…6. Black Panther In a year that saw dozens of heroes uniting to stop a universe-spanning calamity, “Black Panther” still became not just the best MCU movie of the year, but the best film Marvel Studios has put out to date. At its best, Coogler’s latest plays like a Shakespearean epic crossed with the visual panache of “The Matrix” with a little bit of James Bond thrown in for good measure. That’s a diverse set of influences for anyone t...…
…12 Thursday, May 10, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines find glory on Senior Day against rival OSU Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The essence of the American dream is chasing those ideals as well creating success and opportunity through hard work and dedication. So for the Wolverines, they were liv- ing the dream. On Saturday’s matchup against Ohio State, the No. 14 Michigan soft- ball team cele...…
…Friday, November 10, 2017 // TIP OFF 2017 6B Roster breakdown: Wolverines have numerous questions marks this year Personnel wise, it’s the start of a new era for the Michigan men’s basketball team. Gone are yesteryear’s faces of the program – Derrick Walton Jr. and Zak Irvin – who were fixtures of the Wolverines’ lineup since the start of their freshman season. Also absent are D.J. Wilson – now a Milwaukee Buck after a b...…
…12 Thursday, August 10, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS a hard-working central midfielder, and Marc Ybarra, who Daley believes could become a “top-class holding midfielder.” Osman, however, is the biggest name of the group, and with good reason. As a senior in high school, Osman contributed to 28 of his team’s 30 goals, scoring 63 goals and adding 45 assists in all. Osman joins fellow Ghanaians Francis...…
…Wednesday, January 10, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 10, 2018 // The Statement 5B A Saturday in Cook’s library A brief history of the Law Library by Matt Gallatin, Daily Arts Writer O n a Saturday I sit in the Law library. I often do this, busy or not, wasting my time pre- tending I’m using my time wisely. If I’m sitting in the library, I’m working, right? Of course, when I say “work,” I’m saying that I’m simply sitti...…
…Thursday, October 10, 2019 // FACEOFF 2019 6B Big Ten Breakdown — ND, PSU, Wisconsin look strong ROHAN KUMAR Daily Sports Writer If the Michigan hockey team hopes to rebound from prior struggles, it must fare better in the Big Ten. The Wolverines finished second to last in the conference standings last season and got bounced in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Early next month, Michigan kicks off conference play. A quick...…
…Wednesday, February 10, 2010 // The Statement 3B OLYMPIC WOLVERINES From the Paris games of 1900 through the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the University has seen 205 of its students and coaches participate in the international sporting event. If the University were its own country, the total medals won by its representa- tives - 65 gold, 30 silver and 38 bronze - would make the 'U' the 24th most successful country in the history of the games. What f...…
…Wednesday, February 10, 2016 // The Statement 6B fear and self-loathing in santiago: an introduction by Adam DePollo By way of an introduction to this column, I’d like to say a few things about myself and my idea for the series that I hope might help you decide whether this piece is the one that finally proves you can no longer justify reading another word printed in The Michigan Daily, even for the low, low price of $Free.99.1 My ...…
…Wednesday, April 10, 2019// The Statement 6B R ecently, during my 2 a.m. post- library attempt to fall asleep, I was scrolling through Twit- ter and fell upon a video by The Atlantic titled “Bulgaria: The World’s Fastest- Shrinking Country.” I clicked, intrigued. As the child of two Bulgarian immigrants, I am bilingual and culturally tuned to my ethnic background. But because I was born and raised in the United States, I am always cur...…
…Wednesday, October 10, 2018 // The Statement 6B Wednesday, October 10, 2018// The Statement 7B vided by current Canterbury leadership, Harris worried the student body at the time would “become too secularized and forget their religious foundation,” and took it upon himself to see Hobart Hall — shortly after renamed Harris Hall — be built at 617 East Huron Street. The build- ing still stands, but is now used as office space. The Hobar...…
…Friday, November 10, 2017 // TIP OFF 2017 7B Big Ten breakdown: Michigan State sits atop the leaderboard Smash Mouth told the world “all that glitters is gold” in their hit song “All Star.” Big Ten men’s basketball would beg to differ. Despite the allure of being a Power Five conference with four teams in the AP preseason Top 25 poll, a litter of Big Ten teams lack identities as they seek to replace the stars of last year wi...…
…Wednesday, January 10, 2018 // The Statement 6B Let’s Talk About It: Writing through my obsessions I was recently tapping away at my keyboard keys writing an article I was not feeling passionate about. This was deeper than a few bad weeks of writing. I recently felt the same way about my poetry, but learned to build my confidence in writing poems through a workshop class last fall semester. Every week I would write — eve...…
…Thursday, October 10, 2019 // FACEOFF 7B From goaltenders to forwards, breaking down the ‘M’ roster There’s only one word to sum up Michigan’s 2018-19 season — disappointing. Two seasons ago, Michigan was moments from playing for the national championship. But last year, the team struggled in every aspect. This offseason, the roster suffered some shake ups when Quinn Hughes and Josh Norris left for the NHL. This season for the...…
… I s. 0 0 0 0 - Charlie White and Meryl Davis - a pair of University students from the kids. But,13 years later, in their first Olympic appearance, the pair is the I s of Detroit - first started skating together when they were just States's best shot at its first olympic gold medal in ice dancing. By Ryan A. Podges 11Daily Sports Writer Photos by Jed Moch (1 Daily Photo Editor t was 1997 and Charlie White had poor posture. He was ...…
…Wednesday, February 10, 2016 // The Statement 7B b. Whatever literary-caliber stylistics or narrative inventiveness you might find in a person’s “self-discovery” story says absolutely nothing about their intrinsic value as a human being (which should be equal across the board) and very close to nothing about their “depth,” since what you’re trying to crawl into there is a drawing of a well and not an actual well (i.e. whatever “dept...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, April 10, 2019 // The Statement 7B Fictional characters, real life lessons T hroughout my life, I have been called many different things — a loud and little extrovert as a child to a loud and liberal feminist throughout my teenage years. With my high-volumed voice, which I can thank my dad’s side of the family for — I’m mute compared to them — I never stopped talking. Te...…
…Of course football players, coaches, and cheerleaders are prominent figures at foot- ball games, but so many people make foot- ball Saturdays as exciting and enjoyable as they are. As alumni came back for the homecoming game this weekend, I tried to capture some of the spirit of the game and Michigan community. V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : Fa c e s o f Fo o tb a l l Photos by Emma Richter Wednesday, October 10, 2018 // The Statement...…
…Friday, November 10, 2017 // TIP OFF 2017 8B lineup is barely changing. Northwestern — which will instead play at Allstate Arena 16 miles from campus in 2017- 18 — lost just two players to graduation, and has adequate replacements in top-150 recruit Anthony Gaines and Boston College transfer A.J. Turner. Turner and Gaines join a Wildcats team that made program history with their first NCAA Tournament appearance. This year...…
…A bout 200 miles south of Ann Arbor, off exit 50 on I-275, and after a series of left and right turns, sits an old Tudor-style house. Safely positioned at the end of a cul-de-sac, painted a soft brown with maroon shutters, it now sits empty, with only the remnants of what used to be a bustling home of a family of five — my family of five. I grew up in a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio and experienced the quintessential suburba...…
…Thursday, October 10, 2019 // FACEOFF 2019 8B Michigan Hockey Line Chart Design by Lauren Kuzee …
…Snow covered trees frame a street off of Columbus Avenue. Wednesday, February 10, 2016 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : A V I S I T T O B O S T O N Snow melts from the blossoms of a bush in the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. By EMILIE FARRUGIA A man and his dog stroll through the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. The sun sets onto the snow covered roof of a church near Massachusetts Avenue. Young fami...…
…ALEXIS RANKIN VISUAL BY STATEMENT FROM BRIGHT, MULTICOLORED “ROCKS” STRATEGICALLY PLACED ON THE WALLS TO PUFFS OF WHITE CHALK LINGERING IN THE AIR TO CLIMBERS DANGLING FIFTY FEET IN THE AIR, THERE WAS NO SHORTAGE OF VISUALLY INTERESTING THINGS TO PHOTOGRAPH AT PLANET ROCK IN ANN ARBOR. ACCOMPANIED BY TWO EXPERIENCED CLIMBERS, I WAS ABLE TO SHOOT AS THEY TACKLED BOULDERING PROBLEMS AND TOP-ROPING ROUTES. EVENTUALLY, I TOOK A BREAK ...…
…Wednesday, January 10, 2018 // The Statement 8B Last week I visited my friend Martina Potlach, a junior in the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, in her studio in the College’s newly renovated building on North campus. Students spend hours in the giant space working on countless iterations of projects, often late into the night. Since it is the beginning of the semester, while it might not seem like it, the stud...…
