…Zeta Beta Tau’s International Headquarters voted to remove recognition of the University of Michigan’s Eta chapter on Tuesday. According to an official statement from the organization, ZBT staff, along with the University’s Office of Greek Life and Division for Student Life, conducted an extensive membership review to determine the future of the chapter. “Through the course of this investigation it became clear that m...…
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…News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily Warmer weather melts student-made snowmen at the Diag on Tuesday. SNOW NO SNOW said. “All of this took place against a backdrop of massive social and economic transformation resulting from free-market reforms.” Fried ended his lecture with a succinct five points — which he admitted were much easier to envision than to put into action. Broadly outlined, the po...…
…W e all know, and dread, the Fall Career Expo put on by the University of Michigan’s Career Center. The ballroom in the Michigan Union is always packed with nervous college students trying to get an internship or a full-time position at one of the 180 companies that recruit on campus. This year, I noticed that many recruiters trumpeted their company’s diverse and inclusive workplace. Awards from publication...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 10, 2018 — 5A I hated “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” I thought it was a terrible movie with a poor plot, weak character development and a total lack of understanding of what made the previous films great. I’ve had a lot of conversations with people over the past few weeks about why I believe that is. As I’ve watched discussion and debate about the film play out online, I...…
…by all manner of ghosts, ghouls and poltergeists. They’ve wisely shifted the focus from the families themselves to Elise, a medium-for-hire with the ability to astral project into a spiritual realm called “The Further.” But even with Shaye’s consistently game performance, it’s impossible to dodge the feeling that this has all been done before and done better. To the credit of “The Last Key,” it continues this trend of leanin...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts & Sports Wednesday, January 10, 2018 — 7A Close and getting closer EVAN AARON /Daily Michigan coach John Beilein said after the game that he was convinced Michigan had a play set up to win the game. Though the Michigan women’s basketball team didn’t come out victorious in its overtime loss to rival Ohio State on Sunday, it did play a closely- fought game full of back-and- forth runs ...…
…8A — Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com AMELIA CACCHIONE/Daily Sophomore forward Will Lockwood will have to decide between surgery now or surgery after the season, according to Michigan coach Mel Pearson. Notebook: Lockwood’s injury requires surgery, Lavigne starter in net ANNA MARCUS Daily Sports Writer The sophomore forward, who missed extended time last year, suffered the injury at the World Junio...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 10, 2018 A Saturday in Cook’s Library …
…“S hutting your eyes and acting like the problem is going to go away — it’s not going to go away. You have to actively oppose it. Intercept it. And that is how we solve problems. You cannot sit idly, basking in your own privilege, and hopefully things go away — it doesn’t work like that,” Omar, a University of Florida student and a protest organizer, told The Nation. When white supremacist Richard Spencer arrived to speak at t...…
…3B Wednesday, January 10, 2018 // The Statement Let’s Bitch About It: Not all dogs are cute This column does not reflect the views of The Michigan Daily and received strong objections from multiple editors who were probably offended on behalf of their dogs. I f there is one thing I stand by in this world, it is this: Not all dogs are cute. Don’t get me wrong, I love dogs. I have a dog and she is absolutely adorable, but that doe...…
…Wednesday, January 10, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 10, 2018 // The Statement 5B A Saturday in Cook’s library A brief history of the Law Library by Matt Gallatin, Daily Arts Writer O n a Saturday I sit in the Law library. I often do this, busy or not, wasting my time pre- tending I’m using my time wisely. If I’m sitting in the library, I’m working, right? Of course, when I say “work,” I’m saying that I’m simply sitti...…
…Wednesday, January 10, 2018 // The Statement 6B Let’s Talk About It: Writing through my obsessions I was recently tapping away at my keyboard keys writing an article I was not feeling passionate about. This was deeper than a few bad weeks of writing. I recently felt the same way about my poetry, but learned to build my confidence in writing poems through a workshop class last fall semester. Every week I would write — eve...…
…A bout 200 miles south of Ann Arbor, off exit 50 on I-275, and after a series of left and right turns, sits an old Tudor-style house. Safely positioned at the end of a cul-de-sac, painted a soft brown with maroon shutters, it now sits empty, with only the remnants of what used to be a bustling home of a family of five — my family of five. I grew up in a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio and experienced the quintessential suburba...…
…Wednesday, January 10, 2018 // The Statement 8B Last week I visited my friend Martina Potlach, a junior in the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, in her studio in the College’s newly renovated building on North campus. Students spend hours in the giant space working on countless iterations of projects, often late into the night. Since it is the beginning of the semester, while it might not seem like it, the stud...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 10, 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.108 ©2018 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . ....…
…2 — Tuesday, April 10, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FRIDAY: Behind the Story News TUESDAY: By Design TIMES OF TECTONIC UPHE AVAL Dr. Monamie Bhadra, postdoctoral fellow at The Ohio State University, speaks on nuclear power, anti-nuclear activism, and democracy in contemporary India at Tisch Hall Monday. DARBY STIPE/Daily WEDNESDAY: This Week in History 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.co...…
…Entering the University LSA freshman Brian Hicks moved around a lot growing up with his father in the military. From Virginia to Panama to Germany, he has little recollection of encounters with racism, if there were any at all, early on in life. His first experience with it was when his family moved to a majority-white suburb in Iowa. “I was in ninth or 10th grade and I was riding my bicycle from my friend’s house; it was like, e...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, April 10, 2018 F rom the ages of three to 17, dance was my “thing” — my primary after- school activity, my source of exercise, my creative outlet. Though I never intended to dance professionally, my experiences with the discipline have had an enormous impact on me. I committed hours upon hours each week to ballet, tap, jazz and modern styles as a child and tee...…
…This weekend I sat in the library, rigorously trying to finish an essay. Music was playing, my feet were tapping and my fingers were frantically traveling back and forth between my mouth and the keyboard. I like to believe that if I don’t bite my nails while I write essays, I could probably get more words on the page. Yet no matter how conscious I try to be about my anxious habits, I still fall into them. I try to hide my nails fro...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, April 10, 2018 — 7 Wolverines improve thanks to return of seniors Finn and Morrissey Expectations are high in a program when coaches compare players to all-time great athletes like Michael Jordan or LeBron James. But those expectations were justified when applied to fifth-year runners Erin Finn and Jamie Morrissey. “Both of them here and at the end, Morrissey, the team’s happ...…
…8 — Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan falters in final round, finishes ninth The Michigan men’s golf team placed ninth at the Aggie Invitational, in part due to an uncharacteristic weekend of Texas weather. “The weather, really all day (Saturday), it was up there for one of the two or three worst weather days I’ve ever had in fourteen years of coaching,” said Michigan head coach ...…
…michigandaily.com Thursday, May 10, 2018 INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 116 | © 2018 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Defend DACA Immigrant protections are at risk under Donald Trump >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS Racist list...…
…2 Thursday, May 10, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Ann Arbor voters approve millage Citizens decide to increase school millage By ALICE TRACEY Summer Daily News Editor The vast majority of Ann Arbor voters Tuesday opted to increase the funds collected by public schools. The millage renewal proposed by the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education passed with 76 percent in favor. A school millage rate is a decid...…
…“In the short term, we wouldn’t be necessarily replacing a mammogram; we would be trying to provide more information to the physician so that they could make better decisions from the results they would get from both this imaging and a mammogram,” Thurber said. “Long term, the idea would be to completely replace (mammograms) because there are many challenges with mammograms that we believe our approach can help overcome.” Providing ...…
…4 Thursday, May 10, 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. A s a student of political science and international studies at the University of Michigan, I have learned about human rights atrocities across the globe from the Rwandan Genocide to the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar. In thes...…
…HANNAH HARSHE | COLUMN I ’m standing in the doorway of Shannon’s room. She’s sitting on her bed, her laptop on her lap with an episode of “New Girl” paused on the screen. We’re yelling at each other, over each other, really. Our voices are growing increasingly loud and angry, and people walking down the street outside our apartment are probably wondering whether we’re safe. For the record, yes, we’re safe, but I’m pissed a...…
…6 Thursday, May 10, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Tully’ is fresh Caitlyn Smith discusses her music career, album FILM REVIEW “This album was the end of a long, winding road.” MUSIC INTERVIEW When the next big thing is in front of you, you sit up and take notice. That’s the effect Cait- lyn Smith has on a room: She demands your undivided atten- tion. While she may not be a household name yet, her show at ...…
…7 Thursday, May 10, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS For a title as open-ended as “This is America,” one would assume Childish Gambino’s latest single would poignantly capture the racial tensions of the nation, using the Black experience as a vessel for artistic expression. For a listener completely unaware of the clandestinely corny wunderkind that is Donald Glover, they would perceive him to be a yet another (a...…
…8 Thursday, May 10, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ACROSS 1 Bookie’s concern 5 Wedge-shaped bones 10 Elite Eight org. 14 Bygone depilatory brand 15 Cantilevered window 16 Panhandler’s income 17 Start of a business journey 19 Watery defense, perhaps 20 Hustle 21 First name in bike stunts 23 Phased-out Secret Service weapon 24 Way to get from 17- to 39-Across 29 Doce meses 30 Roll of bills 31 Woolly mammal 32 Seasonal song en...…
…9 Thursday, May 10, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Donald Trump, as always, broadcasts his political affairs and opinions on Twitter’s platform. On April 1, he tweeted: “Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Dem- ocrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. ‘Caravans’ coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Opt...…
…10 Thursday,May 10, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Beaubien highlights All-Big Ten selections for ‘M’ In a season where the No. 16 Michigan softball team (18-3 Big Ten, 43-10 overall) reclaimed its spot atop the Big Ten standings, it’s only natural that the acco- lades have come pouring in. Four Wolverines were named to All Big-Ten teams Wednes- day, with freshman left-hander Meghan Beaubien — named Big Ten Pitche...…
…Salter brothers’ final face off For as different as the Michigan and Michigan State baseball teams are, on Wednesday they both had one thing in common: a Salter brother squatting behind home plate donning the num- ber 11 on the back of his jersey. In the non-conference rivalry con- test, the younger brother Harrison and his fellow Wolverines prevailed, as Michigan (14-3 Big Ten, 31-14 overall) trounced Michigan State (8-9, 17-26) 10-2...…
…12 Thursday, May 10, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines find glory on Senior Day against rival OSU Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The essence of the American dream is chasing those ideals as well creating success and opportunity through hard work and dedication. So for the Wolverines, they were liv- ing the dream. On Saturday’s matchup against Ohio State, the No. 14 Michigan soft- ball team cele...…
…The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the University of Michigan’s sexual assault investigation model Friday, saying that universities “must give the accused student or his agent an opportunity to cross-examine the accuser.” The current U-M sexual misconduct policy does not require a hearing or cross-examination of the student making the accusation. This decision is an appeal of U.S. District Judge David Laws...…
…University Wi-Fi network. University President Mark Schlissel concluded the ceremony, speaking on the role Wi-Fi connection plays in student and faculty productivity and innovation. “This project is actually long overdue,” Schlissel said. “And I’m very pleased that I got to play a role in helping bring it to fruition. More and more each day we depend on internet access as our tether and our lifeline at scales t...…
…Dearborn is my safe haven, a city with the highest concentration of Arabs in all of America, a place for people who are just like me. Growing up, I had the best of both worlds. I was able to connect with my Middle Eastern roots and culture in a city that has the best Mediterranean food around. I could speak Arabic and not feel out of place. My days would be filled with visiting “khaltos” (Arabic word for aunts) and potlucks w...…
…“M y hair was long then. Long like the sighs of Loving Trees soaking in the still air before rain. I could hear their voices with the anticipation of thunder.” Hello and welcome to my first novel! Well, the first line of my first novel. Actually, the first line of the first novel I tried to write. I was 14 when I scribbled this line into a notebook margin, and it eventually ended up in the notes section on my phone - a place whe...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 10, 2018 — 5A ACROSS 1 “We Create Music” org. 6 “You’re a riot” 10 Sportscaster Albert 14 Diner counter alternative 15 Hasn’t paid yet 16 Jai __ 17 Job 19 Govt. crash investigator 20 Weather- affecting current 21 Give up all expectations 23 __ Strauss, female touring guitarist for Alice Cooper 25 Greek “i” 26 BB-shaped legume 29 Switching from cable TV to streaming, say ...…
…Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield has a musical style that seems to be an exploration of change as she has touched across the sounds of indie, folk and rock through her past four full-length releases. Her ability to claim a distinct musical voice while experimenting with different sounds has shown itself in her most recent release, Great Thunder. The EP stands as a separation from her rock heavy 2017 record, Out in the ...…
…SPORTSMONDAY Gunslinger Shea Patterson did things on Saturday that haven’t been done by a Michigan QB in a while » Page 2B Domination Michigan volleyball moved to 9-0 on the season with an undefeated weekend at the Michigan Challenge » Page 3B Design by Jack Silberman Alexis Rankin & Amelia Cacchione/ Daily The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | September 10, 2018 B It took one offensive drive for angry boos to cascade Mi...…
…2B — Monday, September 10, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A gunslinger comes to town A gunslinger walked into Michigan Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and no, it wasn’t Western Michigan quarterback Jon Wassink. After nine months, Shea Patterson played his first game at home. And if you’re a Michigan football fan, the wait was well worth it. Patterson, of course, went up against a team some would po...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, September 10, 2018 — 3B Wolverines move to 9-0 thanks to Jones Michigan up 24-23 in the third set against Colorado State, Wolverines’ senior libero Jenna Lerg received the Rams’ serve as the fans chanted “Let’s.” Junior middle blocker MacKenzi Welsh was next in line and set the ball as “Go” echoed through the arena. On the other end of Welsh’s set was freshman outsid...…
…4B — Monday, September 10, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com What you missed when you left at halftime It didn’t take long for the Michigan football team to dominate Western Michigan. After a punt on the game’s opening drive, the Wolverines racked up five consecutive touchdowns to put the Bron- cos well away by halftime. But you had probably left by then. It was already a blow- out. Western Michigan w...…
…Georgetown University faculty Sherry Lee Linkon, English and American Studies professor, and John Russo, visiting scholar at the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and Working Poor. Linkon and Russo focused on patterns of voting among the working class with an eye on the 2018 midterm elections. The lecture, “Don’t Blame the Working-Class: Understanding Working- Class Politics and Culture in the Trump Era,” ste...…
…The Senate yesterday postponed its vote on Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination for one week to investigate allegations he sexually harassed a former aide. Thomas “totally and unequivocally” denied the accusation. The embattled nominee requested a delay to “clear my name” as several crucial Democratic supporters said they could not vote for him until the allegations were aired. Senate Majority Leader George Mit...…
…Michigan State Government are open to Whitmer’s idea. I think both Republicans and Democrats can agree that tobacco usage has an adverse impact on Michigan’s well being and work to limit its usage,” Berger said. “As Ms. Whitmer has said, 95 percent of adult smokers started smoking before the age of 21. I believe raising the age required to buy tobacco would help curb Michigan’s tobacco usage. The human and economic costs of toba...…
…“ Reed, I am having an emergency. We need to go upstairs to your room right now.” “Ok, let’s go,” I said to my friend Michael as I gestured toward the stairs. Upon escaping from the party and arriving in my room, I asked Michael the obvious question: “What’s going on?” His answer was far more complicated than I could have predicted. Michael, who isn’t old enough to buy alcohol, has been in a dedicated relationship for the...…
…counterpart “Night” forces us to contemplate what we normally try and shuffle into the periphery. The stage is dark except for a long, rectangular table where four men sit. One recalls the time when his squad, during a war, invaded a home and killed an entire family until “no life remained in the house — a ‘family unit’ had been eliminated.” Another talks of killing two rapists in a tunnel and seeing the life leave their ey...…
