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…M y eye problems started about five years ago. I remember the moment distinctly, actually. It was my sophomore year of high school and I was walking into sixth-period biol- ogy when I noticed something was off with my vision. The strangest part then, and for a few years following, was not having the vocabulary to explain what I was seeing. It was hard to communicate my situation to people and doctors when I felt it necessary to follow...…

…Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 // The Statement 8B From the beaches of San Pedro to the rainforests of Belmopan, Belize’s beauty radiates. Taken softly before the interuption of Hurriance Earl, which swept through and devastated the natural beauty of this country. V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : P L A N E T R O C K P H O T O S B Y J E R E M Y M I T N I C K College of Engineering senior Gabriel Pascualy attempts to climb a 5.11 pitc...…

…According to author Claudia Rankine, the inception of her book-length poem, “Citizen: An American Lyric,” began with the question: “How did that happen?” Something of an investigation, the poem opens with secondhand prose poetry cataloguing the lived experience of racism among Rankine’s friends and colleagues. “I just wanted to see if people were sensitive to the fact that every day in small ways, they were themselves engage...…

…MEDIUM SPICE SALSA. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Tuesday, January 17, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com EASY AS 1 2 3. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com News The Leaders and the Rest WHAT: This exhibit will examine who belongs at the University of Michigan and who draws its boundaries by showcasing student expression, politics and culture. WHO: LSA Bicentennial Theme Semester WHEN: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: H...…

…Americans. “Reading on Martin Luther King Day is always for me, an honor, because it puts me conversation with one of America’s greatest leaders, and not only a great leader in terms of Civil Rights, but for me he is a great leader in terms of human rights. He’s an example to us all,” Rankine said. It is more than fitting that Rankine read on MLK day, as her work deals with the profound urgency of the country’s increasing ...…

…G rowing up in Midwest Ohio, celebrities existed only on movie screens. They were enigmas, and I thought of them more as the characters they played than who they actually were. However, every January, I got what felt like an inside glimpse of Hollywood: the Golden Globes. I loved watching the red-carpet entrances on TV, complete with awkward interviews, extravagant dresses and a feeling that the people I watched in my...…

…“Live by Night,” the latest film from writer-director-actor Ben Affleck (“Argo”), stumbles in its opening minute. In a sepia montage of his World War I service, Affleck’s Joe Coughlin reveals that his experience in the terrible European war taught him not that violence is bad, but that he should fundamentally distrust rules. That’s really all we know of Coughlin, besides his Irish origin and that he has a police chief for a fathe...…

…6A — Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com In 2009, The xx emerged into the world with the minimalist dream that was their self-titled debut; xx was an album stripped down to its bare bones, the startling intensity of Oliver Sim’s and Romy Madley Croft’s voices cracking every song open to its core. This bleached vulnerability helped contribute to the album’s attention-grabbing novelty but...…

…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | January 17, 2017 Michigan 91, Nebraska 85 A chance wasted The Michigan hockey team had an opportunity to reignite its season this weekend in Minneapolis, but fell short against Minnesota. » Page 3B Short on time The Michigan men’s basketball team needs to find its identity before beginning a difficult month. » SportsTuesday Column, Page 2B Before tip-off Saturday afternoon, bef...…

…2B — January 17, 2017 SportsTuesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan loses weekend series in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS — After a turnover by Minnesota, junior forward Brendan Warren charged from center ice toward the ninth-ranked Gophers’ goal on a breakaway. But at the same time as Warren’s shot was blocked by Minnesota goaltender Eric Schierhorn, Gopher forward Tommy Novak hooked Warren, giving him a penalty sho...…

…MINNEAPOLIS — The zamboni swept around the rink Friday morning, slowly clearing any shreds of ice that had been loosened by the skates of a hockey team minutes before. The machine’s unmistakable droning filled the arena, bouncing off the maroon and gold colored seats and rising to the rafters where countless banners hung from the ceiling, detailing the program’s history. After a while, the zamboni disappeared, entering the bo...…

…4B — January 17, 2017 SportsTuesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan finds new physicality, claims victory against Nebraska After an 85-69 blowout loss to Illinois, the Michigan men’s basketball team left Champaign battered, bruised and with what now appears to have been a wake- up call. The Wolverines were bullied inside the paint by the Fighting Illini’s duo of forwards, Maverick Morgan and Kipper Nichols — who sco...…

…M-Write — a program promoting conceptual learning through writing housed inside the Digital Innovation Greenhouse in the Office of Digital Education — continues to grow as it introduces writing and a peer review program to introductory-level STEM- oriented and social science courses, though this is the third semester of its use. M-Write will be utilized in three courses during the winter 2017 semester: Ec...…

…In a move taken straight out of the “Parks and Recreation” playbook, the Michigan Secretary of State rolled out a cool and hip rap video featuring Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Roo — a kangaroo — in order to advertise the Secretary of State’s website, expressSOS. com. The website is intended to save Michigan residents a trip to the Secretary of State’s office, offering services like renewing vehicle regi...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, January 13, 2017 — 3 “The big piece is that writing fosters learning and we need to take advantage of that in the courses where students are least likely to think about writing,” Gere said. The winter 2017 semester is the third semester during which the M-Write program has been used. It was used in MSE 250 as a pilot course in the spring of 2016 and five courses in the fall of ...…

…A s our bodies change, so do our perceptions of the body types we consider “normal.” As a young white girl growing up in a small town, surrounded by other young white girls, it was easy to pick out my own flaws in comparison to theirs. In the classic coming- of-age fashion, I came to realize that the world of bodies was incredibly diverse outside of my community, yet in spite of this, the representation of bodies in media is sti...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 13, 2017 — 5 ‘A Monster Calls’ merits mockery for mediocrity J.A. Bayona’s latest feature tramples over premise by painting in broad strokes and capitalizing in tired, indulgent clichés “Stories are wild creatures,” a CGI tree monster tells a young British lad in an otherwise tranquil home somewhere in the meandering middle of “A Monster Calls,” the latest film f...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Cabo’s peninsula 5 Stupefy 10 Earthy shade 14 “Don’t have __, man!” 15 Jennifer Saunders’ “Ab Fab” role 16 Room service challenge 17 Simba’s mate 18 Pack animal? 19 Shrewd 20 Port 23 Heavy weight 24 It may need a boost 25 Port 34 “Mean Girls” actress 35 Instrument heard in the Doobie Brothers’ “Black Water” 36 Lived and breathed 37 Uncompromising 38 __ nus: barefoot, in B...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, January 13, 2017 — 7 Wolverines return to Crisler to face Nebraska and head coach Tim Miles Though the conference season is still young, few teams in the country have had a better stretch of games in the past couple weeks than Nebraska. After a bumpy non- conference slate that included a loss to Gardner- Webb, the Cornhuskers (3-1 Big Ten, 9-6 overall) ha...…

…8 — Friday, January 13, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com From past to present, mindfulness helps Wilton Speight bounce back For a first-time starting quarterback, Wilton Speight is noticeably measured on the football field. Whether completing a touchdown pass or an interception, the redshirt sophomore often reacts in a similar way. If he throws a pick, he’ll usually jog to the sidelines with his head...…

…On Wednesday, Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning spoke to a crowd of students, staff and faculty during a fireside chat with Alec Gallimore, dean of the College of Engineering, at the Chrysler Center on North Campus. Fanning met with University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel earlier in the day. During the talk, Fanning focused on the importance and versatility of public service careers, as well as his path to becoming ...…

…LIMBO. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Thursday, January 12, 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. Subscrip...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, January 12, 2017 — 3A ARNOLD ZHOU/Daily Students play basketball at the Central Campus Recreation Center on Wednesday. STUDY BRE AK he was appointed to his current position by President Obama only last year, he worked as a congressional aide during the Clinton administration and has spent much of the last 25 years in various jobs with the Army, Navy and Air Force. “My team likes...…

…A few years ago, a friend told me that she thought the world would be a more peaceful place without religion. Considering all the violence that has been committed in the name of religion, from the Crusades to 9/11, it’s an easy conclusion to draw. As a Catholic, though, the statement felt more like an accusation, and it stung. I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school for most of my life, so Catholicism is a central c...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 12, 2017 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Buccaneers’ home 6 Silly bird 11 Revolting word? 14 Plane read 15 Large grouping 16 Pen user 17 Miss America runner-up? 19 Part of a royal flush 20 Anastasia __, “Fifty Shades of Grey” character 21 Emergency signal 22 Frosted flakes 23 Called up 25 “Unsafe at Any Speed” author 27 Put in order 3...…

…6A — Thursday, January 12, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan’s defensive problems start in the post C HAMPAIGN — The emergence of Moritz Wagner and DJ Wilson has given the Michigan men’s basketball team an offensive dimension it hasn’t seen in the John Beilein era. The forwards, who both have two years of eligibility remaining, have shown flashes of upside in their respective scoring abilities. J...…

…S T y l e m u s i c t v f i l m c o mm u n i t y c u l t u r e S T y l e m u s i c t v f i l m c o mm u n i t y c u l t u r e B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, January 12, 2017 Design by Ava Weiner …

…2B — Thursday, January 12, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Lion’ flawed but evocative UofMixtape: Cold Open Oscar bait is a funny thing, isn’t it? The notion of film for the purpose of awards attraction is troubling, not only because the film’s quality may be affected by studio or distributor attempts to make it more palatable or moving, but because the entire content of a film is dependent on...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, January 12, 2017 — 3B This week Daily Music writers look back at — and reconsider — less modern pieces of music. On his 2005 track “The Food,” Common wonders aloud about sincerity in rap, questioning “if it’s for the art or for the dough.” It’s a critical distinction, staying away from the material mindset, and it’s one that was echoed just a year later by fellow Chicagoa...…

…4B — Thursday, January 12, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com This week Daily Music writers look back — and reconsider — less modern pieces of music. In elementary school, Sunday mornings were known as golden mornings to me in a way that stood completely independent of the weather outside. Golden mornings existed nowhere else but my kitchen, where my parents liked to lounge after eating a la...…

…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 ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 11, 2017 — 5A ‘Portlandia’ fails to match past seasons’ offerings While latest season delivers on signature humor, a dependence on guests takes away from potential success and originality ‘La La Land’ and ‘Swing Time’ have a penchant for dreaminess and nostalgia that brings love for art to life Following its fifth season, “Portlandia” was renewed for not one but two new ...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Bowling alley button 6 European cheese town 10 Puddle jumper trip 13 Wedding figure 14 ChapStick container 15 Fix up 16 Newspaper reporter’s compensation? 18 Big star 19 “I’m with ya” 20 Threatening words 21 Farming prefix 22 “Wheel of Fortune” buy 23 Smooth, as transitions 25 Wise 29 DOJ bureau 30 Dry as dust 31 Speaker’s spot 34 Get out of bed 37 “__ who?” 38 Chiropract...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 11, 2017 — 7A Recapping the first half of the Michigan hockey season Through 18 games, Michigan’s offense has failed to muster a consistent goal-scoring threat, relying on its defense and goaltending to keep the Wolverines competitive until the final seconds. This weekend, Michigan will face another challenging Big Ten opponent in No. 9 Minnesota, who it spl...…

…8A — Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Peppers leaves ‘M’ to declare for NFL Draft A decision that seemed inevitable for months is now official. After a season in which his versatility and explosive play landed him in New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist, redshirt sophomore linebacker Jabrill Peppers announced Tuesday that he will forgo his remaining two years of eligibility at Michi...…

…the newspapers of Ann Arbor in statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 11TH, 2016 …

…I learned the true meaning of benevolence in a flea market. As a 16-year-old American traveling in a place like Costa Rica, I didn’t know much about the culture, the way of living or its people. While there, I learned of the immense fighting the Costa Rican natives, called Ticos, had to suffer through for their independence. I learned of the consistent poverty the majority of Costa Rican communities battle every...…

…“ The last time I threw up, it was 1978. I was in the back of my buddy’s pick up truck and I had been drinking Seagrams 7 and 7up — we used to call those 7 and 7s. Anyway, I had eaten Cheetos before, so you can imagine what it looked like.”- My Dad Almost any time someone in my family talks about throwing up, gin or the 1970s, my dad tells the story of the last time he puked. If it wasn’t so disgusting, it would almost be cute. I ...…

…Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 / The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 11th, 201 / The Statement 5B City Reckons with the Decline of Newspapers W ashtenaw County Commissioner Conan Smith resigned his elected post in August of 2016, after accusations that he engaged in a self-serving conflict of interest surfaced. In a letter to the County Board, Mary Morgan, former opinion editor of the now-defunct Ann Arbor News, alleged Smith...…

…M y mother comes from a family of blonde Irish Catholics with smooth, compliant hair. Maybe she was blindsided by the delicate way my curls framed my head as a toddler, soft ringlets that formed a gentle puff of yellow around my head. It would become clear that I inherited the Jewish father’s hair: frizzy, twisted locks, thick and prone to expanding upon contact. It’s not her fault that my mom didn’t know the rules of cur...…

…Wednesday, January 11 2017 // The Statement 7B A little under a month ago, I received a Facebook notification that the Regal Cinemas Bethesda movie theater in my Maryland hometown was shutting its doors after more than 20 years of busi- ness. “Thank you, Bethesda. We will miss you” has now replaced the multiplex’s film titles that used to casually scroll across the marquee. What was once a staple of downtown Bethesda slowly became...…

…Wednesday, January 11 2017 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : B E L I Z E P H O T O S B Y J E R E M Y M I T N I C K From the beaches of San Pedro to the rainforests of Belmopan, Belize’s beauty radiates. Taken softly before the interuption of Hurriance Earl, which swept through and devastated the natural beauty of this country. …

…The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs had their first meeting of the winter semester on Monday to discuss the Academic Affairs Advisory Committee resolution to protect faculty from unfair demotions. The committee discussed whether it should endorse the AAAC’s resolution regarding salary cuts and demotions of tenured and tenure-track professors. This resolution was written in response to a tenured pr...…

…EASY AS 1 2 3. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Tuesday, January 10, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Department of Piano Faculty Recital WHAT: UM piano faculty will perform classical pieces on the piano of Vladimir Horowitz. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Earl V. Moore Building, Britton Recital Hall CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Environmental Research Seminar WHAT: The health eff...…

…its National Guard Tuition Assistance Program in 2014 by creating a tuition fund within the state treasury, capped at $10 million. Despite these efforts to improve education funding for members of the Michigan National Guard, the program introduced in 2014 struggled with red tape complexities. According to Brig. Gen. Michael Stone, assistant adjutant general for installations of the Michigan Army National Guard, a...…

…I ’m going to tell you a personal anecdote and then relate it to an advertisement I saw on campus; these two things, together, will help me make my point. I promise they relate to one another. This does not mean, despite my best wishes to live in the world of “maybe it’s Maybelline,” that my life is an advertisement. If my life were an advertisement, if any of our lives were advertisements, we would be fucked. OK?...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, January 10, 2017 — 5 ‘Fences’ hopes to break away from theatre roots Despite Viola Davis’ s strong performance, film adaptation of classic August Wilson play falls short of expectations Someone give Viola Davis an Oscar right now. Right now. Don’t even wait until February. The actress, made famous by her role as Annalise Keating on “How to Get Away With Murder,” is the sh...…