…The University of Michigan’s chapter of Biden for President hosted Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in Ann Arbor’s Kerrytown Monday afternoon. More than 75 people attended the rally in person, while more than 500 supporters logged on to the virtual livestream. Sanders started the event by emphasizing the importance of continuing to make progress in a thoughtful, informed way. “We can keep our country moving forward if we do so ...…
…Landlords in Ann Arbor are pushing ahead with fall leasing for the 2021-2022 school year, despite the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic, while students question if they should sign leases as early as they have in prior years. The fall leasing period many Ann Arbor landlords observe — in which tenants whose leases start shortly before the academic year begins are asked to decide whether to renew less than three months into their lease ...…
…When graduate students at the University of Michigan decided to strike in September, state law was definitively not on their side. On the first day of the strike, the University filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the Graduate Employees’ Organization, the union representing more than 2,000 graduate student instructors and graduate student staff assistants, and later followed up with a request for ...…
…ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ANN ARBOR, MI | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020 | MICHIGANDAILY.COM How are UMich students voting this election? The Michigan Daily conducted an anonymous survey of more than 1,900 students to understand the political leanings of the student body at the University of Michigan and what issues are most important to them. The following data was collected from Oct. 16 to Oct. 21. All ...…
…Content warning: This piece describes depictions of drugging, sexual assault and sexual harassment. An anonymous plaintiff Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit against the Psi Upsilon fraternity at the University of Michigan, claiming she was drugged and raped by a member of the fraternity while attending a party at the fraternity house in August 2019. The fraternity member allegedly coerced Doe to an upstairs room in the Psi ...…
…This year’s Latinx Heritage Month emphasized unity and diversity within the Latinx community through music, which was celebrated virtually at the University from mid- September until Tuesday. Javier Solorzano Parada, program manager of Multi- Ethnic Student Affairs, was one of the heads of Latinx Heritage Month. Solorzano said the ability to invite multiple speakers from outside of Michigan to the remote event made ...…
…commitment from quite a lot of volunteers, you can have a lot of money and still be very weak.” Kat Brausch, Rackham student and grievance committee co-chair of GEO, warned that right-to- work laws could result in unions having too few members or funds to continue, but clarified this is not currently a concern for GEO. “Right-to-work is intended to set up a sort of financial death spiral in a way because people do not have to b...…
…The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Fall 2020 semester 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. If you would like a current copy of the paper mailed to you, please visit store. pub.umich.edu/michigan-daily-buy-this-edition to place your order. ERIN WHITE Managing Editor ekwhite...…
…When bringing their concerns to Schlissel, the faculty members noted the metric regarding more than 70 new cases per million in the county had been met. According to data published on MI Safe Start Map, daily new cases per million were above 70 in Washtenaw County around a dozen times during the last weeks of September. After that point, the daily new cases per million fell below the threshold. The University posted th...…
…Steingraber said she was jarred by how the police treated her colleague Hudson, a Black man. “We were just reporters who were going inside to cover something that we had every right to go into, and it wasn’t me who was grabbed and smashed into the ground,” Steingraber said. “It was the Black man standing next to me.” Steingraber remembers standing in front of the car as other students surrounded it, but from that point, sh...…
…The four students quoted in this article — all members of sororities in the Panhellenic Association familiar with the party and the outbreak in Chi Omega — spoke to The Daily on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation from their chapter. This article will refer to each student by a pseudonym. Grace, who is currently living in a sorority house on campus, told The Daily that she has seen very few changes in fraterni...…
…The Michigan Daily has put together a 2020 general election guide to help Ann Arbor voters understand what is on their ballot. Look below to see what options you have from the two major parties in federal and state races this November. Federal and State Elections President and Vice President of the United States Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris (D) Biden is the Democratic presidential nominee. The former Vice President ...…
…Cities and local leaders across the country have faced economic and social turmoil throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday morning, the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning welcomed mayors Jacob Frey of Minneapolis, Lori Lightfoot of Chicago, Libby Schaaf of Oakland, Calif. and Michael Tubbs of Stockton, Calif., to a panel titled “America’s Mayors on Crisis and Change.” University President...…
…The candidates discussed the University’s COVID-19 response, tuition increases, sexual misconduct investigations and systemic racism, among other issues. The election will fill two open seats on the board. Incumbent Regent Shauna Ryder Diggs (D) was joined by three-time candidate Carl Meyers (R) and first-time candidate Michael Mawilai (Green) at the forum. Each candidate gave a brief overview of their platform b...…
…Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden spoke in Detroit with U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich., to supporters in their cars Friday night: a little more than two weeks before the general election Peters, who is also up for re-election this November, said he is excited to have Biden back in Michigan and reminded attendees about Biden’s work for Detroit during the Obama administra...…
…Sarah Hubbard, Republican candidate for the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents, is looking to balance the political powers that she says are hindering the board’s ability to have a robust discussion about issues affecting students. Hubbard is one of two Republicans challenging Democratic incumbents Mark Bernstein and Shauna Ryder Diggs for their seats on the board in the upcoming November election. Currently, Regent Ron Weis...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — 5 STEM students face overtime lectures, extra work With the majority of classes being taught virtually this semester, some STEM students are reporting overtime lectures and unfair work expectations, despite having regular schedules with assigned class times. Pharmacy student Sihyun Kim is currently enrolled in the course Medical Microbiology a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 5 Seven men charged under state terrorism law plot Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged seven men under the state’s anti- terrorism law for their involvement in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and violently overthrow the government. The charges, which Nessel announced Thursday, come after months of high-profile disputes ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, October 21, 2020 — 5 Amid pandemic, students pursue passion projects While the pandemic brought restrictions on social interactions, it also provided time for students to explore their passions. During the past six months, some University of Michigan students tried their hand at new projects and even started their own small businesses. As the pandemic negatively affects t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, October 28, 2020 — 5 Results could take a while with record mail-in ballots In previous election cycles, results have been reported on election night as precincts tally their votes, with a winner being declared hours after polls close. This year, however, a final result may not be available for days or weeks after the election. With concerns around the safety of in-person vo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color 6 — Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Let me preface this with a quick but important disclaim- er. This piece is not fodder or proof that Islam is misogynis- tic or oppresses women. I will not be feeding into the guilt- ridden stereotypes created by liberals who are ashamed about their bloodthirst for innocent Afghans and Iraqis post 9/11 or attempting to jus- tify drone attacks in...…
…A growing trend has caught the attention of U.S. politicians and no, it’s not Qanon. It’s the rise in the number of Latinx vot- ers, which political pundits refer to as the Latino Vote. The Latino Vote is an elusive creature that many politicians have tried and failed to catch, insisting on trap- ping it, but failing to realize that it’s less like a fish and more like the Loch Ness Monster: It isn’t real. The Latino Vote is a gross ...…
…I am often amazed at how little people know about Executive Order 9066 (deemed Japanese Americans as a threat to national secu- rity and allowed President Roosevelt to move them into camps), if they have any idea of it at all. Sometimes they’re even more distraught when I say that we have locked peo- ple up in of the many atroci- ties that the United States has committed. Yet this is a history that many Japanese Americans will...…
…Unfortunately, this immigrant mentality that hard work equates to success is wildly inapplicable to real life. Not everyone who puts their all into succeeding is actually afforded the opportunity to make it — it is the explicit responsibility of all Ameri- cans, but particularly immigrants and people of color, to dedicate them- selves to uplifting those who, for whatever reason, couldn’t even grab a chair, let alone join you at the t...…
…Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color The very existence of the United States of America presents itself as perhaps one of the most con- founding paradoxes. A country that claims a perfectly veneered founda- tion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, interstate highways tarred with gold and a guarantee of the ever-fleeting American dream. This is a country that is simultane- ...…
…Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color On Indigenous People’s Day, Michigan in Color would like to express our ongoing solidarity with Native Americans and the Indigenous struggle against the forces of settler-colonialism for their legitimate claim on this land. As a University situated on the land stewarded by the Niswi Ishkodewan Anishinaabeg (The Three Fires People of the Ojibwe, Oda...…
…On a Saturday night, after being encouraged by my SI 110 professor as well as — ironically enough — nearly all of my social media feeds, a couple friends and I decided to watch The Social Dilemma, Netflix’s acclaimed documentary centered around the meticulously manipulative aspects of social media. The documentary claims that the principal intention of all social media is to exploit the vulner- abilities of human behavior for pro...…
…T hroughout the country, we have seen efforts to make voting more difficult, many of which target vulnerable populations, including students. From the closures of polling places to address and ID requirements, these efforts emphasize how appreciative we should be of Michigan officials like Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson who have made it easier to vote. However, these efforts should be the tip of the iceberg. With just m...…
…Opinion The Energy Information Administration estimates that utilities are the biggest source of carbon emissions in Michigan at 36.5%. Within utilities, the EIA estimates that 92%of the state’s electricity is produced from non- renewable energy sources, with 4 out of 10 power plants running on coal. Even though wind energy production, the largest source of renewable energy in Michigan, has more than quadrupled between 2012 ...…
…Y ears, decades, centuries from now, students will take a constitutional law class like the one I teach with professor Pamela Brandwein. They may learn, as they do now, about slavery, eugenics, Japanese internment camps and the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. They may also learn about how American political history is a story of thoughtful, determined people repeatedly redeeming its promise of liberty, human dignity and e...…
…Opinion Students being taken advantage of by those with wealth and power on college campuses isn’t new; graduate students had to go on strike this fall in order for the University of Michigan to meet their basic requests and needs. It’s now clear that reopening as the University did was not safe, and landlords benefitted. This situation is indicative of a much broader problem of businesses and institutions in our community taking...…
…Editorial Board endorses JOE BIDEN for President of the United States While The Michigan Daily Editorial Board’s vote on this matter was unanimous, we debated While The Michigan Daily Editorial Board’s vote on this matter was unanimous, we debated whether to publish an endorsement for a United States presidential candidate this November. whether to publish an endorsement for a United States presidential candidate this November. After all...…
…W hen Americans living on the West Coast woke up on Sept. 9, they were met with a concerning reality. From northern California all the way up through Oregon, the sky was an apocalyptic shade of reddish-orange. The western United States is once again engulfed in flames, as hundreds of wildfires have ravaged forests and disrupted the lives of millions throughout California, Oregon and Washington. While California generally has wi...…
…2-News I n the Middle East, the month of September was marked by the signing of deals for peace and diplomatic relations between two countries, a very rare occurrence. In a part of the world marked by an extensive history of bloodshed, two agreements brokered by the U.S. and President Donald Trump were reached, with both the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain establishing official ties with Israel. The deals have made quite a spl...…
…H ow you prepare for a psychedelic trip can make or break your experience, not to mention ensure that your community stays safe. As community members of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County and the wider world, it’s important to be knowledgeable about the risks associated with psychedelic use and how to minimize them. For students and faculty members at the University of Michigan, the first thing to know is that despite the rece...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 28, 2020 — 9 statement I n 2016, just four years shy of the hun- dred-year anniversary of the ratifica- tion of the 19th amendment, Ameri- cans witnessed history as the first woman ever was nominated as a presidential candidate by a major political party. America also saw her lose, and for many, it was all hell breaking loose. Never mind the apparent misogynist who was he...…
…puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Ed Sessa ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/07/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 10/07/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 ACROSS 1 Something to pay 5 “Nothing’s broken” 9 Lawn game 14 Fir fellers 15 Cool off in a shallow stream, say 16 Weasley family owl 17 Substantial return 20 Popeye’s n...…
…2-News A s institutions of higher learning begin to do the long-overdue work of examining structural racism within their communities, President Donald Trump’s administration is fighting hard to ensure it goes unacknowledged. On Sept. 2, Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber wrote a statement to the Princeton community addressing systemic racism and acknowledging that “racist assumptions from the past also ...…
…“ Have you registered to vote?” is an impossible question to escape. I’ve found that I can’t walk through the Diag, scroll through Instagram or even order a pizza without encountering some iteration of this question. Dominating nearly every space, it certainly is a pertinent question given our current environment. Assuming the answer to this question is yes, as we transition into this election and prepare for electoral outcomes,...…
…M y father jumped out of his seat the moment I entered the living room. With a glowing smile, he proudly announced that he had finished register- ing to vote for the upcoming presidential election. Each day that followed, whenever I trekked to the mailbox and dropped our mail on the table, he would shuffle through the array of letters, hoping to find his absentee ballot. My father became a United States citizen approximatel...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — 11 YOUR WEEKLY ARIES Financial ups and downs cause headaches this week, Aries, but it’s within your control to get your money better organized. Working on your time management may free up time to indulge in a lucrative side hustle, which will help. AQUARIUS GEMENI Expect strange coincidences or fleeting corner-of-the-eye glimpses of otherworldly bein...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 11 COMMUNITY CULTURE REVIEW GENDER AND MEDIA COLUMN Mural lights up downtown alleyway ‘PEN15’ and an all-female puberty A smiling student stands with a backpack slung over her shoulder, books and notebooks held in hand, no mask in sight. A reminder of simpler times. Elsewhere, recent graduates throw their hats in the air and a father teaches his son how to s...…
…Arts Wednesday, October 21, 2020 — 11 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The wound that was never fatal: On ‘The Changeling’ The first time I found a copy of Joy Williams’s “The Changeling,” I was 19 and wandering around the public library searching for it — though I wasn’t aware of this yet. It was a few months before summer break and I was on the brink of a spectacular mental breakdown. This would be unexpected news for...…
…E very morning I wake up and realize that we’re one day closer to the gen- eral election on Nov. 3. Whether it be from a New York Times notification or a new mark on my calendar, the start to each morning feels like a ticking time bomb. With each con- scious realization of Election Day’s proximity comes an unavoidable pit of anxiety. This un- easiness is not foreign to me; in fact, it’s a feeling that I’ve felt before — four year...…
…2-News 12 — Wednesday, October 7, 2020 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THE B-SIDE: ICONS Taylor Swift runs music I was seven years old when “You Belong With Me” came out, and it still gives me an indescribable rush of sheer happiness. It’s the song I play in the car with the windows down, letting everyone else on the road share my joy. It’s the song that I dance around to in my pajamas, feeling like I’m at a con...…
…What do an R&B singer- songwriter, a genius playwright, a rock ‘n’ roll legend and a California hitmaker all have in common? To any practical person, they are all insane. But they’ve also come together as subjects for the four- part docuseries “Song Exploder,” hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway, which emerged from the popular podcast of the same name. Each episode focuses on one of these iconic musical artists and takes fans on a t...…
…2-News 12 — Wednesday, October 21, 2020 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THE B-SIDE: PARADOX Paychecks & paintbrushes School of Music, Theatre and Dance alum Maya Ballester started her career at the University in the vocal performance program, but soon realized her heart lay closer to musical theatre. Through the Bachelor of Musical Arts track, she customized her degree to add acting and dance classes a...…
…W hen it comes to voting and elections the most common question any- one gets is: Who are you voting for? Yet, reading the breaking news head- lines every morning, watching the Climate Clock in New York City tick, hearing of Justice Ruth Bader Gins- burg’s death or living through the on- going COVID-19 pandemic, I am re- minded of the importance of using my vote as a means of advocacy and voice in this election. While fil...…
…Arts Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — 13 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The first time I understood George Balanchine was watching “The Nutcracker.” More precisely, it was while watching a recording of Act 2’s “Waltz of the Flowers” on YouTube, with New York City Ballet’s Ashley Bouder as the leading Dewdrop. The six- minute dance is the culmination of the Christmastime ballet’s divertissements and the music builds with un...…
…Arts Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — 13 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “extremely online” to my friends, they usually agree — they too love memes and spend hours on Twitter. gets messy. It usually turns into some form of me reciting my own version of Bane’s quote from “The Dark Knight Rises”: “You merely adopted the internet; I was born in it, molded by it.” In the world of “South Park,” the only cardinal sin is self- right...…
