…CAMPUS LIFE GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXXI, No. 70 ©2022 The Michigan Daily NEWS............................ 3 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 O P I N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 michigandaily.com For more stories and coverage...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Art & Afrofuturism panel explores the work of late author Octavia Butler PHOTO ADMINISTRATION GENEVIEVE GRUENLER Daily Staff Reporter ALLISON ENGKVIST/Daily An Ann Arbor resident wheels his display of two different worlds through campus during the Climate Strike Friday afternoon. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Wi...…
…Read more at MichiganDaily.com News Wednesday, March 30, 2022 — 3 ADMINISTRATION The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Design by Kate Shen Graduate students at the Univer- sity of Michigan School of Social Work walked out of their classes Monday morning and gathered on the Diag to rally for Payments for Placements (P4P). This is a student campaign demanding that the Uni- versity begin compensating Master of Social Work (MSW) stude...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, March 30, 2022 IN THIS WORLD of expectations, schedules, meticulously crafted five-year plans and a deep underlying pressure to have everything figured out, a surprise can be refreshing, terrifying, the absolute worst or the one thing you needed all along. Surprises have been the key to my life, simul- taneously adding the sprinkles of delight I need to get through the ceaseles...…
…Wednesday, March 30, 2022 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Surprise! Your favorite movie is a little bit fascist Surprises from the man who taught me how to love a good movie Musings about pop-out cakes WALT DISNEY, I think, is probably more influential than Jesus. So why do I feel like crit- ics shy away from critical analy- ses of Disney films, especially the classics? Just because they are cute and enormously popular...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 6 — Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Over the past two years, my vibrant paintings have engulfed my once unem- bellished bedroom wall. Each comes with a unique color scheme: from a pale orange canvas of Lisa Simpson to soulful butter- flies flying across a lilac sky. To me, paint- ing is a therapeutic release that I don’t find in other spaces I use for comfort. While I often use journali...…
…Wednesday, March 30, 2022 — 7 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “I want the tall Mexican kid!” Nobody moved from the pickup bas- ketball line. Every player’s eyes were suddenly searching for this elusive, presumably Hispanic guy so the game could start. “You, dude, YOU” an impatient fin- ger points directly at me, the exaspera- tion clear in my temporary teammate’s voice. “Uh… I’m not Mexican,” I awkwardly ...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 8 — Wednesday, March 30, 2022 PAIGE HODDER 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. JASMIN LEE Editor in Chief JULIAN BARNARD AND SHUBHUM GIROTI Editorial Page Editors ficial position of The Daily’s Editorial Board. All ot...…
…“ Sexuality is a spectrum.” I’m sure you’ve heard this sentiment many times before, as it’s become the poster slogan for a progressive view on what it means to be queer. As younger populations continue to explore queerness, our pre- established binary definitions of attraction begin to blend into a continuum of different levels of sexual, romantic and gendered attraction. As Generation Z (Gen Z) becomes more accepting and op...…
…Taylor Daniels: Shattering the grass ceiling: the first women’s collegiate club baseball championship JEREMY WEINE/Daily Alana Richardson scored Michigan’s first goal in its loss to Penn State. The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Sports Growing up as the only girl on my youth baseball team, of course one of my favorite movies was A League of Their Own. The 1992 classic and highest- grossing ba...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 30, 2022 — 11 “What’s next?”: Maggie MacNeil’s journey to Olympic gold and beyond KATELYN TURNER For The Daily JULIANNE YOON/Daily Maggie MacNeil won a gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. SportsMonday: Don’t judge Michigan at its highs, judge it by its lows Out of COVID’s shadow, Michigan lacrosse has found its identity LINDSAY BUDIN Daily Sports Writer KATE HUA/Daily ...…
…WICHITA, Kan. — With the clock ticking down in the Michigan women’s basketball team’s first ever Elite Eight, junior guard Maddie Nolan, standing on the block, looked across the lane to senior forward Naz Hillmon. The two shared a look, Hillmon told Nolan to take a deep breath and they both steeled themselves for the next play. Down by nine and struggling to overcome a late onslaught from Louisville, both players knew the situati...…
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…An Ethnography of Adderall and Wolverines ILLUSTRATION BY TAMRA TURNER PAGE LAYOUT BY SARAH CHUNG 2 — Wednesday, March 30, 2022 // The Statement Content warning: Mentions of substance abuse Becoming a university student means experi- encing many ‘firsts,’ one of which being the first time you might try stimulants — caffeine, nico- tine, cocaine, the list goes on. For me, Adderall arrived months too late, but it changed my life non...…
…BY ELIZABETH WOLFE, OPINION ADVICE COLUMNIST Wednesday, March 30, 2022 // The Statement — 3 Read more at MichiganDaily.com A crash course on alpha males Content warning: Messages pertaining to violence against women and gun shootings. Oct. 2, 2021 I’m sure you remember it was the beginning of October. Though it really doesn’t matter what kind of day it was — which day of the week, whether it was sunny or rainy — it really was...…
…4 — Wednesday, March 30, 2022 // The Statement What’s Grindr got to do with it? BY DRAKE GEORGE, STATEMENT CORRESPONDENT Content Warning: Mentions of sexual abuse, abuse of minors, graphic nudity Opening up Grindr is like reading a magazine with no articles or captions. Just photos of the sexiest male celebrities, faceless creatures we like to flip through like products in a catalog. Grindr is designed to allow Queer men to find ...…
…Starting March 14, the University of Michigan will no longer require masks in most indoor spaces on campus including offices, residence halls and at athletic events, Robert Ernst, associate vice president of student life, and Preeti Malani, U-M Chief Health Officer, announced in an email to the U-M community on March 9. Masks are still required in all classrooms, patient care areas, campus buses and COVID-19 testing si...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, March 16, 2022 PHOTO Moving beyond Gold-Level: Ann Arbor cyclists want better biking infrastructure Bike-lane advocates talk safety, accessibility concerns ALI CHAMI/Daily Kelly Hoppenjans performs at Michigan’s Got Talent on Wednesday evening. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2022 semester by students at the University of M...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily Wednesday, March 16, 2022 — 3 Cheesy Kimchi Noodles By Lara Lee Normalize a second dinner at midnight. University of Michigan students now have access to New York Times Cooking — which means your normal food routine just became anything but. Activate your free Cooking subscription. G I V I N G SUPPORT WHAT YOU ABOUT U-M. Join over 120 student organizations and teams...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, March 16, 2022 “FEELINGS” ARE AMONG the hard- est concepts to grasp, and even harder to reflect on enough to write about them. I once heard that the more specific art gets, the more universally relatable it becomes. I am proud of how these writers, compiling their hearts for “The Empathy B-Side,” have parsed all the tiny details of their feelings, opening their minds and lives...…
…Wednesday, March 16, 2022 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com This was supposed to be a piece about ‘Life is Strange: True Colors’ Empathy for the emotionless: Understanding OMORI ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’ is shelter from the storm Sitting with words: poetry to inspire empathy Content Warning: This piece includes allusions to anti- LGBTQ+ legislation, suicide and the invasion of Ukraine. Also, spoile...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 6 — Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Design by Priya Ganji Page Design by Sarah Chung S T A T E M E N T What The first anime that I had ever seen was “Naruto,” probably the most popular and entry-level anime that you could watch. At the time, 8-year-old me obviously did not know this, and was completely enraptured by what I was seeing. Characters were flying across the screen, hurling knives and ...…
…S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 16, 2022 — 7 Winter coats, rent payments and other thoughts from a First Gen student Read more at MichiganDaily.com MACKENZIE HUBBARD Statement Columnist In my adult life, the only time I ever asked my parents for money was when I needed to buy a winter coat. I was a freshman in college at the time, attending Emerson College, a private school in Boston....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Content Warning: mentions of racially motivated crimes against Asian people, sexual violence Bright Sheng, a University of Michi- gan School of Music, Theatre & Dance professor, temporarily stepped down from teaching after he played the 1965 version of “Othello,” in which the actor Laurence Olivier wore Blackface, with- out an advance content war...…
…Trigger warning: this article contains mentions of sexual assault O h yeah, I was at a frat last night” — a decently typical way to begin a story — “and some dude shoved his hand down my pants.” “Some dude — what?” I whipped around to stare at my friend, eyes wide. I was horrified, but not all that surprised. “Yeah. Everyone was pretty drunk at the time, I was sober and just — the vibe was off. This dude started dancing w...…
…T he latest meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last month revealed that Republicans around the country continue to enthusiastically support former President Donald Trump. In a straw poll of hypothetical Republican candidates, nearly 60% signaled they would back Trump in the rapidly- approaching 2024 presidential election. Coming far behind in second place was Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., wh...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, March 16, 2022 — 11 Heart of a Spartan, now a Wolverine: Joe Stewart’s unique opportunity IAN PAYNE Daily Sports Writer JULIA SCHACHINGER/Daily Joseph Zain Rodger: Michigan’s pitchers need to step up There is one divide that defines collegiate sports for many fans and athletes in the state of Michigan. The Michigan-Michigan State rivalry. Allegiances are strong and ...…
…LANE KIZZIAH Daily Sports Writer A t 6:13 p.m. on Sunday night, the Michigan men’s basketball team could finally breathe. After weeks of speculation and missed opportunities to punch their own ticket, the Wolverines made it out of the bubble and into the bracket. “I definitely was nervous, I’m not gonna lie,” graduate guard DeVante’ Jones said. “I feel like we let a lot of games slip, so I didn’t know how the people th...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 PHOTO ADMINISTRATION UKRAINE From Page 1 U-M community honors Hail to the Victims protest in celebration at UMMA Anderson survivors commended for 100 days of advocacy BECCA MAHON/Daily Tyler, The Creator performs at Little Caesar’s Arena Monday evening as part of his ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ tour. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wedn...…
…MSC: That was never an official part of the Anderson settlement, as far as I’m told. I wasn’t part of the Anderson settlement, that was a confidential mediation, but I don’t think that was a real condition. However, I thought doing the settlement was the right thing to do. I’m glad that the University did it. It’s going to take a while to get it all through the process because when you’re talking about a large number of people who...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Read more at MichiganDaily.com I’M LEANING OVER MY friend’s shoulder in the middle of a party trying to help him guess the day’s “Wordle.” The music is loud and so are the people, but it’s been a long time since I’ve felt this locked into a task. Two of our friends are sitting next to us also trying to solve the puzzle, and it soon becomes a group effort unti...…
…Wednesday, March 9, 2022 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com IT IS INTEGRAL to seek out Black voices at any point in the year, and especially during Black History Month. In hopes of highlighting voices that are oftentimes wrongfully overlooked, The Michigan Daily Book Review came together to curate a list of some of our favorite Black-authored novels. Read ahead to find books to read for Black History Month and beyond. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 6 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Growing up as a young South Asian girl in a small city in Michigan, find- ing representation in music always felt nearly impossible. I had two easy options when it came to listening to music. I could either listen to whatev- er was trending in the U.S., or I could listen to the South Asian music my mother would blast on her phone while cooking. And a...…
…Wednesday, March 9, 2022 — 7 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Holding onto and letting go of the hypothetical you The ironic erotic “Suck my dick,” among its many vul- gar variations, remains a hallmark of the various mundane and profane phrases heterosexual men utter to each other every day. Maybe it’s the immense and intense visceral sensa- tionalism, the colorful imaginative elicitation, a temporal subconsc...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 8 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 PAIGE HODDER 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. JASMIN LEE Editor in Chief JULIAN BARNARD AND SHUBHUM GIROTI Editorial Page Editors ficial position of The Daily’s Editorial Board. All oth...…
…M asks, and the mask mandates that often come along with them, have been a flashpoint of contention for close to two years. They have become extremely politicized, often seen as a quick indicator of ideological allegiance. Policies legislating these mandates have been the opposite of uniform, with laws varying not only state by state, but city by city and often school district by school district. America is at the point...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily 10 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Sheet-Pan Chocolate Chip Pancakes By Jerrelle Guy Normalize no-flip pancakes. University of Michigan students now have access to New York Times Cooking — which means your normal food routine just became anything but. Activate your free Cooking subscription. …
…INDIANAPOLIS — The No. 10 Michigan women’s basketball team has lost four of its last six games. It’s time for the Wolverines to start worrying. Worrying about their chances of returning to the Sweet 16. Worrying about their crumbling defense, once the team’s backbone. Worrying about their struggle to find offensive consistency. Entering the Big Ten Tournament, it seemed as if Michigan would be hun- gry for revenge. Droppi...…
…JOSH TAUBMAN Daily Sports Editor With Dickinson ill, Michigan mounts come- back to shock Ohio State C OLUMBUS — sometimes, it’s not how you start. The Michigan men’s basketball team walked into the locker room at halftime down by seven, a lifeless offensive performance making its chances to win the game — and make the NCAA Tournament — look bleak. But in the second half, the Wolverines surged. The offense found its footing...…
…The Oxford Edition Our intentions in this edition are to memorialize the events that happened at Oxford High School on November 30, 2021. We want to write these pieces to heal, to be heard, to increase visibility of Oxford and the community’s continued pain, and to uplift the voices of those affected. We also hope to educate and encourage the public to remember this tragedy. We thank you for reading. We thank you for remembering. -T...…
…ILLUSTRATION BY MELIA KENNY PAGE LAYOUT BY SARAH CHUNG Wednesday, March 9, 2022 // The Statement — 2 Content warning: Language about violence, school shooting. November 30, 12:50 p.m. If you asked, I could recall the day, not like it hap- pened yesterday, but like it’s happening now. Like I’m still stuck in that moment. I can smell the crisp air. It’s cold, but not that cold. I walk to class without having to wear my mask to protec...…
…3 — Wednesday, March 9, 2022 // The Statement ILLUSTRATION BY TAMARA TURNER PAGE LAYOUT BY SARAH CHUNG Content warning: Mentions of gun violence, school shooting. I grew up in Oxford, Michigan. For better or worse, this town is my hometown. I used to complain about how boring it was, how nothing ever happened. We all did. God, how I wished that hadn’t changed. On Nov. 30, 2021, an Oxford High School student brought a gun to scho...…
…Wednesday, March 9, 2022 // The Statement — 4 Drawing by Barrett Dolata, a survivor of the Oxford High School shooting Resources to Support Oxford 42Strongtate.org - Help continue Tate’s Legacy cfound.org - Tate Myre Memorial Scholarship gofund.me/c3e2a796 - Help Oxford Community Schools Get 5 Therapy Dogs tinyurl.com/5abksvbf - Help Kylie’s Family with Financial Costs tinyurl.com/y64yzp8v - Help Eli’s Family with Financial Costs ...…
