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…As students from all over reunite in Ann Arbor for a new school year, The Michigan Daily has you covered with all the major news coming out of the University of Michigan this summer. It’s been an eventful summer for the Wolverines. From announcing a new president to medical students walking out of their white coat ceremony, from a new minimum wage to LEO-GLAM’s first contract with the University of Michigan, here’s what you need to...…
…Students, community members, politicians and activists gathered at the University of Michigan Diag for the “Bans Off Our Bodies” rally Sat- urday afternoon to speak out against the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade. One of around 50 “Bans Off Our Bodies” rallies held Saturday, the protest was held in response to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on the pending Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organiza- tion case. The decision,...…
…The Board of Regents held a special meeting on Wednesday to officially appoint Dr. Santa J. Ono as the 15th president of the University of Michigan. Ono, 59, will begin his initial five-year tenure on Oct. 13 and will succeed Interim President Mary Sue Coleman, who was appointed by the board in January following the abrupt firing of former President Mark Schlissel. Coleman will continue to serve as president until Ono’s term begin...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — 5A VISIT US FOR A CHANCE TO WIN Stop by between August 29 and September 7. Sign up for our email newsletter to enter a raffle for Tech Shop gift cards. 20 winners receive $100, $200 or $500! In-store entry only. No purchase necessary to enter. Valid umich email address required; unsubscribe from the Tech Shop email newsletter anytime. Regular U-M employees and all ITS e...…
…6A — Wednesday, August 31, 2022 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CHEN LYU Daily Staff Reporter Extended social district, block closures shift Ann Arbor downtown experience Resolutions passed by City Council change what downtown Ann Arbor looks like to consumers Downtown Ann Arbor District Library installs free Narcan vending machine RILEY HODDER Summer Managing News Editor Home of New Vision provides free overdose-reversing dru...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — 7A IRENA LI Summer News Editor Michigan Medicine nurses sue University amid contract negotiations Union alleges ‘U’ violated state law on bargaining Schedule an appointment with an advisor today! lsa.umich.edu/Judaic TRANSCENDS LEARNING THAT BORDERS I I .U M I C H . E D U/ P I C S The current state and future of abortion care at Michigan Medicine TESS CROWLEY...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — 9A RILEY HODDER Summer Managing News Editor News What to expect from What to expect from Michigan Dining Michigan Dining The Michigan Daily compares and analyzes each dining hall on campus The Michigan Daily compares and analyzes each dining hall on campus Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Liberty | 604 E Liberty St. Kerrytown | 407 N 5th Ave. UM Union | 530 S State St. (in th...…
…10A — Wednesday, August 31, 2022 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Michigan Athletics 2022-23 Timeline Aug. 29: Classes begin By LINDSAY BUDIN, Summer Managing Sports Editor SEPTEMBER Sept. 3: Michigan opens football season at home against Colorado State Sept. 24: Parents & Family Weekend, the Wolverines face Maryland OCTOBER Early October: Hockey season begins Oct. 29: Michigan football takes on rival Michigan State in th...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — 11A JARED GREENSPAN Managing Sports Editor ALLISON ENGKVIST/Daily Sports Four Michigan football questions ahead of the 2022 season Last season, you’d have been hard pressed to find a better defen- sive duo than Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo. The All-American edge rushers comprised a recur- ring nightmare for the opposition, so often dominating the line of scrimm...…
…12A — Wednesday, August 31, 2022 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com JOHN TONDORA Daily Sports Writer At Michigan — as anybody will tell you — the Wolverines are famous for game days. From the fanfare, to the tailgates, Ann Arbor bleeds Maize and Blue. And at the University of Michi- gan, game days aren’t just on Satur- days in the fall. No, this isn’t a cliche about bring- ing your A-Game in class every day — although, you should p...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — 13A Sports It was a balmy 18 degrees and windy when I remembered that I’d prom- ised my friend Hugh that I’d go to a lacrosse game with him. I’m not the best at remembering things, or keeping promises, and it just so happened that I was already at the Union studying for a test that I had forgotten was the next day. There was no good reason for me to drop what I...…
…NICHOLAS STOLL Managing Sports Editor Carol Hutchins, Michigan’s true legend S itting atop the bleachers at Alumni Field — home of the Michigan softball team, and home of its former head coach for the past 38 years, Carol Hutchins — Schembechler Hall is plainly visible. Sitting atop the bleachers at Alumni Field — home of the Michigan softball team, and home of now-former head coach Carol Hutchins for the past 38 years — Schem...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — 15A MISHAL CHARANIA Summer Audience Engagement Managing Editor “What’s your snap?” At this point in the conversation, I have been talking to this stranger for maybe two minutes and said a maximum of three sentences. Especially on the first day of class, “what’s your snap” tends to be one of the first things you are asked about yourself. Where you sit on day one tend...…
…16A — Wednesday, August 31, 2022 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com $100 Visa® Gift Card Student off er ends 10/9/22. Off er requires enrollment in both automatic payments and paperless billing with stored bank account ($10/month more without). Automatic payment and paperless billing discount eff ective within 45 days of enrolling. If either automatic payments or paperless billing is subsequently canceled, the $10 monthly discount ...…
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…Wednesday, August 10, 2022 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com One of the best things about reading romance novels or watching romance movies is that you can almost always count on the presence of a trope. Whether it’s enemies to lovers (think Darcy and Lizzy in “Pride and Prejudice” or, more recently, Season 2 of “Bridgerton”), fake relationships (a #BookTok favorite), good girl/bad boy (which always reminds me of that 5...…
…4 Tales from a Ragstock dressing room Content warning: Mentions of disordered eating A week before my first class at the University of Michigan, I wandered around Ann Arbor as a college student for the very first time. With friends who were already familiar with the city, I was given a grand tour of which buildings I’d enjoy, which are widely beloved and which to avoid altogether. We all swooned for the smells of Frita Batidos, ...…
… Wednesday, August 10, 2022 — 5 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Ghosts are real. Maybe not in the ways you’ve heard, but I assure you, they’re very real. I’ve seen ghosts nearly everywhere in my hometown all my life — in every corner of my house, in every school I’ve attended, in every nook and cranny of my neighborhood. Every so often, I take it upon myself to collect these ghosts from their spots — not with...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, August 10, 2022 BRANDON COWIT 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. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief Pay attention to your local elections E very four years, we are hounded with constant reminders to vote i...…
…Wednesday, August 10, 2022 — 7 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com After learning and overcoming, Jess Mruzik readies to lead Michigan LINDSAY BUDIN Summer Managing Sports Editor CHICAGO — When Michigan junior outside hitter Jess Mruzik arrived at Michigan after graduating high school a semester early in January 2020, she finally got the opportunity to take her talents to the collegiate level. But when she contracted mono a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Brandon Naurato named interim hockey coach This article was updated to include statements from Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel and interim Michigan hockey coach Brandon Naurato. Mel Pearson’s firing left the Michigan hockey team without a head coach, and with its first exhibition game just under two months away, it desperately needs a lea...…
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… Wednesday, August 3, 2022 — 3 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Warning: The following story contains descriptions of violence against people and animals. While based on true events, this piece is a work of fiction, and no people or animals were harmed. The grass had grown and grown and grown until, one day, my father declared that it was unacceptable. He went out to the hardware store and returned an hour ...…
… 4 — Wednesday, August 3, 2022 4 — Wednesday, August 3, 2022 It’s always a beautiful day in the neighborhood; that is, if you’re willing to crouch down in a variety of public places across Ann Arbor. In the late winter of 2020, the city felt relatively bleak. With almost the entire freshman class (including myself) being kicked out of the dorms, any potential for normalcy on campus and in Ann Arbor diminished to a faint, distant l...…
…Frank O’Hara, from Michigan to New York Frank O’Hara, from Michigan to New York 5 — Wednesday, August 3, 2022 // The Statement Nestled in between Catherine Street and Detroit Street, a sliver of a building sits — the eclectic and magnificent Detroit Street Filling Station. Surrounded by a moat of picnic tables and potted plants, a tributary of jazz, blues and boogie pours a cocktail of heart, soul and song into the summer streets ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, August 3, 2022 BRANDON COWIT 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. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief From The Daily: For the January 6th Committee, truth and transparency are their own victory *A previous version of t...…
…Wednesday, August 3, 2022 — 7 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com For Seamus Casey, the defensive process is key JOHN TONDORA Daily Sports Writer PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Seamus Casey’s offensive prowess and untapped upside are undeniable. The focal points of his game, Casey’s use of those abilities during his journey through the National Team Development Program was nothing short of exceptional. Yet as scouts analyzed his apt...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, August 3, 2022 ‘We don’t want to take any steps back’: Michigan looks to build off last season A year ago, Jim Harbaugh sat at a podium on the turf inside Lucas Oil Stadium and waxed about climbing a mountain — the mountain, of course, being a metaphor for defeating Ohio State. Harbaugh’s comparison, along with the confidence that he exuded, evoked both smirks and sideway...…
…As the first day of fall semester approaches and students move into on-campus residence halls, freshmen have had to modify their expectations for what the semester will now look like. LSA freshman Elizabeth Wolfe, who lives in East Quad Residence Hall, said she has tried to make her first several days as normal as possible despite the semester’s clear differences. “Interactions have been limited but I’ve k...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, August 31, 2020 — 3 In the main hallway of Markley Residence Hall is a selection of large blue move-in bins. Standing next to the bins is a portable whiteboard sign with a hand-written message: “Please wipe before & after use!” On the floor lies a tube of disinfectant wipes, empty. This week, thousands of students are moving into University of Michigan residence hal...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 4 — Monday, August 31, 2020 Thousands protest police brutality across Michigan CLAIRE HAO & CALDER LEWIS Daily News Editor and Summer News Editor Last weekend, The Michigan Daily reporters went to 11 different protests, driving 269 miles and speaking to almost 100 people in 10 cities about why they came out. Some said it was their first time protesting. Many more said they were use...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, August 31, 2020 — 5 LSA senior Dylan Gilbert was sitting in a class discussion with the other 20-or-so members of her class, when her English professor Scott Lyons read out loud the N-word from a short story by American writer William Faulkner. Gilbert, uncomfortable with the situation, left the discussion that day. Though the class carried on, the professor’s choice ...…
…Pools of carmel swirling around a black hole abyss My eyes call themselves beautiful. Candied flakes swallowing influxes of light, I love this skeleton, Composed of bones proven durable From years of resisting wordly tarnish I love this skeleton, Despite the unevenness of my ribs The lopsided steel bars that Protect my fragile beating core I love my shoulders, Likened to soils drenched And weighed down heavy in the exhaust...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color Monday, August 31, 2020 — 7 Heard the ruckus for the new Netflix reality TV show “Indian Matchmaking,” but not sure if you want to watch it? Don’t fret the details, I won’t spoil any- thing, but I’ll help you navigate whether or not this is a show for you. If you come from a Desi fam- ily like me, you grew up hearing about how the numerous rela- tionships in your family were ...…
…2-News I have real problems with my city and my university. It’s legal in Ann Arbor to gather outside in groups of 25 and inside in groups of 10. But it isn’t safe. The city also requires that we wear masks when in groups, but even that’s not safe unless we are six feet apart. And how easy is it to wear a mask when you’re having a drink and a conversation? My city — the city I came home to 10 years after ...…
…O n Sunday, June 7, nine members of the Minneapolis City Council acknowledged that the current system of policing is not working and that they intend to “defund and dismantle” the city police department. Council President Lisa Bender stated, “(We need) to listen, especially to our Black leaders, to our communities of color, for whom policing is not working and to really let the solutions lie in our community.” While still in the process o...…
…2-News Monday, August 31, 2020 — 9 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com T he time to act is now. While COVID-19 may feel like it is pulling focus away from the issues that we care about, making it harder to communicate and plan actions and exhausting us emotionally and intellectually, there has never been a time where student action at the University of Michigan, especially collective action, will be as effecti...…
…10 — Monday, August 31, 2020 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A s K-12 students across the country prepare for the 2020-2021 school year, mounting research suggests that school districts can welcome students back to the classroom safely. However, from here in Ann Arbor to large cities like Chicago and Los Angeles, a flurry of school leaders have signed off on plans to keep millions of students home for remote learn...…
…F rom the end of World War II through the pres- ent day, the United States has maintained a position as the world’s premier superpower. For decades, the American values of hard work, individualism, liber- alism and free-market capitalism appeared to lead to massive suc- cesses, including technological advancement, economic pros- perity and high standards of liv- ing. However, as COVID-19 has exposed, the values which people once ...…
…W hen I first learned Espresso Royale was closing all of its locations in early June, it felt like just another thing fighting for my attention. Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor — only two examples of white supremacy that have sparked recent uprisings — the news that the coffee chain was closing seemed rather insignificant. That’s not t...…
… Monday, August 31, 2020 — 13 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Trinkets’: A show made perfectly for Twitter ‘I Used to Go Here’ is a different campus return The Michigan Daily’s Albums of the Summer ‘The Best Parts of Us’ celebrates our ties to the Earth Photo provided by Netflix Photo provided by Taylor Swift It might seem that if a Netflix executive wanted to get a grasp on what the kids were up to these days, all t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 14 — Monday, August 31, 2020 Not a month before quarantine started, my Taylor Swift™ snake ring snapped in half. After anxiously twisting it on and off my finger for nearly two years, the silvery metal fittingly relented in therapy. Bulky, obnoxious and glittery green — I had come to think of it as a secret signal (“I knew you were a Swiftie!”) and a conversation starter. “Oh,” I be...…
…In April 2016, author, historian and professor Ibram X. Kendi published his National Book Award-winning “Stamped from the Beginning.” In what he subtitles “The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America,” Kendi’s exhaustive research chronicles the timeline of anti-Black racist ideas and their shifting power throughout American history. Kendi, one of America’s leading antiracist voices, was the youngest- ever winner o...…
…A common misconception about “coming out” is that it represents a clean break, where there is a de- finitive moment when you’re in the closet and when you’re fully out in public. Most queer people will tell you that coming out is instead something you have to do over and over — that the people you will meet will most likely assume you’re straight until you inform them otherwise. This conception of coming out might be more true f...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Monday, August 31, 2020 — 17 Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard said that he will stay at Michigan in a statement responding to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Howard has been gaining traction in NBA front offices as a potential head coaching candidate. “While I am flattered, and know it will more than likely happen again, I am not exploring, seeking or listen...…
