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January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 1

…University of Michigan President Santa Ono announced the University’s plan to build a new residence and dining hall targeted at serving first-year students on Central Campus at the Board of Regents meeting Thursday. The new residence hall will be built on the site of Elbel Field and is planned to have the capacity to house 2,300 students. Ono cited a stagnant supply of housing for undergraduate students amidst growing enrollme...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 2

…On their Instagram page, The Side Door pop-up restaurant boasts impeccable service, an intimate ambiance and gourmet cooking. It might sound like any other high-end eatery in downtown Ann Arbor, but there’s one caveat. The business is run by three U-M students out of an unfinished basement. Public policy senior Chris Wong, Business and Public Policy junior Daniel Zhang and Engineering junior Vineet Dongre are the foun...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 3

…With the new year comes new goals, new hopes, new dreams. For many, “read more books” is near the top of resolution lists, which is both commendable and conventional in this day and age. Nevertheless, it can be difficult to set your tasks and technology aside to dive into a book. Whether you spent New Year’s Eve finishing your Goodreads Reading Goal (I finished my “Daisy Jones & The Six” reread just before midnight) or you’re onl...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 4

…Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Wednesday, January 11, 2023 puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Tom Pepper & C.C. Burnikel ©2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/11/23 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Patti Varol and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/11/23 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 ACROSS 1 Bit of pond growth 5 Snatches 10 Map out 14 Earsplitting 15 Anti-harassment movem...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 5

…This is the companion piece to “Scratching the surface of ChatGPT.” After introducing myself to ChatGPT, its functions, capabilities and restrictions, and brainstorming how I could present discussions ChatGPT raises in an interesting way, I came to the conclusion that I was able to interview this Artificial Intelligence. Every single word of ChatGPT’s response is intentional due to how it forms its responses, and this interview wi...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 6

…Opinion Wednesday, January 11, 2023 — 6 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com This November, voters in Michigan approved Proposal 1, which changed the legislative term limits for the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan State Senate and greatly expanded the financial disclosure rules for state politicians. These are two very important changes that will help to ensure ethics and accountability in Lansing. Prior to...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 7

…T houghts and prayers. After years of mass shootings and gun violence, all the country has to show for the bloodshed is a long stream of condolences. Following shootings in Parkland, Oxford, UVA and countless other locations, legislators nationwide have advocated for strong reform, only to repeatedly come up short. Support for legislation curtailing access to some types of firearms draws support from 71% of Americans, yet the...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 8

…O ver Winter Break, I spent a few hours researching possible careers in journalism. Columnist for The New York Times, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, fact-checker for The Washington Post — I skipped past examining the third. A career analyzing politicians and trying to decipher the truths from the lies sounds like torture. It’s not just speechwriters fudging the numbers or candidates exaggerating anecdote...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 9

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 11, 2023 — 9 Michigan shuts out CSU Bakersfield as Big Ten season looms COLE MARTIN Daily Sports Writer In the first period of the Michi- gan wrestling team’s dual meet against CSU Bakersfield on Sun- day, No. 2 heavyweight fifth-year senior Mason Parris wasted little time. Not even two minutes in, Par- ris earned a near-fall on Jake Andrews before mercifully end- ing his night...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 10

… 10 — Wednesday, January 11, 2023 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 500 wins and counting: examining Kim Barnes Arico’s legacy so far After beating Nebraska on Dec. 28, Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico only wanted to talk about her players. In two postgame interviews, the Michigan women’s basket- ball coach praised individual efforts from fifth-year senior wing Leigha Brown and sopho- more guard Laila Phelia, delving into ...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 11

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 11, 2023 — 11 Sports SportsMonday: Holier than none, Michigan needs to forget the moral high ground It’s time to drop the superior- ity act. For years — decades, even — the University of Michigan and its athletic department has tried its best to cultivate a specific image that it desperately wants you to believe in: “Leaders and best.” While that phrase may have once been an acc...…

January 11, 2023 (vol. 132, iss. 100) • Page Image 12

…brother OH, OH, EMMA MATI/Daily Michigan blows opportunity to in- state rival, loses nail-biter at MSU E AST LANSING — Michigan State’s disdain for the Michigan men’s basketball team radiated through Breslin Center. Showers of boos greeted the Wolverines when they took the floor, and ecstasy filled the air when they left it. Michigan’s recent struggles in East Lansing, paired with the downright hostility of the Sparta...…

May 11, 2022 (vol. 130, iss. 76) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - Weekly Summer Edition ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. 76 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 O PIN IO N . . ....…

May 11, 2022 (vol. 130, iss. 76) • Page Image 2

…Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com VANESSA KIEFER Editor-in-Chief eic@michigandaily.com ANGIE YU Business Manager business@michigan- daily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Brandon Cowit Managing Editor cowitb@michigandaily.com Tess Crowley Digital Managing Editor crowlete@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on...…

May 11, 2022 (vol. 130, iss. 76) • Page Image 3

…Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Plotlessness paradoxically drives ‘The Candy House’ Upon reading the words “a novel” on the cover of Jennifer Egan’s latest book “The Candy House,” one wonders whether this is true. When “novel” seems nearly synonymous with “story,” can this semi-plotless book be considered a story? When does a story stop being a story? The book’s opening pages take us to an a...…

May 11, 2022 (vol. 130, iss. 76) • Page Image 4

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily. com Arts 4 — Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Haley Heynderickx talks music, honesty and change Seeing Haley Heynderickx perform live will change your conception of her music. You will realize that, all this time, she has not been trying to give you the answers: she is trying to ask the right questions. Even her tone — lilting, light, turning the ends of her phrases up in a comedic manner — often implies u...…

May 11, 2022 (vol. 130, iss. 76) • Page Image 5

…Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — 5 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I’m not ready to graduate VICTORIA TAN MiC Contributor Author’s note: I started writing for the Daily the winter of my sophomore year because I love to write — plain and simple. My main intention was never for my friends or family to read my work but instead to give myself a creative outlet and space where I could grow as a writer and collaborate wit...…

May 11, 2022 (vol. 130, iss. 76) • Page Image 6

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, May 11, 2022 BRANDON COWIT Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief Bipartisanship is dead — so why do we use the word so often? I n politics, the word “bipartisan” is inescapable. Eve...…

May 11, 2022 (vol. 130, iss. 76) • Page Image 7

…Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — 7 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Allen’s shaky Sunday caps off series loss DAVID WOELKERS Daily Sports Writer In his first three appearances since transitioning into the Michigan baseball team’s full-time Sunday starter, sophomore right-hander Chase Allen looked electric — giving up just three earned runs in 19.1 innings. With the fate of the series against Indiana still up in the air headin...…

May 11, 2022 (vol. 130, iss. 76) • Page Image 8

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Michigan blanks Oklahoma, will host Super Regional ABHIJAI SINGH Daily Sports Writer Everyone huddled around the No. 1 singles court, anticipating that junior Ondrej Styler would clinch another victory for the Michigan men’s tennis team — just as he had in all three matches last weekend during the Big Ten Tournament. And with all eyes on him, Styler did exactly...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 1

…Students took to State Street to celebrate after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election on Saturday. LSA sophomore Grace Timmer said that after such a close race, it was relieving to see the results this morning and the community support this afternoon. “I am elated to be here and see all the support for Biden,” Timer said. “It’s amazing after the tight election to see everyone come out and take a ...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 2

…The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Fall 2020 semester by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. If you would like a current copy of the paper mailed to you, please visit store. pub.umich.edu/michigan-daily-buy-this-edition to place your order. ERIN WHITE Managing Editor ekwhite...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 3

…“I was really confused as to why we’re just now implementing asymptomatic testing for next semester,” Makar said. “I have friends at other schools like Ohio State, another big public university, where they get tested weekly, and it’s mandatory. I was curious as to know why we didn’t implement that beforehand.” Alison Roberson, another LSA freshman and South Quad resident, said she was “shocked” by the plan fo...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 4

…The Michigan Daily Administration Beat sat down with University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel to discuss the plan for the winter semester, why the University changed its approach on testing and enforcement policies, regulating Fraternity & Sorority Life and the impact of the election on campus. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. TMD: In the announcement about winter semester plans, you said...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Multimedia Wednesday, November 11, 2020 — 5 Shows after 6pm $599 $499 $399 Shows b/w noon - 6pm Shows before noon Ticket includes a FREE 46 oz. Popcorn! Safety Plan in Place #CinemaSafe Your Neighborhood Theater! Bring this coupon to Quality 16 to receive 10% off your entire concession order. Offer valid one transaction per person. Not valid with any other offers. Valid only for conc...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 6

…Critical learning requires a degree of vulnerability from the learner and the teacher. But when the traumas of systemic oppression are unaddressed in the classroom, marginal- ized students aren’t given the chance they deserve to show their own vulnerability, and thus aren’t given the chance to engage in a wholly authentic and meaningful learning expe- rience. First, let’s make no mistake: Being vulnerable means being courageous....…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 7

…Noor Al-Fikhri was buried in a shallow grave under a fig tree ten minutes before noon, after her left ankle gave out in an attempt to hang her blue silk dress to dry while climbing the rusty, half-removed ladder that led to the roof. My 12 year old grandmother found her sister half-splayed, cats and flies lapping at what little remained of the dried blood, her knees disjoint- ed and contorted in the special sort of way that could o...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 8

…7-Opinion E ver since Donald Trump was inaugurated back in 2017, much of American politics has revolved around a fundamental question of political science: What exactly defines authoritarianism, and does Donald Trump fit within that mold? Though it’s obvious that Trump harbors anti-democratic ambitions, a defining feature of his presidency is that although he might want to be an authoritarian, he’s bad at actually achievin...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 9

…2-News W ith polls having closed and the result in — albeit, after a painfully long wait — it appears as though former Vice President Joe Biden has won the presidency while Democrats have kept the House of Representatives but fell short of taking back the Senate for now. Controlling the White House and the lower chamber of Congress while not having the Senate will complicate matters when it comes to climate change, which Biden ...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 10

…T oxic masculinity and its dangers are becoming more known, and you likely already know of examples embodying it, from nonsense that “men don’t cry” to certain things being deemed “gay” with a demeaning connotation. Yet, the intersection between toxic masculinity and eating disorders, specifically ones that revolve around fitness — think the avid gym-goer that won’t eat a bit outside of their macros for the day — is undeniable...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 11

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, November 11, 2020 — 11 MUSIC REVIEW BOOK REVIEW ‘Clockface’: Costello’s aim is the same ‘Real Life’ is raw, complex Though the title track of Elvis Costello’s latest album describes him in a battle against time, the English songwriter definitely has a habit for creating timeless listening experiences. In a career spanning over 40 years, Costello has earned the reputati...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 12

…2-News 12 — Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Online Event: Thursday, November 19, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. An online lecture. For more information, visit events.umich.edu/event/75456 or call 734.615.6667. Anti-Jewish Pogroms and the Origins of Multiculturalism JEFFREY VEIDLINGER Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies Director, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies DAILY DAN...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 13

…Arts Wednesday, November 11, 2020 — 13 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “extremely online” to my friends, they usually agree — they too love memes and spend hours on Twitter. gets messy. It usually turns into some form of me reciting my own version of Bane’s quote from “The Dark Knight Rises”: “You merely adopted the internet; I was born in it, molded by it.” To say that the musical career of Daniel Lopatin (aka Chuck Perso...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 14

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 14 — Wednesday, November 11, 2020 statement I n the course of an undergraduate education here at the University of Michigan, there are just some things one is bound to encounter at some point or another. The Big House, the Shapiro Under- graduate Library, the block ‘M’; not to men- tion Zingerman’s, Hatcher Graduate Library and Angell Hall; these are the perennial names, spaces and places that m...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 15

…W hen I first a r r i v e d to cam- pus as a freshman, I was brimming with a sense of conflicting excite- ment and agitation. As an international student from Canada, most of my knowledge of the Ameri- can college experience came from “Pitch Per- fect” and online forums like Reddit and College Confidential. While I was looking forward to making friends and so- cializing, I also carried with me a little anxiety about wher...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 16

…16 — Wednesday, November 11, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Kerryt wn MARKET & SHOPS OVER TWENTY ONE-OF-A-KIND MERCHANTS ALL UNDER ONE ROOF! Bring a bit of Ann Arbor home for the holidays statement T his week, I was on a Zoom call listening to one of my professors drone on about Sinclair Lewis, when I realized that every single professor I have this semester is a white man. The realization wasn’t totally abrup...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 17

…THIS YEAR, UMCU IS GIVING BACK TO THE MICHIGAN FOSTER CARE CLOSET Insured by the NCUA. *A charitable donation of 1% applies during the promotional period of November 1, 2020, until December 31, 2020, for merchandise purchased at participating vendors. This promotion applies for UMCU Visa Optimum and Visa Platinum Cash Rewards cards only. For each qualifying transaction, the University of Michigan Credit Union will apply 1% to the total sale...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 18

…BLOOMINGTON — Before Indiana even left its locker room, they were celebrating here. The students weren’t allowed into Memorial Stadium, but they showed up in the parking lot to sing their fight song, to chant “We Want Bama,” and to serenade Michigan goodbye. Here, on a night where a 24-game losing streak was snapped, there will be COVID-19 safety protocols broken and memories made. The Wolverines will be left to a long, sile...…

November 11, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 7) • Page Image 19

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 11, 2020 — 19 How will Michigan replace Aidan Hutchinson? It’s been eight quarters since the Michigan football team recorded a sack. And on Saturday, things got worse. Junior defensive end Aidan Hutchinson will miss the rest of the season and requires surgery to repair a fracture on his leg, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday. ESPN reported that Hutchins...…

June 11, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 117) • Page Image 1

…Thursday, June 11, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 117 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Mass incarceration and Black American health Analysis of U.S. prisons & detriments to the Black community. >> SEE PAGE 8 NEWS Internatio...…

June 11, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 117) • Page Image 2

…The University of Michigan hosted a virtual town hall titled “Constructive Conversations for Societal Change” on Friday, in soli- darity with the protests that have erupted across the nation against racism and police brutality. The town hall was moderated by Rob- ert M. Sellers, vice provost of equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, and focused on providing a platform for the University of Mich- igan community to come toget...…

June 11, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 117) • Page Image 3

…Rackham student Aya M. Waller- Bey was sitting in her room in Munger Graduate Residences when she heard someone else moving around in her suite. She got up to find a maintenance man, who told her that work would be done on two rooms inside her suite. Two new residents were expected to move in in a few weeks. “He’s like, ‘Oh, there’s two rooms here we’re going to work on today and also tomorrow,’” Waller- Bey said. “‘We might be getti...…

June 11, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 117) • Page Image 4

…W e all know Karen. She is the minority of 30 to 40-year-old white women whose voice is loud despite how misguided and misinformed she is. She exudes entitlement and a superior “Can I speak to the manager?” attitude. She is unafraid to use her privilege as a weapon. In today’s context, she is audibly doubtful of any new COVID-19 research and public-health protocols, especially when her long-overdue salon appointment is at stake....…

June 11, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 117) • Page Image 5

…F ollowing George Floyd’s kill- ing late last month, the news that former police officer Derek Chauvin had been arrested and recently charged with second-degree murder was no doubt a positive development. Many prominent national figures, including former presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., have seen it as a sign of progress and a “first step towards justice.” Even though many, including Mr. Floyd’s family, believe th...…

June 11, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 117) • Page Image 6

…6 Thursday, June 11 , 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS On ‘Creole Giselle’, a re- imagined classic ballet Many ballet stories are weird. Swans falling in love, dolls being mis- taken for humans and the Christmas- time obsession with a nut-cracking device all pass as normal. We accept their quirks because their music and choreography are about more than their stories. Adolphe Adam’s “Giselle” is different. “Giselle” has...…

June 11, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 117) • Page Image 7

…Pop culture would have us believe that the Venn diagram between sports fans and art nerds is more or less two separate circles. As a humble representative of the tiny sliver in the middle, I want to introduce my friends on both sides to the world of their culturally prescribed adver- sary. There are some similarities between the two that few would expect to find — similarities that, I argue, allow us to view sport as art. Let’s set the...…

June 11, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 117) • Page Image 8

…8 Thursday, June 11, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Mass incarceration and Black American health The criminal justice system is one of the chief systems affect- ing Black American health. The country’s prison system and over- policing strategy is not just a way to keep criminals off the streets, it is a large, for-profit institution that gains strength by perpetuating an endless cycle that is almost imp...…

June 11, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 117) • Page Image 9

…9 Thursday, June 11, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR A letter to our South Asian community SUNITHA PALAT & PRISHA GROVER MiC Staff Writers Black Lives Matter is a peaceful organiza- tion — created after the killing of Trayvon Martin in 2013 — that fights to support Black innovation and excellence and combat acts of violence, which are the result of systemic racism. While the recent protests are cer- tainl...…

June 11, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 117) • Page Image 10

…10 Thursday, June 11, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS ‘We were going to win a national championship. That’s what we were gonna do’: An oral history of the 2005 Michigan softball championship The Michigan softball team was tired of simply making it. Entering 2005, the program had been to the Women’s College World Series seven times in the last 10 seasons, yet never finished above fifth place. In a West Coast-domina...…

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