…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 28, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 61 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS...................... 5A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A B - S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Sexual assau...…
…2-News 2A — Thursday, January 28. 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Daily Arts Writers explore our perceptions about our own mortality, through visits to a funeral home and a Buddhist temple. >>SEE B-SIDE, PAGE 1B 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Research information session WHAT: Learn about D.E. Shaw Research, a lab that explores computational biochemistry. Brannon Batson ...…
…and solar. Ian Hiskens, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, said the energy transition has several impacts on the electric grid. “The main issue with renewables is variability,” Hiskens said. “Output for a coal power station can be fixed and controlled. If you deal with a wind farm, you have no control over the output. The energy grid needs to be upgraded to manage fluctuations and variability.” ...…
…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...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Takes shape 6 Military installations 11 Armonk, N.Y.- based tech company 14 Quarterback with the 2011 autobiography “Through My Eyes” 15 Tell’s target 16 PBS funder 17 Downpour 19 40-yr.-old NBC show 20 Mature insect 21 Singer Vannelli 22 Fairy tale word 25 Weasel relative 29 Horned Frogs’ sch. 30 Spot 31 Forward, in a way 32 Ankle bones 34 Put up 35 1980 sci-fi thriller,...…
…6A — Thursday, January 28, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines fend off Rutgers, 68-57 Michigan beats another sluggish start to earn win at Crisler Center By JACOB GASE Daily Sports Editor After eight and a half seasons coaching in the Big Ten, Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein has learned not to take any game for granted. When Minnesota and its winless Big Ten record came into Crisle...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, January 28, 2016 the b-side Design by Anjali Alangaden LIFE and DEATH in ANN ARBOR …
…2B — Thursday, January 28, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Muehlig, Ann Arbor’s funeral home since 1852 By MATT GALLATIN Daily Arts Writer In youthful Ann Arbor, a city known by some as “the best col- lege town in America,” death can be a foreign language. As much as smoking commercials and PSAs attempt to remind us of our mortality, the widespread youth- ful delusion of invincibility can be hard to shake f...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, January 28, 2016 — 3B RUBY WALLAU/Daily The Ann Arbor Zen Buddhist Temple offers placid sanctuary to “everyone nice.” Ann Arbor Buddhist Temple a haven of calm energy. By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer Nestled between a defunct bike shop and a vacuum store, the Ann Arbor Zen Buddhist Temple is easy to notice and just as easy to miss. The bright yellow Victorian a...…
…4B — Thursday, January 28, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By ANA LUCENA For The Daily You’ve probably seen the story on social media about how the merchandise for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” angered long- time fans of the franchise when the protagonist Rey (Daisy Rid- ley, “Scrawl”) was not depicted in most of the promotional toys. The way Rey has been left out of the toys used to promote the seventh ins...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 27, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 60 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A STATEMENT.................1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Suspect in hit-and-run arrested MICHIGA...…
…2A — Wednesday, January 27, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ANDREW COHEN/Daily LSA and Art & Design freshman Gwen Burzinski practices the main theme from the video game “Xenoblade Chronicles”, on the carillon in Burton Tower on Tuesday. ISIS released a propaganda video regarding the Paris attacks early this week, The New York Times reported. The video shows the names of the terrorists involved in November ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, January 27, 2016 — 3A GREG GOSS/Daily Montana Stevenson, graduate student in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks on issues ranging from food scarcity to racial injustices during the Food Justice Panel at the Dana Building on Tuesday. within cities like Detroit. “This is legal segregation,” Bernardo said. “This is what it looks like.” Another panelist, Mama Han-...…
…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 Wednesday, January 27, 2016 — 5A Lisicky to read in A2 By MARIA ROBINS-SOMER- VILLE Daily Arts Writer “Find out what you love. Those books are your greatest teachers,” author Paul Lisicky said, offering his advice to aspiring writers in a phone interview with The Michi- gan Daily. Lisicky is the author of five books and currently teaches in the MFA Creative Writ- ing Program at Rutge...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Musical with the song “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” 6 Petty distinctions, metaphorically 11 Midriff punch reaction 14 Noble gas 15 Former Illinois senator 16 “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!” network 17 Tidy sum, to a coin collector? 19 Golf prop 20 “Most Excellent” U.K. award 21 Emcee 22 Gooey treat 24 Muralist Rivera 26 Places for rejuvenation 28 Tidy sum, to a chairmak...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports & News Wednesday, January 27, 2016 — 7A Behind the mask Freshman guard’s protective gear dates back to high school By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer Sunday, in the Michigan women’s basketball team’s matchup against Nebraska, freshman guard Boogie Brozoski entered the game with 5:10 left in the first quarter. Multiple players on the floor were sporting headbands, ...…
…8A — Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines prepare for winless Scarlet Knights By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Editor Wednesday, the Michigan men’s basketball team will play its second game against a winless Big Ten team, this time in the form of Rutgers. While the Wolverines (5-2 Big Ten, 15-5 overall) have played teams at both the top and bottom of the conference, the...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY JANUARY 27, 2016 …
…2B Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement SUPER BOWL ON THE RECORD “It was going to be a long process like long cooked collard greens.” — NFL quarterback CAM NEWTON on the Carolina Panthers’ journey to the Super Bowl. *** “Hey, listen, this might be my last rodeo. So, it sure has been a pleasure.” —NFL quarterback PEYTON MANNING to New England Patriots head coach BILL BELICHICK following the AFC Championship game. *** “...…
…3B Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editor: Nabeel Chollampat Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales THE statement The summer before my senior year of high school, I began intern- ing at a local newspaper. In addition to making copies and transc...…
…Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement 5B I n an era where you can have a banana slicer, glow in the dark toilet paper, sugar-free gummi bears, pajamas and the textbook you need for class dropped on your doorstep in two days via Amazon, it’s hard to believe that the company started as a warehouse only able to hold a couple hundred books at a time. Considering that book sales cu...…
…Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement 6B MONEYBALL: by Karl Williams, Managing Statement Editor F rom the standpoint of an economist, it’s often difficult to measure the financial performance of a company in relation to the quality of its product. But sports offer a remarkably clear competitive market — there’s no ambiguity whether a team wins or loses. While the performance of the players on the field determines a team’s ...…
…Wednesday, January 27, 2016// The Statement 7B Personal Statement: Invisible Identity by Isobel Futter, Daily Staff Reporter E veryone knows what the dreaded first day of class is like — usually in a small discussion room, sur- rounded by 20 people you don’t know. We all stare at the clock, passing awkward smiles at our neighbors and waiting for the minute hand to hit 10 and for the profes- sor to start talking. Unfortunately, the ...…
…Lead vocalist Tyler Joseph performs “Holding On To You.” By EMILIE FARRUGIA Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : T E S T D R I V E R S Though the annual North American International Auto Show in Detroit is catered primarily to adults and car fanatics, the massive halls were also full of shiny new rides and children scrambling in, around, and over them, waiting for their doting parents t...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 26, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 59 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . ...…
…Christopher Hill explores political strategies in Syria and North Korea By CALEB CHADWELL Daily Staff Reporter Christopher Hill, former assistant secretary of state and U.S. ambassador, discussed current topics in foreign policy, such as ongoing peace settlements for conflicts in Syria and North Korea, at the Ford School of Public Policy Monday evening. Hill was nominated as an ambassador by three presidents, mos...…
…CLAIRE ABDO/Dailly University President Mark Schlissel speaks at a Senate Assembly meeting about the Flint water crisis and other Univer- sity business in the Palmer Commons on Monday. The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, January 26, 2016 — 3 Rodents and mold found during Detroit schools inspection The City of Detroit conducted inspections of 11 public schools as a part of distrinct-wide review this week. The inspec...…
…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 Tuesday, January 26, 2016 — 5 Chairlift won’t take risks on new ‘Moth’ By REGAN DETWILER Daily Arts Writer I think what Chairlift really wants from a review is for their ’08 iPod nano commercial hit, “Bruises,” to not be men- tioned. My apologies, guys. Every- thing from the sheer nostalgia it elicits to its endearingly synth rhythm to its lyrics make mentioning it irresi...…
…ACROSS 1 Zen garden growth 5 Arthur of tennis 9 Toss back and forth, as words 14 __ and for all 15 Fishing line holder 16 Be wild about 17 What buck passers “play” 19 JCPenney competitor 20 Former baseball commissioner Bud 21 Holiday song first popularized by Eartha Kitt 23 Hits gently 25 Arrest 26 Maiden name intro 27 Holiday threshold 28 Weeping, perhaps 30 In disagreement 33 __ meat 34 “A bit of talcum / Is always walcum” poet 37 God of lov...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 26, 2016 — 7 ‘M’ goes 3-2 in California No. 12 Michigan plays three top-10 teams, knocks off No. 8 San Jose State By BILLY STAMPFL Daily Sports Writer Tough competition and hard- fought matches highlighted an overall successful weekend for the Michigan women’s water polo team, which won three of its five games in Santa Barbara to open the 2016 season. Three of those...…
…8 — Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines prep for loud road test at Pegula Arena Michigan working on defense, getting healthier heading into State College By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Editor Before the Big Ten’s “Super Saturday” in New York City, the No. 6 Michigan hockey team will travel to State College to take on No. 15 Penn State in a big matchup of two teams vying for the Big ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 25, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 57 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SUDOKU..................... 3A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A SPORTSMONDAY..........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Ann Arbor adds to num...…
…Talk discusses current movement, cites need for progressive agenda By EMILY DAVIES Daily Staff Reporter About 30 people gathered Friday to listen to and engage with Matthew Platt, assistant professor of political science at Morehouse College, on the state of Black politics in the modern world. The event emphasized what Platt described as a need to con- tinue to think critically about the strategy the Black commu- nity emplo...…
…Bernstein said the University should pay less attention to standardized test scores and more to skills that “contribute to society.” Newman added the Uni- versity works closely with the Detroit Public Schools and will continue its presence in the city. Recently, many teach- ers have spoken out againstthe poor conditions of DPS schools and how they limit K-12 stu- dents’ success. LSA freshman Peter Pujols asked what the regents pl...…
…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 Monday, January 25, 2016 — 5A ACROSS 1 ’90s game disc 4 Infield fly 9 Invites home for dinner, say 14 007 creator Fleming 15 Banish 16 Unable to sit still 17 *Game where one might have an ace in the hole 19 Actor __ Elba of “The Wire” 20 Liability offset 21 Settle in a new country 23 Young Simpson 26 “Coulda been worse!” 27 Biblical beast 30 Least fatty 33 __-12 conference 36 *Financial page listing...…
…T here was once a point in my life when I called Bob Dylan a prophet, like a literal prophet, and thought I meant it. I dropped out of organized religion around age 14, but even if the Catholic Church doesn’t neces- sarily fit with what’s in your heart, that doesn’t mean all your spiri- tual questions are immediately satisfied. At the same time, though, that doesn’t mean it’s easy to just up and join another religi...…
…BSportsMonday n Michigan picked up a road win at Nebraska. Page 3B ROUGHED UP COUNTRY STRONG The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | January 25, 2016 n The Wolverines couldn’t handle Nebraska. Page 4B Mean Streak Michigan 33, Indiana 6 Michigan earns two more victories to run dual-meet win streak to six By JORDAN HERBSTMAN For the Daily It is not often you use the term “frustrating” to describe a win, but that is how Mich...…
…2B — January 25, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday I tried out for the Michigan football team Y ou’ve all heard it before. The Michigan football season ends, either in victory or defeat, and the team’s seniors, after playing their final game in maize and blue, talk about what a privilege it is to wear the uniform of one of the most storied programs in college football. Saturday, I found out it has ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday January 25, 2016 — 3B WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS ‘M’ earns first Big Ten road triumph By MATTHEW KENNEDY Daily Sports Writer After easily defeating No. 25 Ohio State a week ago, the Michigan women’s gymnastics team repeated its dominating performance Saturday against No. 17 Illinois in Champaign. The third-ranked Wolverines (2-0 Big Ten, 5-0 overall), who fell from their No. 1 natio...…
