…The Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan hosted a panel featuring leading figures in current electoral reform, bringing together nearly 100 students and community members for a discussion on the future of Michigan’s electoral system and midterm proposals on Monday. The event consisted of several panelists organized to discuss the costs and benefits of two specific ballot initiatives to be voted o...…
…American Culture Department and not a language, or even in the Native American Studies Department, which we should have?” Jackson-Tobey teamed up with the office of Multi- Ethnic Student Affairs and the Residential College to host events throughout November for Native American Heritage Month. She’s also helping to set the stage for this year’s Dance for Mother Earth Powwow, which will take place in the spring. Jackso...…
…the assembly and SACUA,” Lippert said. “Are we inviting them in effective ways to bring issues of their faculty forward?” SACUA Vice Chair Joy Beatty, associate professor of Management Studies at the U-M Dearborn, recommended a points system to boost attendance among assembly members and increase involvement. Similar to techniques used on students, members agreed that the inclusion of such incentives could produce positive e...…
…W e just passed the 17-year anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. You know, the one most people forget we’re actually fighting because we’ve been there since most of us can remember. And yet, despite the fact that most of us don’t exactly understand why we keep sending our soldiers overseas, thousands of men and women are still dying as a result of this war, both from our country and theirs. This is the longest w...…
…“Love Has a Thousand Shapes,” an exhibit now on display at the Ann Arbor Arts Center until Oct. 27, explores the many ways in which love manifests itself and tells tales reflective of each artist’s personal experience. While the point of the exhibit is to demonstrate how love can be just about anything, the diverse works lack a common ground to prove this point. Artist Justin Marshall depicts the love present in our most int...…
…By Bruce Haight ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/09/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 10/09/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 ACROSS 1 “Big Board” that lists GM and GE 5 Strauss of jeans 9 Scam using spam, say 14 Fireworks cries 15 Eye layer that includes the iris 16 Roman robes 17 How something precarious may hang 19 Love, to Casanova 20...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, October 9, 2018 — 7 The Michigan Daily Top 10 Poll Each week, Daily sports staffers fill out ballots, with first-place votes receiving 10 points, second-place votes receiving nine and so on. 1. Alabama: Ugh. 2. Georgia: Sick of these SEC schools scheduling cupcake games against teams like Vanderbilt. 3. Ohio State: Haskins directly translates to “has families.” We prefer loyalt...…
…8 — Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Zach Gentry looks for his next step after career day against Maryland Can you compare Zach Gentry to New England Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski? Junior quarterback Shea Patterson thinks so, and he did exactly that on Saturday. Gentry would prefer you not. “I mean, stature maybe,” Gentry says with careful consideration. “He’s gonna go down as one of th...…
