…Evelyn Alsultany, admired professor, author, advocate, mentor and administrator, will be leaving the roles she has held at the University of Michigan for over 14 years for a new opportunity at the University of Southern California in just a few days. Alsultany has played a prominent role on campus since her days as a student in the 1990s. Alsultany attended the University as an undergrad, attended Stanford Univ...…
…by Islamophobia and Islamophobic incidents on campus. Alsultany is also known for her book “Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11,” published in 2012, and for her work co-editing “Arab and Arab American Feminisms: Gender, Violence, and Belonging” and “Between the Middle East and the Americas: The Cultural Politics of Diaspora.” At an event celebrating the scholarship of Alsultany last Thursday, ...…
…leaders, including the incoming majority in the City Council, have rallied against this development and pushed for the passage of Prop A. Councilmembers Jack Eaton, D-Ward 4, and Anne Bannister, D-Ward 1, both advocated for Prop A. Bannister, who had filed a separate lawsuit against the city regarding the sale of the Library Lot, said the Core Spaces development is a luxury development when the city needs more afford...…
…A ctivism, no matter the issue at stake, entails sacrificing resources and effort in pursuit of some larger cause. This stands in stark contrast to ignorance, and an outlook that is of self-centered attainment. By 1968, resistance of the New Left had reached its peak, and change on a massive scale seemed probable. Protests on a seemingly unprecedented scale had swept the traditional world powers — America and Europe. Traditional n...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, December 11, 2018 — 5 At the very least, “Bad Blood” lives up to its name: It’s bad and there’s blood. Other than that, there isn’t much nice to say about the stale six-episode mafia docudrama making its international debut on Netflix after a premiere on Canada’s Citytv last year. It’s limply acted, turgidly written and plotted in such a way that the season feels much, much long...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, December 11, 2018 — 7 Storr battles through adversity To say that redshirt sophomore Kanen Storr has dealt with adversity over the past year would come as no surprise to anyone familiar with his situation. And during Sunday’s 32-7 win over Indiana (2-3 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) for the Michigan wrestling team (3-0, 1-0), the story was much the same, as No. 8 Storr battled throug...…
…8 — Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Jon Teske growing at center spot When Frank Martin got to Crisler Center for South Carolina’s practice on Friday, he saw junior guard Zavier Simpson and pulled him aside. “Listen, I was watching the film from two years ago,” the Gamecocks’ coach recalled saying. “You and (Jon Teske) were like two kids. … Now, I’m watching you guys play. You guys are l...…
…University of Michigan students gathered to hear former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards speak Wednesday evening about her experience as an activist and organizer as well as her advice on how to mobilize Democratic voters. The University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats, along with Students for Whitmer, hosted Richards, who was in town to help with Gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer’s campaig...…
…Spaces with media outlets that use sexual assault victim-blaming language or include features that defend rape perpetrators report more cases of rape and fewer related arrests, a University of Michigan study found. Political Science Assistant Professor Yuri Zhukov helped lead the first big data analysis of newspapers from 2000 to 2013 regarding media’s portrayal of rape in the United States. “We used the tone and content of local...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, October 11, 2018 — 3A RIGHTS IN MYANM AR MIKE ZLONKEVICZ/Daily Wai Wai Nu, international award winning human rights activist, speaks about her advocacy work with Rohingya women at the CEW+ Christobel Kotelawela Weerasinghe Lecture in the Michigan Theater Wednesday evening. violates this expectation and harms students will not be tolerated and will be addressed with serious conseque...…
…T he fraternity is an institution almost as long-standing as American universities themselves. The very first can be traced back to 1776 when the Phi Beta Kappa society was founded at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Since then, Greek life has grown astronomically, with over 9 million members nationally. Many politically and financially successful individuals often publicly reminisce about their college day...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, October 11, 2018— 5A LOOKING FOR PROGRAMMER; HTML and Paypal. call (734) 717‑9534 or email dlexington808@gmail.com HELP WANTED THERE’S A CROSSWORD ON THIS PAGE. DO IT. By Susan Gelfand ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/11/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 10/11/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, Oct...…
…6A — Thursday, October 11, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com What do you believe? I t’s a tired ultima- tum at this point: win these three games, and only then is the Michigan football team for real. Only then is Jim Harbaugh, after four years of manifest- ing his all-star presence, the savior. With No. 15 Wisconsin roll- ing into Ann Arbor on Satur- day (opening as eight-point underdogs, mind you), fans are ...…
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…and Lennon are to make new accommodations for those that rent. “We’re 24/7, too. We’ve had tango at 1:00 a.m … You provide a time, we provide access.” As much as the studio is about cultivating a good vibe for those that stick around, there is an element of business to it. The studio adjacent to Openfloor, Créateur Studio, provides some guidance. “The Créateur Studio supports Openfloor’s marketing and branding. We have these two...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, October 11, 2018 — 3B I don’t smoke weed. Few things terrify me more than the idea of ingesting a substance whose origins I know nothing about, and I know as much about marijuana as your friendly neighborhood Church Lady. When I first heard about the emergence of cosmetics with cannabidiol, or CBD, I was perplexed. I knew the substance had something to do with cannabis. In my ...…
…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, October 11, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I’ve never heard anyone complain about a grilled cheese sandwich. Even the most cumbersome and uninspiring cook — the kind that spikes your blood pressure when you watch them because their sleeve is dangling just a tad too close to the flame, who may not even know how to cook scrambled eggs without burning them — can make a grilled cheese t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, October 11, 2018 — 5B The greatest social currency in my life circa 2011 was the amount of likes and comments I got on my Facebook profile. Looking back on it now, social media of the early 2010s is sort of a prehistoric wasteland, but to my tween self, it was fertile terrain rife with possibility. My first post was an unmistakable splash, more striking than a David Hockney can...…
…could dance. Ryan Reynolds — comedy bro and incredibly violent superhero — was ours first. Speaking of fine fellas with roots in the genre, I’ve compiled a short (and surprisingly incomprehensive) list for you: Mark Ruffalo? Ours. Keanu Reeves? Ours. Patrick Dempsey? Ours. Tom Cruise? Ours. Leonardo DiCaprio? Ours. Tom Hardy? Ours. Three of the four Chris-es? Ours. Brad Pitt? Ours. Orlando Bloom? Ours. Hugh Jackman? Ours. ...…
…With a new natural gas turbine in the works at the University of Michigan, environmentalists have expressed concerns over the University’s continued investment in fossil fuel- based energy. The Board of Regents approved an $80 million expansion to the Central Power Plant in March 2017, which serves as the main source of heat and energy for the Central and Medical Campus buildings. The project incl...…
…profit environmental organization based in Ann Arbor. The group was notified earlier in the summer that the University had submitted a request for an air permit, and began to raise questions over why the University was making such a long-term investment into fossil fuel- based energy. To voice the Ecology Center’s concerns, Arvan penned a public comment to MDEQ on the organization’s behalf highlighting the ...…
…University is looking into renewable energy options for projects other than the Central Power Plant expansion. “Separate from this project, the university is pursuing renewable energy options through power purchase agreements in accordance with the 2015 report,” Broekhuizen wrote. “This fall the university will further evaluate renewable- energy options as the next step to achieve a 25 percent reduction in GH...…
…W hile sitting in the hair salon attempting a “new look” for the new school year, one of the stylists mentioned a nasty Facebook post about illegal immigrants. I froze, waiting to see which side of the debate my chatty new friends would fall on. “Ridiculous!” she yelled. “Time to unfriend this one.” I let out a small breath and allowed myself a grin. My hairdresser explained that they never talk about politics in the salon, but...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 11, 2018 — 5 Riddled with issues, ‘The Nun’ proves enjoyable FILM REVIEW By just about any measure, “The Nun” is a subpar movie, at best. What plot it has is inconsistent, and its characters are little more than a name, a face and a generic backstory, yet after a summer that began with “Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare” and ended with “Slender Man,” there’s a playfulness to t...…
…It goes without saying that the name “Paul McCartney” is the name of a legend. Over the last six decades, it has gathered enough mythic credibility to almost be synonymous with “legend” in itself. Diehard fans across the globe (of which there are no doubt millions) are plenty familiar with McCartney as he stands today, from the frequent musical collaborations to the sworn veganism to (perhaps most notoriously) the explosively i...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, September 11, 2018 — 7 Paige Jones has been the difference in the Wolverines’ successful season Last year, matchups with Colorado State ended in two losses for Michigan — one of which was season-ending. This year, however, the Wolverines seemed to have flipped a new page. Despite all the talk about about revenge and redemption against the Rams, the difference maker for Michigan ...…
…8 — Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Kemp adjusting to new defensive tackle spot Carlo Kemp started the first game of his career Saturday at defensive tackle. With both sophomore nose guard Aubrey Solomon and fifth-year senior defensive tackle Lawrence Marshall out due to injuries, it was a moment three years in the making for the redshirt sophomore. “It was my first time playing and havin...…
…Race has been one of, if not the defining faultline at the University of Michigan. In the last five years, a slew of fatal police shootings of Black Americans coincided with a spike in anti-Black attacks at the University and in Ann Arbor. Protests engulfed campus following nearly every incident, and students organized movements spanning from #BBUM to Ann Arbor to Ferguson, Mo. to #StopSpencer. Leading from behind each ...…
…the panel how institutions should address such problems without alienating students or faculty. The speakers commented on the role of administration in responding to discriminatory actions. DeGioia stated universities cannot use the protection of the First Amendment as justification for remaining silent on hateful behavior. Espinosa agreed, saying universities can implement strategies such as counterprogramming, which is th...…
…freshmen hailed from in-state in the fall of 2017. This is an 8% drop from in-state freshmen enrollment in the fall of 2013. The decision of whether to pursue more national enrollment or continue emphasizing in-state enrollment remains an issue for public universities across the country, as the article reports 11 flagship universities that had incoming freshman classes in 2016 with over half of students being out-of-state. Kedra ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, April 11, 2018 The Michigan Daily Editorial Board believes the Race and Ethnicity class requirement should be expanded to all of the schools for students in undergraduate programs at the University of Michigan. As it is currently only required in LSA, the Ford School of Public Policy and the School of Art & Design, this requirement should be for all students reg...…
…Revisiting: U.K.’s ‘Skins’ “Skins.” A world where parents don’t care about their children, teachers have sex with their students, friends treat each other like shit and the 16-17 year old protagonists somehow have the money to fund the drug usage of an erratic Wall Street broker (How are the joints always so big? And always so perfectly rolled?). “Skins,” more than any other TV show or movie I’ve watched in the coming-of-age genr...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, April 11, 2018 — 7A Blanco notches no-hitter in Wolverines’ victory over Eastern Michigan For anyone that knows Tera Blanco, it’s not surprising that the senior right-hander’s walk- up song is “God’s Plan” by Drake. Blanco always listens to the song to pump herself up and got her teammates to play the Canadian rapper’s music in the locker room. When Blanco threw the first...…
…8A — Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Coon weighing Olympics, NFL in life after a storied Michigan career Over the past five years, it has been impossible to discuss the Michigan wrestling program without mentioning Adam Coon. Since his first day in Ann Arbor, the fifth-year senior has won over the hearts of the Wolverine faithful with his dominance on the mat and his genuine and strong pe...…
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…T he state of Michigan enacted a law requiring public high schools to give students CPR and automated external defibrillator, or A.E.D. training before they graduate, starting with the 2017-2018 school year. But LSA junior Tariq Mekkaoui is going one step further. Mekkaoui views the state’s actions as a step in the right direction but knows they are missing an essential component: Mental health. He integrates this critical ingredien...…
…F or LSA junior Meaghan Wheat, working with high school students was something she has wanted to do since she was in high school herself. So despite being a college student, Wheat spends a lot of time with high school students and teachers. In fact, she has facilitated conversations and leads workshops on social identities with about 430 teachers and many more students. “High school students are at such a formative period in their ...…
…D o you love being interrupted? Do you revel in people underestimating you? Does it warm your heart to see loud, aggressive or gross behavior? Then you are going to love this thousands-years-old concept: toxic masculinity! The angry commenter If you’ve been a loyal reader of this column, then you know that it is somewhat controversial. With that, I have a lot of haters, most of whom are unsurprisingly white men. Here are so...…
…Wednesday, April 11, 2018 // The Statement 6B I n her own words, Remi Murrey isn’t supposed to be at the University of Michigan. Born and raised in Detroit, her passion and sociability have driven her toward a career in broadcast journalism. As did many of her high school classmates, Remi set her eyes on historically black colleges and universities, specifically Howard University and its program in broadcast journalism. “Howard was ...…
…Wednesday, April 11, 2018// The Statement 7B C heyenne Travioli is more than just a leader in the University of Michigan’s Native American community. Though she’s a leader on Martha Cook Residence Hall’s Multicultural Council and a champion of underrepresented minorities, Travioli’s most remarkable trait isn’t just her academic and community excellence. Through her life, Travioli has shown a remarkable sense of wisdom. Named after h...…
…Wednesday, April 11, 2018 // The Statement 8B Students celebrate Holi at Palmer Field Sunday, by Ahad Bootwala V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : P h o to s o f t h e Ye a r 2 0 17-2 0 1 8 Coach Jim Harbaugh and players before a home game against Ohio State, by Evan Aaron A cook works in the kitchen at Avalon Cafe , by Ruchita Iyer UC San Diego Prof. David Serlin and author Brian Selznick pose in Graffiti Alley , by Max Kuang Protesters ...…
…To mark the beginning of the University of Michigan’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Symposium, the Institute for Social Research held a panel Wednesday afternoon discussing the various effects of gentrification in Detroit and across the United States. The University’s theme for this year’s MLK symposium is “The Fierce Urgency of Now,” which Dory Knight-Ingram, a senior editor for the Institute of Social Research, explained rela...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, January 11, 2018 — 3 RUCHITA IYER/Daily Second year psychology graduate student Rachel Fine presents her research on the perceived loyalty of dual nationals as part of the Social Brown Bag speaker series at East Hall Wednesday. SOCIAL BROWN BAG to house the new minor, if approved. LSA SG President Nicholas Fadanelli, an LSA senior, reviewed A.R. 7-026, a resolution calling up...…
…I n mid-November, news broke that Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., had forcibly kissed and groped radio newscaster Leann Tweeden on a USO tour in December 2006. On the morning after the story came out, I woke up and listened to NPR’s “Up First” while scrambling eggs, like every other morning. I had heard about the story via Twitter the evening before, but wasn’t aware of the details. I listened to the podcast hosts report ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, January 11, 2018 — 5 Across our many backgrounds, identities, opinions and values, there is one thing that every single college student can agree on: Freshman year is an absolute shitshow. You’ve never had this much freedom in your life, and at the tender age of 18, you really aren’t quite sure what to do with it. Sometimes the urge to do something undeniably stupid is so strong...…
…6 — Thursday, January 11, 2018 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ACROSS 1 Splendor 5 Lara Croft targets 10 In that case 14 Jamba Juice berry 15 “Tommy” is one 16 Chewy Hershey candy 17 Step on it 19 Activates, as a security system 20 Tossed course 21 Company that introduced Styrofoam 22 Spacek of “Bloodline” 23 Things to avoid 25 Foamy pick-me- up 27 Defeat decisively 30 Tied in the harbor 33 Flowing garment 36 __ Paulo, Brazil 37...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 11, 2018 — 7 Increased freshmen roles raise Michigan’s ceiling T o Michigan coach John Beilein, it wasn’t so much a dismissive comment as it was the norm of life in college basketball. In a close win over Central Michigan in November, Beilein’s three freshmen combined to play four scoreless minutes in the second half. Beilein uttered a platitude that seemed m...…
