…University of Michigan Provost Martin A. Philbert, executive vice president of academic affairs, was placed on administrative leave on Jan. 21 following several allegations of sexual misconduct. According to an email sent to the campus community by University President Mark Schlissel, these allegations were first reported to University administration on Jan. 16, prompting a three-day investigation by an outside law firm and the Div...…
…Exciting news for exercise Exciting news for exercise enthusiasts and casual gym- enthusiasts and casual gym- goers: researchers at the goers: researchers at the University of Michigan have University of Michigan have found a protein called Sestrin found a protein called Sestrin that has the potential to induce that has the potential to induce some of the most positive effects some of the most positive effects of exercise w...…
…Typically, the Office of Institutional Equity handles cases of sexual misconduct, but this office reports to Philbert and the Office of the Provost. In the email sent Wednesday afternoon, Schlissel said the reporting line for all matters related to investigations surrounding Philbert will be directed to Richard S. Holcomb, associate vice president for human resources. It is unclear what will happen to pending OIE invest...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, January 23, 2020 Alanna Berger Brittany Bowman Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, January 23, 2020 — 5 The lasting odyssey of ‘Uncut Gems’ FILM NOTEBOOK ANDREW WARRICK Daily Arts Writer “Everything will be OK” is the kind of thing we tell someone when one of two situations has occurred: Someone is irrationally caught up in a minute problem, or everything will absolutely not be OK. Yet, the new comedy from Australian comedian Josh Thomas (“Please Like Me”) walks...…
…6 — Thursday, January 23, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Bruce Haight (c)2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/23/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/23/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, January 23, 2020 ACROSS 1 Spunky 8 Longest-serving Japanese prime minister 11 Ave. crossers 14 Steel foundry input 15 Traction...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 23, 2020 — 7 ‘It extends further than lacrosse’ Playing against the best atheletes of your sport at the Division I level is daunting. Playing in a starting role as a freshman — even more daunting. But when attackman Bryce Clay and defenseman Andrew Darby both found themselves in the starting lineup for the Michigan men’s lacrosse team against Drexel last Februrary — ...…
…8 — Thursday, January 23, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Pearson’s vision coming true In sports, positive messages about resilience and perseverance have become the staple of struggling teams. Yet such optimism often falls short. Out of all the teams that pledge to stick with it, trust the process, work hard and improve each day to make a midseason comeback, only a handful will see such promises com...…
…About 50 students and faculty convened Tuesday evening in the Rackham Amphitheatre for the 2nd annual King Talks, a TED-talk style lecture. The event is part of the weeklong Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium celebration, which included a keynote lecture and more than 20 other events. The King Talks event featured four graduate student speakers who shared how their work and life experiences related to the legac...…
…SK Y HIGH IN COLOR ADO ON THE DAILY: LIST SAYS ANN ARBOR THE PLACE TO GO FOR A CUP OF JOE THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: STUDENTS SIT IN TO PROTEST RESEARCH For those who require a daily fix of coffee, Ann Arbor is one of the best places to be, according to a ranking from ApartmentGuide.com. Ann Arbor made it as one of the top cities on Apartment Guide’s Top 10 Best Cities for Coffee Lovers list. Apartment Guide credited Ann Arbor’s p...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, January 23, 2019 — 3A To explore the implications of this disciplinary disparity, Tucker-Shabazz compared classroom punishment to charges on a bank account, drawing the metaphor that positive behavior increases a student’s balance. “This is a hidden fee, but this is also a steep fee that young Black girls are paying for the same misconduct,” Tucker-Shabazz said. “One pa...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, January 23, 2019 We need an effective carbon neutrality commission THE CLIMATE ACTION MOVEMENT AT U-M | OP-ED Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger FINN STORER ...…
…On a hot summer day in 1947, a rancher noticed some kind of wreckage on a homestead outside Roswell, New Mexico. Then the Army came. And so the theories of extraterrestrials emerged. The mystery of this small New Mexico town has captivated us for seventy years now. If The CW’s new teen- soap would have you believe, the key to this small-town mystery is that Liz Ortecho (Jeanine Mason, “Grey’s Anatomy”) is having some very close enc...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 23, 2019 — 7A Swimmers find home away from home with ‘M’ Before the start of its senior day meet, the No. 2 Michigan women’s swimming and diving team lined up on the deck for the playing of the national anthem. But the Star Spangled Banner wasn’t the only anthem played. Michigan played the Chinese, Japanese and Yemeni national anthems and hung flags for each country o...…
…8A — Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com At the buzzer Charles Matthews nails floater as time expires to stave off late upset bid from Minnesota MINNESOTA MICHIGAN 57 59 Michigan stood on the cusp of disaster, and Ignas Brazdeikis started a drive. When he finished it, things hadn’t gotten much better — a layup attempt falling short, the game still tied, a double-digit lead still blown, over...…
…ILLUSTRATION BY BREE ANDRUZZI statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 23, 2019 On Connie Converse, considering the lilies …
…D ear Friends and Family, In our current political climate, everybody is more than aware the world is being ravaged by none other than a deadly, vicious virus: angry, annoying femi- nists. These women are demanding equal rights, rioting on the streets, speaking out against abuse from their male counterparts and drilling for an end to gender dis- crimination. Demanding respect — as if they deserve that. As if they’ve earned it. I have al...…
…Wednesday, January 23, 2019 // The Statement 3B M y blasé attitude toward New Year’s Eve was challenged while standing in the dairy aisle of the grocery store. Before that moment, I have never been one to indulge in the holiday branded with sequin dresses, champagne flutes and a drunken chorus counting down to another year of obligations. The occasion never quite seemed to fulfill “An Affair to Remember’s” promise of finding romanc...…
…I f I have two things to thank for introducing me to the heavenly spir- it that is Connie Converse, they are Spotify’s Discover Weekly algorithm and The New Yorker. Last summer, deciding to throw caution and typical career paths to the wind, I packed my bags and flew to Dehradun, India. There I worked for Anku- ri, a women’s rights non-prof- it that teaches high school English. In a foreign country, hundreds of miles f...…
…revival at a very young age, I automatically thought this must be from that era of musicians, gleaming what- ever they can from Harry Smith ’s Anthology of Ameri- can Folk Music. But as the song winds up, the guitar becomes more intricate. In addition, the voice is beyond anything I’ve ever heard before. It is gentle and soothing like the chime of a wind-up snow globe, yet there’s a fire burning under- neath, an urgen...…
…“In 2004 when she was played on ‘Spinning on Air,’ that was her first exposure to radio and I just still consider myself very lucky to have heard it, and I was very moved by it, and it just felt like very important music,” Dzula said. “I remember thinking at the time that, ‘Well this is such amaz- ing music, any day now someone’s going to release the album,’ and that just didn’t happen.” Four years after Dzula first heard Convers...…
…7B ILLUSTRATION BY MATT HARMON essay, she began drinking and smok- ing heavily. Then, in 1974, while her brother and his family were on sum- mer vacation, she packed up her things and penned a few letters to family and friends, begging them to “let me go. Let me be if I can. Let me not be if I can’t … Human society fascinates me and awes me and fills me with grief and joy; I just can’t find my place to plug into it.” After ...…
…V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : Andrew Rogers, a staff organist at the Michigan Theater, first became in- terested in the organ at a chapel at one of his spiritual retreats before coming to the Michigan Theater. “I started to enjoy some of the sounds of the organ but then I got interested in wanting to learn how to play,” Rogers said. “Music was always in the background. I worked for a travel agency and I had (a) church job and mus...…
…LSA junior Anna Tushman took an AP economics in high school and loved it. She came to the University of Michigan expecting to major in math but decided to take Econ 101 and found herself fascinated by its rational, logical thought process. Her 101 class had a fair mixture of women and men, but as she progressed through the major, she found the number of female students in her classes leveling off. Out of boredom one day in her e...…
…All of the other $6.7 million was not.” In contrast to Hutton’s data from the staff meeting, City Administrator Howard Lazarus emphasized the inaccurate statistics presented to the Environmental Commission. “There was a presentation made to the environmental commission that was incorrect in terms of the fund status,” Lazarus said. “The Solid Waste Fund is actually in reasonable shape. The fund balance actually is no...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, January 23, 2018 — 3 you see how much harder it is for you in the field. When you do poorly on a test, you think it’s just because of you, whereas men tend to externalize their failures.” The feelings Danes and Tushman describe are common among many women, according to Economics Prof. Linda Tesar. Tesar said data points to women thinking their failures are more about themsel...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4— Tuesday, January 23, 2018 DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor in Chief ANU ROY-CHAUDHURY AND ASHLEY ZHANG Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, January 23, 2018 — 5 There seems to be a trend in our society where once the calendar switches to Jan. 1st, we begin a new plan of exercising, self-care and dieting. The gym gets packed, people get yoga class packages and fridges become full with fruits and veggies. Typically, we stick with these goals for the month of Jan., but it seems to go all downhill after that. Reasons for ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, January 23, 2018 — 7 ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Sophomore goaltender Hayden Lavigne has been a human brick wall for Michigan, and the rest of the Wolverines’ defense has improved as well by cutting down on turnovers and playing faster. Michigan defense appears to be coming back to life with recent success When the Wolverines skated off the ice at Munn Ice Arena on Dec. 8 after suffering a...…
…8 — Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ struggles but wins Even though the team managed to pull out a win, the No. 3 Michigan women’s gymnastics team (2-0 Big Ten, 3-0 overall) feel some disappointment in their performance. The Wolverines took on its first road meet of the season versus No. 21 Illinois on Saturday. With a final score of 194.975-194.325, Michigan won by a narrow margin. But...…
…Last winter, Engineering sophomore Sam Greeley developed a severe case of Achilles tendinitis, an ankle injury confining her to crutches for weeks, adding unexpected challenges to her daily life. After receiving attention from the University of Michigan Hospital, Greeley was not informed of the accommodations available to her from Services for Students with Disabilities. It was not until two days after her hospit...…
…PUSH UPS. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Monday, January 23, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com LRCCS Noon Lecture: Beyond Mindfulness WHAT: C. Pierce Salguero of Pennsylvania State University will discuss connections between Buddhism, health and Buddhist healing methods WHO: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work, Room 1636 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES ...…
…transportation, not SSD,” Segal said. “Our only role in Paratransit is that students sort of register with us.” Farmer took advantage of Paratransit, but found it difficult to use on short notice. “(Paratransit) was good,” Farmer said. “It was easy to know that’s my bus, or that’s my Blue Cab, and it’s convenient to get to and from Bursley, where I lived. It was kind of a pain to call 30 minutes in advance if I wanted to go to...…
…O n Monday, Jan. 16, I attended the keynote Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium event at Hill Auditorium. And while I was there to see Amy Goodman and Issa Rae, I was really struck by a version of the U.S. national anthem that was performed by two graduate students. The song, originally written in 1844, is titled “Oh Say, Do You Hear?” Performed to the tune of the national anthem to which most of us stand up wit...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, January 23, 2017 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Contractor’s detail, briefly 5 NYSE listings 8 Shade-loving plant 13 Pull’s opposite 14 Sitting on 16 “That’s __!”: “Piece of cake!” 17 Hebrew or Latin, e.g. 20 Cpl., for one 21 Sundial number opposite I 22 Kitty coat 23 Meetings of self- improvement seekers 29 Child of a boomer 30 With 31-Across, ...…
…6A — Monday, January 23, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Fire at Sea’ focuses on obscure Italian adolescent over crisis With more emphasis on the daily life of a young boy, the otherwise shocking footage of North African refugees feels secondary The first The xx album was one of the best self-contained releases of the last decade. It’s a record with a sound that appeared to come from nowhere. There was no larger m...…
…Just 10 days ago, the Michigan men’s basketball team faced Illinois and suffered a humiliating 16-point defeat in Champaign, 85-69. Michigan coach John Beilein admitted Friday that the Fighting Illini opened up a “can of whooping” on the Wolverines, as it was the only Big Ten game that they were really out of by the halftime break this year. Illinois’s trio of big men — center Maverick Morgan and forwards Kipper N...…
…2B — January 23, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines split exhibitions to open their season Senior goaltender Robbie Zenino set up for a shot from a Marquette attacker, his knees bent and pole over his right shoulder. With the ball ripping towards him, he dipped and extended his arms toward the bottom left corner of the goal, catching the attempt in the safety of his stick. Zenino isn’t the usual f...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday January 23, 2017 — 3B Michigan dominated at Illinois After forfeiting the 125- pound matchup for the third meet in a row, the Michigan wrestling team began its dual meet against Illinois in a hole before it even had a wrestler on the mat. And the night hardly improved from there for the Wolverines, whose 34-6 defeat at the hands of the 12th-ranked Fighting Illini (2-2 Bi...…
…4B — Monday, January 23, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ salvages series with shootout win EAST LANSING — Cooper Marody took the puck on his stick at center ice. Michigan State’s Sam Saliba had just missed his attempt, and with the shootout tied at two, Marody skated toward net with a chance to claim victory for his Wolverines. The sophomore forward rose to the occasion, lighting the lamp ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 23, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM SAN PHAM/Daily Rackham student Cera Kusisto and LSA freshmen Brooke Bagnall play bingo at the Wolverine Support Network Kick Off event at the Michigan League Ballroom Thursday. GREEK LIFE Sigma Alpha Mu reprimanded by nationals for causing extensive damage By AMABEL KAROUB Daily News Editor The Sig...…
…News 2 — Friday, January 23, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Despite a 26-point performance from Cyesha Goree, the Michigan women’s basketball team couldn’t make a comeback against No. 20 Iowa, falling just short, 76-70. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Yemen’s president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi resigned Thursday after Houthi rebel forces captured his palace. Yemen is a key U...…
…Dingell said. “I think people look at Michigan and they go: ‘labor state,’ and sometimes don’t realize what a competitive state it is to do business in.” She said she was elated when General Electric decided to open a Michigan manufacturing technology facility in 2009, and was hopeful more companies would come, while preserving those currently in the state. Dingell also expressed an enthusiasm for providing higher education fun...…
…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 Friday, January 23, 2015 — 5 ‘Sniper’ follows a typical formula WARNER BROS Sniper, no sniping. By ANDREW MCCLURE Daily Arts Writer Oscar-nominated war drama disappoints “American Sniper” nabbed a Best Picture nom this year alongside other unworthy picks (“The Theory of Everything” and “The Imi- tation Game,” two films equal parts unreal- ized and bravu- ra-desperate), wh...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “Mad Men” productions 4 Bark elicitor 9 Lax 13 Force (open) 14 Close-fitting dress 15 Powerful dept.? 16 Striking painting of paddles, net and ball? 19 Uber 20 Facebook button 21 Truncation abbr. 22 Austin of “Knot’s Landing” 23 Extraordinary northern bird? 26 Statistician’s challenge 28 Plot component 29 “__ thoughts?” 30 Reasonable 32 Purim heroine 34 Mythological figur...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 23, 2015 — 7 Won’t remember FOB for centuries ISLAND RECORDS Thnks fr th mmrs vn thgh thy wrn’t s gd By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Daily Arts Writer Fall Out Boy’s album disappointingly uneven It is hard to believe that 10 years have passed since Fall Out Boy’s claim-to-fame album From Under the Cork Tree spawned “Sugar, We’re Going Down,” “Dance, Dance” and “A Littl...…
…Wolverines fail to pull off road upset By BRAD WHIPPLE Daily Sports Writer Thursday, the momentum that has carried the Michigan women’s basketball team through its last two conference wins appeared once again in the final minutes against Iowa. Senior forward Cyesha Goree led the charge with 26 points and 13 rebounds, and for a time it looked as though her performance would be enough to help the Wolverines claw their wa...…
