss to No. 23 Minnesota last weekend, the Michigan softball team traveled back home to Ann Arbor with only one week to prepare for an NCAA Regional. The second-ranked Wolverines will host Valparaiso in their first matchup Friday night. With Notre Dame and Miami (Ohio) ...…
…One Hundred and TwenTy Five years OF ediTOrial FreedOm Thursday, May 12, 2016 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX Vol. CXXVI, No. 115| © 2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... SUDOKU................................ SPORTS.................................…
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…3 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS ‘U’ faculty members elected to join the National Academy of Sciences New study links education to depression in Black men Four new inductees bring total University membership to 29 By ISHI MORI Daily Staff Reporter Four University of Michigan faculty members were elected as members to the National Academy of Sciences — one of the highest honors in academia in...…
…4 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION LARA MOEHLMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF JEREMY KAPLAN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR BRADLEY WHIPPLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Don’t waste your vote Bring back the written word A little while back, I was texting a friend from home. We were catch...…
…UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND FACULTY COALITION FOR ETHNIC STUDIES | MICHIGAN IN COLOR On Monday, April 11, more than 100 students and faculty members gathered in the Michigan League for The Future of Ethnic Studies, a teach-in organized by a broad coalition of graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Michigan. The goals of the event were to develop interest and investment in ethnic studies across the Universi...…
…6 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS TV REVIEW ‘Boxes’ resorts to tried and true By SOPHIA KAUFMAN Daily Arts Writer The most played song on my iTunes library in 10th grade was probably The Goo Goo Dolls’s “Slide” from Dizzy Up the Girl in 1998. It was the song that first introduced me to the band. I fell in love with the guitar rhythm that felt weightless, a cascading opening melo...…
…7 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Life’s a party: Blind Pig celebrates Prince’s music EVENT REVIEW Packed party honors the life and music of late rock star By ADAM THEISEN Managing Arts Editor First of all, I had no idea this many people liked Prince. I mean, obviously, the outpouring of love and grief in the days following his death was overwhelming, but among people my age, that I actually...…
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…9 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS smokers,” Cherng said. “Any potential effects that e-cigarettes have on smoking initiation or the overall smoking prevalence in the United States is going to have a much smaller effect than if e-cigarettes have an effect on smoking cessation or an increased smoking cessation because we have so many more current smokers using e-cigarettes.” Consistent with ...…
…10 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS The bullpen catcher, the ‘mom’ and the sliding specialist By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer Seven games this season, fans of the Michigan softball team received cardboard cutouts of a senior Wolverine. It is a day to honor the player and her contributions to her team. They are shown on the scoreboard, applauded during introductions and cheered on by the crow...…
…11 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS perhaps most important is the maternal atmosphere that Richvalsky brings to the Wolverines. She even devotes herself to securing a ride home for every player. In order to promote team-wide harmony, Richvalsky strives to recognize each player’s learning style. It is her goal to ease the freshmen transition and she constantly offers comfort. “Liv is kind ...…
…12 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines receive awards By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor The No. 2 Michigan softball team was well represented when the Big Ten Conference released its 2016 all-conference teams and announced the recipients of its four individual awards Wednesday. Four Wolverines were nominated to the All-Big Ten First Team, four were named to the All- Big Ten S...…
…Obama reaffirms federal support in visit to Flint Teachers’ protests of budget cuts cause DPS shut down Obama met with residents and local leaders to discuss the water crisis By LYDIA MURRAY, LARA MOEHLMAN and BRADLEY WHIPPLE Summer Managing News Editor, Summer Editor-in-Chief, and Summer Managing Editors FLINT, Mich. — Standing before a crowd of more than 1,000 residents at Flint Northwestern High School on W...…
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…3 NEWS Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com City Council passes budget despite resident comments $370 million budget represents $10 million decrease from previous year By BRIAN KUANG Summer Daily News Editor Ann Arbor’s $370 million bud- get for the 2017 fiscal year was subject to a public hearing at Monday’s City Council meeting at Larcom City Hall. At the meeting, city residents also expressed their...…
…4 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION LARA MOEHLMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF JEREMY KAPLAN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR BRADLEY WHIPPLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. I attended Commencement to support the seniors in my life who’ve taught me to be critical of the world and try to c...…
…ELISE JAYAKAR | MICHIGAN IN COLOR I grew up hiding behind my mom’s light, long legs at grocery stores, burying my head into the cart-made skid marks and hoping no one pointed at the spectrum that lay between our skin. Meijer was terrifying. I worried that my big-hearted mother would again be labeled my “nanny” by some lady juggling a box of Cheez-Its and toilet paper. Even today, I can still feel the sting of the word “nanny” bra...…
…6 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ARTIST PROFILE ‘Ahead’ a fake but lively biopic By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer This spring is starting to feel like a music biopic-heavy season in the middle of a music biopic resurgence. Some, like “Amy,” have master- fully captured the torment and hardship of their troubled stars, while others, like the forthcoming “Nina,” have sac- rificed sub...…
…7 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Views’ fails to impress ALBUM REVIEW Despite all the hype, Drake fails to deliver what’s expected. By MATT GALLATIN Daily Arts Writer ‘Views’ is a concept. It was incept- ed by a tweet in 2014, and subse- quently swelled over two years into a commercial force spanning minimal- ist billboards and predictable Snap- chat filters. Before the album was even r...…
…8 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “Dragnet” star Jack 5 Campus military prog. 9 Die-hard 13 Gillette razor 14 Bridal path flower piece 15 Hindu princess 16 Apply crudely, as paint 17 Samuel on the Supreme Court 18 To be, to Tiberius 19 “Fiddler on the Roof” song 22 “What a relief!” 24 Continental trade gp. 25 Ritzy residence 26 Corned be...…
…New facility improves and de-stigmatizes mental health care for young patients By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter The Nyman Family Unit for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellness, a new pediatric inpatient psychiatric unit within C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, opened April 4. The unit is a structural and techno- logical improvement from the previ- ous unit located in the Health System’s old chil- dren’s hospita...…
…Sophomore forward Chatman to transfer By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Close to two months ago, Kam Chatman hit a game-winning three pointer against Indiana that propelled the Michigan men’s basketball team to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals and the NCAA Tournament. It appears that will be the most memorable moment of the sophomore forward’s career in Ann Arbor. As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman and late...…
…11 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Ferlic qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor When Mason Ferlic reached the finish line of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational last Sunday, the first thing he did was look up at the scoreboard. And when he saw that he had finished with a time of 8:28.77, he couldn’t help but feel discouraged...…
…‘M’ Softball Academy provides perspective By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Just like the last series against Penn State, this weekend’s series against Rutgers is important for the No. 2 Michigan softball team in its chase for another Big Ten conference title. But before the Wolverines take on the Scarlet Knights, they will participate in an event that, according to coach Carol Hutchins, should allow her players a...…
