…M-Write — a program promoting conceptual learning through writing housed inside the Digital Innovation Greenhouse in the Office of Digital Education — continues to grow as it introduces writing and a peer review program to introductory-level STEM- oriented and social science courses, though this is the third semester of its use. M-Write will be utilized in three courses during the winter 2017 semester: Ec...…
…In a move taken straight out of the “Parks and Recreation” playbook, the Michigan Secretary of State rolled out a cool and hip rap video featuring Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Roo — a kangaroo — in order to advertise the Secretary of State’s website, expressSOS. com. The website is intended to save Michigan residents a trip to the Secretary of State’s office, offering services like renewing vehicle regi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, January 13, 2017 — 3 “The big piece is that writing fosters learning and we need to take advantage of that in the courses where students are least likely to think about writing,” Gere said. The winter 2017 semester is the third semester during which the M-Write program has been used. It was used in MSE 250 as a pilot course in the spring of 2016 and five courses in the fall of ...…
…A s our bodies change, so do our perceptions of the body types we consider “normal.” As a young white girl growing up in a small town, surrounded by other young white girls, it was easy to pick out my own flaws in comparison to theirs. In the classic coming- of-age fashion, I came to realize that the world of bodies was incredibly diverse outside of my community, yet in spite of this, the representation of bodies in media is sti...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 13, 2017 — 5 ‘A Monster Calls’ merits mockery for mediocrity J.A. Bayona’s latest feature tramples over premise by painting in broad strokes and capitalizing in tired, indulgent clichés “Stories are wild creatures,” a CGI tree monster tells a young British lad in an otherwise tranquil home somewhere in the meandering middle of “A Monster Calls,” the latest film f...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Cabo’s peninsula 5 Stupefy 10 Earthy shade 14 “Don’t have __, man!” 15 Jennifer Saunders’ “Ab Fab” role 16 Room service challenge 17 Simba’s mate 18 Pack animal? 19 Shrewd 20 Port 23 Heavy weight 24 It may need a boost 25 Port 34 “Mean Girls” actress 35 Instrument heard in the Doobie Brothers’ “Black Water” 36 Lived and breathed 37 Uncompromising 38 __ nus: barefoot, in B...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, January 13, 2017 — 7 Wolverines return to Crisler to face Nebraska and head coach Tim Miles Though the conference season is still young, few teams in the country have had a better stretch of games in the past couple weeks than Nebraska. After a bumpy non- conference slate that included a loss to Gardner- Webb, the Cornhuskers (3-1 Big Ten, 9-6 overall) ha...…
…8 — Friday, January 13, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com From past to present, mindfulness helps Wilton Speight bounce back For a first-time starting quarterback, Wilton Speight is noticeably measured on the football field. Whether completing a touchdown pass or an interception, the redshirt sophomore often reacts in a similar way. If he throws a pick, he’ll usually jog to the sidelines with his head...…
