…All undergraduate courses at the University of Michigan will transition to an alternative grade policy, according to an email sent to students from Acting Provost Susan Collins on Friday evening. In place of a letter grade, students will now receive a “Pass” or “No Record Covid” on their permanent transcripts. Students who receive a “Pass,” or “P,” on their transcript will get full credit for the course, with a grade c...…
…2 — Monday, March 23, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Beginning Wednesday morning, University of Michigan students will be able to vote for the LSA Student Government president and vice president. The Michigan Daily spoke with the candidates of each ticket to learn more about their past work and their platforms. Ticket #1: Jordan Schuler (President) and Sai Pamidighantam (Vice President) J...…
…Amidst the chaos of the world, I looked up to the sky and witnessed a flock of birds carelessly soaring. To them it was just another day. The outbreak of a virus, cancellation of classes, disruption of routine meant nothing to the birds as they remained unfazed. The birds didn’t have to worry about grocery store stocks running low, or the possibility of losing their jobs. They found their versions of toilet paper and ha...…
…T he newspaper endorsement, like the appendix, is a relic of a simpler time that is not particularly useful today. However, like the appendix, the endorsement persists. Before looking at the history of the endorsement, it’s worth considering its efficacy in recent years. In 2016, The Michigan Daily endorsed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and then Ohio Gov. John Kasich in their ...…
…J ust over a month ago, I contributed to a Michigan Daily Editorial Board article on the COVID-19 outbreak, a piece which primarily warned the community not to panic. In light of recent events, it’s almost surreal to think about sitting in that room now, jokingly passing around hand sanitizer and casually discussing what I then believed to be a novel issue that would not have any major impact on life at the Univer...…
…Monday, March 23, 2020 — 6 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I first happened upon Conan Gray’s music as I would any great discovery: on a YouTube binge. An e-boy poster child with a mess of hair and a killer pout, I immediately wanted to dislike him. Instead, I clicked on music video after music video, impressed that he could be so melodramatic yet extremely self- aware. Gray’s debut album Kid Krow feels like stari...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 23, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ALEXANDRIA POMPEI/Daily Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H. Surgeon General of the United States speaks on the topic of “Better Health Through Better Partnerships” at the IHPI Director’s Lec- ture in Robertson Auditorium Thursday. CAMPUS LIFE Jerome Adams sits down with University leaders to discuss health care, opioid crisis U....…
…care. “I could have picked a disease … And we could have moved the needle on that issue in a meaningful way,” he said. “But we really want to move upstream, and that’s why my motto is better health through better partnerships, and why I’m focused on forging those partnerships.” The economic side of health care is also a primary focus of Adams’s; he sees health care issues as deeply connected to economic issues, which most vot...…
…and government official. “I know he has a special relationship where he is — he’s the public health officer for the entire nation, but he also has to work with the government,” she said. Following this discussion, the panel took questions from attendees. In response to a question about universal access to health care and addiction treatment, panelist Joneigh Khaldun, director and health officer of Detroit Health Service...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, March 23, 2018 What does it mean to support free speech? ANNA HORTON | OP-ED T he slang use of the word “basic” emerged during my high school years and was marked by the appreciation of Starbucks, UGG boots and yoga pants. These three preferences were enough to make someone “basic.” According to an article by Buzzfeed, basic came into usage around 2011. Howeve...…
…Few operas have the name recognition that Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” holds. This weekend, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance will present a modern interpretation of the great classic at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Directed by Grant Preisser, the opera will be sung in Italian with projected English supertitles. The University Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Martin Katz, will be performing alongside the singer...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, March 23, 2018 — 7 SHEESH Michigan’s offense explodes in 99-72 win over Texas A&M; Wolverines heading to Elite Eight LOS ANGELES, Calif. — All of John Beilein’s Sweet Sixteen appearances had been more drama-filled than a Hollywood soap opera. In 2013, Trey Burke’s game-tying three against Kansas — possibly the most glorified shot in program history — gave the Michigan men’s...…
…This is snow joke. Save up to $1,800 on select floor plans! Rates/installments are subject to change. Rates/installments do not represent a monthly rental amount (and are not prorated), but rather the total base rent due for the lease term divided by the number of installments. Limited time only. See office for details. Apply today at HubAnnArbor.com 8 — Friday, March 23, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Twenty years l...…
…With just hours remaining before polls opened for the 2017-18 Central Student Government elections Tuesday evening, Public Policy junior Nadine Jawad, the eMerge vice-presidential candidate who currently serves as an executive policy adviser, made a final proposal to the current assembly. Jawad introduced a resolution encouraging University of Michigan Housing to integrate voter registration into requ...…
…GO BLUE, BABY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Thursday, March 23, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES 22nd Annual Exhibition of Art by Prisoners WHAT: One of the largest exhibitions of art by incarcerated artists in Michigan will be on display. WHO: The Prisoner Creative Arts Project WHEN: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Center, Media Union What Can Blind People Tell Us About...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Thursday, March 23, 2017 — 3A I began my freshman year the way most people do: completely unsure of what classes to take. I decided to take a class that would fulfill the Race and Ethnicity requirement so I would not have to take it again in my undergraduate career. I took a class on the history of Islam in South Asia because it fit my schedule. And though the class was infor...…
…R hetoric since the inauguration and, more specifically, since the start of the political right’s efforts to create an Affordable Care Act repeal-and-replace bill, has perpetuated a narrative that Washington is in a state of disarray. Thus far, a constructive dialogue has not been encouraged, but rather, figureheads on both the right and left have relied on hateful rebuke and criticism. Various media outlets hav...…
…ACROSS 1 Munro pen name 5 Fix, as faulty code 10 Shorten 14 Scoundrel of “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” 15 One of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” 16 Sharpen 17 7-Eleven’s Big Gulp, for one 20 Prepare to relax 21 “__ Pointe Blank”: 1997 film 22 Shipping nickname 23 Marketing gimmick 25 It makes for easier reading 31 McKinley’s first lady 32 Like mud in election season 33 Serious violations 35 PC’s spacebar neighbor 36 Mayor pro __ 37 Swallow 40 Replayed...…
…6A — Thursday, March 23, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sweet 16 Preview: ‘M’ to battle Oregon This isn’t just a feel-good story anymore. Thirteen days ago, it was about the plane, the practice jerseys and the improbable performance the Michigan men’s basketball team put forth in its Big Ten Tournament opener. The eighth-seeded Wolverines dismantled Illinois, 75-55, and it felt like an underd...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, March 23, 2017 Design By Jacob Bergen …
…2B — Thursday, March 23, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sibel Ozer’s smile is warm and genuine, conveying a calm, collected kindness that belies some of the darker experiences she’s had over the course of her 15-year-long journey with art therapy. At a hefty 7.4 on the Richter scale, Turkey’s 1999 Izmit earthquake claimed thousands of lives and left even more injured, along with destroying several hund...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, March 23, 2017 — 3B “Make an installation, illicit emotion, and make it overwhelming” — these were the instructions given to Art & Design Sophomore, Perry Stella, for the second part of a project in one of her studio courses this year. For part one, Stella focused on the issues of memory and storytelling, while the second part was meant to represent an obstruction to t...…
…4B — Thursday, March 23, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Not Insane: A study of the complex ‘Legion’ ’s David FX David in FX’s ‘Legion’ Analyzing the intracacies of a television character as it relates to mental illness and its repetitive media treatment Sitting down to speak with Mentality Magazine, I was sucked into a space where honesty was encouraged, where mental health and art were intertwined and w...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, March 23, 2017 — 5B FACEBOOK Supermodel Twiggy Twiggy and Kate: Fashion and the size zero epidemic How fashion’s constructed ideals of size and skinniness have affected the average female buyer — Brandy Melville included One size fits all, pigs really can fly and Trump didn’t win the election. Actually, one size fits few, pigs still can’t fly and the new U.S. b...…
…6B — Thursday, March 23, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Daily Arts Writers Will Stewart and Becky Portman discuss mental health in the coming-of-age comedy “Perks of Being a Wallflower.” The movie focuses on Charlie, a high school freshman suffering from depression and anxiety after his best friend’s suicide and aunt’s death. After befriending a group of free-spirited seniors, Charlie begins to...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 23, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 94 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Students confirmed safe a...…
…8 5 1 9 9 7 3 4 5 6 9 3 9 6 6 9 3 2 8 4 9 5 3 8 1 2 7 6 5 8 7 3 BEGINNING A BROMANCE. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, March 23, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ON THE DAILY KRISTINA PERKINS/Daily Angela Davis, activist and recipient of UM Flint’s Winegarden Visiting Professorship, addressed intersectional feminism at the Riverfront Banquet Center in Flint, Michigan on Tuesday. ACTIVIS...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, March 23, 2016 — 3A several sexual misconduct cases. Walesby noted that the expansion of categories may affect the Office of Institutional Equity’s ability to conduct both a timely and thorough investigation. Both the new and current versions of the policy limit the investigation process to 60 days, a time period chosen to balance considering as much information...…
…supervise the University and direct expendi- tures. To have a greater voice on campus, new- MICH advocates for a student representative on the board. Your Michigan told the Daily that a student representative is not necessary, because the CSG president currently has an allotted time to present at every Board of Regents meeting. Though this is a compelling rebuttal by Your Michigan, we believe creating a position for a student on the boa...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, March 23, 2016 — 5A ‘Nashville’ wedding By SHIR AVINADAV Daily Arts Writer There’s nothing like a wedding to bring deep-seated family issues to the forefront. Rayna (Connie Britton, “Fri- day Night Lights”) and Deacon’s (Charles Esten, “Enlight- ened”) tumul- tuous past has finally found its resolution in their mar- riage. But what should seemingly be a happy occasion...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Tatum O’Neal played one in “The Bad News Bears” 7 Burn a tad 11 Keystone bumbler 14 Running by itself 15 Drought-ridden 16 Suffix with infant 17 *Freebie with fries 19 Woodworking tool 20 Kosher deli offering 21 Sipped sherry, say 23 Nails, as a test 24 Baptism receptacle 25 How some Bibles present Jesus’ words 28 Secure with a seat belt 30 Stool pigeon 32 Barrister’s top...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 23, 2016 — 7A FOOTBALL Mone back to 100 percent in practice After broken leg in 2015 fall camp, defensive tackle prepared to step in By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Already dominant for most of last season, the Michigan football team’s defensive line has yet another contributor healthy again for 2016. Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Bryan Mone, who miss...…
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…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | MARCH 23, 2016 …
…“ Oh, I edit, I don’t write,” is my standard response to any and all questions about what I do at The Michigan Daily. I fact-check and correct gram- mar; those are my two responsibilities. Sure, as a whole, our section is responsible for upholding the integrity of the paper by making sure we don’t print incorrect facts or misspelled names. But functionally, most of my time is spent Googling obscure City Council members and deleting co...…
…3B Wednesday, March 23, 2016 / The Statement I don’t really like to tell people I’m an immigrant. It’s not because I’m ashamed of my South Asian identity; this column is proof enough that I’m very much the opposite of that. It’s because when, freshman year, I told my friend’s boyfriend that I can’t vote because I’m not an American citizen, the first thing he thought to say was, “Wow, you speak really good English.” I speak Engli...…
…Wednesday, March 23, 2016 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 23, 2016 // The Statement 5B Milan Crawford is used to being the only Black girl in the room. She attended Cranbrook- Kingswood, an elite, predominantly white private school in Bloomfield Hills. She was also competitive in swimming, a sport with notably few Black athletes. But when on break during her freshman year, Crawford, now an LSA senior, told her family members that s...…
…A s a kid, I convinced myself that I had “almost- insomnia.” Every night I would melodramati- cally toss and turn, my body tired but my mind whirring on. Unlike an actual insomniac, I would always fall asleep, usually only one or two hours after I had first climbed into bed. But as a bored kid growing up with an astonishingly comfortable life, I loved to create my own problems. So I told myself I was an insomniac. While my physician ...…
…Wednesday, March 23, 2016 // The Statement 7B by Alyssa Brandon, Daily News Editor “Dipped in chocolate, bronzed in elegance, enameled with grace, toasted with beauty. My Lord, she’s a Black woman.” I read this quote often — one of my favorite quotes from Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochan- nan — and when I do, it makes me feel positive and confident about who I am. I read this quote and I want to take a deep breath and yell from my chest that I ...…
…Lead vocalist Tyler Joseph performs “Holding On To You.” Wednesday, March 23, 2016 // The Statement 8B On January 20, 2016, LSA and business senior Haider Malik vocalizes frustration over the Bacha Khan University killings in Pakistan at the Diag. Members of the Ann Arbor Alliance for Black Lives lead a walk in the memory of Aura Rosser from the League to the pedestrian bridge over Washtenaw Ave on January 20, 2016. GRANT HARDY...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 23, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan hockey team lost in the Big Ten title game, ending its season » INSIDE SportsMonday CAMPUS LIFE RUBY WALLAU/Daily LEFT: Ann Arbor residents Keith Orr and Martin Contreras toast during a celebration for their anniversary and the anniversaries of 300 same-sex couples who married one-year ago bef...…
…organized the ceremony to bring together all couples that wed the day after Friedman’s ruling. Orr and his husband Martin Contre- ras, the other co-owner of Aut Bar, were among the couples celebrat- ing their first anniversary. “We realized that within days, 320 couples were going to have the same anniversary, and we were going to have to do something that day,” Orr said. Washtenaw County residents Diane VanDorn and Connie Greer ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, March 23, 2015 — 3A “If you just look at our out-of- pocket expenses, things we’ve paid to contractors, third par- ties, it’s around $230,000. It doesn’t take into consideration management time or damage to the resort’s reputation. Our accountants and attorneys are saying that this could be up to an additional $200,000,” Barry Owens, Treetops Resort general manager, wrote i...…
…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 Arts Monday, March 23, 2015 — 5A Question: What goes great with your morning coffee? Answer: michigandaily.com Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Gear tooth 4 Scotch whisky brand 9 Apples, e.g. 14 Sushi bar tuna 15 “Inside the NBA” analyst Shaq 16 Scary bacteria 17 *Dots-and- dashes system 19 Charged toward 20 Long Island airport town 21 “Divergent” star Wo...…
…6A — Monday, March 23, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Young cast carries lackluster ‘Insurgent’ More hype than depth in ‘Empire’ By NOAH COHEN Daily Arts Writer The idea of partitioning people by virtue – bravery, cleverness, service – was believable in the case of Hog- warts because it was a school whose single, final arbiter was a talking hat. In “Insurgent,” the adult society commits to the...…
…B CHAMPS AGAIN n The women’s gymnastics team won the Big Ten title at Crisler Center. Page 4B 1,400 STRONG The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 23, 2015 n Michigan swept Ohio State, earning Carol Hutchins’ 1,400th win. Page 3B K.O. at the Joe D ETROIT — Red Berenson leans back in his chair with a scowl. He sips some water as he tries to process how the past hour could have left him smiling. For the third stra...…
…2B — March 23, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN Improving a quiet tournament S omething was wrong when, just 40 minutes before puck drop at Joe Louis Arena, the attendant at the box office scoffed when I asked if the game was any- where near a sellout. But it’s Michigan vs. Michigan State! And it’s the semifinal of the Big Ten Hockey Tournament, where the stakes are highest — t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday March 23, 2015 — 3B Michigan dominates Ohio State in Columbus for three- game sweep By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer Three wins away from becoming just the third coach in college softball history to reach 1,400 victories, Michigan softball coach Carol Hutchins needed an undefeated weekend to etch her name further into the record books. And with three games against Ohi...…
