…Around 8:12 p.m. Friday, the Epsilon Alpha Sigma Sorority, is the University of Michigan’s first Arab sorority, dubbed the Empowered Arab Sisterhood, revealed its first class of new recruits. The seven girls recruited, the “Al-Afdal line,” marched into Auditorium D in Angell Hall, yelling “We’re the girls of Arab countries!” in Arabic. As the girls were revealed, a founding member of the sorority’s chapter at the Unive...…
…took it off the ballot initiative — they could then modify it at a later date with a simple majority just like any other law that’s passed,” Robinson said. “So this kind of enabled them to do it, then they rushed to do it during lame duck because this is the last period of time they have before Gov. Whitmer will take over, and she would without a doubt veto any efforts to change this minimum wage law.” After the changes, S.B. 1...…
…As a senior entering my last semester of undergrad, I’ve taken a lot of time to reflect on what experiences of mine have been the most memorable these past four years. Close to the top of my list has been my job since freshman year at the Conference and Event Services of the University Unions. It helped me discover one of my most important spaces on campus, one that many students pass by every day without a second thought. As both...…
…W e all know that feeling. You decide you have some extra time on your hands and you immediately reach for your phone. And though you originally intended to only watch the highlights of yesterday’s football game, 45 minutes later you end up in the “weird” parts of YouTube, taking in videos you never meant to watch. For many, this might mean something along the lines of “Dave Rubin Calmly Destroys a Crazed Hyper-Victim,” a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, December 3, 2018 — 5A By Kurt Krauss ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 12/03/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 12/03/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, December 3, 2018 ACROSS 1 “Agreed!” 5 Rose from a chair 10 Free ticket 14 Sicilian resort city 15 Houston baseballer 16 Salon coloring 17 Passenger train’s suit...…
…COMMUNITY CULTURE Jardín de amores, jardín de amores, Castigo liviano pudean merecer los amadores. These words, projected unto me by some of the finest vocal chords at the University, have been ringing in my ears for some days now. Translated into English, the phrase means, “Gardens of love, gardens of love, those who love deserve only a slight penalty.” The piece, “Al tribunal de tu pecho vengo a pedirele Clemencia,” is from...…
…Amelia Cacchione & Alexis Rankin/ Daily SPORTSMONDAY RINSE, REPEAT. Michigan 84 North Carolina 67 Michigan 76 Purdue 57 Rivalry losses Michigan fell to Michigan State on Friday then lost in a shootout to the Spartans on Saturday night. » Page 2B Crowd pleasers Crisler Center was rocking last week for the Wolverines’ games against North Carolina and Purdue, and for good reason. » Page 2B Design by Jack Silberman The Michigan Dail...…
…2B — December 3, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Worth the price of admission S eventy dollars. That’s what some students paid to watch the men’s basketball team play Purdue on Saturday night. Seventy bucks and you’re allowed to wait outside for hours before the game, only to get in and cram your way into a corner of a sold-out Crisler Center, stretching from the floor all the way to the top of the s...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday December 3, 2018 — 3B Skjodt, Michigan stun No. 12 Pittsburgh to clinch Sweet Sixteen berth Carly Skjodt saw her storied career flash before her eyes on Saturday night. Michigan’s unanimous All- Big Ten First Team selection was held to just two kills on 20 attempts in the Wolverines’ first-set loss against 12th-seeded Pittsburgh (30-2 overall, 17-1 ACC). Labeling Skjodt’s opening set...…
…4 — December 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Michigan suffers second-straight defeat at the hands of Marquette At the five-minute mark of the first quarter, No. 21 Marquette led 13-12. A frenetic pace and litany of turnovers characterized the opening minutes for both teams. But from that point on, it seemed as if only one team was running, and the other was committing the turnovers. The Golden Eagles ...…
…This November, Michigan voters will decide the fate of Proposal 2, a citizen-initiated proposition to move the power of creating legislative districts from the state House of Representatives to an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. The proposal aims to end the practice of “gerrymandering,” or strategically creating districts to GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know....…
…gain a partisan advantage. The commission will be comprised of four Democrats, four Republicans and five Independents or members of third-parties. Seven votes – including two Democrats, two Republicans and two Independents – are necessary for changing district lines. Grassroots organizations have been pushing for this ballot proposal for years, especially after a test by Bridge Magazine that found ...…
…currently provides financial support to over 300 active student organizations. “It’s about rewarding the student orgs that come back to us … and see what impact their making,” said Lansey. CSG discussed a resolution to amend its current elections code, authored by Medical student Whit Froehlich and Law student Kevin Deutsch. During the CSG assembly held last week, the representatives addressed the concerns shaping their...…
…T oo often women neglect the sexism we ourselves propagate. It is easy to blame day-to-day adversities on the patriarchy when it is such an obvious source of culpability. From people like Harvey Weinstein and Brett Kavanaugh to issues like the wage gap and paid maternity leave, it seems as though the news cycle is teeming with examples of powerful men suppressing women’s freedom and autonomy. While these stories are undoubtedl...…
…of Celine had to offer. It offered nothing. Though Slimane unleashed a whopping 96 looks for his inaugural collection, not one showed visible recognition of the house’s past. Rather than acknowledge any aspect of Celine’s rich, matriarchal heritage, Slimane used the platform it gave him to pay homage to himself. Look number one, a shoulder- bearing, polka dot shift with a massive bow motif, was reminiscent of the heart- ...…
…It is plain to see that there are not a lot of people rooting for network television’s return to glory. The discourse around network television has become as stale as they claim the shows to be: We all know it’s become safe and is no longer breaking new ground. It’s currently cool to hate network TV. I am not denying that there are things to hate, as evidenced by anything that Chuck Lorre releases and the perpetual green-lighting...…
…I travel back home to Hong Kong every summer to visit my family and it always feels uneasy leaving my dad and his family when summer ends. However, it feels a little more uneasy and heavier this year as I walk into the security gates to leave my dad. As I currently write this piece on my 20-hour flight back to Michigan, I’m reflecting on my identity as a documented East Asian immigrant, retracing all of the sentiments on my journe...…
…8A — Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Team cohesion leads Michigan to 13th at Nuttycombe Invitational There were five minutes before the gun sounded when the Michigan men’s cross country team huddled together. Wolverine coach Kevin Sullivan was doing his part to get the team mentally ready for the task at hand — to prove the pre-meet rank of No. 19 wrong. Michigan gathered togethe...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 3, 2018 Remote Telemetry and Graham Crackers: U-M nurses describe cuts to patient care …
…F ile away those fun facts. Time to forget your “two truths and a lie.” And cherish the fact you won’t have to participate in another team building exercise involving a hula hoop. We have officially survived peak icebreaker period. Breathe. September is over. The month of new beginnings is behind us. The flower calendar on my grandmother’s refrigerator has flipped to October. Those awkward first days of classes and ...…
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…Wednesday, October 3, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, October 3, 2018 // The Statement 5B Nurses describe cuts to patient care at Michigan Medicine M egan Duncan, a cardi- ology nurse at the Uni- versity of Michigan Hospital, began filing reports with her superiors detailing concerns with the hospital’s new remote heartbeat monitoring program in Summer 2017. She was met with little-to-no response from the Michigan Medicine ad...…
…Wednesday, October 3, 2018 // The Statement 6B Carroll explained the hospital also eliminated meal passes, cer- tificates given to family members of patients, typically patients who had been in the hospital for a long period of time. “Social workers would give the vouchers to families because they know what families will be there for a while,” Carroll said. “It was a way to look out for fami- lies of extremely sick patients and he...…
…I worked as a software engineer at a startup in Ann Arbor over the summer, and for the first several weeks I was marred with a recognizable inner turmoil. I would get a task, try to do it, eventually stop making progress and then begin to think I was in over my head and bound to fail. This overwhelming sensation would spread, affecting the rest of my work tasks. It would follow me home, eventually leading me to question my decisi...…
…V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : L i g h t u p t h e N i g h t Photos by Alec Cohen Wednesday, October 3, 2018 // The Statement 8B …
…michigandaily.com Thursday, May 3, 2018 INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 115 | © 2018 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR MiC Contributor “Therse are all the things I would like to tell my moth- er someday.” >> SEE PA...…
…Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/22/08 2:54 PM 6 9 4 4 5 2 6 9 8 7 8 4 3 1 2 5 9 4 3 7 2 6 2 1 3 9 7 8 1 3 © sudokusolver.com. For personal use only. CLEAR SKIES puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 Thursday, May 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Interactive mural piques AA interest Downtown winged artwork bolsters U-M social media presence By EL...…
…Sulfaro has since filed complaints with the University, MSU, MPSA and two other professional organizations. After filing the complaint with the University, Sulfaro said Elizabeth Seney, U-M deputy Title IX coordinator, contacted her but never followed up with her or her witnesses. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald stated the University does not confirm nor deny the existence of the investigation against Jacoby by the Of...…
…4 Thursday, May 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. W ith many people expecting Democrats to take back the U.S. House of Representatives — and even the Senate — in 2018, it is an opportune time to go over the way Democrats can continue to win and make gains going forward. ...…
…ALI SAFAWI | COLUMN N ame five major pieces of legislation passed by the U.S Congress under the current administration. Having trouble? That’s because this Congress, even though the Republican Party controls both houses and the presidency, is the least effective since the Civil War. While Washington, D.C. is para- lyzed, Lansing is very much in motion. Yet despite the power that state government has to change our everyday liv...…
…6 Thursday, May 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Handmaid’s’ is uneven, urgent When Margaret Atwood’s novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” was first pub- lished in 1985, America was in her Reagan years. A fervent, nascent reli- gious right, certain their politics were sanctioned by scripture, set forth to fundamentally reshape American public life. Last spring, Hulu’s TV adaptation of the novel debuted as the Moral Ma...…
…7 Thursday, May 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS How does one review a film like “Avengers: Infinity War?” To list the cast would take half the article. Describing the plot in any kind of detail would be viewed as a colossal spoiler. It’s not trying to sell itself to newcomers because, by now, the entire world likes superheroes. A movie this big, with this many characters, attempting to make good on ten years w...…
…8 Thursday, May 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ACROSS 1 Liberty __ 5 Troublesome types 9 Cleaning tool 13 Any number 15 River through Florence 16 Natural analog of sonar 18 Toyota RAV4, e.g. 19 The best policy, so it’s said 20 VW Golf model 21 Fronded plant 23 Small cube? 25 Facebook __ 28 SDI weapon 31 Jazz singer Laine 32 Ones who have class? 35 Developing, biologically 36 Old General Motors model 43 Literary award wit...…
…9 Thursday, May 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR On the Words I Can Never Tell My Mother There exists this word, or sentiment, in Vietnamese: “đau khổ.” Individually, the words translate to “pain” and “suffering”, yet together, they form something along the sense of an intense anguish that transcends any attempt at a linguistic description. It’s more than just the sum of both pain and suffering, b...…
…10 Thursday, May 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS ‘M’ falls in Big Ten Tournament By BAILEY JOHNSON Daily Sports Writer Mattias Siimar was down 5-3 in the second set of his singles match, and the No. 3 seed Michigan men’s tennis team needed him to win to move ahead of No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the quarterfi- nals of the Big Ten Tournament. The freshman battled back and won four straight games on his way to a 6-4,...…
…Jesse Franklin’s incredible freshman turnaround By THEO MACKIE Daily Sports Writer Before the six home runs in nine games and before the back-to-back Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards, Jesse Franklin sat quietly in the dugout of Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, waiting for a pass- ing thunderstorm to sub- side. He was coming off a disappointing junior year and needed to make the most of the summer show- case circuit to imp...…
…12 Thursday, May 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Patterson given immediate eligibility By MAX MARCOVITCH Daily Sports Editor The wait is over — and it’s just the news Michigan has been waiting for. Quarterback Shea Pat- terson will be eligible to suit up right away, providing a sizeable boost to the Wol- verines’ quarterback depth chart. He will have two more years of eligibility, after spending two seasons a...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 3, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. Check out the Daily’s News podcast, The Daily Weekly INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 70 ©2018 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . . ...…
…2 — Tuesday, April 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FRIDAY: Behind the Story News TUESDAY: By Design SKULL VARIATIONS UC Davis Professor Tim Weaver speaks on skull variations between modern adult human populations, neanderthals and chimpanzees in West Hall Monday. DARBY STIPE/Daily WEDNESDAY: This Week in History 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, April 3, 2018 — 3 City Council amends Greek house ordinances Startup app allows local students to mix party playlists with upvote system Human rights lecture highlights global view UpNext platform created by students across schools debuts on mobile app stores Academics from around the country convene to endorse data-driven policies in int’l conflicts New rules revoke zoning for chapte...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, April 3, 2018 E verybody who went to a stereotypical American high school or has even just seen “Gossip Girl” knows that high schools have cliques. If you walk into the cafeteria, a quick scan of seating arrangements reveals these exclusive groups: The jocks sit in the corner booth, the theater kids sit with each other, as do the nerds and the band kids take their...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, April 3, 2018 — 5 If breakfast food were a major offered at the University, I’d have a 4.0. I wouldn’t even need to re-subscribe to my Chegg account if I were taking classes like “Intro to How Do You Like Your Eggs” instead of Polisci 495. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I go to bed thinking of it, and it’s my first thought every morning. Especially since moving to An...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, April 3, 2018 — 7 Pitching, defense shine as ‘M’ extends win streak In the sixth inning of the Michigan baseball team’s game Sunday, freshman outfielder Jordan Nwogu miscalculated and decided to go for the catch. He missed — and crashed into the wall, allowing the Delaware hitter to secure a double. In the seventh inning, as Michigan held a one-run lead, Blue Hens second bas...…
…8 — Tuesday, April 3, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The reality that will haunt Michigan SAN ANTONIO, Texas — As with everything in the Michigan men’s basketball program, John Beilein preaches a precise routine. For freshman forward Isaiah Livers, that means talking to his dad prior to every game. So on Monday, Livers told his dad how he needed to be aggressive, how he could attempt to stifle his matc...…
…The Ann Arbor Police Department is beginning 2018 with a new addition to its force. Tuesday, Jason Forsberg began his tenure as Deputy Chief of Police of the AAPD. Forsberg joins current Deputy Chief Robert Pfannes and will be in charge of the support services division, which includes the administrative services, professional standards and special services sections. The department typically has two deputy c...…
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…Creative assisted in putting the data into map form. “Poverty is really widespread across the state,” Naranjo said. “It’s not necessarily concentrated in just Detroit like I think the narrative goes. There’s a lot of rural poverty in this state and a rising amount of suburban poverty.” LSA junior Zachary Tingley, a research assistant for the project, said he noticed his own attitude shift about poverty as a result. “...…
…W hen I arrived at the University of Michigan this past fall, the decision to rush felt preconceived. I am a student surrounded by those of similar backgrounds; a Jewish boy from the suburbs of a big city, anxious to make friends with similarly identified people. Everyone I knew was doing it. It would make sense for me to rush, right? At fraternity parties during Welcome Week, I met different brothers who’d ask if I was...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 3, 2018 — 5A There’s a moment in “The Last Jedi” when all the sound drops out and complete silence descends. For a few seconds, there is nothing. No music, no white noise, no dialogue. All falls away, and for a franchise that has always been easily recognizable for its iconic sound design and legendary score, it’s a strange moment, yet an undeniably brilliant one....…
