…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 12 — Wednesday, February 16, 2022 “ W ho ‘ b elon g s ’ i n col- le g e , a nd who f e el s l i ke t he y b elon g ? ” Th i s i s a q uot e f r om t he s yl l a bu s of WG S 258 : B elon g i n g i n C ol le g e , a cl a s s I de c ide d t o t a ke a f t er s c r ol l i n g t h r ou g h wh at s e eme d l i ke hu n- d r e d s of pa g e s on t he L S A C ou r s e G u ide...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion Wednesday, February 16, 2022 — 13 PAIGE HODDER 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. JASMIN LEE Editor in Chief JULIAN BARNARD AND SHUBHUM GIROTI Editorial Page Editors ficial position of The Daily’s Editorial Board. A...…
…T he events of Jan. 6, 2021, have been a topic of Republican revisionist history, willing ignorance and delusional falsehoods for over a year now. Leaders of the Republican Party have gone from blaming former President Donald Trump at least in part for the insurrection, to absolving him of all responsibility. Those who were once labeled domestic terrorists are now being labeled political prisoners, with T...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 16, 2022 — 15 SportsMonday: Michigan women’s basketball is a title contender, so start treating them like one There’s something we try very hard not to do here at The Daily, and that’s write about the fans. For the three years I’ve cov- ered the Michigan women’s basketball team, not talking about the crowd has been easy. It’s a sea of gray-haired retir- ees that sh...…
…Tess Crowley/Daily | Madeline Hinkley/Daily | Design by Sophie Grand W hen it’s boiled down to its bare bones, basketball has a simple premise: get the ball in the basket. When a team can’t do that efficiently, the chances of coming away with a win drop significantly. The Michigan men’s basketball team (13-10 overall, 7-6 Big Ten) proved the adage true on Saturday, falling to No. 16 Ohio State (15-6, 8-4), 68-57, in ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, February 9, 2022 BUSINESS Cinnaholic, an Atlanta-based vegan bakery chain with locations across the United States and Canada, opened its first Michigan location in Ann Arbor on Friday morning. The store sold its specialty cinnamon rolls at $1 to the customers braving the freezing temperatures for the opening event. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell spoke at the ribbon cutting c...…
…CAMPUS LIFE RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION The University of Michigan was ranked the top-funded institution in social science research in the U.S., according to the Fiscal Year 2020 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey recently released by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The survey measures the annual research and development (R&D) spending by academic institutions across all academic disciplines. Higher...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Everyone grows up. It’s the inevi- table consequence of life ticking for- ward one second at a time, but just because we grow up doesn’t mean we are grown-ups. We all come of age dis- tinctly, surrounded by different people and existing in different circumstances, but we are united in the fact that grow- ing up sucks. It’s a beautiful, disgusting, painful, eupho...…
…Wednesday, February 9, 2022 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com About a year ago, I ran into an old friend during the com- mute home from one of my classes. Given the state of the world in 2021, that commute was, of course, entirely vir- tual, and consisted merely of moving a cursor from the big red “Leave Meeting” button on Zoom to the power down button on the Windows start menu. But during my cursor’s brief virtual tr...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Hot take: I hate syllabus week. Better known as “sylly week,” the first week of college classes in a semes- ter is often referenced affectionately as the final week in which a student could condone their laziness and theoretically couldn’t yet be behind. For some stu- dents, it’s purgatory at worst, party time at best. For me, though, sylly week (and its singl...…
…Wednesday, February 9, 2022 — 7 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com It all started as an innocent way of sending funny pictures of yourself to your friends on Snapchat and “harm- lessly” touching up small blemishes on our faces to appear more flatter- ing in our selfies. Now, social media has transformed into an inescapable reality where significantly altering your appearance to seem more “pol- ished” and “socially...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, February 9, 2022 On Sunday Jan. 26, student organizers from the Indian Amer- ican Student Association and the United Asian American Orga- nizations came together to host an intimate dialogue about the re-examination of South Asian Queerness — a much-needed first of its kind. Before the event was underway, I sensed something irresolute in the air of the dimly li...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion Wednesday, February 9, 2022 — 9 O n Aug. 19, 2021, Only- Fans announced that the platform would ban sexually explicit content. This came as a shock to many, espe- cially sex workers who depend on posting their content on the site for income. OnlyFans’ pub- licity has skyrocketed because of its explicit content, and it is supported immensely by explicit content creators. Banks and pa...…
…O n Jan. 19, coming off a year of unprecedented attacks on the right to vote by Republican state legislatures throughout the country, congressional Democrats made their last- chance gambit and finally had a vote on carving out an exception for the filibuster for voting rights and election reform legislation. As had been telegraphed for months, the move failed, coming up two votes short of the 50-vote threshold nee...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 9, 2022 — 11 JENNA HICKEY/Daily Michigan isn’t a good team, but late in the season, it is making some strides toward getting better. Women’s tennis optimistic despite loss to UNC Entering Saturday’s match against North Carolina, Michigan women’s tennis coach Ronni Ber- nstein was just a single win shy of becoming the winningest coach in program history. The Wo...…
…Julia Schachinger/Daily | Dominick Sokotoff/Daily | Kate Hua/Design | Design by Sophie Grand One month and a lifetime ago, Jim Harbaugh sat at a podium with a backdrop of College Football Playoff logos, expressing vigorous optimism for the future of the Michigan foot- ball program. “It’s still a beginning for this team,” Harbaugh waxed, his outlook unchanged in the wake of Georgia’s 23-point drubbing in the Orange Bowl. “That’s whe...…
…ILLUSTRATION BY JENNIE VANG PAGE LAYOUT BY SARAH CHUNG VINTAGE VALENTINE CREDIT: Bentley Historical Library Wednesday, February 9, 2022 // The Statement — 2 Read more at MichiganDaily.com BY JULIA VERKLAN MALONEY, STATEMENT DEPUTY EDITOR Can’t Buy Me Love Can’t Buy Me Love What is love? Scientists explain it in terms of the body’s release of adrenaline, dopamine and serotonin; cynics refute its existence by citing ancient philo...…
…3 — Wednesday, February 9, 2022 // The Statement Fathers, daughters and daddies Necto, TikTok, And the importance of queer spaces Fathers, daughters and daddies Necto, TikTok, And the importance of queer spaces When thinking about father-daughter rela- tionships, unfortunately, there is no “dad” without a “daddy.” Since entering our collective vocabulary, terms like “daddy issues,” “fatherless behavior” and “father complex” have do...…
…Wednesday, February 9, 2022 // The Statement — 4 Love Notes Love Notes Hi, Hope all is well. lonely out here in italy. this is from your secret admirer. I hope you share this with everyone. miss you! You + me = forever baby. Love you lady You are the absolute coolest, most funny most creative guy out there ! So glad we’re friends :) to my dear, smelly friends on e ann and my gorgeous, beautiful roommat...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, February 2, 2022 ADMINISTRATION Amid a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases, the University of Michigan announced a new policy requiring either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID- 19 test for all indoor athletic events. The new requirement is in addition to the existing face covering mandate while inside University buildings. The policy specified that thos...…
…Wednesday, February 2, 2022 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The basement in my childhood home was equipped with a Magnavox box TV, a GameCube and a PlayStation 2. The furniture was old, and the basement was prone to flooding, but it didn’t mat- ter so long as my older brother and I had the TV and at least one console. Before the days of homework and exams, my brother and I would spend every day after school in the bas...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Face masks are my favorite acces- sory. Masks are a barrier between me and an outside world filled with strangers and infectious diseases. When the University of Michigan’s administration mandated facial cov- erings in classrooms, recreational buildings and common areas for the Winter semester, I was happy to com- ply — wearing masks has been proven to prevent...…
…Chocolate Birthday Cake Butter Mochi By Sara Bonisteel University of Michigan students now have access to New York Times Cooking — which means your normal food routine just became anything but. Activate your free Cooking subscription. Normalize cake for breakfast. The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily Wednesday, February 2, 2022 — 5 …
…Chapter 1: ‘Meet Abby’ It seems dramatic to say, “When I was six, I happened upon a book in a library, and that’s why, 16 years later, I am where and what and who I am.” That’s just a completely insane statement. It also happens to be the truth. By the time I turned six, my mother had learned that the best way to deal with me was to put a book in my hands. And so, on an unremarkable winter afternoon, not unlike the day I’m writing...…
…S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 2, 2022 — 7 K L I P P A N f o r o n e : Sitting solo at IKEA Over a year ago, in early November, I rode my bike to the IKEA Furniture Showroom in Canton, Michigan. I left around mid-morning and arrived at my destination around noon. After biking through the two lane roads and suburban grids that connected me with the blue-and-yellow ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Content warning: This article mentions sexual assault. Writer’s Note: To make it abundantly clear, in this space, we believe survivors of sexual assault, regardless of gender, class, sexual ori- entation, age and other circumstances used to discredit survivors. Sienna Mae Gomez, an online personal- ity who first developed a following on Tik- Tok...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion Wednesday, February 2, 2022 — 9 I f you’re like me, you’ll agree that winter semester did not begin Jan. 5, at least not in spirit. With both students and professors adjusting to hybrid and in-person classes as well as spend- ing a majority of the first two lec- tures going over syllabi and basic course structure, the semester started off slow. When did things really begin? Jan. 18, t...…
…L ast summer, when President Joe Biden proclaimed to Amer- icans that we were “closer than ever to declaring our independence” from COVID- 19, it seemed unfathomable the nation would find itself in the throes of yet another pan- demic surge just six months later. Yet, here we are again. Even with over 500 million vaccines administered across the country — and over 70% of Americans age 12 and older fully vaccinated — COVID-19 has...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 2, 2022 — 11 LILA TURNER/Daily Graduate student Nick Suriano set the tone for Michigan against Minnesota with a dominant victory. Energetic performances lead to Michigan’s upset against No. 3 Nebraska Michigan overcomes early deficit, takes down Minnesota Jack Glanville: Michigan has nothing left to prove As redshirt sophomore Cameron Amine had his hand raised fo...…
…Michigan beats Indiana, taking control of Big Ten title race SPORTSWEDNESDAY SPORTSWEDNESDAY ABBIE TELGENHOF Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women’s basketball team knew what was on the line: Its first top-10 win at home, handing Indiana its first conference loss, and most importantly, taking control of the Big Ten. In their biggest game of the season, the sixth-ranked Wolverines (19-2 overall, 10-1 Big Ten) battled against the...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, January 26, 2022 GOVERNMENT BUSINESS Over 20 members of the Ann Arbor for Public Power (A2P2) protested in front of Larcom City Hall Tuesday night ahead of an Ann Arbor City Council vote to implement a feasibility study in creating a municipal energy utility. The non- profit organization advocates for the city to municipalize its energy utilities, meaning ensuring energy ...…
…University of Michigan stu- dents turned out in record num- bers for the November 2020 election, with 78.1% casting a ballot, according to a report by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts Uni- versity. This outpaces the 66% turnout across all of the campuses included in the report and mirrors the 79% turnout in Washtenaw County. Nevertheless, student voters at the University have historically demonstrated low t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Campus Culture is committed to serving the students of the University of Michigan and providing them with everything they need to know about stu- dent culture. Needless to say, we have opinions that need to be aired out like Necto at two a.m. (so damp…). An Ins and Outs list is a necessity for the culture — Campus Culture, that is. Yik Yak barely begins to fl...…
…Wednesday, January 26, 2022 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 2021 was the year artists pulled out the big guns. Some of the industry’s heaviest hitters released albums that will undoubt- edly become classics in the years to come. In addition, many new and lesser-known artists exploded onto the scene last year with groundbreaking releases. While in no particular order, here is a short list of what The Michigan Daily’s ve...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 6 — Wednesday, January 26, 2022 The Orange Bowl game was playing on a television behind me, visible through a reflection on a picture frame. Though I couldn’t make out the details of the players, or their movements, I turned and looked back at the screen hanging over the bar periodically, watching with disappointment as Georgia’s score increased at an exponentially greate...…
…S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 26, 2022 — 7 I’ll bite: Giving into the ‘Twilight’ renaissance RILEY HODDER Statement Correspondent Design by Francie Ahrens Page Design by Sarah Chung The day I moved into my dorm and my family left me, I felt completely and utterly alone. My roommate didn’t move in until the next day, and I had just been ab...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, January 26, 2022 The normalization of President Biden’s necropolitics is as new as the sky is blue. Already, I can hear the neoliberal back–to–brunchers briskly brandishing their rational- izing remarks — their ostentatious retorts of “reform.” Yet what these prideful preachers fail to grasp is the sheer fact that the Biden abomination — sorry, administration...…
…M y whole life I’ve struggled with mental health. As a child, sometimes I would start feeling really sad and I wouldn’t know why. When I was about 8 years old, my parents got me a royal blue iPod Nano. It had my Dad’s music library — mostly dad rock and some stuff from the 90s. Among the selection was U2’s 1988 hybrid live/studio album Rattle and Hum. The album’s final song, a ballad called “All I Want Is You,” is a...…
…W hen I returned from break, after three weeks of not seeing the people I had spent every second with for five months, you can imagine there was a lot to catch up on. Besides updates about life back home and the exchange of new schedules, there was one change that stood out amongst the other news: many of them had decided to change their major. I found it very strange to see so many of my friends returning to campus with...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 26, 2022 — 11 At Indiana, Caleb Houstan’s role is finally realized LANE KIZZIAH DAVID WOELKERS Daily Sports Writer SportsWednesday: In Bloomington road win, Wolverines look like the team they could have been Penn State dominates Michigan, 29-6, as Michigan drops many tight bouts Holman, Women’s track team lead the day at Michigan Invitational As redshirt-sophomor...…
…B LOOMINGTON — Capitalizing on momentum has been a difficult task for the Michigan men’s basketball team all season. On the heels of a blowout win against Maryland, the Wolverines looked to finally build some by going on the road and defeating an upstart Hwoosiers team to grab their first quadrant one win. Michigan (9-7 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) did just that, defeating Indiana (14-5, 5-4), 80-62, on Sunday afternoon. Showing a gus...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, January 19, 2022 CAMPUS LIFE At the foot of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, two microphones were set up. A group of students congregated around a small table, serving themselves hot chocolate, while clusters of families and students began to arrive. For the past 16 years, the Michigan Community Scholars Program has honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. o...…
…IRENA LI Daily Staff Reporter In August 2021, “the Yak was back.” Popular anonymous social media platform Yik Yak reappeared in the Apple App Store after being shut down in 2017 due to concerns about cyberbullying and a rapidly declining user base. When Yik Yak returned, college students across the country flocked back to the application, and students at the University of Michigan were no exception. Compared to other popular ...…
…4 — Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By David Poole (c)2022 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/19/22 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/19/22 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 ACROSS 1 Breaks in relations 6 Update cartographically 11 Adorns with Charmin, for short 14 Ba...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 19, 2022 — 5 Several months ago, my answer seemed to be “no.” After witnessing the catastrophic fail- ure of “Dear Evan Hansen” — a film which I hated, adapted from a musical I liked (or at least used to like. It’s difficult to listen to Ben Platt since seeing the movie) — I began to wonder whether a musical could go fro...…
