…LSA sophomore Catherine Garton was motivated to found the University of Mich- igan’s chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby this semester, because of a core belief that students’ voices are impera- tive for creating policy to combat climate change. For two years, Garton was a mem- ber of CCL’s Ann Arbor chap- ter, one of 489 active chapters the organization maintains. Its main goal is to lobby for national policies that address c...…
…Brothers of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, according to texts and a Freedom of Information Act report acquired by The Ann Arbor News, ran a “40-yard dash” atop new members’ backs, an incident resulting in the fraternity’s eventual removal from campus after a University of Michigan Interfraternity Council vote earlier this month. The vote came about after Hazing Response Team’s investigation of Alpha Sigma Phi regardi...…
…marks an important opportuni- ty to begin to seriously address the immediate threat of climate change,” Deutch stated in a press release. “The status quo is unsustainable; the time to act is right now.” According to Garton, the University’s CCL chapter has been working all semester to have the bill introduced, facili- tating informational workshops for students to call on represen- tatives and senators to endorse the environmental po...…
…N ow that the midterm elections are over with and Democrats won the popular vote in the House by the largest margins since Watergate, it is safe to turn our attention to 2020, albeit a bit early. Despite some rumblings from Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the Republican presidential nominee for president will most likely be Donald Trump. On the left, though, a competitive race seems to be shaping up, giving Democratic voters as many c...…
…By Ed Sessa ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 12/06/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 12/06/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, December 6, 2018 ACROSS 1 Free-speech inhibitor 7 Rep.’s opponent 10 Southwest art colony 14 From the beginning 15 Blood type letters 16 Palindromic French pronoun 17 Heist that really puts a burglar on the map? 20 Seeded 21 Corrida...…
…Lerg, Rosens lead ‘M’ to Sweet 16 As the Michigan volleyball team’s bench rushed onto the court to join the dogpile, head coach Mark Rosen jolted out of his seat. His wife, associate head coach Leisa Rosen, threw her right fist into the air. Their slew of reactions came in the moment the Wolverines (24-9 overall, 11-9 Big Ten) clinched their berth in the Sweet Sixteen with an upset win over No. 12 Pittsburgh (30-2 overall, 17-1 AC...…
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…Sometimes, when we step away from our conventional wisdoms about the way something must work, we are able to realize true beauty lies not in the intricate but the familiar. Start by going back to your roots and exploring the implausible ways the simple can be rendered magnificent. At Spencer, the small but fierce 32-seat restaurant on Ann Arbor’s East Liberty Street, the philosophy is a unique one, and one that we typically...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, December 6, 2018 — 3B The sweet tooth: society’s colloquial term to describe our sudden craving for sweets. Yet, the term almost comes with a hint of shame, as the sweet tooth tends to hit us hardest when we’re feeling a little stressed, a little down or maybe even just a little bored. Especially as students, we all relate to the sudden cravings that come with long study per...…
…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, December 6, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Veganism in Ann Arbor I dove head first into veganism when I came to the University my freshman year. There were no vegetarian training wheels to ease me into a major lifestyle transition of no animal products whatsoever. For those who aren’t familiar with the “eat food not friends” mantra, vegans don’t eat any animal-made products, including milk...…
…I don’t have many talents. I was never the star of the spring musical, I never scored the winning goal. What I have done is bake — a lot. Baking has inserted itself into every holiday, every major celebration in my life. Friend accepted to college? Bake a cookie cake for them. Got a cool internship? Cupcakes! Looking for a way to procrastinate on a Wednesday night? I’ve got a muffin recipe for you. Every part of baking is persona...…
…I write this having just signed my lease for the next school year, petrified at the prospect of having to cook for myself EVERY DAY. Call it lazy, characteristic of the weird millennial-Gen Z hybrid I am — I don’t care, I am the leftover queen! When you’re raised by someone with a knack for cooking sans the recipes, you can’t help but feel like a fool every time you enter the kitchen (thanks Mom!). It’s more funny than it is t...…
…The University of Michigan’s student body president and vice president released a statement Monday denouncing the University’s decision to grant tenure to David Daniels, professor in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, in light of recent allegations of sexual assault made against him by multiple University students. The statement also affirms Central Student Government support for survivors on campus. “When the ...…
…As part of their VOTE! 2018 initiative, the University of Michigan Museum of Art partnered with SHEI Magazine, Bronze Elegance Fashion Show, NOiR Runway Fashion and enspiRED to put on a voting-themed fashion show Monday night. Also present were students from the Stamps School of Art and Design’s Voting is Sexy class and members from the Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning who were helping about 75 ...…
…“With the climate in the nation and here locally in Ann Arbor, we have seen an increased reporting of these interpersonal violence crimes, and we encourage increased reporting,” Burke said. CSG also voted to fund bringing motivational speaker Brandon Farbstein to campus for an event titled “Ten Feet Tall.” Farbstein was diagnosed with metatropic dysplasia, a rare form of dwarfism, at age two. Business sophomore Paul Schmitz wor...…
…M y childhood in Romania was pretty basic. I was raised in a conservative society and was fed American entertainment 24 hours a day. Everything, from the movies I watched to the books I read, came mostly from the U.S. When I was 10, I was in a bookstore with my father when I spotted a notebook that I wanted to buy. I asked my father for it, but his answer was a clear “no.” My response came just as clearly: I sat down on the fl...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, November 6, 2018 — 5A By Joe Deeney ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/06/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/06/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 ACROSS 1 “__ Buddies”: ’80s sitcom 6 Words on a check 11 Asian noodle soup 14 Lavender is similar to it 15 Hon 16 Toondom’s Olive 17 Frank Mc...…
…6A — Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com …
…Tuesday, November 6, 2018 // TIP OFF 2018 2B Tip-Off Tournament at Villanova at Tip-Off Tournament Chattanooga North Carolina Purdue at Northwestern South Carolina Western Michigan Air Force Binghamton Penn State Indiana at Illinois Northwestern Nov. 6-10 Nov. 14 Nov. 17-18 Nov. 23 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 30 Jan. 3 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb...…
…An evolution and a new breed of Wolverine D oes the name Maverick Morgan ring a bell? In case it doesn’t, Morgan was a center for Illinois from 2013 to 2017 and had a perfectly fine career, averaging 5.6 points per game in 135 total appearances. But if you primarily follow the Michigan men’s basketball team, that’s not what you remember him for. “They are more of a white- collar team traditionally and at Illinois we’re abou...…
…Tuesday, November 6, 2018 TIP OFF 2018 4B I t was June, and Jordan Poole wanted to talk. He dialed John Beilein, fresh off a flirtation with the Detroit Pistons, and secured a meeting. The two, along with assistant coach DeAndre Haynes, sat down in Beilein’s office. This wasn’t the first time the trio met over the course of the Poole’s first year in Ann Arbor, but the tone had changed — and that change had come from Poole. The s...…
…Poole said he felt like the most ready freshman of the group, and it showed in those early practices. He talked trash. He was loud. He took every shot that came to him. And he backed it up. Poole hit a whole lot of those shots — teammates knew right away he would have a role to play down the line. Beilein did too, but Poole had to learn to play with structure. When Beilein culled the rotation, about a week before opening night, Pool...…
…Tuesday, November 6, 2018 // TIP OFF 2018 6B Players, assistants, opponents reflect on Beilein ahead of 800th win Tuesday night against Norfolk State, Michigan coach John Beilein will begin his 37th season as an NCAA head coach. Along the way, he has collected 799 career victories, from Division III Nazareth College to his current 11-year tenure with the Wolverines. Ahead of his 800th win, The Michigan Daily spoke to former players...…
…The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt the Washtenaw County Equity Policy at its board meeting Wednesday night, establishing a Racial Equity Office to address issues of inequity in the county and calling for all aspects of the county government to implement strategies that will result in “equitable outcomes for all residents.” Washtenaw County ranked 81 out of 83 Michigan counties in ec...…
…Thanks to a $4.3 million grant and the tenacity of a few professors, students and future students with physical disabilities might be able to live a little more comfortably. In October, a new research center at the University of Michigan will begin investigating how to improve aging for those facing long-term physical disabilities. The idea for the new research center was spearheaded by a team of investigators: Michelle Mea...…
…the School of Education in 2008, is another in a series of efforts by the Weisers to align the University community with Weiser’s previous work in Europe. LSA junior David Carpenter, vice president of policy for the student-run Michigan Foreign Policy Council, said he believes the center will provide students who are interested in entering the field of diplomacy with the tools and information they need to launch their caree...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, September 6, 2018 Emma Chang Ben Charlson Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at ...…
…‘Miseducation’ is relatable for some, important for all The communal experience of seeing a movie in theaters is often underappreciated. It’s a good way to be more engaged with the film than alternating between Netflix on your computer and Twitter on your phone every 10 minutes. There’s a certain charm to watching the newest “Star Wars” or Marvel vehicle with a slap-happy, hype- fed audience that makes an opening week...…
…races, but nobody really wants to talk about it. As school board member Dr. Jackie Moore points out, “If you’re feeling as though you can’t be honest or you’re afraid to say what you’re feeling because there’s a camera there and we’re talking about race, what camera’s in your head when you’re going through your day?” While the adults in power may not be willing to talk about race or the role it plays in everyday life, the st...…
…7 — Thursday, September 6, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Information senior Nisa Khan participated in a summer- long program with a grant from the Knight Foundation and hosted by the Craig Newmark Journalism School (previously known as the CUNY-J school). Located in New York, this diversity initiative trains 20 young journalists of color, funding their expenses and connecting them to m...…
…8 — Thursday, September 6, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Harbaugh “not on the hot seat,” says Schlissel Four years ago it would have been unfathomable to question Jim Harbaugh’s job security. Even now, the prospect seems far-fetched, but after the Michigan football team’s loss to Notre Dame on Saturday, some Wolverines fans took to comment sections and social media to call for Harbaugh’s job. It’s not like ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 6, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ALICE LIU/Daily Take Back the Night Ann Arbor holds its 40th anniversary rally and march at the Union Thursday night. GOVERNMENT Protest units students, community members to take a stand against sexual assault Nicole Denson, the associate director at Wayne County Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner’s program, inspi...…
…El-Sayed’s platform focuses on various issues, ranging from gun reform to affordable public education and health care. At the rally, the campaign highlighted the need for policy change by including personal testimonies from Aarica Marsh, a University alum who graduated in 2016, and current Skyline high school senior Aisha Soofi. Marsh focused on her experience coming from a lower income household in Michigan pub...…
…for the debate team, Kall said it was “an honor to follow the lead” of the basketball and hockey teams. “We’ve accomplished this milestone in four of the last five seasons, but remain eager to bring home the first debate national championship to Ann Arbor next year,” Kall said. “Caitlin and Jacob are only juniors and will have an excellent opportunity to make this happen.” Goldschlag emphasized the amount of work he and the...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, April 6, 2018 When things get hairy DANIELLE COLBURN | COLUMN Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 481...…
…The Wonder Years cinch the gaps in ‘Sister Cities’ MUSIC ALBUM REVIEW It was a chilly day on Mar. 30 in Wicker Park, one I was thoroughly unprepared for after a four-hour drive into Chicago earlier in the morning. I clutched a copy of Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” reading and shivering with my hands in my sleeves, waiting in a line that circled around the back of a storefront. Upon finally entering the shop — a pop-up put on by a...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, April 6, 2018 — 7 Season in Review: The Michigan women’s basketball team The Michigan women’s basketball team started the season by raising a banner and ended it by earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament, where it fell to Baylor in the second round. The Wolverines won the Women’s National Invitational Tournament in 2017, but disappointment over being left out of the tourna...…
…8 — Friday, April 6, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The one that got away ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mel Pearson has said throughout the season that the name of the game is speed and grit. The Michigan hockey team lived up to Pearson’s image for the team, but it would be Notre Dame that would emerge on top, as forward Jake Evans found the back of the net with 3.7 seconds remaining to send the Fighting Irish to the Nat...…
…The University of Michigan Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs spoke with President Mark Schlissel Monday about the University’s sexual misconduct policy, the potential visit from white supremacist Richard Spencer and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategic plan. SACUA also discussed the upcoming Senate elections and ideas to increase faculty attendance at governance meetings. Schlissel discussed h...…
…2 — Tuesday, March 6, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News In the wake of a potential visit from white supremacist Richard Spencer, a coalition of University of Michigan students, faculty and staff have established the “Have Your Speech and Eat It Too” campaign, pledging money to organizations supporting issues such as immigrant rights, emergency housing for abused women and families in Ann Arbor and food injustice ...…
…universities. The University’s Office for Institutional Equity’s annual report released in January showed a 40 percent increase from 2016 in misconduct- related reports. The increase in reports may be due to the University’s revised policy, which broadened the definition of misconduct and added new types of allegations to be addressed by the policy. An independent crowd-sourced database of sexual misconudct in acade...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4— Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Reign of chaos A letter from MVision C haos once again returned to the White House this past week with the sudden resignation of Hope Hicks, White House communications dire...…
…5 — Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Annihilation’ takes on more than it can handle In the late 2010s, science fiction as a film genre has seen something of a renaissance, with critically acclaimed releases such as 2016’s “Arrival.” The film is an excellent example of the genre’s ability to touch on complex, profound ideas through intensely personal human stories. Director Alex ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, March 6, 2018 — 7 Indoor season ends in bittersweet fashion For the Michigan women’s track and field team, spring break didn’t begin with tanning on a beach or backpacking through America’s greatest parks. Instead, it was spent competing in the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championship. While there may be no wonders of the world in Geneva, Ohio — the site of the champion...…
…8 — Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Two best friends experience the Big Ten Tournament NEW YORK CITY, NY. — The Michigan men’s basketball team’s locker room was rattling after it dismantled Nebraska, 77-58, to reach the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines’ Jan. 18 defeat in Lincoln was an afterthought. A date with then-No. 2 Michigan State loomed. Reporters shuffled into the ...…
…In response to opposition from Ann Arbor citizens regarding the formation of a police review board featuring Ann Arbor Police Department members, City Council passed an amended task force resolution Monday evening, allowing for increased autonomy for civilians in the formation of a task force to oversee the development of a police review board. The review board membership will be based on reccomendations by the City A...…
