…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 4, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM MATT VAILLIENCOURT/Daily University President Mark Schlissel addresses students during his monthly fireside chat with students in the Michigan Union on Thursday. During fireside chat, president also expresses opposition to divestment By LARA MOEHLMAN Daily Staff Reporter For University President Mark Schlissel’s...…
…2 — Friday, December 4, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Daily’s editorial staff lays out what the University should look for in selecting a new athletic director — and emphasized that students should be included in the search process. >>SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Economics lecture WHAT: University of Pennsylvania Business Prof. Mike Abito will ...…
…his decision to vote in favor of the cull. “It goes without saying that the recall process is a critical part of democracy,” he said. “That being said, in my limited experience of recalls, they usually seem to involve some kind of extreme behavior problem of an elected official, not votes on small-budget items like we have here. I struggle with the concept of using a recall in this instance. I suppose the inference is that 10 out...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, December 4, 2015 — 5 ‘Empire’ falters in second season Mediocre storylines hurt Fox drama at mid-season finale By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Daily Arts Writer At the sophomore season mid- point of “Empire,” a week of quick changes come to a close. First, Cookie (Tar- aji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benja- min Button”) was taking over Empire, then she creates her own com-...…
…ACROSS 1 “The Jungle Book” villain 10 Character in the comic “Mutts” 15 Stubborn 16 Howe’er 17 Mutton dish 18 Title from the Arabic for “master” 19 Litter call 20 Orchestra sect. 21 Electric guitar effect 22 Christmas __ 23 Mate’s affirmative 24 2013 Spike Jonze film 25 Arctic coast explorer 26 “Revolutionary Road” author Richard 28 “... high hope for __ heaven”: Shak. 30 Mil. awards 31 Part of many a date 33 Cheapen 35 Diagonally ... or what ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, December 4, 2015 — 7 ‘M’ opens Big Ten play By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Editor A season ago, the Michigan hockey team played Wisconsin five times — four times in the regular season and once in the Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines triumphed over the Badgers in all five games, with an average margin of victory of 3.8 goals. But a fresh season and a new cro...…
…8 — Friday, December 4, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ‘M’ earns 7-0 start Wolverines roll past Pittsburgh to tie best season start in program history By BRAD WHIPPLE Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women’s basketball team’s undefeated start to the season hadn’t carried much weight headed into Thursday’s game. The Wolverines had outscored each of their six opponents by an av...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 4, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 24 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A ARTS.......................... 5A SPORTS ......................7A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A T H E S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM No Filter: ‘Beasts of No ...…
…Gessen argued that people need to take the repercussions of totalitarian regimes seriously, no matter how preposterous they seem, rather than risk the great tragedy that can occur if Western countries ignore them. “We’re so rational we don’t like to believe in things that are preposterous, and it gives us a lot of satisfaction to feel more intelligent and just sort of sniff at things,” she said. “But it is so much better to ha...…
…venues for students to weigh in on several amendments, includ- ing the addition of an honor pledge, include statement edu- cation during new student orientation, specification of a consistent 3-year amendment cycle, specify the scope of viola- tions and formalize the Univer- sity president’s need to chose amendments before the end of the school year. CSG president Cooper Charl- ton, an LSA senior, said CSG General Counsel Jacob P...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…
…5A — Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW ABC “You used to call me on my cell phone.” No redemption for ‘Wicked City’ New ABC drama negates feminist progress on TV By SHIR AVINADAV For The Daily Ed Westwick broke “Gos- sip Girl” ’s fans hearts as Upper East Side playboy, Chuck, and does it again in ABC’s new thriller, “Wicked City” as suave serial killer Kent. Like Chuck...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 See-through kitchen supply 6 Mythical king of the Huns 10 Kitchen spray 13 Flared dress 14 Ancient Greek theater 15 Land in l’océan 16 *Sneaky blow 18 Some kitchen appliances 19 Did a slow burn 20 Passengers in flight, often 22 Cyberspace marketplace 23 Snobbish 24 Chopper 27 Mount Hood’s state 29 Prominent periods 30 Keep the censor busy 31 The NBA’s Kevin Love, e.g. 34 ...…
…7A — Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Arts & Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Shared universe takes over at CW TV NOTEBOOK The CW’s superhero series show pros and cons of crossovers By BEN ROSENSTOCK Daily Arts Writer Next January, the CW will launch “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” a spinoff series taking place in the same narrative universe as the channel’s other popular superhero shows, “Arrow” and “T...…
…8A — Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan defense reflects on errors Wolverines seek improvement after recent lapses in performance By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor For weeks, the Michigan football team’s defense picked out the smallest mistakes to fix. After back-to-back victories in which the Wolverines gave up seven points in each, they vowed to prevent their opponent from ...…
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…2B “(When choosing universities) I was talking to someone and they said you can make a big school small but you can’t make a small school big. My other college option was a really small school, and when looking at it that way, Michigan has so many cool things that I thought it would be good to come and get involved in a community instead of getting lost in a big school.” –LSA junior RICHARD WU Wednesday November 4, 2015 // The Stat...…
…This week’s Statement Magazine looks into the lives, struggles, and triumphs of first-generation college students at the University. Here are a few other inspiring first-gens. 3B Magazine Editor: Ian DIllingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Managing Editor: Lev Facher Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Emma Sutherland THE statement THE LIST HOWARD SCHULTZ The lauded CEO of Starbuck...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 5B Faces of an invisible identity: First-generation student experiences G rowing up on the west side of Detroit, most of Katie Thomas’ high school classmates didn’t go to college. But the Kinesiology senior was a stellar student: she consistently earned As in her classes, and she enjoyed going to school. So when she applied to college, the Un...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 6B “We know that students who are first-gen students enter college less prepared,” she added. “We know that students are often unfamiliar with the culture and the mechanics of col- lege life and they don’t have family members who they can call and ask questions. And we know that they tend to have more complex family structures and that pulls their attention and their time away from their work...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 7B I notice the red holes in my sneakers as I walk into an outlet mall’s T.J. Maxx. Wearing a $10 graphic tee purchased on clearance, I wade through aisles of affordable clothing. I’m looking for a particular shirt. I move around the men’s section until I lay eyes on my intended purchase: a blue polo shirt with a yellow Ralph Lauren logo embroidered in the top right corner. I quickly grab ...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 8B I t won’t take long into getting to know me to know how much I love the rapper Drake. He’s in my Twitter bio. He’s the background on my phone. I once changed the all com- puter screens at The Michigan Daily news desk to mirroring images of his face. When friends describe me to people they know, they often bring up my obsession with Drizzy. It’s become my “niche.” Interestingly, however, no ...…
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…3 Thursday, June 4, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS UM-Flint expands program to online format School will offer Master of Arts in Liberal Studies online in Fall 2015 By ALEX JUNTTI Daily Staff Reporter For the first time, the oldest graduate program at the Univer- sity of Michigan- Flint — Master of Arts in Liberal Studies — will be available for students in an entirely online format. The pro- gram will be imp...…
…Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. LAURA SCHINAGLE EDITOR IN CHIEF MELISSA SCHOLKE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR DEREK WOLFE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 4 Thursday, June 4, 2015 The Mi...…
…A little over a week ago, during Game Four of the NBA Western Confer- ence Finals, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors fell hard, hit- ting his back, neck and head. He remained on the ground for a few minutes and was taken out of the game, head in hands. Accord- ing to NBA policy, a player who has hit their head and is suspected of having a concussion is removed from the game for a neurological examination. Curry wa...…
…6 Thursday, June 4, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ALBUM REVIEW ‘Whispers’: too much, too soon By SOPHIA KAUFMAN Daily Arts Writer Imaginary friends of children have always been an object of fascination for us. We can give any number of psychological rea- sons for why and when children are most likely to have them, but there’s always that tiny doubt at the back of our minds: What if they’re something mo...…
…7 Thursday, June 4, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Florence + the Machine’s 3rd LP is in need of quirk ALBUM REVIEW ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful:’ a break-up album By MELINA GLUSAC Daily Arts Writer I first heard “Ship to Wreck” driving home from work on one of those out-of-the-blue sizzling May afternoons. (Mich- igan weather, you keep any sense of normalcy in check. For that, I thank you, I hate you...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Help with a heist 5 Senate __ 9 Rascal 14 First name in fashion 15 First name in fashion 16 Transmission repair franchise 17 Digging tool with an abstract pattern? 20 Wrecks 21 How a scolding may be given 22 First and last words of “Green Eggs And Ham” 23 Winter Palace resident 24 Mathematical array with a spotted pattern? 31 Champagne label word 32 Olympic hawk 33 Reunio...…
…9 Thursday, June 4, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS was hit in the shoulder. Anoth- er two-on, two-outs situation for Michigan’s offense, and this time it was Blanco’s turn. But yet again, the Gators got out alive when Blanco grounded out to the short stop. Overall, the Wolver- ines could not handle Haeger in the circle Wednesday night. She was named the tournament’s Most Out- standing Player. “(Lauren Haeger) w...…
…Rowing takes 10th at NCAA’s By CHLOE AUBUCHON Daily Sports Writer On the final day of the NCAA Championships Sunday, the Michi- gan women’s rowing team failed to capitalize on momentum from its second-place finish behind top- ranked Ohio State at the Big Ten Tournament, placing 10th overall on the weekend. The scene at the event was simi- lar to the Big Ten Tournament, with the Buck- eyes making history as the first-ever team ...…
…Expires: Sunday, June 14, 2015 11 Thursday, June 4, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS AMANDA ALLEN/Daily Sophomore infielder Carmen benedetti hit two home runs in the Wolverines’ two losses to No. 3 Louisville. By ZACH SHAW Summer Managing Sports Editor LOUISVILLE — By the time Carmen Benedetti finished round- ing the bases, Michigan looked like it had found one more dose of postseason magic. The sophomore first...…
…Michigan softball falls in Championship, aims to rise once again By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer Tera Blanco took a mid-60s fast- ball to the upper arm. Her elbow guard was too low to protect her from the seven-ounce, neon yellow sphere spinning toward her. The freshman first baseman kneeled to the dirt in pain. She stayed there for the length of a breath and got back up to trot to first base. The Michi- gan softball...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 4, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM How do students interact with our local government? » INSIDE the statement Proposed legislation would enable high schoolers to take college courses By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter In accordance with Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s alternative edu- cation initiative, several bills were introdu...…
…in huge ballrooms like the Gray- stone. Elliot said he searches through record stores to listen to new “old” musicians all the time. As a Detroit jazz artist, under- standing his predecessors is crucial, he said, because it helps contextualize his creative devel- opment. “This music’s been passed down and passed down and passed down, and it would be foolish for me to think what I’m doing is new,” Elliot said. Detroit’s greates...…
…es,” but rock bands were finding less and less space in bars and clubs. At this point Ryder moved to Ann Arbor, finished his degree at the University and opened up PJ’s Records—an experience he described as a “graduate degree in music.” In the early ‘90s, he decided to move back to Detroit, where the scene was on its way back to health, churning out acts like the White Stripes, Eminem and Kid Rock. Ryder bought the then-dilapi- ...…
…The embarrassingly minute coverage on Boko Haram’s recent escalation in Nigeria in both the media and on social media needs to be discussed. It seems our national fixation on the Middle East and Euro-centric ter- ror attacks is blinding us from other pressing humanitarian issues. In a country where the epicenter of our inter- national obsessions lies in the heart of the Mid- dle East, we are ceaselessly bombarded with coverage of ISIS...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Life & Arts Wednesday, February 4, 2015 — 5A MUSIC NOTEBOOK Learn to love Dolly By CARLY SNIDER Daily Arts Writer I have been listening to a lot of Dolly Parton lately and I don’t really know how to handle it. As someone who cringes at the first twang of anything resembling country music, this feeling is particularly surprising. Strange things are happening, and I’ve decided to go with it. ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com Roses are red, violets are blue, We love the Daily and we hope you do too. ACROSS 1 Beginning on 5 No ordinary party 9 Keister 13 Big Island coffee region 14 Sap-sucking insect 16 Put on board 17 Learning ctr. 18 “Being John Malkovich” director 20 Bit of dust 21 Readies for another voyage 22 “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” co-star 26 Portions out 29 One making waves 30 Sean Lennon’s mom 31 ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 4, 2015 — 7A VICE No glitter for this vampire. Intense indie film transcends genre ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone’ artfully blends cultures By VANESSA WONG Daily Arts Writer Budding screenwriters have it hard. There are more people writing great scripts than can be produced, let alone recognized enough for their auteur to break into the elite cir- cles of cin- ema...…
…Sports 8A — Wednesday, February 4, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Former players give advice for National Signing Day By ALEJANDRO ZÚÑIGA Daily Sports Writer Jim Harbaugh hasn’t spent much time in Ann Arbor since he became Michigan’s football coach, and neither have his assistants. The new staff has been busy visiting and calling top high school recruits in the hope that several will sign a binding National Letter o...…
…THE MICHIGAN DAILY FEBRUARY 4, 2015 statement …
…2B Magazine Editor: Ian Dillingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Design Editor: Jake Wellins Photo Editor: Luna Anna Archey Illustrators: Megan Mulholland Maggie Miller Managing Editor: Lev Facher Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Emma Sutherland THE statement COVER BY JAKE WELLINS VIDEO: WHAT IS HAPPINESS? Wednesday, February 4, 2015 // The Statement A nn Arbor is a city bu...…
…Wednesday, February 4, 2015 // The Statement 3B My Cultural Currency: Life’s just a soap opera M y mother and I disagree on everything. That’s how, she says, she’s able to get me fantastic, on-point birth- day and Christmas presents. “I just walk into a store and, if I love something, then I buy you the exact opposite of it. Here, I bought you this shirt. I absolutely hate it though, so I’ll walk two feet in front of you whe...…
…Wednesday, February 4, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, February 4, 2015 // The Statement 5B L et’s lay out a hypothetical scenario: it’s the 2014 guberna- torial election and the statewide results are based solely off the vote tallies in Washtenaw County. The results? To say the least, we’d find a very different state government. A Democratic governor. A Democratic attorney general. A Democratic secretary of state. And, in the onl...…
…Wednesday, February 4, 2015 // The Statement 6B W hen West Quad Residence Hall reopens next semes- ter, residents will have to walk into another Ann Arbor city ward just to eat breakfast. Despite being across the street, South Quad Residence Hall and West Quad are in different wards — meaning they have separate represen- tatives for Ann Arbor City Council. Situations like these arise across the University as all five of Ann Arbor’s ward...…
…T he digital clock flashed 1:23, its red austerity shouting at me. “Mom, hurry up!” It was competition day. I spent my morn- ing gluing on fake eyelashes and my after- noon rushing my mother. My dance team was set to be backstage at 1:30, the venue a 15-minute drive away. I did the math. “One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, one-two-three-four,” I heard her chant from behind the shower curtain. “MOM.” “Onetwothreefour, on...…
…Wednesday, February 4, 2015 // The Statement 8B Alex Koi doesn’t just perform music, she embodies it. She has a quiet confidence offstage and the kind of commanding presence onstage that can hold the rapt atten- tion of an audience, whether she’s singing jazz or indie electronic. She says her mind is bursting with melodies that seem effortlessly articulated, as if they always existed. Koi is a senior studying history and jazz vocal perfor...…
