…Nikole Hannah-Jones, domestic correspondent for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the NYT 1619 Project, compared slavery to the red pill in the movie, “The Matrix.” As Hannah- Jones described it, the legacy of slavery in America is “the coding and the architecture of everything that we see, and we have been allowing this country to pretend that slavery is marginal to the American story.” Tuesday night, The Wallace Hou...…
…With Ann Arbor rent prices skyrocketing and student voter turnout flatlining, the University of Michigan Central Student Government met Tuesday night in the Michigan Union to pass resolutions to renew a taskforce researching a student tenants union and to discuss CSG and national election reform. Because Ann Arbor rent has increased at a yearly rate of nearly 16 percent, the Assembly passed a resolution reauthorizing ...…
…Engineering sophomore Carla Voigt, the University’s liaison to the ABTS, said the passage of the proposal aligns with CSG’s past actions. “We really just wanted to get the other Big Ten schools to be a part of the same thing that we were investigating, pulling out of investments in fossil fuel industries,” Voigt said. “It’s not unlike claims that we have made in the past or actions that we have done, like when we divested from th...…
…I n Rick Santorum, Sean Duffy and every other commentator on cable news, there is a politician. More importantly, there is content. The outrage cycle is just a part of that content, and as long as there is more content, everyone is happy. Duffy, formerly of “The Real World” fame, was elected as part of the 2010 Tea Party wave to Congress, where he remained for almost ten years until resigning in September of 2019. After, he op...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 29, 2020 — 5A Unchained to curating a group of songs into an album, Shelton can release whatever he wants, whenever he wants. For better or for worse, it seems like we won’t be getting any new Blake Shelton albums for a long time … or maybe ever. Whether that possibility bums you out or makes you sigh in relief — keep in mind that Shelton isn’t going anywhere. In a...…
…6A — Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By John Guzzetta ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/29/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/29/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 ACROSS 1 Like much desert terrain 5 Constructed 10 Modeling material 14 Latina toon explorer 15 Bay of Beng...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 29, 2020 — 7A Johnson, Hillmon adding leadership On Sunday, the Michigan women’s basketball team desperately needed a win against Rutgers to get its season back on track. Putting up a career-high 24 points and 11 rebounds, senior guard Akienreh Johnson stepped up with her first career double- double to help the Wolverines win, 71-57. Her performance was even more ...…
…8A — Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Win-coln, Nebraska LINCOLN — It was decidedly different from the Michigan lineup that’s showed up most of this season, and decidedly different from the fast-paced, physical style of play that has become a trademark of the Wolverines this season. Still, though, it was a win. And on Tuesday in Lincoln, when Michigan came in looking to snap a disheartening ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 29, 2020 PHOTO BY KEEMYA ESMAEL A shaved head will grow back …
…Wednesday, January 29, 2020 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Magdalena Mihaylova Deputy Editors Emily Stillman Marisa Wright Associate Editor Reece Meyhoefer Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Madison Gagne Sadia Jiban Photo Editor Keemya Esmael Editor in Chief Elizabeth Lawrence Managing Editor Erin White G rowing up in the late 2000s, the best six days of the year were when my American...…
…I ’ve recently noticed that when I talk to someone I’m just getting to know — a new classmate or coworker — and I tell a story that involves my boyfriend, I’ll refer to him as “one of my friends” or “this one guy.” It’s funny, and I feel a little strange after I say it, but it’s as if there’s a standard I can’t defy. This elusive standard keeps me in line with the expectation for young college women: Don’t appear too tied down, over...…
…I n May of 2019, I sat staring at my reflection in a small rectangular mirror. I pulled my hair back tightly, entangling my fingers within locks of hair. Staring at my complexion I saw a round, egg-shaped face and pale pink lips that were cracked from unseasonably cold weather. I ran my hands through my hair, letting it fall to my shoulders. Some intertwined pieces coiled around one another forming knots. I laughed at the knots. It...…
…Wednesday, January 29, 2020 // The Statement 6B What’s with the crows? I t’s late. You’re walking home from somewhere on campus, maybe Mason Hall or the Michigan League. Walking through the cold, wintery night air, you hear drops on the ground and movements in the trees. You look up and see dozens — even hundreds — of American black crows peppering the branches. You bolt, hearing more drops, while covering your head and ducking. If...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, January 29, 2020 // The Statement 7B I n a past life, I ran. For all four years of high school, I was a member of the junior varsity cross country team, having joined on a mandate from my mom: I had to do a sport in high school to keep busy, be healthy and stay “socially stimulated.” Ball sports were an automatic no for someone like me, who’d been hit in the face with a baske...…
…8B Wednesday, January 29, 2020 // The Statement STREET CATS OF IRAN WILD CATS ROAM THE STREETS OF TEHRAN, ISFAHAN AND SHIRAZ PHOTOS BY KEEMYA ESMAEL …
…Around 8 p.m. on Monday night, the Michigan Student Power Network created a petition called #UMichColdShoulder demanding the University of Michigan cancel classes. “The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor must close campus during harsh weather conditions - not just in extreme circumstances,” the petition reads. “A refusal to do so is classist and ableist, with disproportionate effects on workers, low income community memb...…
…On Monday evening, Carrie Bishop, chief digital services officer for the City and County of San Francisco, spoke on promoting technological change in government at the Ford School of Public Policy. The talk was co-sponsored by the Public Policy School’s Science, Technology and Public Policy program and the School of Information. Bishop moved to San Francisco from the United Kingdom in 2017. Before coming to the U.S., Bis...…
…and readily observable.” As such, Teodoro argued if a water system is run by the local government, then it will naturally focus on reducing the price of water to appease residents — a stance that will also inadvertently lead to lower water quality. “The goal of every politician who wants to get re-elected wants to minimize price and maximize quality,” Teodoro said. “However, because of how much more visible prices are than qualit...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, January 29, 2019 “ Thank you for sharing,” the class would say in robotic unison. The disgruntled student would then proceed to sit down back in the circle and await the next brave soul to share their feelings aloud with the class. Yes, this was how we spent every Wednesday afternoon in my fourth-grade classroom. Sitting cross-legged on the faded navy...…
…The protagonist in Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s novel “We Cast A Shadow” does not have a name. The absence of his name is hardly noticeable throughout the story, except for the first line in which he narrates, “My name doesn’t matter. All you need to know is that I’m a phantom, a figment, a man who was mistaken for waitstaff twice that night.” In many ways, his name really doesn’t matter. It is his experiences as a Black American and a...…
…6 — Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Frank Virzi ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/29/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/29/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 ACROSS 1 Tricky road curves 6 Too hasty 10 “Boy, am I dumb!” 13 Bowl over 14 Valpolicella wine brand 15 Suffix with project or percent 16 *Ki...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, January 29, 2019 — 7 W ith less than two minutes left in the game, fresh- man forward Naz Hillmon notched a crucial layup to give the Michigan women’s bas- ketball team hope. The bucket cut the Wolver- ines’ deficit against No. 23 Michigan State to just four points. That defi- cit had reached as high as 15 in the third quarter, and thus Michigan’s comeback seemed destined...…
…8 — Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com With “a little bit of cannibalism going on,” ‘M’ stays above the fray The Big Ten is eating itself alive. That’s clear to anyone who’s watching. Including Michigan coach John Beilein. “There’s a little bit of cannibalism going on right now between the teams — it just happened Saturday with some of these away teams winning,” Beilein said on a conference c...…
…Reinventing Urban Transportation and Mobility aims to revolutionize public transit through an online app that turns transportation into an on-demand service. The app, which serves travelers on the University of Michigan’s North Campus, first launched this month on January 16. While no timeline is set in place yet, the developers hope to eventually expand the service to the University as a whole. RITMO, partnering with t...…
…the business and create its newest location. Referred to Rotche by a mutual friend, Knapp said her uneasiness toward franchising was immediately relieved after a phone conversation with Rotche. “I didn’t know anything about franchising — I just thought of McDonald’s or Subway,” Knapp said. “I talked to John Rotche, and by the end of the phone call I was hooked, because the way he talked about franchising was this luxury, rich ex...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color & News Monday, January 29, 2018 — 3A When I joined Michigan in Color over one year ago, I wrote about my excitement to contribute to a space that allows people from marginalized communities to finally have a voice at an institution like The Michigan Daily. To me, this was and is necessary because I recognize the immense power that stories can have. And only by showcas...…
…G rowing up, I was one of those weird kids from a weird family. In an attempt to shelter my siblings and me, my parents refused to have internet or cable television in the house. For a time, we had a hunky desktop plugged into the ethernet cable where we could spend 20 minutes a day playing games on Miniclip or Disney.com. But when our time ran up, we had nothing to connect us to the outside world. As a homeschool...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, January 29, 2018 — 5A 3 & 4 Bedroom Apartments $2100‑$2800 plus utilities. Tenants pay electric to DTE Showings scheduled M‑F 10‑3 w/ 24 hour notice required. 1015 Packard 734‑996‑1991 5 & 6 Bedroom Apartments 1014 Vaughn $3250 ‑ $3900 plus utilities Showings scheduled M‑F 10‑3 w/ 24 hour notice required 734‑996‑1991 ARBOR PROPERTIES Award‑Winning Rentals in Kerrytown Central Campus, ...…
…On Saturday, Jan. 27, student organization EnspiRED hosted their 12th annual charity fashion show, entitled “RAW,” at the Alfred A. Taubman Biomedical Research Building. “Every year, the show is formed after some good theme that’s based upon social experience,” said Travis Jones, an LSA senior and model in the show. “This year’s theme is RAW, and I feel like that’s a big social experience that a lot of people can relate to.” Spoile...…
…Week of Reckoning The findings in East Lansing following the Larry Nassar trial hint at a deeper problem, writes Betelhem Ashame. » Page 2B The Big 4-0-0 Kim Barnes Arico earned her 400th career victory as the Michigan women’s basketball team beat Northwestern. » Page 4B Wolverines swept by sixth-ranked Buckeyes SPORTSMONDAY The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | January 29, 2018 B C OLUMBUS — Ohio State has notoriously...…
…June 19, 2016 May 25, 2017 March 5, 2018 2B — Monday, January 29, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Plagued by season-long problems, Wolverines swept at No. 6 Ohio State COLUMBUS — The No. 6 Ohio State hockey team can do it all. On offense, it scored 3.62 goals per game in its last eight coming into this past weekend. Unsurprisingly, the Buckeyes are the only team with three of the Big Ten’s top-10 scorers. ...…
…A public lecture by JOHANNA HANINK Associate Professor of Classics Brown University and Former editor, Michigan Daily JANUARY 29 4:10 p.m. Classics Library 2175 Angell Hall For more information call 734.615.6667 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, January 29, 2018 — 3B Greg Ryan, Michigan part ways For only the second time in program history, the Michigan women’s soccer team is looking for a new head co...…
…4B — Monday, January 29, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan upsets No. 4 Iowa on the road “(Iowa’s) atmosphere there is unreal,” said 197-pound fifth-year senior Kevin Beazley. “Their fans are ruthless.” That is the atmosphere the seventh-ranked Michigan wrestling team had to face Saturday night. Any dual meet against a top five team is difficult, but facing the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes in their ven...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 29, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. WEATHER TOMORROW City ranks 6th in state in Michigan attorney general survey By EMMA KERR and RIYAH BASHA Managing News Editor, Daily Staff Reporter The Ann Arbor Police Depart- ment ranks 6th highest out of 548 Michigan poli...…
…2-News 2 — Friday, January 29, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The No. 6 Michigan hockey team defeated No. 15 Penn State, 7-4 Thursday. Freshman forward Kyle Connor and senior forward Tyler Motte scored two goals each. >> SEE SPORTS on page 7 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Storyteller workshop WHAT: Award winning journalist, lecturer and advocate Jimmie Briggs will share his experi...…
…State research economic benefits top $17 billion The state of Michigan’s University Research Corridor contributed $17.5 billion to the Michigan economy in 2015, according to a University press release this week. The URC is a collective of research by the University, Michigan State and Wayne State, and boosted economic activity in every region in the state due to student spending, spending on operations and alumni earnings. The...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 29, 2016 — 5 EnspiRED supports fashion for a cause By DAILY STYLE WRITERS On Jan. 23, EnspiRED, the University’s student-run fashion organization, hosted an Insta- gram-worthy event right here on campus in celebration of its 10th anniversary: Rouge. Rouge was a fashion show meant to bring awareness to the arts, not only on campus, but also to the Fleming Elementary School...…
…ACROSS 1 “If I may interject ... ” 5 Stops to smell the roses 11 Briquette’s fate 14 Passed 15 Potassium hydroxide, e.g. 16 Siete menos seis 17 Threat to the queen’s cotton? 19 Water source 20 Hersey’s “A Bell for __” 21 Wind dir. 22 Call forth 24 Help for a sad BFF 26 Subject of the first picture in Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” 27 Satan’s broadcaster? 34 Physical, e.g. 35 On the move 36 Plane compartment 37 Told, as an elaborate ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, January 29, 2016 — 7 Top line shines as ‘M’ cruises past Penn State By JUSTIN MEYER Daily Sports Writer STATE COLLEGE — Just outside the closing minute of the first period, Michigan senior goaltender Steve Racine lay in the crease with his face buried in the ice as the crowd roared. Off to a shaky start, Racine had just conceded a cringe- worthy goal to No. 15 Penn State...…
…8 — Friday, January 29, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Timeline: Hackett’s A.D. tenure By JAKE LOURIM & MAX BULTMAN Managing Sports Editors With Connecticut athletic director Warde Manuel set to take over the same role at Michigan, interim Athletic Director Jim Hackett’s tenure is winding to a close. In possibly the most productive 15-month stretch in Athletic Department history, Hackett oversaw the...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 29, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM This week, our arts staff examines a local dispensary the weed-side » INSIDE CsgC protein in bacteria could help treat degenerative disorders By ALAINA WYGANT For the Daily University researchers have discovered CsgC, a protein made by the gut bacteria E. coli, which may one day play a role ...…
…Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 10/27/08 1:11 PM 7 3 8 5 8 7 4 9 2 4 3 3 5 4 3 7 1 2 7 2 1 9 3 4 6 7 SRIRACHA. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Thursday, January 29, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Ann Arbor’s medical marijuana market is alive and well at People’s Choice Alternative Medicine, you can pick up ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, January 29, 2015 — 3A NEWS BRIEFS YPSILANTI, Mich. Basketball team mourns student and player lost in crash The men’s basketball team at Eastern Michigan University has honored two students who were killed in a car accident over the weekend. A moment of silence was held Tuesday before a game against Ohio University to mourn the loss of women’s basketball player Shannise Heady...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Weekend Roundup Thursday, January 29, 2015 — 5A Have you purchased the Football Book yet? Do the crossword, then order one. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Some portrait frames 6 Noble __ 11 Singsong syllable 14 With 15-Across, accounting unit 15 See 14-Across 16 Like some aces 17 Manage 18 Walking __ 19 Sound after a satisfying swig 20 Scotch cocktails 2...…
…6A — Thursday, January 29, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Harbaugh secures staff Five assistants come from NFL jobs By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor One month has passed since Jim Harbaugh was introduced as Michigan’s head football coach. In that time, he has been tasked with hiring a coaching staff and filling out a recruiting class that was decimated because of questions surrounding Brady Hoke’s job ...…
…Bthe -side BY KATHLEEN DAVIS SENIOR ARTS EDITOR Design credit: Levi Kipke and Shreya Razak Photo by Virginia Lozano The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, January 29, 2015 See DISPENSARY, Page 2B …
…2B — Thursday, January 29, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Editors note: Due to the legal sensitivity of the topic, some names have been changed. I pulled into the parking lot of People’s Choice of Ann Arbor on a gray and slushy afternoon, equal parts excited and nervous to step into a medical marijuana dis- pensary for the first time. A large purple wall greeted me in front of my windshield, featuring a larg...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, January 29, 2015 — 3B FILM COLUMN The flaming swerve of visual storytelling Mild spoilers to “Whiplash” and “Blue Ruin” ahead. In perhaps the most gripping 10 minutes of film released last year, there are no explosions. There is no rubble. No smoke. No gunshots. Smolder- ing through in spasms between just three paltry lines of dia- logue, there is only fi...…
