…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 11, 2017 — 5A ‘Portlandia’ fails to match past seasons’ offerings While latest season delivers on signature humor, a dependence on guests takes away from potential success and originality ‘La La Land’ and ‘Swing Time’ have a penchant for dreaminess and nostalgia that brings love for art to life Following its fifth season, “Portlandia” was renewed for not one but two new ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Bowling alley button 6 European cheese town 10 Puddle jumper trip 13 Wedding figure 14 ChapStick container 15 Fix up 16 Newspaper reporter’s compensation? 18 Big star 19 “I’m with ya” 20 Threatening words 21 Farming prefix 22 “Wheel of Fortune” buy 23 Smooth, as transitions 25 Wise 29 DOJ bureau 30 Dry as dust 31 Speaker’s spot 34 Get out of bed 37 “__ who?” 38 Chiropract...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 11, 2017 — 7A Recapping the first half of the Michigan hockey season Through 18 games, Michigan’s offense has failed to muster a consistent goal-scoring threat, relying on its defense and goaltending to keep the Wolverines competitive until the final seconds. This weekend, Michigan will face another challenging Big Ten opponent in No. 9 Minnesota, who it spl...…
…8A — Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Peppers leaves ‘M’ to declare for NFL Draft A decision that seemed inevitable for months is now official. After a season in which his versatility and explosive play landed him in New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist, redshirt sophomore linebacker Jabrill Peppers announced Tuesday that he will forgo his remaining two years of eligibility at Michi...…
…the newspapers of Ann Arbor in statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 11TH, 2016 …
…I learned the true meaning of benevolence in a flea market. As a 16-year-old American traveling in a place like Costa Rica, I didn’t know much about the culture, the way of living or its people. While there, I learned of the immense fighting the Costa Rican natives, called Ticos, had to suffer through for their independence. I learned of the consistent poverty the majority of Costa Rican communities battle every...…
…“ The last time I threw up, it was 1978. I was in the back of my buddy’s pick up truck and I had been drinking Seagrams 7 and 7up — we used to call those 7 and 7s. Anyway, I had eaten Cheetos before, so you can imagine what it looked like.”- My Dad Almost any time someone in my family talks about throwing up, gin or the 1970s, my dad tells the story of the last time he puked. If it wasn’t so disgusting, it would almost be cute. I ...…
…Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 / The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 11th, 201 / The Statement 5B City Reckons with the Decline of Newspapers W ashtenaw County Commissioner Conan Smith resigned his elected post in August of 2016, after accusations that he engaged in a self-serving conflict of interest surfaced. In a letter to the County Board, Mary Morgan, former opinion editor of the now-defunct Ann Arbor News, alleged Smith...…
…M y mother comes from a family of blonde Irish Catholics with smooth, compliant hair. Maybe she was blindsided by the delicate way my curls framed my head as a toddler, soft ringlets that formed a gentle puff of yellow around my head. It would become clear that I inherited the Jewish father’s hair: frizzy, twisted locks, thick and prone to expanding upon contact. It’s not her fault that my mom didn’t know the rules of cur...…
…Wednesday, January 11 2017 // The Statement 7B A little under a month ago, I received a Facebook notification that the Regal Cinemas Bethesda movie theater in my Maryland hometown was shutting its doors after more than 20 years of busi- ness. “Thank you, Bethesda. We will miss you” has now replaced the multiplex’s film titles that used to casually scroll across the marquee. What was once a staple of downtown Bethesda slowly became...…
…Wednesday, January 11 2017 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : B E L I Z E P H O T O S B Y J E R E M Y M I T N I C K From the beaches of San Pedro to the rainforests of Belmopan, Belize’s beauty radiates. Taken softly before the interuption of Hurriance Earl, which swept through and devastated the natural beauty of this country. …
