…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 11, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Emma Kinery, editor in chief, The Michigan Daily Journalism is changing tremendously — which, in some ways, makes being the editor of a college paper more difficult than it has ever been — but it’s also pretty exciting. The Michigan Daily operates editorially and financially independent of the University of Mi...…
…2A — Monday, December 11, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 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@michigandaily.com NATHAN GUPTA Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 n...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, December 11, 2017 — 3A MAX KUANG/Daily Modati screenprinter Sarms Jabra helps Ann Arbor resident Asa Price make a screen print at the Tiny Expo at the Ann Arbor District Library Saturday. TINY TOTS stereotypical notion of an enslaved Black man working on a cotton plantation and instead offered a picture of society in which the main focus was the slavery of Native American women ...…
…I really just cannot bear it any longer. In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, and even somewhat before then, I had heard about this mysterious phenomenon by which Americans became unable to stomach another headline, another minute of CNN programming or another picture of Donald Trump. As a political junkie, though, this phenomenon had never affected me; the palace intrigue, cel...…
…3 & 4 Bedroom Apartments $1500-$2800 plus gas and water contribution. Tenants pay electric to DTE Showings scheduled M-F 10-3 w/ 24 hour notice required. 1015 Packard 734-996-1991 5 & 6 Bedroom Apartments 1014 Vaughn $3250 - $3900 plus gas and water contribution. Tenants pay electric to DTE Showings scheduled M-F 10-3 w/ 24 hour notice required 734-996-1991 ARBOR PROPERTIES Award-Winning Rentals in Kerrytown Central Campus, Old West S...…
…6A — Monday, December 11, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com …
…Shea’s Saturday On Saturday, potential transfer Shea Patterson became the focal point of Michigan’s matchup with UCLA. » SportsMonday Column, Page 2B A potential answer With his 15-point outing against the Bruins, sophomore Zavier Simpson may have brought clarity to Michigan’s point guard battle. » Page 3B MONDAY The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | December 11, 2017 B Michigan 78 Michigan tops Bruins thanks to 15-point...…
…2B — December 11, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN A Saturday for Shea T he sign was on full display, hoisted by members of the Maize Rage from the first row of section 130. Written across poster board in big script letters were the words “Ole Mich.” Below the script, though, there was a second message that required no interpretation: #WeWantSHEA. And so began the official ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday December 11, 2017 — 3B Simpson helps lead Michigan to unexpected comeback over UCLA S omewhere amid the hazy, ever-changing point guard battle lies an answer. Only twice in John Beilein’s tenure at Michigan has the starting point guard played fewer than 32 minutes per game. This season, Zavier Simpson has slightly edged out Eli Brooks for the lead in point guard minutes....…
…4B — December 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Michigan recovers from early deficit to defeat Golden Flashes Kent State’s bench went wild as guard Alexa Golden nailed a buzzer-beater to end the first quarter. The Michigan women’s basketball team’s bench remained quiet. By the end of the opening frame, Michigan’s leading scorer hadn’t made any baskets. Senior guard Katelynn Flaherty was 0-for-3 on 3-poi...…
…After an unsuccessful attempt at repealing the entire Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump’s administration repealed a mandate that required employers to provide free birth control coverage, which currently gives more than 55 million women access to birth control. These stipulations will allow a wide range of employers to deny birth control coverage, including those with “moral convictions” against the drug. Because of ...…
…2A — Wednesday, October 11, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Central Student Government joins conversation on C.C. Little renaming LSA SG president Fadanelli introduces the resolution to assembly for first reads Following the initiatives put forth on behalf of LSA Student Government, Central Student Government briefly convened Tuesday night to introduce a r...…
…central part of Active Minds, a nonprofit organization dedicated to destigmatizing and encouraging an open dialogue about mental health. The exhibit, though it has been to the University’s campus years prior, is just one of many events organized by the University’s LSA Student Government as a part of its first mental health week, which LSA SG plans to hold yearly. LSA junior Bekah Cone, who helped organize the event,...…
…T his Wednesday, the University of Michigan College Republicans and American Enterprise Institute are sponsoring Charles Murray, a white supremacist, to speak on campus and promote his new book. Murray, who is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, co-wrote the “The Bell Curve” in 1994. The publication of this book marked the 1990s re-emergence of racist eugenics and biological determinist theories ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 11, 2017 — 5 Arts Rihanna is taking the world by storm — but not in her usual manner. In early September, she released her makeup line, Fenty Beauty, and it received almost-instant praise for the line’s quality products and unique colors. It launched as a makeup line that is dedicated to inclusivity, offering 40 shades of makeup in an effort to target all skin ...…
…ACROSS 1 Ballet divisions 5 Crank (up) 8 Hunchbacked lab assistant 12 Un-fizzy 13 PGA Tour golf course near Miami 15 Fish in salade niçoise 16 Inc. and LLC? 19 “No fighting!” 20 Self-worth 21 Gym unit 22 Beaming and shining? 25 Jibe grammatically 28 Come-__: enticements 29 Covent Garden highlight 30 Wolfish look 31 Pal of Pooh 32 Green shampoo 33 Ranking org. for court players 34 Google operating system 36 “Never __ Me Go”: Kazuo Ishiguro nove...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 11, 2017 — 7A Wolverines’ win streak snapped by 3-1 loss in South Bend Michigan didn’t fall apart until the 90th minute. The 24th-ranked Wolverines (4-1-1 Big Ten, 7-4-2 overall) had been outplayed prior to that, with No. 7 Notre Dame (9-2-1 ACC, 3-1-1 overall) dominating possession and leading 2-1. But when Fighting Irish forward Jon Gallagher sprinted past the de...…
…8A — Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com …
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 11, 2017 — 9A Extra practice time a plus for Wolverines There’s a common phrase often heard around the Michigan hockey team’s practices. “When the time to perform has arrived,” says coach Mel Pearson, “the time to prepare is long gone.” Following a split in their first regular season contests — a 3-1 win Friday against St. Lawrence and 3-0 loss Saturday at Clarkso...…
…10A — Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com …
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 11, 2017 ON EDGE michigan in color x the statement mission statement: …
…I walk down to the kitchen to find a bowl of walnuts sitting on the counter. “Your dad got them for ‘health and happiness,’” my mom recounts to me. “Health and happiness,” I repeat to myself. It’s a simple idea, but in practice it seems like a long journey in need of consistent upkeep. Being “in control” of your own happiness is a concept many people try to live by, but it is not representative of the direction of so...…
…3B Wednesday, October 11, 2017 // The Statement The picture stays in the kid: Ghosts I n retrospect, it was a bad decision to review “A Ghost Story” for the Daily this past summer. But in my defense, how was I supposed to know that the film — in which a 30- or 40-something dies in a car crash and morosely yet patiently haunts his widow and home, where successive tenants cycle through until a developer buildings a large tower in...…
…Wednesday, October 11, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, October 11, 2017 // The Statement 5B On Edge Students of color combat campus apathy b y M i C E d i t o r s : Adam Brodnax, Tanya Madhani, Halimat Olaniyan, Christian Paneda, Jason Rowland, Ashley Tjhung and Sivanthy Vasanthan L SA sophomore Tyrice Grice Jr. was eager to kick off foot- ball season at the Big House, ready to get started on his classes and to meet up with his ...…
…Wednesday, October 11, 2017 // The Statement 6B Personal Statement: Trigger warning Editor’s note: The author of this piece remains anonymous to protect their identity. M onday morning. I sit waiting with classmates for the professor of our literature and human rights class to arrive. “Did you hear about the shooting in Las Vegas?” someone asks. I hadn’t. I whip out my phone to read about an aged man who was an ac...…
…Wednesday, October 11, 2017 // The Statement 7B Copy That: Beauty in disorder I n fifth-grade art class, we learned about Jackson Pollock, an artist known for abstract expressionism. He became famous for dripping paint onto canvases, flicking and throwing and pouring colors all over the place in the name of art. Some of my classmates were skeptical, because, after all, to our 10-year-old selves, the Pollock replic...…
…Wednesday, October 11, 2017 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T P E R F E C T I N G T H E P I A N O Each part and each piano stands unique in the workshop. Workshop desks and tables are littered with various tools and parts to alter and restore the pianos. Each staff member works on a particular aspect of the restoration process. Reeder looks over a piano hiding away in the workshop. The inside of a piano sits exposed and t...…
…Dingell calls for support of EPA in light of budget cuts Legislation introduced in state gov to regulate breath tests Budget cuts to EPA funding could lay off 435 Ann Arbor- based employees By JENNIFER MEER Summer Managing News Editor On Monday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D–Michigan) addressed a crowd of approximately 70 media personnel, Environmental Protection Agency employees and environment advocates on the ...…
…420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com NISA KHAN Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 nisakhan@michigandaily.com JUEUI HONG Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 jueuih@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Dayton Hare Managing Editor haredayt@michigandaily.com Jennifer Meer Managing News Editor news@michigandaily.com SENIOR NEWS EDITORS: Andrew Hiyama, Kaela Theut Sarah Khan Editorial Page Editor...…
…3 NEWS Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Washtenaw County officials allocate taxpayer funds in support of undocumented immigrants Proposals aim to welcome immigrants and offer human services support By AMARA SHAIKH For the Daily Washtenaw County officials have allocated funds to support undocu- mented immigrants with a 5-2 vote from the County Board of Commis- sioners on a series of resolutions. The...…
…4 Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION O n April 18, the Los Angeles Police Department adopted new rules that require police officers to try to defuse situations before firing a weapon. Regardless of how disturbing it is that police departments were previously not operating under these guidelines, one would expect this to mitigate police brutality. With this new rule and growing backlash toward la...…
…5 OPINION Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com T he first time I returned home for the summer, to the suburb I grew up in outside downtown Columbus, was two years ago, the May after my freshman year at Michigan. I lived at home, worked at a posh coffee shop a 10-minute drive away, and wspent most of my free time hanging out with high school friends and trying to catch up on reading. Even though I was...…
…6 Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Elif Batuman’s story is beautiful By SOPHIA KAUFMAN Daily Book Editor The title of Elif Batuman’s new novel is a direct nod to Dos- toyevsky, but it’s also a sly nudge to the narrator, Selin; or, more accurately, Selin’s curiously detached perception of herself. “The Idiot” follows her as the American teenage daughter of Turkish immigrants making her way thr...…
…7 Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘No Shape’ is bold ‘Guardians Vol. 2’ thrives FILM REVIEW MUSIC REVIEW By SEAN LANG Daily Arts Writer The work of Mike Hadreas — the Seattle native behind Perfume Genius — was, at least until 2014’s Too Bright, always lo-fi and poignantly intimate. Dark narratives that confront depression, sexuality and the dangers of being gay characterize his first two ...…
…8 Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Michigan congressman helps pass health care bill By ANDREW HIYAMA Summer Daily News Editor Following the revisions of Congressman Fred Upton (R–Mich.), the American Health Care Act — the Republican Party’s proposal to repeal the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act — passed the House of Representatives with 217 “yes” votes, barely clearing the 216 it n...…
…10 Thursday,May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines fall to Central Michigan By PAIGE VOEFFRAY Daily Sports Writer With two gone in the top of the ninth, Miles Lewis stepped up the to the plate. The redshirt sophomore left fielder knocked a single down the middle, but his base running was what gave Michigan the edge. He stole second base and the catcher’s throw was overthrown, allowing Lewis to adv...…
…Lamb thrives under pressure By JACOB SHAMES Summer Managing Sports Editor One of the defining features of a closer is his entrance music, the song that plays as he jogs out from the bullpen in the ninth inning looking to seal a victory. The two greatest closers in MLB history are nearly as famous for their entrances as they are for their pitching dominance — Trevor Hoffman and his 601 career saves are inextricably linked to AC/D...…
…12 Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Cold tubs, strikeouts and ‘Zen Golf’: The legacy of Megan Betsa By MAX MARCOVITCH Daily Sports Writer Megan Betsa sat in a cold tub. The television above her showed the game she had just exited. Top 7: Missouri: 4, Michigan: 1 Her back ached from the worst pain she’d ever had from playing softball. Her body felt the wear and tear of throwing 213 pitches in l...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 11, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 64 ©2017 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . ...…
…Heather Ann Thompson, a professor of history in the Afro- American and African Studies Department, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in history for her novel “Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy.” In an email interview, Thompson — who is also in the Residential College Social Theory and Practice Program — wrote she found out about her award during class and looked at her students in disbeli...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, April 11, 2017 — 3 quarterfinalist, marking the beginning of a 22-year NCAA Tournament streak that remains the longest streak any team has ever put together in college hockey. During that streak, Michigan made the Frozen Four 11 times, finishing as the runner-up once while collecting two national championships. Berenson has left an enduring legacy not only with...…
…I n light of the ongoing contract negotiations between the University of Michigan and members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization, I felt moved to write a piece that details my experience with Graduate Student Instructors and the tremendous impact they have had on my educational experience here. As a dual-degree student in both LSA and the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, I have had wonderfully ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, April 11, 2017 — 5 A Far Cry and Roomful of Teeth to play Rackham NEW AMSTERDAM RECORDS Room Full of Teeth will be performing at Rackham this Wednesday. At its heart, public music making is about the way in which we exist in the same time and place as other people. It’s about how we communicate with and relate to one another. The playing of music is a conversation of sorts,...…
…ACROSS 1 Prefix with deed, feed and read 4 Fave texting buds 8 One looking for something 14 Gorilla, for one 15 To whom Rick said, “We’ll always have Paris” 16 Mode of dress 17 *Pay for your online purchases, say 19 Admirers, as a group 20 Actress O’Donnell 21 Caspian, e.g. 23 Nick and Nora’s dog 24 Ancients, for instance? 27 Big Band __ 29 White wine apéritif 30 Kitten cries 31 *Skip work because of illness 34 Double curve 35 One to say “G’da...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, April 11, 2017 — 7 THANK YOU, MR. BERENSON On Tuesday, Red Berenson announced his retirement as the head coach of the Michigan hockey team after 33 seasons. With his career coming to a close, former Michigan Daily hockey beat writers chose to reflect on their time covering the Wolverines under Mr. Berenson. Avi Sholkoff, 2016-17: Prior to beginning my studies at Michigan, I ...…
…8 — Tuesday, April 11, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Berenson revived ‘M’ with family atmosphere R ed Berenson was Michigan hockey. For the last 33 seasons, he has been the Wolverines’ head coach. And before that, Berenson tallied 43 goals in his senior season at Michigan in 1961-62. That total still stands today as the most goals in a season in Wolverine history. After his collegiate playing career,...…
…A federal district court dismissed a lawsuit filed by an former University of Michigan student who violated the University’s Student Sexual Misconduct Policy. A final opinion dated Jan. 5 declared the plaintiff’s claim of a due process violation was inaccurate. According to court records, U.S. District Judge David Lawson upheld the reasoning behind the appeals board’s decision to expel the plaintiff because it...…
…2A — Wednesday, January 11, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Tweets Follow @michigandaily The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for September-April are $225 and ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, January 11, 2017 — 3A HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily Altyn Ciang Knight, coordinator of The College Postersale, sells a poster to a student in the Union on Tuesday. POSTE R S GALORE community? We thought they should be working for each other — making more revenue and getting more foot traffic.” Spade takes print advertisements from clients — local restaurants, for example — and place...…
…I n one of my classes, we had an opportunity to talk candidly about grades. One student humored the crowd: “The smarter you get, the worse grades you get!” He received a laugh from his audience, including me. It was a typical “talent” vs. “striver” debate. Initially, I found some comfort in my classmate’s statement — it was a tempting way to justify the bad grades I have received. However, the utterance carried a ...…
