…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - Weekly Summer Edition ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. 77 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
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…Wednesday, May 18, 2022 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ just feels like one big step backwards When I walked into my hometown movie theater for a late Friday night screening of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” I was already in a pretty bad mood. My friend and I were running about 10 minutes late. Our lateness was exacerbated by the ridiculously long ...…
…4 When the school year ends Every year, I tell myself that things will be different in May. In those golden weeks between the end of the school year and the start of summer internships, I’ll take care of all the things I’ve been filing away in the back of my mind. Out of an excess of time, an idealized, optimized version of myself will emerge. I spent all of April planning for May. I needed to put money in my 401K, start training...…
…Wednesday, May 18, 2022 — 5 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Feliz Día de las Madres IRVING PEA MiC Columnist I love Mother’s Day. I love waking up Sunday morning to a plethora of Instagram posts from my friends dedicated to their moms and reading the beautiful tributes my mutuals write about their one and only. I love being left in awe when I come across pictures of my friends side by side with their moms and...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, May 18, 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 T here is something comforting about the universality of soda. Any name-brand cola in the deep recesses of a gas sta...…
…Wednesday, May 18, 2022 — 7 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Draw control woes end Michigan’s season against Northwestern JOHN TONDORA Daily Sports Writer When mounting a comeback, streamlining the game plan becomes paramount. As time dwindles down, and desperation grows, teams must claw their way back with the basics and leave the fancy stuff behind. As basic as it can get, the first step of that comeback starts at the f...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Michigan falls in extra innings to Nebraska, losing Big Ten Championship NOAH KINGSLEY Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Exactly 50 days ago, the Michigan softball team got punched in the mouth. In the first Big Ten series of the season, Nebraska came into Ann Arbor and swept the Wolverines in a doubleheader, putting them in an early hole in Big Ten play. F...…
…Art professor confronts spousal discrimination Speakers at conference accentuate principled businesses Grievance board investigating claims found promotion process was biased By ANDREW HIYAMA Summer Daily News Editor A University of Michigan faculty member in the School of Art & Design said she was the subject of discrimination based on her gender and status as a spousal hire throughout the process of consideration for p...…
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…3 NEWS Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Author H. Luke Shaefer presents his research on challenges faced by the impoverished community Lecture hosted by Institute of Social Research meant to impart experience of living in poverty By CHETALI JAIN Daily Staff Reporter H. Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions at the Univer- sity of Michigan and co-author of acclaimed book “$2.00 a Day: Liv- ing o...…
…4 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION I n my participation in the never- ending American consumer competition of material acquisition, I recently purchased a fitness tracking smart watch that not only monitors my semi-decent heart rate, but also tracks and maps my outdoor workouts through GPS technology. I enthusiastically wear, use and check this watch with nearly every activity I’m doing. ...…
…5 OPINION Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com B iologist Edward Wilson once remarked that biology seemingly holds us “on a leash,” and though we can design and develop our lives, we live within the constraints of human biology. The beauty of a leash, however, is that we are tethered, not immoveable. For example, we still have implicit bias, but through introspection and exposure to different backgro...…
…6 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Snatched’ gives empty laughter By ARYA NAIDU Daily Arts Writer Following the blatant wildness of his last movie, “The Night Before” (2015), director Jonathan Levine’s “Snatched” eases up on comic raun- chiness, instead striving to be a wild, yet touching, take on a mother- daughter vacation gone wrong. The beginning scenes show Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer, “Tr...…
…7 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘The Wall’ is atypical ‘spin’ is a welcomed emo album by Tigers Jaw ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS Aaron Taylor-Johnson in combat position BLACK CEMENT RECORDS Both members of Tigers Jaw By SAM LU Daily Arts Writer When listening to Tigers Jaw’s newest release, it’s pretty obvious that some drastic changes have occurred since the group’s infancy. spin car- rie...…
…8 Thursday, May 18, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily. OPINION ACROSS 1 Halloween costume that may involve a red cape and tail 6 Respected men 10 Banana Boat initials 13 “I Fall to Pieces” singer 14 “America’s FLAVORite Frozen Beverage since 1967” 15 Considerable age 17 Words requesting a pass 19 Apple choice 20 “Phooey!” 21 Words indicating a pass 23 Prof’s aides 24 Cardio chart 26 Overly 27 Team with 121 medals at the Rio Olympics 28...…
…By ADAM BRODNAX Senior Michigan in Color Editor Dear Me, It’s been only six days since you came into my life and I keep replaying those 20 minutes the hospital gave us to breath in the same air. Once I learned the news that for certain you and the rest of my immediate family were alive, I wrote to myself that I was scared. I kept projecting and fan- tasizing about the visit. I began layering moments and expecta- tions of what my...…
…10 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Approaching the net, Alex Najarian half-volleyed the ball over the net, split stepped and prepared for the next shot. The junior scooped the ball and the backspin forced the ball to fall dead — clinching the No. 10 Michigan women’s tennis team’s advancement to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament. The beginning of the long road to a national championsh...…
…11 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Sereno claims Big Ten distance sweep Just 200 meters separated Gina Sereno from history. The Michigan senior had already won the 10,000 meter race Friday at the Big Ten Championships. And if she could pull away from a pack of seven on the final straightaway of the 5,000 meter race, she would become just the third woman in history to claim conference titles i...…
…12 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Offensive explosion propels Wolverines Foerster conquers Betsa in upset Two first-team All-Big Ten players. Four plate appearances. Lea Foerster vs. Megan Betsa. It was the game within the game during Michigan’s dramatic 5-4 defeat at the hands of Michigan State in Friday’s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal. Foerster’s unstoppable bat against the Wolv...…
…Annl 1nw , U vu vionuay, vay 18, ouuy CELEBRATING THE WRITTEN WORD OPINIO N Room and board we can't afford The Board of Regents is making bad decisions from behind closed doors SEE PAGE 4 ARTS Pixar prepares to take flight Filmmaker Pete Docter discusses the inspiration and method behind his upcoming film 'Up' SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS Softball moves on to Supers Michigan is just two wins away from World Series SEE PAGE 10 INDEX Vol CXIX, No. 137 |2...…
…2 Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Teeing off for Mott's Children's Hospital Third annual charity event raises $650,000 By RYAN KARTJE Managing Sports Editor Under the leadership of former Michigan football players Brian Griese and Steve Hutchinson, the Champions for Children's Hearts Celebrity Golf Tournament enjoyed a very successful third year. The duo sought to continue the philanthropic trend initiatedby for-...…
…Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Clinical studies see applicant increase Some want to help, others want the economic benefit By ROGER SAUERHAFT For the Daily In the past year, the number of students registered for University of Michigan Health System clini- cal studies: has increased twofold - from just 1,500 last year to over 3,000 currently - and the princi- pal reason behind the increase is in debate. Feedback fr...…
…4' Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (Tbe ichid'an ail Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu JAMIE BLOCK ROBERT SOAVE RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflecttheofficial position of the Daily's editorial board. Allother signed articles and illustrations represent sole...…
…Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 JASON MAHAKIAN E-MAIL JASON AT MAHAKIAJ@UMICH.EDU Drunken policy MAGIC filue f,1.1E.5 'ICes 5I5IEN 'SAY MAtc ri "roN 15"TH.Y P's AylNiA~N~C3'iAI tn t ' yF05 Ffopit } A'17 ? g.ueleaig CSCSarY o15aecos cccoc ,B yneu TotAl l> OT- l2ol'A1 z 7 Government blackmail During last year's presi- dential election, I wasn't really interested in who wouldwin. Both of the major candidate...…
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…Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 NOTEBOOK From Page 1 no abnormalities. There was some minor land contamination in a land parcel not actively used by Pfizer, and the company issued a voluntary clean up. The University and Pfizer are currently working with the Michi- gan Department of Environmental Quality to discuss the transaction and how to correct it. John Cameron, a member of the Dickinson Wright PLLC law fir...…
…8 , , Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3RD GENERATION IPOD SHUFFLE APPLE While the latest iteration of the iPod shuffle is certainly the most prone to being left in your pants pocket and meeting a spin-cycle demise, that's a small risk to take for the cutest little MP3 player you ever did see. So small you forget it's there, the new four-gigabyte gadget - which holds approxi- mately 1,000 songs - takes the music-on-...…
…Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 ANGELS From Page 8 traced back to the book, in which these seemingly perfunctory state- ments are properly fleshed out and actually make sense. "Angels" (like "Da Vinci Code") screws itself by splitting action and mystery, but not fully developing either side. When details are neglected, audiences are left to go with the flow, which can be extremely infuriating attimes. On the oth...…
…10 Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ANOTHER STEP CLOSER- By MICHAEL FLOREK Daily Sports Writer Every playoff run needs a hero. And the Michigan softball team's journey through the NCAA Regionals was no exception. Luck- ily for them, they had an plenty of heroes as they beat Notre Dame 4-0 to win the regional final Sun- day for the sixth consecutive year. The magic started the previous day when the Wolverines were ...…
…Monday, May18, 2009 v' "i'g l The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com "SON i M BIG TEN BLUES By CHANTEL JENNINGS Daily Sports Editor Senior pitcher Chris Fetter felt his season end before it was actu- ally over. The Wolverines had just allowed the Wildcats to score six uncontested runs during the fifth and sixth innings. The Wolver- ines' lead had deteriorated into a 10-6 deficit. Then, after the sixth inning as Michigan (9-15 Big Ten, 30-25 ...…
…12 Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Feel good. Save up to .50% on already low interest rates when you purchase a "green" automobile.* Purchase an automobile between May 1, 2009 and June 30, 2009 and qualify to receive up to .50% off your interest rate when you purchase an EPA designated automobile that is SmartWay® or SmartWay Elite®. It's just another way we're thinking green for blue. *Take .25% off your interes...…
…Oue Ekbiiaukig One hundred seven vears of'edi'nrkal reedom News: 76-DAILY Display: 764-0554 Cl a.ied 76 ,55 Monday Group to *ocus on sciences By Erin Holmes Daily News Editor University President Lee Bollinger nounced last week the creation of the Life Sciences Commission, which will assess the status of life science programs at the University and the potential for new achievements in these studies. "From the start, I've been saying that bu...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 18, 1998 ARB Continued from Page 1 Hass also addressed the ongoing struggle to improve envi- ronmental policy. "Recent environmental politics can be compared to 19th cen- tury government policy with Native Americans," Hass said. He described both policies as consisting of a series of retractions and broken promises. Once in the Arboretum, the group divided into smaller teams to brainstorm ways to bring mor...…
…Monday, May 18, 1998 - The Michigan Daily - 3 Tenure candidates put emphasis on teaching By Susan T. Port Daily News Editor Last week, the University Board of Regents emphasized teaching ability as well as research success when they announced their professorship promotions. Each year, individual schools and colleges of e University recommend a number of professors for tenure and University Provost Nancy Cantor reviews the list of names. Promo...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 18, 1998 Edited and managed by CHRIs FARAH DAVID WALLACE students at the +art Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor University of Michigan 420 Cydss oterwisenoted,. isigied .itrials reflet1the opinion of tie 420 Maynard Street rrOljoritn fre aiy 'ehirial hoarrld.1 ofr articles leteran s Ann Arbor, MI 48109 cartoons 11( not ressarllrerlt the opinion ol ie uielri an Daiur A s a young driver prepares to turn ...…
… Monday. May 18. 1998 - The Michigan Daily - 5 ., N~ , ,.r ...,, ,..,., ~ ,..,,... Q,,... ...., NOTABLE QUOTABLE "Even Kroger needs computer people." - Ann Ford, University lecturer and computer science concentration advisor; on the large number of job openings available for computer science majors. LETTERS TO O KKK rally raises serious questions TO THE DAILY: I was disturbed at the fram- ing of the rally against the KKK in Ann Arbor. As a...…
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… ":wli PERFI~i , M AT ARK. Dick Siegel, Ann Arbor's own folk singer extraordinaire, performs at the Ark on Saturday, May 23. The show starts at 8 p.m. Call 761-1800 for more information. ARTS 'Seinfeld' series finale By Michael Galloway Daily Arts Editor Perhaps nothing could have been sat- Wssfying after all the hype and secrecy built up around the last episode of "Seinfeld." In fact, nothing would have been satisfying. Nothing, as in th...…
…10 -The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 18, 1998 'E. R.' doesn't 'X-Files' leaves fans anticipatin film . By Gabe Smith Daily Arts Writer After five seasons of the award-winning show "The X- Files," fans have come to expect a lot out of each episode. And week after week, they haven't been disappoiunted. The stories keep flowing and keep begging the question, "what if?" This is in large part due to the writing and producing of creator C h r i s ^...…
…Monday, May 18, 1998 - The Michigan Daily - 11 Sinatra still loved by fans PALM SPRINGS (AP) Dan the Beachcomber's and other Sinatra haunts are gone. But Sorrentino's is still thriving. A message on the side of the building speaks for many in this desert resort that Frank Sinatra called ome for much of his life: "Frank Lives Our Hearts." Here and around the world, fans old and young celebrated on Saturday the life of the skinny singer who be...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 18, 1998 'Horse Whisperer' is wonderful By Neal Carruth For the Daily Robert Redford's "The Horse Whisperer" is a stirring and passion- ately made film that definitively establishes Redford as one of today's most able directors. "The Horse Whisperer," based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Evans, chronicles the psychological turmoil of the affluent, urban MacLean family. An equestrian accident, beau...…
…Monday, May 18, 1998-- The Michigan Daily -13 SOFTBALL Oklahoma lookin' OK for 'M' By Rick Freeman Daily Sports Editor One thing missing from Oklahoma City might be the huge hometown crowd that cheered the Wolverines on at the NCAA Regionals this past week- *d. But that might be OK with them. Michigan coach Carol Hutchins said ................. that the Alumni sofftb Field record crowd of 1,452 Commentary made her team a - ---- little nervou...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 18, 1998 rows toward national title shot By Josh Kkeinbaum Daily Sports Editor In the year of the national champi- onship, one team is going by virtually unnoticed. Football and hockey? Check. Softball? Could be a week away. Rowing? Could happen in two weeks. In just two years as a varsity program, the Wolverines cemented themselves among the nation's elite Saturday by winning the varisity-eight race at t...…
…Monday, May 18, 1998 -- The Michigan Daily - 15 .What happened? By Jacob Wheeler Daily Sports Writer The front cover of the 1998 Michigan baseball media guide presented this year's Wolverines with a daunting task from the very beginning. It shows a group of celebrating, upstart victors who had just clinched Michigan's first regular-season Big Ten championship in eight year. It was supposed to serve as a bench- mark for Zahn's '98 club - view...…
… $ t the best..thisyear Kevin Sullivan's victory in the 1,500- meters Friday with a Ferry Field record time of 3:36.62 qualified him for the NCAA's and is a 1998 American best. SNOkTS Monday 1 Ill 1111 1111 ollgollioll 111111010 11 - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11111 10 0 glo 1111111 :1111111111111 IN I 111 Okla-homer! Purdue eliminates men's tennis By Stephanie Offen Raily Sports Writer Purdue has bee...…
…SUMMER WEEKLY Eie £~idiipanDaig One hundred three years of editorial freedom LGMPO changes name to include bisexuals in group By Julie Becker Jim Toy, past co-coordinator of LGMPO, "There was not so much attention paid 20 Student reaction to the forthcoming name DAILY STAFF REPORTER said the informal name change came in re- years ago to bisexual concerns," Toy said. change was mostly positive, though many rec- What's in a name? sponse to years...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 18, 1994 CROWFOOT Continued from page 1 However, one of the reasons Crow- foot cited for his resignation included disgruntlement with the limited fund- ing available to a school growing due to environmental concerns.. "I think the University has changed. Its sources of public fund- ing have diminished. There is more reliance on research funding, private grants, and a heavier reliance on tu- ition," Crow...…
