…T wo months into this year’s Black Lives Matter protests that call for the defunding of police departments across the country, Presi- dent Donald Trump has yet to respond in a way that isn’t thoroughly racist and problematic. Outrage swept through the nation in response to the first reports of unidentified federal agents arriving in Portland, Ore., — a hotspot for Black Lives Matter protests — in unmarked vans, kidnapping citizens o...…
…It’s said that every theatre is inhabited by at least one ghost, and contrary to legends propa- gated by Halloween, these ghosts do not like the dark. Thus, when the curtain falls and a theatre’s house empties, an employee will leave a light — a ghost light — to burn onstage until the perform- ers return. Across the world, ghost lights have remained on and untouched for months. But the lives of performers continue offstage, each day add...…
…Let it be known that Hozier, Irish singer-song- writer extraordinaire, receives poetry books as Christmas gifts. Yes, The man behind our favorite sleepy Sunday morning tunes with his poignant, dreamy voice reads poetry. And, most importantly: If you tune in to Instagram Live at the right time on Fridays, Hozier will read a selection of poetry to you. For the past four weeks, Hozier presented a kinder, gentler side of the internet. His p...…
…8 Thursday, August 6, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Cracking open the coconut: the reality of being a ‘white washed Indian’ “Are you even Indian?” “You’re so light-skinned, you must be half.” “Why do you listen to so much white music?” “He’s a coconut (brown on the outside, white on the inside).” “She’s barely brown, have you seen who she hangs out with?” To be honest, I’ve said some of these things be...…
…9 Thursday, August 6, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR A satiric preview for Netflix’s ‘Indian Matchmaking’ 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 anything, but I’ll help you navigate whether or not this is a show for you. If you come from a Desi family like me, you grew up hearing about how t...…
…10 Thursday, August 6, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS KENT SCHWARTZ Summer Managing Sports Editor Big Ten releases testing procedures and protocol for fall sports As many student-athletes and parents are criticizing the lack of standardized testing procedures in the NCAA, the Big Ten on Wednesday announced its own testing standards for its schools to follow. Student-athletes must be tested at least once a week u...…
…11 Thursday, August 6, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS From the rink to the Lake, Michigan defender Cam York’s passion goes far beyond just playing hockey Cam York is the picture of confidence with a hockey stick in his hand. It’s a quiet confidence, but it oozes from every move he makes. When he’s not on the ice as a Michigan defenseman, York swaps out his stick for a fishing pole, an Xbox controller or a baske...…
…12 Thursday, August 6, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Keith Cooley’s road to becoming Michigan’s first Black gymnast Keith Cooley didn’t go to Michigan to be an athlete. He didn’t grow up dreaming of performing in front of fans or going to the Olympics — he went to Michigan to be a physicist, and he left a physicist. Yet somewhere along that journey, he became Michigan’s first Black gymnast in 1966 as a tram...…
…On Friday, March 13, two days after the University of Michigan canceled in-person classes and moved to online instruction for the rest of the semester, Kathy Roos, the owner of RoosRoast Coffee on East Liberty Street, removed half of the chairs from the cafe’s seating area. The change was meant to promote social distancing — a phrase that has, in the past few weeks, come to epitomize the self- isolation needed to slow th...…
…2 — Monday, April 6, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 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 $250 and year long subscriptions are $275. University affiliates are s...…
…It is during times like this, when normalcy escapes us and uncertainty consumes us, that what defines us becomes clear. Our identities as Wolverines no longer hinge on the routines we had on campus, but rather on the integral parts of our identity which allow us to claim ownership over the title “leaders and best.” Through our resilience, leadership, and connectedness, we are able to feel like a Wolverine during a time ...…
…T hough COVID-19 started as a public health issue, in the past month it has transformed into an economic one as well. Lawmakers must act now to protect both the health and economic well-being of workers, especially women. Typical gender roles leave women at a disproportionate risk during this crisis, exasperating existing economic, medical and social gender gaps. Women’s roles in the workforce place them at a...…
…Bacurau is in trouble. First, the small Brazilian town, somewhere near São Paulo, has its water cut off. Then it loses cell service and disappears from satellite maps. Later, its electricity cuts out. Its residents soon realize that this is no accident. Their village is under siege. “Bacurau,” directed by Juliano Dornelles (“O Ateliê da Rua do Brum”) and Kleber Mendonça Filho (“Aquarius”), is a wild piece of pulp cinema. Ye...…
…On Tuesday, March 24, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released a stay-at-home executive order for all individuals in Michigan. Exceptions include those who require groceries and living essentials, as well as workers who are essential to sustain and protect life or those required to maintain basic business operations. Among those businesses still running are grocery stores and restaurants. However, you may be confused about the general ...…
…In the middle of the Michigan League’s Maizie’s Kitchen & Market, a dozen undergraduate students huddled around a laptop to sign in for their canvassing shifts. The small group decided to brave the January blizzard and knock doors for Solomon Rajput, a 27-year- old Ann Arbor native who put his medical studies on hold for a year to challenge Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., for Michigan’s 12th congressional seat. Dingell has...…
…As a part of its LGBTQ Health and Wellness Week, the Spectrum Center hosted a talk titled Queer Martyrdom: The Religious and Sexual Politics of LGBTQ Inclusion. This event featured guest speaker Brett Krutzsch, a scholar from New York University and author of the book “Dying to Be Normal: Gay Martyrs and the Transformation of American Sexual Politics.” Krutzsch spoke to an audience of about 20 students, staff and communi...…
…Brian Wright, the father of a student targeted by the racist comments in a Snapchat group, noted, “That’s indicative of what these kids are experiencing.” Iraola is a Saline resident and owner of the popular Ann Arbor Mexican restaurant Chela’s. He immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico City in the 1980s. The video recorded at the meeting shows Iraola responding to Burtell’s comment and explaining why he moved to the ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, February 6, 2020 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Brittany Bowman Emily Considine Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, February 6, 2020 — 5 P O L I C Y T A L K S @ T H E F O R D S C H O O L CHRISTOPHER A. HART Former Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board Photo: Philadelphia International Airport CL O SUP LEC T URE SERIE S Opportunities and challenges of autonomous vehicles: Role of governments? CO-SPONSORED BY THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM (STPP) Free and open...…
…6 — Thursday, February 6, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Robert Wemischner ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/06/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/06/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, February 6, 2020 ACROSS 1 Diamond problem 5 Plush carpet 9 Test versions 14 Feminist poet Adrienne 15 It’s partially submerg...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, February 6, 2020 — 7 With healthy legs and new faces, Michigan looks to build on success in 2020 After a season riddled with injuries, faceoff struggles and deflating, tightly-contested losses, many teams would simply throw in the towel toward the end of the season, deeming their final games meaningless. The Michigan men’s lacrosse team could’ve been one of those teams...…
…8 — Thursday, February 6, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Austin Davis a bright spot in loss It’s been just over three weeks since Austin Davis first started showing poise as a reliable backup big man. And now poise, as it turns out, may have been a bit of an understatement. This may be the Austin Davis breakout season, or at least as close to it as could have been reasonably expected. It’s not as if he’s going to ...…
…About 20 Ann Arbor residents attended an affordable housing workshop in the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority building on Thursday night. As the first of a five-step series of workshops, the city of Ann Arbor and SmithGroup, an urban design firm, gauged the interest of Ann Arbor residents in a new affordable housing plan the group is developing. Affordable housing is defined as costing 30 percent or ...…
…Eastern Michigan University hosted a discussion panel about the impact of the legalization of recreational marijuana in Michigan on the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor communities. About 40 community members attended the event Thursday night, which came less than a week after recreational marijuana sales began in the state. The discussion touched on plans for racial equity in the marijuana industry, new drug testing availabilities fo...…
…Members of the Ann Arbor community also attended the event. Ann Arbor resident and U-M Dearborn alum Elizabeth Cobb took this event as an opportunity to learn more about affordable housing for a social psychologist she is working with and to become more involved in her Ann Arbor community. “I went to University Michigan-Dearborn, and when I was an undergrad, I worked with a social psychology professor there,” Cobb sa...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, December 6, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Joel Danilewitz Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, December 6, 2019 — 5 Noah Baumbach is no stranger to divorce. His 2005 film “The Squid and the Whale” chronicles the experiences of a Brooklyn family adjusting to the separation of two parents; it is hilarious and heartfelt, and I love it. However, there is admittedly something “off,” something unreal about the family it depicts. The way its characters speak and interact with ...…
…6 — Friday, December 6, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com What makes a good documentary? And why watch a documentary in the first place? By my own measure, if I can come out of watching one feeling a mixture of touched and hopeful, yet hopelessly enraged, I’d consider it pretty successful. Lynn Novick’s PBS documentary series “College Behind Bars” (produced by the legendary Ken Burns) is one of the few I’ve seen that acco...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, December 6, 2019 — 7 Breaking down Michigan’s bowl destination As much as it feels like Michigan’s season ended with that performance against Ohio State last Saturday, there’s still one more game — a consolation bowl, somewhere sunny and warm. Get hype! Until Sunday’s selection show (or rather, an hour or so before the selection show, when someone inevitably leaks the placements)...…
…8 — Friday, December 6, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Nick Blankenburg maintains connection to late grandfather There’s a railing on the left side of the second floor at Yost Ice Arena, overlooking the ice. It’s in the corner, tucked away just off the staircase and next to the stands on the short side. It’s where Nick Blankenburg stands before every practice and every home game. Every single one of Michigan’s ...…
…Editor’s Note: The Michigan Daily has used several anonymous sources to report this story. As stated in the article, we are honoring our sources’ requests to be quoted anonymously due to fears of retaliation from their fraternity brothers or the greater fraternity and sorority life community for speaking out. In accordance with our ethics policy (which can be found in full in our bylaws), the reporter of this article and two ed...…
…Central Student Government Assembly discussed the University’s sexual misconduct policy, funding for student organizations and the CSG calendar at their meeting Tuesday night. The Assembly began with a presentation led by Erik Wessel, director of the Office of Student Conflict resolution and member of a task force created by President Schlissel to work on the umbrella policy for sexual misconduct at the University. Wessel was join...…
…“In addition, the Interfraternity Council has encouraged chapters to hold events to engage with first semester students to allow those students to explore the community prior to participating in winter recruitment, when they are eligible. All of the policies mentioned above also apply to these engagement events.” “To have a cone of silence around an issue is really difficult” The Daily obtained an email sent by School of Mu...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson 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 ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, November 6, 2019 — 5A Seeing as it’s 2019, it’s really about time that a movie about Harriet Tubman was made. Most people only know Harriet Tubman for her role as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, but as “Harriet,” directed by Kasi Lemmons (“Black Nativity”), shows, she had a much greater story than that. Tubman did more than just lead slaves to free land; she led soldiers i...…
…6A — Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com Cisco Systems, Inc. is accept- ing resumes for the following position in Ann Arbor, MI: Manager, Software Devel- opment (Ref. #ANN461D): Lead a team in the design and development of company’s hardware or software prod- ucts. Please mail resumes with reference number to Cisco Systems, Inc., Attn...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 6, 2019 — 7A Nico Collins and the test of reaching a ceiling Three years after Nico Collins graduated Clay-Chalkville High School in the suburbs of Birmingham, Ala., Jerry Hood’s pride still bubbles up every time he watches Michigan play. For four years, Collins terrorized defenses with the athleticism and imposing frame that made him one of the most talented players...…
…Jon Teske was cooking and the Michigan faithful inside Crisler Center couldn’t get enough. With nine points in the opening 2:40, the senior center pulled up from the wing for a heat-check 3-pointer. Though it clanked off the front rim, Teske, and the rest of the Michigan men’s basketball team (1-0), oozed with confidence. “Coach (Juwan Howard) drew up a lot of good plays and fortunately enough, I was able to finish around the rim,...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 6, 2019 What does reality PHOTO BY DANYEL THARAKAN mean to a diarist? …
…Wednesday, November 6, 2019 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Andrea Pérez Balderrama Deputy Editors Matthew Harmon Shannon Ors Associate Editor Eli Rallo Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Silas Lee Emily Stillman Photo Editor Danyel Tharakan Editor in Chief Maya Goldman Managing Editor Finntan Storer statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 30, 2019 I used to keep Tinder in the games fold...…
…A s I walked to my art history class, a poster hanging in the Diag read, “What will you do when machines do everything?” Carrying in my mind all of the impressionist paintings I had to memorize for this exam, I thought surely the visual arts could never be done by a computer. The level of emotion and resolve that goes into a work of art seems incompatible with the idea of computing. Computers are best at doing rote tasks over and ov...…
…Wednesday, November 6, 2019 // The Statement 4B 5B Wednesday, November 6, 2019 // The Statement I wrote so I could say I was truly paying attention,” writer and poet Sarah Manguso explained. These verbs should be past tense, but since they’re all present tense, I’ll let you decide if you want to change them all. As long as they’re consistent in her 2015 book “Ongoingness: The End of a Diary.” “Experience in itself wasn...…
…Wednesday, November 6, 2019 // The Statement 6B The ringing of my alarm wakes me up. The warmth of my sheets and the ache in my limbs and back keep me bound to the bed, lethargic on a day when honking cars and whirring buses outside my window call for me to get up. I remain suspended in place while businessmen stride along the sidewalk outside my window. Their odd strides unsettle me. Yet, what is most troubling is what lies i...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, November 6, 2019 // The Statement 7B F riday, 09/14 I was in a canoe swaying down a narrow river, barely fitting the width of it. A cat with orange hair and white patches was following me along the riverbank. She was a chunky cat with an extra layer of fat all around and a face a bit too scrunched up. I was approaching the entrance of a cave that appeared to stretch as high...…
…BY EMMA MATI VISUAL STATEMENT: GAP YEAR ABROAD MOUNT OF OLIVES JEWISH CEMETERY, JERUSALEM STREET VENDOR, VARANASI BAPTISM, QASR AL-YAHUD, JORDAN RIVER VALLEY TOUR GUIDE, DELPHI CHOUARA TANNERY, FEZ OLIVE HARVEST, GARDEN OF GETHSAME, JERUSALEM AT THE END OF MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, I DECIDED THAT I WOULD NOT GO STRAIGHT TO COLLEGE. INSTEAD, I WOULD TAKE A GAP YEAR. MY GAP YEAR PROGRAM – KIVUNIM: NEW DIR...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 6, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM On Thursday night, the Ann Arbor District Library, in partnership with the University of Michigan’s Michigan Community Scholars Program, offered a free viewing of the 2015 documentary, “The Hunting Ground,” which depicts sexual violence on college campuses and the failures of universities to appropriat...…
…Relationship Remix, a two- hour workshop required for all freshmen and transfer students, got a makeover for the 2019-2020 school year. Previously led by student volunteers, the program instead hired 20 students this academic year as workshop facilitators. The program also updated some of the language used in its curriculum. Relationship Remix is a program partnership between the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness C...…
…In an email, University spokeswoman Kim Broekhuizen said the University does not let attorneys conduct cross- examination for accessibility reasons. “It’s important to note, Doe v. Baum calls for a student or their advisor to conduct the cross-examination,” Broekhuizen wrote. “Questioning by personal advisors - often attorneys - is not allowed at U-M out of concern that not all students would be able to afford c...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Friday, September 6, 2019 FINNTAN STORER 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. MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief MAGDALENA MIHAYLOVA AND JOEL DANILEWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of T...…
…5A — Friday, September 6, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Bruce Haight ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/06/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/06/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, September 6, 2019 ACROSS 1 Source of seasonal color 5 Like bubble baths 10 Golfer at Royal Troon, often 14 “I’m buying!” 15 “America” soloist in “West Side ...…
