…The National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency which provides research grants for science and engineering, is conducting a review of the University of Michigan’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering compliance with Title IX regulations. The CSE department has seen allegations of sexual misconduct against several of its faculty members since 2020. NSF began conducting interviews with CSE f...…
…When the Graduate Employees’ Organization began their ongoing strike on March 29, some classes were temporarily canceled or modified across the University of Michigan, leaving many undergraduate students feeling uncertain about how the final weeks of the semester will unfold. Many U-M students have voiced their support for GEO’s demands for wage increases, though others voiced concern over additional proposals...…
…Crisler Center Michigan basketball sports its own dedicated and zealous student section — the Maize Rage. Though the Maize Rage also participates in various other sporting events, it’s primarily associated with Michigan basketball and is the only student section affiliated with the athletic department. Zach Linfield, Kinesiology senior and designated Maize Rage “Superfan,” which is an official representative o...…
…The intelligent inhabitants of the exoplanet Kepler-1084B — the only non-human intelligent beings in the universe, as they suspect — turn on their radio receivers and listen in on the signals originating from Earth, 193 lightyears away. For centuries, they have been searching for signs of life beyond their home planet. They want to believe that they aren’t alone in the universe. Their arduous, fruitless search for interplanetary l...…
…There’s a boxing match a-brewin’. Now, this is no hand- picked Apollo Creed versus The Italian Stallion, but it seems to be the new imminent climax to a conflict between male online influencers. KSI vs Logan Paul, KSI’s brother Deji vs FouseyTube, Logan Paul challenging boxing legend Floyd Mayweather — these influencer boxing incidents have become an industry, as millions upon millions of online followers fill sold-out seats. Th...…
…COLD OPEN INT. FAMILY ROOM – AFTERNOON LITTLE SISTER (7) hurries into the room, out of breath. Her aquamarine “The Little Mermaid” backpack unceremoniously plops to the ground as she kicks off her shoes and makes a beeline for the couch, GoGurt in hand. BIG SISTER (10) is already lying across the opposite couch. LITTLE SISTER Did I miss it? Did it start yet? Big Sister shakes her head NO in confirmation. LITTLE SISTER (sigh...…
…One. Two. Three. I closed my eyes as each number echoed in my head and my anxi- ety grew. I focused on my internal counting, hoping to prevent a shut down. However, it couldn’t mask the sound of my family circling around me as they spoke about a deportation in our local Mexican store. I shielded myself from real- ity, forcing my warm hands over each ear. Individually, my toes curled on the staircase’s steps as my body formed into a ...…
…F or the foreseeable future, The Daily does not plan to publish anonymous Op-Eds or Letters to the Editor, with a few clear-cut exceptions. In order for us to publish an anonymous Op-Ed or Letter to the Editor, three things must be true: The piece must be specifically relevant to those on campus, the story or argument can only be told or made by the writer requesting anonymity and there must be some reasonable expectation that...…
…T hink of every teacher you’ve ever had. Consider each of them, both your favorites and the ones you wish you could forget. Ponder all of the little moments that make up your childhood education, all the way up through high school, from the disappointed talks after the substitute teacher left a bad note to the oddly strict bathroom pass rules. Now think of the first time you heard a teacher swear. The first time a teacher spoke t...…
…W ith the semester nearing its end and the standoff between the Graduate Employees’ Organization and the University of Michigan raging on, there’s no better time than now to reflect back on how this school year has gone academically. For some, this year was filled with packed schedules, long study nights and never-ending amounts of work; for others, classes may have been an afterthought. Personally, I tried to find a middle ...…
…but going for the win.” In the second set, Styler faced some net errors but quickly fol- lowed up with a service winner and strong backhand to take the first game. Kingsley, also eager to take control, fought back to trade the hold with Styler, taking a game to make it 3-3. Eventually Styler’s discipline endured, Styler won the final game without dropping a point, taking the set and with it the match, 6-4. NILS G. WALTER Francis S...…
…SPORTSWEDNESDAY KATE HUA/Daily Design by Lys Goldman IN PLACE FROZEN Michigan stymied by Quinnipiac, 5-2, for second straight Frozen Four loss T AMPA, Fla. — There was no telling when the No. 2 Michigan hockey team would be back. After a puck jumped over the stick of then-freshman defenseman Luke Hughes, the ensuing year was anything but predictable for the Wolverines. In just 364 days, a head coach, innumerable NHL talent and a...…
…the the statement statement graduation edition Illustration by Abby Schreck Illustration by Abby Schreck Design by Leyla Dumke Design by Leyla Dumke …
…There’s something strange other students will do that I’ve be- gun to notice. Occasionally, I’ll mention my merit scholarship. This isn’t a frequent occurrence — while I believe financial transpar- ency is important, I generally think it’s in poor taste to go out of my way to mention my scholarship to other students. Still, it will come up from time to time in conversation. I can’t, I have to go to an event for my scholarship tonight...…
…Wednesday, April 12, 2023 // The Statement — 3 Author’s note: This piece is adapted from and inspired by Lydia Da- vis’ seminal short story, “Break It Down.” The story appears in, “The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis.” A senior in college is reclining on his front porch in the gray spring light of Ann Arbor. He’s trying to make sense of it all. He says: The tuition was $50,000 a year, frontloading on classes to wrap it up in three y...…
…4 — The Statement // Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Snip, snip, snip. I’ve always hated the sound of scissors snipping. The metallic snip, snip, snip reminds me of im- minent change, and it terrifies me. Ironically, though, as I sat on a spinning beauty salon chair last June and longingly stared back at my reflection, the sound of scissors snipping through my long, brown hair thrilled me. The thick brown locks that defined my identity for...…
…Wednesday, April 12, 2023 // The Statement — 5 Canopy Magazine, a U-M student organization, will be publishing a book-length anthology of the tiny desk and its contents. There are hundreds and hundreds of anon- ymous entries. This piece was written in collaboration with oth- er members of the Canopy team. The project started with an idea: include everyone. Since the beginning of this semester, when the weather was pleasant, we’d rand...…
…This article is continued from page 6 of this insert, “We put a lit- tle desk on the Diag. Here’s what we found”. Prompt #5. I see a glimpse of it every day Something about the little desk seems to bring out what people are really feeling. An ear to listen. The words come ear- nest, open and big-hearted when there’s no one watching. Gathered together in the liter- ary space of the page, people share their responses to the prompt: “I s...…
…Wednesday, April 12, 2023 // The Statement — 7 I have a confession to make: Despite my seemingly positive travel posts and a frenzied roulette of indulgent Instagram stories, I can find no other words to describe the last five months of my life beyond “utterly taxing.” The easy-going charade I like to do isn’t some- thing that can withstand the more stressful periods of my life — it’s a seam that frays and unravels in the presence o...…
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