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…Before “The Weinstein Effect: Breaking the Stories that Spurred a Movement” event hosted by the Wallace House, The Michigan Daily sat down with journalists Ronan Farrow and Ken Auletta to discuss their roles in reporting on Harvey Weinstein and where they see the next cultural reckoning coming from. The Michigan Daily: When you first started investigating Harvey Weinstein, did you ever envision the magnitude of the cultural rec...…

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…Central Student Government held its final meeting of the 8th assembly Tuesday night. The assembly voted to pass several resolutions, including a resolution to designate University of Michigan Blue Bus routes from campus locations to grocery stores, as well as a resolution to improve pedestrian safety at the University. At the meeting, several non-CSG students presented a new idea for an app to better integrate first-year ...…

…The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents convened Thursday afternoon for the last meeting of the winter 2019 term. Regents Michael Behm (D) and Mark Bernstein (D) were not present but called into the meeting, while Chair Ron Weiser was unable to attend or call in. University President Mark Schlissel began the meeting by addressing the March 16 active shooter scare. He acknowledged that though there was no actual shooter, the...…

…In late February, Kaplan Test Prep released their annual law school admissions officers survey, an analysis that attempts to measure student interest in attending law school. After years of decline, Kaplan reported an increase of over 4,000 applicants. The cause, they reported, was the chaotic state of the political climate. In a survey of 121 different law schools, encompassing some of the top 50 in the nation as ranke...…

…LSA senior Bradley Ebenhoeh was in a residence hall when unfounded reports of an active shooter in Mason Hall surfaced March 16. “I was in East Quad, and they (the Resident Advisors) ... told us there was an active shooter and recommended to us to get downstairs,” Ebenhoeh said. “That made me feel frightened because there was no response from the University.” Ebenhoeh, who uses a wheelchair, said he felt especially frightened...…

…Max Tsao, Music, Theatre & Dance junior, was working in Mason Hall with other students Saturday afternoon when the first reports of an active shooter on the University of Michigan’s Central Campus were publicized. In one of the student’s group chats, at approximately 4:44 p.m., one student alerted the group “There’s an active shooter near Mason.” Many students responded to the text in confusion, one asking “How am I suppo...…

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…On Tuesday, a coalition of left- leaning organizations hosted a teach-in titled “Umich is Complicit in East Quad Residence Hall” to highlight what they called the University of Michigan’s history of inaction against white supremacy. The event was held in response to Young Americans for Freedom’s invitation to Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator, to speak at the University. Shapiro addressed a crowd of more than 1,00...…

…A large banner was hung on the east side of a smokestack in the University of Michigan’s Central Power Plant Wednesday morning, reading “Climate strike walkout 3/15” was hung on the east side of a smokestack in the University of Michigan’s Central Power Plant. It is currently unknown which group is responsible for making and displaying the sign. The act was not sponsored by the Washtenaw County Climate Strike. The banner i...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 19, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXVIII, No. 89 ©2019 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A SSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 S U D O K U . . . . . ...…

…SARAH KUNKEL/Daily American Culture and Native American Studies Prof. Bethany Hughes discusses the history of redface and how it has affected our cultural climate at the Politics of Blackface Talk in North Quad Monday. In light of the recent controversy surrounding Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook, in which he and a classmate posed in blackface and donned a Ku Klux Klan robe, the University of Mi...…

…On Saturday afternoon, more than 50 high school students, residents and local politicians gathered in Liberty Plaza in downtown Ann Arbor to demand legislative action against gun violence. The Washtenaw Youth Initiative, a local group led by and composed of high school students, organized the rally. They invited U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and state Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, to speak at the event, as well as activi...…

…Student activists joke it’s the new Tinder. With the heavily detailed profiles, including pictures taken from Facebook, information on their family and details about their education, Canary Mission provides paragraphs- long biographies about fellow activists — data that simply cannot be found on Tinder. But instead of a dating app, it’s a site some students and professors feel could derail careers and aspirations. Canary Mission is ...…

…As students gear up for the University of Michigan’s Student Government elections on March 27 and 28, The Daily sat down with LSA presidential and vice presidential candidates to talk platforms, vision and plans. In this installment, we profile the Wang-McKillop ticket. This is the first in a series profiling each set of candidates for the executive team. LSA junior Brian Wang, the LSA presidential candidate, and LSA sophomore Mary...…

…2A — Thursday, March 28, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Dr. Mark Schlissel @DrMarkSchlissel Our @UMich faculty change the world & save lives through their work. Profs. Rosina Bierbaum & Joseph Ryan, this year’s recipients of the President’s Awards for Public Engagement, have used their expertise to shape policies on climate change & child welfare verbaSCUM thapsus @greatmullein Do we think Umich will charge me the...…

…Once Fingerle Lumber Co. closes its doors Saturday, Arbor Bar, an entity of Union Joints, will move forward with plans to open a restaurant on Fingerle’s former 45,000-square-foot site at South Main Street. They presented a restaurant proposal to the Ann Arbor Design Review Board on Feb. 13. Curt Catallo, co-owner of Union Joints restaurant group, feels confident about their plan to repurpose the old storage sheds of the Finge...…

…On Thursday evening, the LSA Opportunity Hub hosted a workshop in the LSA Building on celebrating your voice at work. About 20 students attended the event, which explored different dialects and the identities they represent in an attempt to answer questions about the roles they play in professional industries. The workshop was the third installment of the Hub’s bigger campaign to engage with identities while pursuing a ca...…

…OBH is not the first Arab fraternity in the nation. However, Elharake said the founders of OBH decided to create their own fraternity so they could build the traditions of the group themselves. Before presenting themselves to the audience, the brothers of OBH recognized the other multicultural fraternities and sororities attending the event. Members of other organizations, including Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity and Sigma Sigma...…

…About 30 people gathered in the Earl V. Moore Building on the University of Michigan’s North Campus Monday evening for a discussion-based event hosted by TEDxUofM and the School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s EXCEL Lab. The TEDxUofM Salon revolved around the theme of activism in the arts, approaching the idea with an interactive event. As opposed to the conference hosted by TEDxUofM in February, the salons are meant to be smal...…

…2 — Friday, March 22, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News ALEC COHEN/Daily BE HIND TH E STORY Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS news@michigandaily.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL PAGE opinion@mich...…

…2 — Thursday, March 21, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Michigan Athletics @UMichAthletics You know, losses are tough, but it’s a journey and you’ve got to embrace it and improve through it. After losing the Big Ten Tournament championship game, @umichbball is moving forward and happy to have a No. 2 seed for #MarchMadness Breezy @TheRealest_Bri it’s been two years since I decided to attend UMich,,, it has also bee...…

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…2A — Thursday, March 14, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 10/1/08 1:14 PM SUDOKU EASY 9 1 2 7 8 4 8 3 4 8 2 5 5 2 3 6 7 9 6 1 4 9 7 6 4 5 8 3 1 6 7 60S! puzzle by sudokusyndication.com On Wednesday night, the Carcer- al State Project hosted a roundtable discussion in Hatcher Graduate Li- brary to discuss how incarceration ...…

…John Madigan didn’t work for The Michigan Daily when he was at the University of Michigan. He studied business and didn’t have any plans to go into the field of journalism. He began a career in finance and investment banking after graduation, and one of his clients was The Chicago Tribune. After a couple years of working with the company, they hired him as a CFO in 1975. As he rose through the ranks of The Tribune, he e...…

…The University of Michigan’s Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs met Monday at the Fleming Administration Building to discuss including faculty governance in University decisions and management of University finances. SACUA chair Neil Marsh, professor of chemistry, began the meeting by calling for an approval of the day’s agenda as well as the agenda for the Senate Assembly meeting on March 18. While shari...…

…University spokeswoman Kim Broekhuizen said the commission sought to include diverse perspectives from various fields of expertise in its mission to achieve carbon neutrality, noting DTE and Consumers’ pledge to incorporate more renewable energy sources into their portfolios. “It is absolutely critical for the energy industry to be a part of U-M’s exploration of scalable and transferable solutions given the fact that these compa...…

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…TMD: Ken, you have talked about your experience with trying to break the Weinstein story back in 2002 and 2015. What about the circumstances in 2017 were different from 2002 and 2015 that allowed the story to be released? Ken Auletta: But I think you know there’s a tendency to say, well because of Cosby, because of Roger Ailes, because of O’Reilly and others have the culture change and therefore continue to meddle with ... I think ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, March 28, 2019 — 3A CSG From Page 1A DEI From Page 1A HOUSE ON A HILL Design by Christine Jegarl Illustration drawn on a track pad juxtaposing the complexities of the rural experience with the fast-paced atmosphere of urban living LEADERSHIP From Page 1A PRESS From Page 1A SCARE From Page 1A Read more at MichiganDaily.com Silva noted Black people have a long history in Brazil du...…

…Similarly, a report by the College of Engineering showed that across bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs at the University, women comprised less than 30 percent of degree recipients in the 2016-2017 school year. However, the professors’ study also shows that even though the applicant pool for IA positions averaged about 16.5 percent female, women tended to score about nine percent higher than men. As a result, women...…

…Schlissel then directly addressed points students would be discussing during the public comment portion of the meeting. He first addressed the “dissenting views” surrounding the recently announced felony self-disclosure policy by saying information helps maintain a safe community. Schlissel noted the University already has felony-related information about new employees through background checks, but this policy gives the Unive...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, March 25, 2019 — 3A My name is Haleemah Aqel. I am a graduate of the class of 2018. I am a Palestinian Muslim American woman. I serve as the current program coordinator at the Program on Intergroup Relations. I am one of the founders of the Islamophobia Working Group. I was the head organizer of the New Zealand Mosque Vigil on Saturday, March 16. I’ve spent the last ...…

…“E-sports have been around for a very, very long time, and I think with our department and, ‘Why now?’ is just the growing popularity of e-sports,” Barton said. “We see it on ESPN, and all over the news and it’s just a growing popularity among students.” Mike Widen, the director of Recreational Sports, said in an email statement the desire for teams to compete and foster a large e-sports community on campus is growing. This new...…

…“And also staff who work directly with students in res (sic) life… especially directors of halls close to the incident, they didn’t receive those calls. But the (IT employee) I know on staff doesn’t work directly with students at all and they received that phone call. That was upsetting for me.” On North Campus, LSA freshman Alexandra Dortzbach was in Bursley Residence Hall when text messages started streaming in. Dortzbac...…

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…Shapiro said he regularly seeks out perspectives contrary to his own. “I actually like multiple opinions,” Shapiro said. “I am in favor of hearing multiple points of view.” Shapiro’s discussion focused heavily on the threat of government compulsion. He said the current political climate champions a government that extends too far into citizens’ lives. “When government is activated to invade the rights of other people, e...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 3A — Thursday March 14, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Elias Khoury Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ashley Zhang Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Ed...…

…Residents living adjacent to the proposed Lockwood Apartments issued complaints of the development worsening the dioxane plume as reason to stop the building of the senior complex. They also cited the alleged lack of care from the developer to environmental concerns as especially troubling. Public Policy senior Lauren Schandevel said although environmental concerns are most definitely valid in these discussions, in t...…

…He also said each campus gets individual funding from the state of Michigan and sets its own tuition rates. He said the U-M Flint and Dearborn campuses’ tuition are around 80 percent of the cost of tuition for the Ann Arbor campus. Schlissel said there are different communities on each campus, and this is reflected in the faculty on the three campuses. He said Ann Arbor is part of a global market, while U-M Flint and De...…

…I come from an Indian family with lovingly obsessive parents who will continue to baby me even when I’m living on my own. One day over Thanksgiving Break, my mom drove me to my ophthalmologist’s office for an annual check-up. She sat with me before the doctor walked in, and interestingly enough, found that it was the perfect time for my daily career counseling session. We sat there having a ten- minute tête-à-tête. She con...…

…“I think it’s a really important point to note that, oftentimes, Palestinians are so silenced in this narrative that it’s up to allies to support this struggle for justice and freedom of speech,” Jawad said. “But that isn’t to say they don’t have agency. Palestinian people definitely speak for themselves, they’ve been advocating for themselves, for self- sufficiency for decades. I’m not saying they don’t have the agency or clout to...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, March 20, 2019 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 Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. ...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, March 28, 2019 FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief MAGDALENA MIHAYLOVA AND JOEL DANILEWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of Th...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Timothy Spurlin Nicholas Tomaino Erin White Ashley Zhang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, March 29, 2019 FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief MAGDALENA MIHAYLOVA AND JOEL DANILEWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of The D...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, March 25, 2019 FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief MAGDALENA MIHAYLOVA AND JOEL DANILEWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of The ...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Timothy Spurlin Nicholas Tomaino Erin White Ashley Zhang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com E...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, March 22, 2019 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 Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 481...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, March 21, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Timothy Spurlin Nicholas Tomaino Erin White Ashley Zhang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com ...…