…Dingell calls for support of EPA in light of budget cuts Legislation introduced in state gov to regulate breath tests Budget cuts to EPA funding could lay off 435 Ann Arbor- based employees By JENNIFER MEER Summer Managing News Editor On Monday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D–Michigan) addressed a crowd of approximately 70 media personnel, Environmental Protection Agency employees and environment advocates on the ...…
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…3 NEWS Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Washtenaw County officials allocate taxpayer funds in support of undocumented immigrants Proposals aim to welcome immigrants and offer human services support By AMARA SHAIKH For the Daily Washtenaw County officials have allocated funds to support undocu- mented immigrants with a 5-2 vote from the County Board of Commis- sioners on a series of resolutions. The...…
…4 Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION O n April 18, the Los Angeles Police Department adopted new rules that require police officers to try to defuse situations before firing a weapon. Regardless of how disturbing it is that police departments were previously not operating under these guidelines, one would expect this to mitigate police brutality. With this new rule and growing backlash toward la...…
…5 OPINION Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com T he first time I returned home for the summer, to the suburb I grew up in outside downtown Columbus, was two years ago, the May after my freshman year at Michigan. I lived at home, worked at a posh coffee shop a 10-minute drive away, and wspent most of my free time hanging out with high school friends and trying to catch up on reading. Even though I was...…
…6 Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Elif Batuman’s story is beautiful By SOPHIA KAUFMAN Daily Book Editor The title of Elif Batuman’s new novel is a direct nod to Dos- toyevsky, but it’s also a sly nudge to the narrator, Selin; or, more accurately, Selin’s curiously detached perception of herself. “The Idiot” follows her as the American teenage daughter of Turkish immigrants making her way thr...…
…7 Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘No Shape’ is bold ‘Guardians Vol. 2’ thrives FILM REVIEW MUSIC REVIEW By SEAN LANG Daily Arts Writer The work of Mike Hadreas — the Seattle native behind Perfume Genius — was, at least until 2014’s Too Bright, always lo-fi and poignantly intimate. Dark narratives that confront depression, sexuality and the dangers of being gay characterize his first two ...…
…8 Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Michigan congressman helps pass health care bill By ANDREW HIYAMA Summer Daily News Editor Following the revisions of Congressman Fred Upton (R–Mich.), the American Health Care Act — the Republican Party’s proposal to repeal the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act — passed the House of Representatives with 217 “yes” votes, barely clearing the 216 it n...…
…10 Thursday,May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines fall to Central Michigan By PAIGE VOEFFRAY Daily Sports Writer With two gone in the top of the ninth, Miles Lewis stepped up the to the plate. The redshirt sophomore left fielder knocked a single down the middle, but his base running was what gave Michigan the edge. He stole second base and the catcher’s throw was overthrown, allowing Lewis to adv...…
…Lamb thrives under pressure By JACOB SHAMES Summer Managing Sports Editor One of the defining features of a closer is his entrance music, the song that plays as he jogs out from the bullpen in the ninth inning looking to seal a victory. The two greatest closers in MLB history are nearly as famous for their entrances as they are for their pitching dominance — Trevor Hoffman and his 601 career saves are inextricably linked to AC/D...…
…12 Thursday, May 11, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Cold tubs, strikeouts and ‘Zen Golf’: The legacy of Megan Betsa By MAX MARCOVITCH Daily Sports Writer Megan Betsa sat in a cold tub. The television above her showed the game she had just exited. Top 7: Missouri: 4, Michigan: 1 Her back ached from the worst pain she’d ever had from playing softball. Her body felt the wear and tear of throwing 213 pitches in l...…
