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…EDITION EDITION the the statement statement ORIGIN ORIGIN photo by jeremy weine photo by jeremy weine design by leyla dumke design by leyla dumke …

…Origins, when we manage to unearth them, seldom clarify the cobbled nature of the pres- ent. Instead, they often string us along a path of imagined priori- ties, allowing us to feel qualified in recognizing how the past must inform our current agendas. In the spirit of the Origin Edition, we write to our readership as the editorial team of The Statement — The Michigan Daily’s weekly magazine — with our own ori- gins under the microsc...…

…I showed up to the newsroom for our 9:00 a.m. departure to Port Huron with nothing more than my phone, wallet, a pen and a singular piece of paper folded in my coat pocket. Meanwhile, my lovely co- editors carried travel-sized note- books, pens for their thoughts, protein bars, a swiss army knife, multiple tissues and, of course, The Daily’s signed copy of “The Port Huron Statement.” When I woke up that morning, I suppose, the onl...…

…4 — The Statement // Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Sarah Akaaboune: To write is to heal The first person to edit and publish my work was Neema Ro- shania Patel for The Washington Post. Neema died last October and I miss knowing a world with her in it. She believed in me when not many editors from places like The Washington Post believed in 18 year old girls, when the world rarely ever made an effort to see us or hear us or believe us, ...…

…Wednesday, March 22, 2023 // The Statement — 5 Appraisals from Port Huron When our editorial team de- cided to make the one-and-a-half- hour drive to Port Huron, Mich., where Hayden and nearly four dozen members of SDS composed the 1962 manifesto, our ambitions were high and our expectations higher still: we imagined unearthing documents that our peers back in Ann Arbor could envy, we envisioned deep revelations, hours spent dissect...…

…Ann Arbor is a small, Mid- western metropolis, home to many families, faculty and students stretching from near and far. It is a city comprised of almost all loyal Wolverines dedicated to the act of rambunctious tailgating for foot- ball games, avidly shopping for fresh sourdough bread and vibrant produce at the Kerrytown farm- er’s market while inhaling a #48 Binny’s Brooklyn Reuben from Zingerman’s. Its citizens often participate ...…

…Wednesday, March 22, 2023 // The Statement — 7 The air looks different, al- most imperceptibly, like the edges of colors have changed. The sky seems more vivid, trees warmer, taller. Is that possible? The build- ings seem to shimmer with red halations — but not a western, lust- ful, aggressive red. It’s a Chinese, happy, fortunate red. My uncle picks both me and my father up from the Běijěng Capital International Airport. Both of us...…

…About 600 University of Michigan students, faculty and community members gathered in the Rackham Auditorium Wednesday evening to hear from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and CNN news anchor Chris Wallace about the intersection of politics and media. The event was hosted by Wallace House Center for Journalists, Ford School of Public Policy and U-M Democracy & Debate as part of the ongoing Democracy in Crisis series which hosts conve...…

…In 2020, Ann Arbor kicked off a 10-year journey to a carbon neutral future. The ambition was encapsulated in a 138-page carbon neutrality plan which addressed high-emission sectors ranging from electric grid changes to transportation initiatives to residential constructions. Buildings account for the largest output of greenhouse gasses locally and in 2020, residential buildings alone accounted for more than o...…

…The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted last month to extend Winter Break for the 2023-2024 academic year by one week to promote student and staff mental health. Since the University announced the change to the academic calendar, students and staff alike have expressed their support of the policy. In accordance with the new policy, the winter 2024 term will begin on Jan. 10 and final examinations will ...…

…4 — Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Taylor Swift has been widely hailed as one of the greatest songwriters of her generation. Not only are her songs catchy and meaningful, but they almost always tell an incredible, lively story. In particular, the songs that describe beautiful relationships and heart-wrenching breakups reach a level of storytelling that is difficult to find elsewhere. And because...…

…“Your taste in music is very retro, I’m impressed!” my father said as we drove our way across the East Coast of the United States on a 10-day long road trip two summers ago. I had assumed control over the aux, queuing an endless number of songs by iconic ’70s rock band Fleetwood Mac. Little did my dad know that the new fixation I had developed with classic ’70s rock had emerged after I had partaken the challenge of reading 10 book...…

…When I think of retro, I think of my parents. I think of photos of them when my brother and I were just kids, wearing complimentary ’80s color block windbreakers (my brother and I were born in the ’90s and 2000s, but my parents have always been old school). I think about the film, television and music my parents showed me growing up — the same stuff they grew up on, just 8,000 miles away in Rangpur, Bangladesh, instead of Louisvil...…

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…S T A T E M E N T 8— Wednesday, March 15, 2023 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The first time I ever had to carry grief that did not belong to me was the day I began to report on survivors of former University of Michigan Athletics doctor Robert Anderson. Over a span of 37 years, more than 950 victims reported thousands of incidents of sexual abuse and misconduct at the hands of Anderson, remaining as likely the most sexual ...…

…S T A T E M E N T michigandaily.com — The Michigan Daily Wednesday, March 15, 2023— 9 The Argonaut, The University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho The Argonaut is The University of Idaho’s student- run newspaper. It is home to approximately 25 staffers and led by Editor in Chief Haadiya Tariq. Its offices are located on the third floor of the Bruce M. Pitman Center, and on late production nights, tables are usually cluttered with...…

…From a young age, I always felt ashamed of my native tongue and heritage. It all came from a whirl of feeling physi- cally insecure and verbally lost. Every morning, as the sun peeked through my window, I hid away the rich language my parents had gifted me since birth. I locked it in a mental vault, fearing the disapproving glances and wrinkled noses of my classmates. At school, my appearance was different than most because of my ...…

…Content warning: mentions of gun violence. O n the morning of April 17, 1981 — Good Friday — I awoke in my dorm room to the clanging of the fire alarm at the un-student-like hour of 6 a.m. Like most college students, I scoffed at the interruption. I wasn’t prepared to pull myself from a morning’s sleep, so I listened for footsteps or slamming doors out in the hallway, as if my fellow students’ behavior was ever any sort of barome...…

…T he combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, academic pressure and socio-political stresses have created an environment wherein college students are often left feeling anxious, sad and hopeless. There is a greater need than ever for well- equipped therapy services for students, but, unfortunately, services at the University of Michigan are behind the curve. Counseling and Psychological Services, the campus agency that...…

…T he opener introduced himself at our University of Michigan stand-up club, Amateur Hour, and told his first joke. The audience was rowdy. The venue didn’t have enough seats for everyone. People were standing, drinking from pitchers and talking among themselves. I ran through my set in my head, nervous but prepared. I stepped up to the microphone when my time came and started with crowd work. I hoped for a few answers from t...…

… 14 — Wednesday, March 15, 2023 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Joshua Brown: Give Tracy Smith time, patience to build program amid early- season struggles The start of Michigan base- ball coach Tracy Smith’s tenure has not gone as anticipated by some, opening to a 6-9 record. And he would be the first to admit it, calling its home-opener loss on March 8 to a 2-8 Oakland team “embar- rassing.” But this isn’t real...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 15, 2023 — 15 Sung sisters find their place in Michigan team dynamic MACKENZIE MIELKE Daily Sports Writer Golf is an individual sport, but it’s played in pairs with the Sung sisters. Lauren and Sydney Sung are freshman twins, only the sec- ond set of twins ever to play on the Michigan women’s golf team. However, playing the sport together started long before their collegiate...…

…F or the first time since 2015, the Michigan men’s basketball team will miss the Big Dance. After a disappointing season filled with potential but a lack of follow through, the Wolverines missed the NCAA Tournament. Instead, they will participate in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). Michigan earned a No. 3 seed in the Clemson region. It will kick off its postseason against Toledo on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Crisler Cen...…

…The University of Michigan recently increased its police presence following the Feb. 13 shooting at Michigan State University “out of an abundance of caution,” as noted by the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security in a Feb. 14 press release. The announcement has been met with mixed responses from U-M students and faculty, making it clear that not everyone feels safer with more police on campus. In a Feb. 14 statement,...…

…Each month, The Michigan Daily publishes a compilation of bills in the Michigan legislature for students at the University of Michigan to be aware of. The following article explains five bills that have been introduced, passed or signed into law by the Michigan legislature or Gov. Gretchen Whitmer throughout the month of February. 1. Ban on discrimination of hair styles typically associated with race Status: Introduce...…

…When I think of how I’d describe the Ross School of Business, a few thoughts come to mind: classroom building, study spot, home of one of the busiest Starbucks on campus (indeed, it’s rumored that the Business School’s Starbucks has the highest revenue per square foot ratio of all Starbucks in America). An art museum is not one of them. And yet, step inside the Business School and you’ll find art displays of all kinds, from paint...…

…Calling all corporate higher-ups: Trust falls are no longer the best way for your employees to practice team building. Try freefalls from the top of a mountain, with a child strapped to each of their chests. This technique worked for the characters of writer-director João Gonzalez’s (“Nestor”) animated short “Ice Merchants,” so it should work for you. The premise of “Ice Merchants” is inherently ridiculous. A father- son duo lives ...…

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…Michigan in Color 6 — Wednesday, March 8, 2023 BHM Music Retrospects 2: Tracy Chapman, class consciousness For Black History Month 2023, I will be publishing a mini-series of short music reviews under the title “Protest Music Retro- spects.” The aim of this series is to both revisit some of the most pivotal moments in Black protest music history and to shed light on overlooked Black figures and musics, specifically those of Black w...…

…The Sunday morning of Sept. 15, 1963 was Youth Day at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. Dr. Sarah Col- lins Rudolph described it as a joyous morning buzzing with excitement and children’s laugh- ter as she and four other little girls went to the basement of the church to freshen up. These four little girls were her sister, Addie Mae Collins, and best friends Denise McNair, Carole Robert- son and Cynthia Wesley. While...…

…“I call it my ‘off-the-grid’ time,” she tells me as she proudly holds up the device. It is not an iPhone, but rather, a flip phone. LSA sophomore Olivia Spaulding explained that she purchased the TCL flip phone in an effort to block out the distractions and anxiety provoked by her regular smartphone. “I can scroll for hours without even realizing it,” she admitted in an interview with The Daily. “This eliminates that temptation.” ...…

…I have a confession. I’m currently writing this article at 10:32 a.m., roughly an hour and a half before it is due. I and other serial procrastinators are aware that this vice is preventable, but it’s largely out of our hands. Popular “to-do” list platforms such as Google Calendar, Notion and Monday.com try to outcompete each other for the best innovations in organizational features and gadgets. Ultimately, these...…

… 10 — Wednesday, March 8, 2023 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Zach Edwards: Tholl sets goals high in first year, but they might be too high Michigan coach Bon- nie Tholl is no stranger to the Michigan soft- ball team. And with that famil- iarity, Tholl understands the legacy and prowess of the program — along with the disappointment of early playoff exits in recent years. Before the season began, Tholl procl...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 8, 2023 — 11 Michigan falls to Ohio State, 81-79, in dramatic offensive showdown JACK CONLIN Daily Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS — It’s not easy to beat a team three times in one season. Adjustments, changing circum- stances and added motivation cre- ate different outcomes in repeat matchups, often making back-to- back-to-back victories a daunting task. But on Friday, the No. 17 Mi...…

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…Most days I don’t have time to, but when I can manage it, I like to go home for lunch. It’s a good break, not only from the competi- tive atmosphere of our campus, but also from all the responsibilities that hang over my head. Since I live near the Athletic Campus, I usu- ally feel awkward walking back to my afternoon classes while lacking the athletic backpack. A stream of athletes rush against me, outfitted in their dark-blue parka...…

…Maile’ana Kanewa-Herme- lyn, the team’s assistant coach who specializes in the balance beam, attempted to teach me how to turn on the beam. Unsurpris- ingly, I couldn’t balance, and in- stead took steps off — costing my- self a half point deduction. This seemingly-slight metric is more than enough to lose a meet, where the results often come down to hundredths of points — for exam- ple, Michigan’s 2021 national title was only won by ....…

…I’m a heavy sleeper. I wake up everyday feeling like I’ve been bulldozed over, rolling around and fermenting in my conscious- ness, like a grain malt steeping in the darkness. Sometimes, espe- cially recently, I’ve been carrying a sapped, dragged energy through- out my days, wishing that I’d get my life more together but never really having the spirit to do so, rolling around and wishing I’d do some- thing. My other Immersion Edition ...…

…that summarizes books for you. I filled out their introduction ques- tionnaire, and I’m told that by using their service, I can save 56 hours a month from reading books! It makes me sick. The part of my brain responsible for artistic integrity is trying to unionize, but I placate it: try it. It couldn’t hurt. On Blinkist, I “read” the “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” in 15 minutes. It’s a blur, but more pressingly, this meth...…

…According to history, legend, or something of the sort, the first mara- thon was run by the ancient messen- ger Pheidippides who ran 26.2 miles from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to proclaim victory over the Persians. Immediately following his pronouncement, Pheidippides col- lapsed to the ground and died from exhaustion, his mission complete. I like to imagine that if he had run half that distance, he would’ve done exactly wha...…

…Wednesday, March 8, 2023 // The Statement — 7 I’ve always been not so great at beginnings. Whether it’s adapting to a new place, writing a script or start- ing a new relationship — or as I’ve recently discovered — writing a joke, I struggle to get settled as quickly as I’d like, or immerse my audience into what I describe. But maybe this strug- gle with setup is a good thing. As I’ve also recently discovered, if one doesn’t know what ...…

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…There were 3,000 people standing side-by-side across the Diag on the University of Michigan’s campus Wednesday night. U-M students and community members gathered together in silence to mourn the mass shooting that took place on the Michigan State University’s campus Monday night which led to the death of three MSU students: Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner and Arielle Anderson. The U-M Central Student Government organized the vi...…

…When Ann Arbor resident Anne Hiller first moved to ‘Tree City’ from the San Francisco Bay Area in 2004, she was looking forward to settling in the Wildwood Park subdivision, a scenic suburban neighborhood surrounded by nature on the city’s west side. Before she was about to close the deal on her house, however, Hiller noticed that her deed contained an archaic clause — a racially restrictive covenant that read “No portion of the...…

…puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Alexander Liebeskind & Yu-Chen Huang ©2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/22/23 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Patti Varol and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/22/23 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 ACROSS 1 Hint of color 6 Biblical tower site 11 Inquire 14 Play area? 15 Greek salad fruit 16 Sushi topper 17 Pride symbol 19 Texter’s “Hang on a sec” 20 “Cr...…

…4 — Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Dear Pinterest, I still remember the day that you and I first met. I couldn’t have been more than 12 years old. My aunt had told me all about you — “It’s like an online bulletin board,” she described — and showed me around her own profile. I had never seen so many pictures, appropriately dubbed “pins,” in one place before. I could save these pins to a board...…

…My friends have told me I don’t seem like I’m from Michigan. I was born and raised in a quiet town on Lake Michigan and both of my parents are natives of the western side of the state. I’m not sure what it even means to “seem like” I’m from Michigan, but there are a few things about me that are distinctly Midwestern. The most obvious tell is how I say certain words. Bagel is baahg-el not bay-gul. Milk is melk. Bag, like bagel, als...…

…Hair pulled up in a haphazard ponytail, I tightened the drawstrings on my pink pullover and trekked through the wind up the stairs to the North Quad dining hall. Stomped, was more like it. I’d forgotten my headphones, and in no world was I walking back through this tumultuous wind on an empty stomach. Without my dining hall playlist, I had to provide myself with some sort of entertainment while eating 20 minutes away from my do...…