…Denise A. Spellberg, a professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, headlined the annual Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar Symposium on Thursday where she discussed Thomas Jefferson’s connection with Islam. Spellberg opened the address to an audience of 20 faculty and graduate students in the Michigan League by explaining that Jefferson knew more about Islam than most of his contemporaries. She said h...…
…COACHELLA JEALOUSY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Friday, April 14, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Art Opening WHAT: The Residential College will be hosting a reception to commemorate the unveiling of an art exhibit featuring the work of RC seniors, which will be open through April 29. WHO: Residential College WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: East Quad, RC Art Gallery Music Recital...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, April 14, 2017 — 3 Continuing the conversations started during the Asian and Pacific Islander American Summit in March, a panel on A/PIAs in academia was held Thursday evening, bringing together seven panelists from across all levels at the University of Michigan to answer questions about their experiences in the field from moderator and event organizer Paulina Fraser, a Ph.D. ca...…
…A s a public policy major, I’m well aware of all the research, thought and work that goes into creating policy. Good policy isn’t the result of exaggerated claims made on campaign trails to rile up crowds. Rather, it’s the outcome of experts and analysts examining a problem and coming up with creative responses based on the analysis of hard data. There is a disconnect between the kind of policy that gathers cheers i...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, April 14, 2017 — 5 COURTESY OF SANAM MARVI CLASSICAL MUSIC COLUMN Springtime, breeze and Bach on the lawn Wednesday morning I knew exactly what I was going to write about tonight. I woke up to find the whole day directed toward the object of my desire, a concert by the ensembles A Far Cry and Roomful of Teeth taking place in the evening. Last week I interviewed the compose...…
…ACROSS 1 Tablet input 5 Stick (on) 10 Groovy 13 “The Quiet Man” co-star 15 Take in, maybe 16 Mauna __ 17 Insensitive zealot? 19 Wine bottle figs. 20 Asian capital 21 Where Gauguin painted “Woman With a Flower” 23 Lays to rest 26 Eye parts 27 Gung-ho 28 Concurrent with 29 Poetic praise 30 Like Mandarin Chinese, linguistically 32 ’80s-’90s slugger Fielder 35 Popular wine region 37 Summer Triangle twinkler 39 All there 40 View 42 Get rid of 44 Ro...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, April 14, 2017 — 7 What to Watch For: Michigan football spring game While the quarterback controversies of years’ past will get a break this go around, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh and his staff are tasked with the job of refilling nearly the entire offense and defense. Over the last few weeks, a handful of names have begun to separate themselves...…
…8 — Friday, April 14, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Unwanted, unconventional and unrelenting NCAA Division I football programs can give just 85 scholarships per year. Those 85 recipients are considered the lucky ones. They’ll receive a free education, provided they stick it out long enough, and they’ll also receive stipends that can ease the burden that comes with being a student-athlete. That scho...…
