…CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Thursday, May 14, 2015 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX Vol. CXXI, No. 136 | © 2013 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... SUDOKU................................. SPORTS................…
…420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com LAURA SCHINAGLE Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 schlaura@michigandaily.com MADISEN POWELL Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 madisenm@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Derek Wolfe Managing Editor dewolfe@michigandaily.com Alyssa Brandon Managing News Editor alylabd@michigandaily.com SENIOR NEWS EDITORS: Lea Giotta, Carly Noah and Colleen Harrison Me...…
…3 NEWS Thursday, May 14, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com U.S. News journalist talks book, reporting White House reporter highlighted how pop culture affects the presidency By ALAINA WYGANT Daily Staff Reporter May 7, Kenneth Walsh, a White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report, spoke at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum about his book “Celebrity in Chief: A History of the Presidents and Cul...…
…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. LAURA SCHINAGLE EDITOR IN CHIEF MELISSA SCHOLKE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR DEREK WOLFE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 4 Thursday, May 14, 2015 The Mi...…
…D ear Pamphleteers, Oh, how I used to hate your guts. The way you owned the bricks of the Diag. Intercepting me at every conceivable pathway through the heart of my campus. Unavoidable obsta- cles. Your arms extended, long towards me, blue, yellow and pink papers between your thumb and hand. “Come to my group’s event! Ahhh!” How you battered me with your announcements. How, just to spite you, I’d take your pieces of wo...…
…6 Thursday, May 14, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ARTIST PROFILE IN By WILL GREENBERG Daily Arts Writer It was a school night when Busi- ness junior Gary King walked into the Michigan Union. King is pur- suing a dual major in Business and organizational studies, and upon arriving he announces that he needs to get back home soon; he has a lot of homework to do. Most of his time that past week had been eaten up alr...…
…7 Thursday, May 14, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS MUSIC COLUMN Shut up and listen to ‘Shut Up and Dance’ R ock ‘n’ roll’s not dead. It’s sitting right at number 2 on the iTunes singles chart. I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t see it coming. Don’t get me wrong, I liked Walk the Moon’s first single, “Anna Sun,” as much as anybody. I’ve always been a huge fan of The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Charms 6 60-Across, e.g. 10 1992 Matchbox acquirer 14 Candy message 15 Offend, in a way 16 Old record problem 17 BAN 20 ’70s Sonny & Cher label 21 Dramatist with three Pulitzers and three Tonys 22 BEN 28 Spiral-horned antelope 29 Skunk River city 30 Tornado survivor of film 31 Shakespeare’s “__ Andronicus” 33 Edwards, e.g.: Abbr. 36 BIN 40 Greek org. 41 Lash LaRue vehicl...…
…9 Thursday, May 14, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer The Michigan softball team will begin the Regional round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Alumni Field. The Wolverines will host California, Pittsburgh and Oakland. Only one team can emerge from the double-elimina- tion Regional round to move on to the Super Regional. The Daily breaks down each team compet- ing for a chanc...…
…10 Thursday, May 14, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Baseball thumps Eastern by 15 By ZACH SHAW Managing Sports Editor No one in the stands Tuesday evening would’ve guessed that Eastern Michigan had beaten the Michigan baseball team eight of its last nine tries. Few would have guessed that the same Wolverines lost to the same Eagles less than a month ago. On a cold, windy night, Michigan (14-10 Big ...…
…11 Thursday, May 14, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS T ennis topples Redhawks and Blue Demons, wins Region By BEN KIM Daily Sports Writer Tensions were high at the Varsity Tennis Center as the No. 11 Michigan women’s tennis team needed a victory in one of the remaining two matches in order to earn a spot in the Sweet 16. Michigan was up 3-2, with junior Ronit Yurovsky down 3-1 in a tie- breaking third set a...…
…By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Writer A teenage YMCA volunteer crouched in the grass and aimed her radar gun at a five-year-old girl, who pumped her arms, lengthened her stride and bolted through the agility course. “Thirteen miles per hour,” the volunteer told the young AFC Ann Arbor fan, who squealed with delight. It may not have been the main event at Hollway Field at Pioneer High School on May 1, but it was definitely a high...…
… 12 Monday, May 14, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SHADOWS From Page 10 intertwining stories and dra- matic intensity, and yet it fails to dig deep into any of these character- istics, choosing to embrace super- ficial entertainment instead. It's funny, but there's only enough com- edy to make it bearable to watch. It's also far from dramatic. The dysfunctional family is exact- ly that - dysfunctional. And if you're expecting a...…
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… 101 Monday, May 14, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, May 14, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CMiriiian ail M Cubed puts $15 millionMChed.MCubed initiative is Mich 13 MR W 'Dark' too superficial to entice, clings to overused formula I I i Burton's latest fails to captivate audience despite star cast By: ADITI MISHRA DailyArts Writer- "Dark Shadows" is the film adap- tation of a '66-71 TV series of the same...…
…41 Monday, May 14, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arboyr MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu "Real" experience JACOB AXELRAD EDITOR IN CHIEF GIACOMO BOLOGNA MANAGING EDITOR ADRIENNE ROBERTS EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations rep...…
… Monday, May 14, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, May 14, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 -. Michigan avoids sweep, Big Ten crown goes to Purdue PA U L S H E R M A N . V E W P O IN T Renew our future By LIZ NAGLE you dream about," said Michigan Daily Sports Writer coach Rich Maloney. "When I took the Michigan job, I used to run in WEST LAFAYETTE - The the natatorium, looking over our announcer's voice an...…
…Monday, May 14, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CONFERENCE From Page 1A wouldn't have to have a Title IX." She added that while Title IX became law 40 years ago, there are still obstacles that are being overcome. "Women's boxing is just now becoming an Olympic sport and I'm very excited about that," Ali said. "I didn't have that opportu- nity when I started boxing." Ali also spoke about the uplift- ing power of Title IX. Overweig...…
