…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 22, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ypsilanti is following Ann Arbor’s lead in drafting a plan to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2035. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Ypsilanti City Council decided to draft a plan on how the city could become carbon neutral in 15 years. The draft plan will be presented on March 31, approaching the 50th anniversar...…
…Callie Rouse, CGIS health and safety assistant, and Annie Haroun, director of Active Minds, a student-led mental health advocacy group, hosted a panel at the Hatcher Graduate Library Thursday to discuss the effects of study abroad on mental health. Among University of Michigan students, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, academic concerns and relationships are the leading mental health concerns, the panelists said. Rouse...…
…“I had the opportunity to spend last summer interning at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City,” Nandkumar said. “Learning about other cultures, other people and the politics of other countries has always been something that’s really interesting to me. I’m focusing in the Ford School in diplomacy and international security issues, and I hope to go into that field.” When asked for advice on how students interested in internatio...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, November 22, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, November 22, 2019 — 5 Avant-garde British singer FKA Twigs returned with her first project in four years on Friday, Nov. 8. The highly- anticipated Magdalene is a glimpse into the distorted interiority of FKA Twigs, a masterful depiction of the connection between pain and beauty. The release of Magdalene comes a few years on the heels of a well-publicized breakup with former vam...…
…6 — Friday, November 22, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com HELP NEEDED REMOVING SNOW periodically for elderly father near North Campus Contact Cheryl 773‑403‑4245 or clf@umich.edu $25+ per job By Jeffrey Wechsler ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/22/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/22/19 ANSWE...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, November 22, 2019 — 7 What to watch for: Michigan battles Indiana All week, Michigan’s players and coaches have been asked whether Saturday’s trip to 7-3 Indiana constitutes a trap game. And all week, the response has been resounding: The Hoosiers are too good for that. The logic backs it up — Indiana nearly won at Penn State last weekend and ranks 14th nationally in passing yard...…
…RIVALRY EDITION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN x OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY GET HYPE BY SNAGGING A COPY OF THE RIVALRY EDITION BEGINNING 11.26.19 8 — Friday, November 22, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Hallahan’s winding road to Michigan stardom Watching Jack Hallahan roam the soccer pitch is, simply put, mesmerizing. He dances through opposing defenses, weaving in and out of crevices not usually traversed. His feet contr...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 22, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 15 ©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 . . . . . ....…
…Ann Arbor City Council convened Monday evening to discuss a range of policy topics ranging from municipal staffing levels to permit fees for medical marijuana facilities. The council discussed CA-4, a resolution to increase the amount of full- time city employees. The resolution would increase the budget to include funding for new staff members, which caused discussion across the council. Councilmember Jan...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, October 22, 2019 — 3 The lawsuit Doe v. University of Michigan was first filed in June 2018 by a male undergraduate student, referred to in the lawsuit as “John Doe.” It arises from a complaint filed by a female student against Doe in the University’s Office of Institutional Equity, claiming Doe sexually assaulted her. At the time, the University’s sexual misconduct policy...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edit...…
…Disney rarely puts out unsuccessful movies; almost all of their films please fans and maintain box-office success. Often, the movies do well in the box office because fans can expect to enjoy a Disney film, but that doesn’t mean that all the films are necessarily amazing. Most Disney films fall somewhere in a neutral middle ground — not bad, not great. “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” directed by Joachim Rønning (“Pirates of the Caribbe...…
…6— Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com By Paul Coulter ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/22/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 10/22/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 ACROSS 1 Barbecue glowers 6 Priestly robes 10 Cobblers’ tools 14 Neighborhood ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, October 22, 2019 — 7 Johnny Beecher settling in faster than expected There were 46 seconds left on the clock. Michigan led, 4-3, but Lake Superior State was pressuring after pulling its goaltender for an extra attacker. If the Wolverines could get the puck cleared out of their zone, it would likely seal a sweep over the Lakers. In that high-pressure situation, where a faceoff wi...…
…8 — Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Franz Wagner out 4-6 weeks with wrist injury Michigan freshman wing Franz Wagner will miss the next four-to-six weeks with a non-surgical fracture to his right wrist, according to a Michigan spokesperson. “While this is an unfortunate situation for Franz, we know he will make his return as soon as he is able,” Michigan coach Juwan Howard said in a statemen...…
…About 50 people gathered Friday night in the Forum Hall of Palmer Commons for the 2019 Mental Health Monologues, sponsored by the University of Michigan’s chapter of Active Minds. This is the fourth year Active Minds, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about mental health among college students, has put on the show. Students and alumni prepared monologues about their personal struggles with mental health. Nu...…
…PA SSOVE R SE DE R 2A — Monday, April 22, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News CARTER FOX/Daily The table is set for a Passover Seder hosted by students in coordination with Michigan Hillel Saturday night. DESIGN BY VIVIAN HARBER MOLLY WU puzzle by sudokusyndication.com TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers Stanford Lipsey Student...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, April 22, 2019 — 3A wq“Kayleah... Kayleah… KAYLEAH.” My mother always repeated her statements in threes, louder each round, without any care if I had responded or not. It didn’t matter to her whether it was at the dinner table, the grocery store, in the quiet aisles of the library, or while driving on the freeway with me in the car… sitting next to her. And with every ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, April 22, 2019 Zack Blumberg Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Erin White Ashley Zhang Timothy Spurlin Nicholas Tomaino FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and m...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, April 22, 2019 — 5A If you’re familiar with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan at all, you’ve probably heard him sing alongside Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder in a rendition of Neil Young’s “The Long Road” in the 1995 Tim Robbins film of the same name. Or, like me, you grew up with parents who practically worshipped the man. Either way, you’re familiar with a voice that is stunningly beautiful...…
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…Katelyn Mulcahy & Alec Cohen / Daily Design by Jack Silberman As the first of two games on Sunday wound down, it wasn’t entirely clear which team would come out on top. It was tied, 2-2, in the seventh inning, and neither Michigan nor Northwestern had mustered any offense. Then, junior center fielder Christian Bullock sprung to action. For the second time that game, he worked his way to third base after stealing second and advan...…
…2B — April 22, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com E very email I’ve ever sent to the sports staff has ended with some varia- tion of “I love you.” To some, that probably seems like an unpro- fessional, aggressive overuse of the term “I love you.” Under other circum- stances, I might agree. But I don’t agree here, because: a) it’s absurd for anyone to limit their allotted number of “I love yous” in this l...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday April 22, 2019 — 3B McCallum wins national title as Michigan finishes in fourth place Anthony McCallum stood at the end of the runway, visualizing himself sticking his Tsukahara double pike vault. Five seconds later, he landed it, for the final time in his Michigan men’s gymnastics career, with his feet glued to the floor. All gymnasts strive for stuck landings, and this time, it...…
…4B — April 22, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com It was easy to be skeptical a month ago. Jim Harbaugh has adapted, but he has never given up control, at least not in this way. Michigan’s offense has always been his, and before that, so was the 49ers’, Stanford’s and the University of San Diego’s. Hiring Josh Gattis to be his offensive coordinator was one thing. Letting him coordinate the offense was, entirel...…
…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...…
…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...…
…“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...…
…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...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, March 22, 2019 — 5 “All things keep getting better,” goes the “Queer Eye” theme song, a pulsing, techno-dance anthem that always manages to get the dopamine factories churning. This is a show about striving toward self- improvement and recognizing betterment not as a stopping point, but as a way forward. And against the backdrop of a world decidedly not getting better, there’s...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, March 22, 2019 — 7 A Perfect 10: Natalie Wojcik and the joy of gymnastics In observance of Women’s History Month, The Daily’s sports section is launching its second annual series aimed at telling the stories of female athletes, coaches and teams at the University from the perspective of the female sports writers on staff. We continue the series with this story from Shira Zish...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, March 22, 2019 — 8 For Charles Matthews, it’s back to normal DES MOINES, Iowa — Charles Matthews ran down the floor with some urgency, shooting the moment the ball came to him. He heard the buzzer sound, saw the basket light up red and the ball roll around the rim with the guise of a shooter’s bounce, before falling out. Then he smiled. There was no reason for frustration. M...…
…See DRIVING, Page 3A In 2007, a loose-knit group of skateboarders and skateboard enthusiasts in Ann Arbor decided it was time to create a skatepark in a city that has many other exceptional public amenities. In 2014, after a large community effort, Friends of the Ann Arbor Skatepark — a nonprofit public skatepark in Ann Arbor — was created. Twelve years after this initial push, the skatepark is a thriving nonprofit. And now,...…
…If we want our state to be amongst the most prosperous in the nation, we have to be amongst the most educated. Our students’ businesses and the residents deserve this opportunity to succeed.” Schlissel also expressed his gratitude and congratulations to several groups and members around campus. Referencing the extreme cold that led to the cancellation of two days of classes this January, Schlissel said he is grateful for th...…
…“Through my time organizing around affordability issues on the Ann Arbor campus, I have seen how many Michigan opportunities are still more difficult for low- income students and students of color to access,” St. Onge said. “As Ann Arbor students are increasingly likely to come from extreme wealth, I have learned how the University’s desire to provide an uncommon education for the common man has been complicated. This is why I, and...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Friday, February 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. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, February 22, 2019 — 5 A few months ago, a friend sent me a quote by Sandra Cisneros: “I’m married to my writing, and he can be brutal but he never strays.” Writing was my first love. When my friend sent me this, though, I hadn’t written anything in months. Every time I sat down to write, there seemed to be a block. It was visceral — I could feel it in my chest. It was something c...…
…6 — Friday, February 22, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Patti Varol ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/22/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/22/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, February 22, 2019 ACROSS 1 Information desk sign 6 Sits in a cellar, say 10 Chuckleheads 14 Yuletide name 15 Philanthropist Wallace 16 Grammy-winning rapper 17...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, February 22, 2019— 7A For Black History Month, a legacy For players slipping and sliding on the icy sidewalk outside Ray Fisher Stadium while leaving practice on Wednesday, the words “Branch Rickey Classroom” on the stadium wall might have been easy to miss. But inside the classroom — whose walls are adorned with murals documenting Rickey’s contributions to baseball — the team...…
…8A — Friday, February 22, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MINNEAPOLIS — Williams Arena is as much airplane hangar as basketball arena. The home of the Minnesota men’s basketball team is capable of producing noise belying its cavernous interior, and its raised court and double-decker stands harken back to the vintage days of the sport. Opened in 1928, Williams is college basketball’s sixth- oldest arena and one ...…
…More than 1,000 students and Ann Arbor residents filled Hill Auditorium on Monday to hear keynote speakers principal and co-founder of the James and Grace Lee Boggs School in Detroit Julia Putnam and anti-racism activist and writer Tim Wise discuss issues of inequality and injustice in America. The keynote memorial lecture is just one event in a two-week series of discussions, forums and events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and...…
…More than 200 people filled Angell Hall Auditorium B on Monday for “Fights about Language and Political Correctness: What’s at Stake?” The discussion, led by Anne Curzan, professor of English and associate dean for humanities, and linguistics professor Robin Queen, addressed the term “political correctness” and what it means in society today. The event was a part of the University of Michigan’s Reverend Dr. Martin Luthe...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, January 22, 2019 — 3A ACTIVISTS From Page 1A SAAN From Page 1A UNITY From Page 1A PROTEST From Page 1A A Michigan congressional delegation introduced a bipartisan bill to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, detected across the state as hazardous substances, allowing the Environmental Protection Agency to direct funds to cleaning up pollute...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Tuesday, January 22, 2019 A s a born and raised Ann Arborite, I’ve always known climate change to be real. It’s not up for debate in our school system. It’s acknowledged by our political leaders. And it’s even acted upon by citizen and government alike. However, the sense of urgency I’ve felt in my 20 years on this planet is nowhere near an acceptable level of effort when ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, January 22, 2019 — 6A I think I was in third grade when my mom received a call from the mother of one of my friends. This particular mom sounded nervous. “Do you think there’s any chance Joey might have, um, introduced Nick to ‘YouTube?’” Well, that was certainly possible, my mom replied. Joey laughed a lot at those online videos, after all, and had even showed his sister som...…
…WOLVERINES STUGGLE TO SCORE, UNRAVEL LATE IN MADISON INSIDE SPORTSTUESDAY See Page 4B B SPORTSTUESDAY Katelyn Mulcahy / Daily Design by Jack Silberman The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | January 22, 2019 It Happ-ens. WISCONSIN 64 - MICHIGAN 54 ETHAN HAPP puts up strong performance as U-M finally loses 26 points10 rebounds7 assists …
…2B — January 22, 2019 SportsTuesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com As Mel Pearson sat down in the offices at Yost Ice Arena on Monday, he admitted he was disappointed with his Michigan hockey team. Pearson had just walked in from the Wolverines’ practice, and coming off a bye week, Pearson’s team didn’t have a great Monday practice. It was clearly weighing on Pearson’s mind. At one point, he went off on a bit ...…
