…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, April 13, 2017 — 5 SMTD’s ‘Mermaid’ lends voice and scales to Power Courtesy of SMTD’s Musical Theatre Department SMTD to put on “The Little Mermaid” this weekend at the Power Center The musical theatre department to put on acclaimed musical The optimistic mermaid, the singing crab, the goofy flounder and the ominous octopus: the story and music of Disney’s classic “The Little Me...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @michigandaily NOW. ACROSS 1 Jackson with a 1972 Lifetime Achievement Grammy 8 Rx watchdog 11 Wing 14 Most sober 15 Curved part 16 Md. neighbor 17 Infomercial promise 19 Md. neighbor 20 Powerful 1970s Pittsburgh defensive line, familiarly 22 Didst whack 25 Spot checker? 26 One-named Deco master 27 Swiss river 28 Loot 31 Storm warning 33 Pair 35 Algonquin Rou...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, April 13, 2017 — 7A ‘M’ to face test in No. 18 Oklahoma The Michigan baseball team has yet to claim a victory over a ranked opponent, but Thursday, that could change when No. 18 Oklahoma travels to Ann Arbor for a three-game bout this weekend. “I think it’s going to be like a heavyweight fight,” said Michigan coach Erik Bakich. “I think it’s going t...…
…8A — Thursday, April 13, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Offseason report: ‘M’ could lose up to four starters A year ago, the Michigan men’s basketball team lost four players — one to the NBA and three to transfers — and coach John Beilein had to rebuild part of the team that would eventually win the Big Ten Tournament and make the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. But the Wolverines’ success has brought about so...…
…Jeremy Bassis, an assistant professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering currently on sabbatical in San Francisco, says he was introduced to glaciology, the focus of his research, by several happy accidents. As an undergraduate studying physics at Pennsylvania State University, he says he discovered climate and environmental research by walking into the wrong classroom. “Penn State is a big campus, kind ...…
…CRUISIN’. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com WANT TO NAME A SUDOKU? GO TO TINYURL.COM/TMDSUDOKU 2A — Monday, March 13, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “The Changing Legal Services Market in Japan” WHAT: Shozo Ota, a University of Tokyo law professor , will cover failing law schools, bar exam disasters and sex scandals. WHO: Center for International & Comparative Law WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. WHERE: Hutchins Hall , R...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, March 13, 2017 — 3A specifically cracks in the ice, which led him to his current research today. He says he did not anticipate the direction his study took him, as he originally had anticipated that, as a student of physics, he would “be playing with lasers in a basement somewhere.” Bassis continued to study glaciers when he realized the research he was doing — on the ways g...…
…O ver the last week, public criticism (via the news and social media) has been aimed at Students4Justice, an organization that has been fighting for racial justice on campus since September 2016. This criticism stemmed from an op-ed originally published in The Michigan Review, which was then picked up by The College Fix and the Daily Mail. The writers of these articles claimed that S4J’s demand for an activist center where stud...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, March 13, 2017 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @michigandaily NOW. ACROSS 1 Tie up at the pier 5 Basics 9 Expressive chat image 14 “That works for me” 15 “Dang!” 16 Cars sold at auctions 17 Nabisco chocolate-creme cookie 18 Vermeer or van Gogh 20 Postgraduate degree 22 First-class 23 Sailor 24 Tanning lotion letters 27 Golf hole ben...…
…Phone: 734.668.9329 | 304 1/2 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Call for appointments! Above Ben & Jerry’s ice cream! March Madness 2017 with NATIONAL CHAMPION SOUTH WEST EAST MIDWEST 1ST ROUND March 16 - 17 2ND ROUND March 18 - 19 SWEET SIXTEEN March 23 - 24 ELITE EIGHT March 25 - 26 FINAL FOUR April 1 CHAMPIONSHIP April 3 FINAL FOUR April 1 ELITE EIGHT March 25 - 26 SWEET SIXTEEN March 23 - 24 2ND ROUND March 18 - 19 1ST ROUND March 16...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 13, 2017 Next tourney up The Wolverines earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a Friday matchup against Oklahoma State in Indianapolis » Page 2B A long time coming Behind its seniors, Michigan finally finished the job and won its first Big Ten Tournament since the title that was vacated in 1998 » Page 2B A little over a month ago, Michigan hit rock bottom. The Wolve...…
…2B — March 13, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com handedly. The senior earned assists on the Wolverines’ first two scores of the half, and midway through the first, went on a personal 9-0 run, hitting three shots from beyond the arc on three consecutive possessions to give Michigan its initial 10-point lead. Most importantly, Walton quarterbacked his offense through a tough stretch in the second half,...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday March 13, 2017 — 3B Wolverines win thriller WASHINGTON — With just over 12 minutes left to play in the first half, Michigan held a 25-11 lead and sophomore forward Moritz Wagner was living it up on the Wolverines’ bench. He sat grinning ear-to-ear, head reclined back looking at the jumbotron, raising his eyebrows at the pull-up jumper his point guard, Derrick Walton Jr., had jus...…
…4B — March 13, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com QUARTERFINALS: NO. 8 MICHIGAN 74, NO. 1 PURDUE 70 (OT) ‘M’ upsets Boilermakers WASHINGTON — Before the Michigan men’s basketball team went into overtime against No. 13 Purdue, Zak Irvin had a message for his team. The senior wing came into the huddle and screamed incessantly, “Not today, not today.” It was the same message that assistant coach Billy Donlon ...…
…The LSA Bicentennial Theme Semester hosted its second symposium Friday in East Quad entitled “1877: Reconstructing the University of Michigan.” The event was a panel discussion Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Civil War in Michigan, including how the University’s modern image was shaped by the admittance of female students. Michelle McClellan, associate history and Residential College professor explained how Recons...…
…LOVE IS IN THE AIR. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Monday, February 13, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com How to Land an Internship WHAT: Internship Program Coordinator Kelly Day will provide attendees with information on internships and internship resources on campus. WHO: Department of Psychology WHEN: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: East Hall, Room 1866 Whether you are applying for your first summer job or a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, February 13, 2017 — 3A terms as this sort of beacon of liberty. It had a terminal port in the Underground Railroad. It was the birthplace of the Republican Party. A number of its leading politicians were committed to reform and leading abolition.” John Quist, professor of history at Shippensburg University, described Michigan Republican voters as distrusting of former Confede...…
…T hree years ago, pathetic and arrogant, I began college at Michigan State University with a pessimistic attitude that only ceased to exist at certain blood alcohol content levels. That clichéd first semester of college joy was overshadowed by my petty jealousy toward the students at the University of Michigan, an institution that had denied me. In my mind, the purpose of college was to serve as a social a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, February 13, 2017 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Show affection to, as a dog 4 Barton of the Red Cross 9 The Congo, formerly 14 Martinique, par exemple 15 Archaeological find 16 Bother 17 *Track event with batons 19 Night, in Naples 20 Congregational “Absolutely!” 21 “__ beaucoup” 23 Lab rodent 24 Schoolbook, or much of its contents 25 *Romantic...…
…6A — Monday, February 13, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TV/NEW MEDIA COLMN The path forward for ‘Jane the Virgin’ Exploring the future of romantic comedy in the wake of loss and mixed emotions Character deaths on TV rarely get to me. Even on my favorite shows, the most heartbreaking deaths usually make me sad for a moment — and then, when the episode is over, I move on and think about something else. A lot of the ...…
…2B — February 13, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday A big one in Bloomington I f the Michigan men’s basketball team is still looking for its identity after that, it’s looking too hard. On Sunday, the Wolverines had their most important win of their recent resurgence, an odd thing to say days after they rolled their in-state rival by 29. But the reason Michigan’s 75-63 win over Indiana was so impre...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 13, 2017 — 3B Michigan opens season 3-2 at USF Wilson-Demarini Tournament Seventeen innings played in a nine-hour span. Almost 300 pitches thrown. But in the end, the effort just left the Wolverines with two tallies in the loss column for the day. Saturday was tough to swallow for the No. 6 Michigan softball team. After winning their first two games at the USF Wilson-D...…
…4B — February 13, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Defense blossoms in Bloomington BLOOMINGTON — Just a few weeks ago, the Michigan men’s basketball team was completely reliant on its offense in order to win. The Wolverines’ 91-85 win over Nebraska on Jan. 14 showcased what many thought would be the strategy Michigan would have to take to pick up any future wins. Even Michigan head coach John Beilein, kne...…
…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...…
…Though many of the campaign promises made by the newMich platform were attacked as idealistic by their opposition, the University of Michigan Central Student Government’s administration led by President David Schafer, LSA senior, and Vice President Micah Griggs, LSA senior, has laid considerable groundwork to fulfill some of their directives for the next semester. While many of the body’s directives, like mental health ...…
…SEPARATION ANXIETY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Tuesday, December 13, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms 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. Subscriptions for September-April are $225 and year ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, December 13, 2016 — 3 of think about Brightmoor from a different perspective,” he said. “Some see it as blight, others see it as an opportunity.” The BMS project as a whole, which began through a donation platform on crowd funding site Patronicity, met its goal of $25,000 on July 10, 2015 and subsequently received an additional $25,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Cor...…
…W ith the arrival of the cold of winter, let us warm ourselves around the raging dumpster fire that is American politics. This holiday season will be the final one of the Obama administration, and with that departure, Americans may be asked to abandon the concept of “facts.” Yes, the millions of Caucasian patriots who heroically elected international steak salesman/host of “The Celebrity Apprentice,” Donald...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, December 13, 2016 — 5 “For me, it’s glass. I always get cut. TV show I just did – cut. “Tomorrowland” – cut. It’s always getting cut by glass! You’re flying through the air, doing flips and falling down hard and none of that makes any difference and then you lean on the thing and you’re like, ‘what the hell?’ And then you just get cut by glass! That’s the worst injury.” It’s 9:...…
…ENJOY YOUR BREAK! AND READ THE FREE TIME Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “And another thing ... ” 5 Up on the latest info 10 Not yet paid 14 California wine valley 15 Gathered, as autumn leaves 16 Tree fruit 17 Of the poorest quality 19 The “I” in MIT: Abbr. 20 Long stretch 21 Communication syst. for the hearing-impaired 22 Jury __ 23 Southern speech quality 25 Heart exam: Abbr. 28 One of the five...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 13, 2016 — 7 Michigan to face Central Arkansas Unfortunately for the Michigan men’s basketball team, a reprieve from Ann Arbor weather was one of few positives that came from their voyage to Los Angeles, as the Wolverines fell, 102-84, against UCLA at Pauley Pavillion on Saturday. The first half was an encouraging sign for the Wolverines, as ...…
…8 — Tuesday, December 13, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 2016 Season Review: Butt tops deep group of tight ends With the Michigan football team’s 2016 regular season in the books, the Daily looks back at the performance of each unit this year and looks ahead to the future in 2017. In this edition: tight ends. At this time a year ago, Michigan tight end Jake Butt announced he would put off the NFL Draft and retu...…
…Acclaimed author Peter Kornbluh, an Ann Arbor native, advocated for open negotiations between the U.S. and the Cuban government with several anecdotes about secret meetings and spies at Literati Bookstore Monday evening. Kornbluh spoke to promote his new book, “Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana,” which he co-wrote with William LeoGrande, professor of governmen...…
…80 DEGREES & SUNNY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Tuesday, September 13, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FIRST REAL LECTURES. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Randall Jones, head of the Japan/Korea desk at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, spoke at the Ford School of Public Policy Friday about the challenges faced by policymakers when negotiating international economic agreement...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, September 13, 2016 — 3 disruptive technology that could benefit from Mcity.” Zendrive — a company that utilizes smartphone sensors to understand driving behavior — was the first to announce its plans to work with TechLab. Zendrive supervised four UM undergraduate students last year and hosted two of those interns, at a summer internship at TechLab. Morton said she hop...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts & News Tuesday, September 13, 2016 — 5 Heart of ‘Morris’ can triumph over flaws By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer If “Morris From America” is anything, it’s charming. With a palette swathed in colors reminiscent of an Ikea showroom, the coming- of-age film follows thir- teen-year-old Morris (new- comer Markees Christmas) and his father, Curtis (Craig Robinson, “Hot...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Oodles and oodles 6 Airport idlers 10 Poetic foot 14 Kemper of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” 15 Wintry coating 16 Tennis court surface 17 Work with a loom 18 How some sloganed T-shirts should be washed 20 Toddler’s taboo 21 Ocho minus cinco 22 More than rotund 23 Baltic Sea capital 25 RC or Pepsi 27 1998 Bullock/Kidman film involving witchcraft 33 Metal-rich deposits 34 Chi...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 13, 2016 — 7 Once chewed out on HBO, signal caller has built rapport with Harbaugh By MAX BULTMAN Managing Sports Editor Who knows how many people saw it? Those with an HBO subscription, at least. In a 2015 episode of HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” then-newly hired Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh hollered at a quarterback, whose numbe...…
…Ryan’s adjustment powers Wolverines to four second-half goals at home By BETELHEM ASHAME Daily Sports Writer At first, it seemed to be inconsequential. It was about the 55th minute in a scoreless affair when UC Riverside committed a foul in its attacking third, giving a free kick to the Michigan women’s soccer team. So far from the goal, nothing usually comes from these types of plays. Teams typically send the ball forward ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 13, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 109 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A S T A T E M E N T . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM CSG ass...…
…3-News 2-News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/19/08 11:34 AM 6 7 2 4 6 4 8 1 4 7 8 4 3 5 1 6 5 7 5 3 4 2 9 6 1 5 8 3 SO CLOSE YET SO FAR. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, April 13, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Students at the University of Michigan took to Twitter in observance of Equal Pay Day Tuesday. The national event began in 1996 ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, April 13, 2016 — 3A 2-News in a situation if it did happen,” Baum said. This is the event’s first year, and organizers said they hope to make it an annual occurrence. Wes Vear, LSA senior and president of the Club Sports Council, said CPR is an easy skill to learn, and training more people could help raise Michigan’s 8-percent pre- hospital cardiac arrest survival...…
