…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 14, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Minors would not face legal action for seeking medical assistance By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter Following the successful implementation of medical amnesty for minors who con- sumed alcohol, Michigan rep- resentatives have introduced a bill to extend this amnesty to drug use as well. As stated in t...…
…2A — Monday, December 14, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan hockey team split a home series with Minnesota this weekend, winning 8-3 on Friday before losing 3-2 on Saturday. The Wolverines are now 9-3-3 on the season (2-1-1 Big Ten). >>FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Dogs in the library WHAT: Therapaws of Michigan will bring dogs to the library to he...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, December 14, 2015 — 3A in the past month, and 21 percent reported using mar- ijuana at least once in the past month. Eight percent of undergraduate students reported using drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy in the past month. All of these numbers had increased since a previ- ous NCHA survey taken in 2010. Mary Jo Desprez, direc- tor of Wolverine Wellness, said alcoh...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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 Monday, December 14, 2015 — 5A STAYING IN ANN ARBOR THIS SUMMER? APPLY TO WORK FOR THE MICHIGAN DAILY BUSINESS TEAM! DESIGNERS! LAYOUT! RANDOS! CONTACT TMD.ADDESIGN@GMAIL.COM IF YOU ARE INTERSTED! ACROSS 1 Main idea 5 Seniors, to juniors 9 Pizza party drinks 14 A whole bunch 15 Skip past 16 __ Jeane Mortenson: Marilyn Monroe’s birth name 17 Six-sided state 18 Cares 20 Superfan to the max 2...…
…6A — Monday, December 14, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TV COLUMN The true meaning of Netflix Christmas I’m a sucker for Christmas. I love tacky store windows with paintings of reindeer and piles of crunchy fake snow. I love the way the smell of molasses drifts to my bedroom all the way from the kitchen when my mom bakes ginger- bread men. I love the cringe- y Christmas music, espe- cially Michael Buble’s ag...…
…ALMOST GREAT SMOOTH SAILING n Even without Spike Albrecht, Michigan coasted to an easy win over Delaware State. Page 4B A guard, a grandpa and the end of an era W hen Frank Brunski Jr. passed away on Sept. 1, 2012, he left behind a wife of 50 years, three children, 10 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a legacy of hard work. One of those grandchildren — Spike Albrecht — adopted that hard work ethic. Frank was a lif...…
…2B — December 14, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Albrecht ends career amid injuries By LEV FACHER Managing Editor Everything about Spike Albrecht’s career at Michigan was unexpected — even the ending. The senior guard came to Ann Arbor after receiving offers from no other Big Ten schools. Prior to an offer from Michigan coach John Beilein, he had considered playing basketball at Appalachian State or b...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday December 14, 2015 — 3B ‘M’ starts series with win By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer Thirty seconds had ticked off the clock at Yost Ice Arena, and the game was already tied at one. Welcome to Michigan hockey. The Wolverines opened the scoring 16 seconds into the frame, when junior forward Tyler Motte fired a slap shot into the bottom-right corner of the net. It was a sta...…
…4B — December 14, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MEN’S BASKETBALL Lineup shake-up sparks Michigan By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Writer Michigan coach John Beilein started off his Friday press conference with bad news, just not the kind Michigan fans had anticipated. After mentioning that junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. still hadn’t practiced more than a week after suffering an ankle sprain against North ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 14, 2014 ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Housing Headache: Finding a place to live off-campus » INSIDE THE STATEMENT Piper Kerman, whose book inspired Netflix series, addresses packed Rackham By TANYA MADHANI Daily Staff Reporter The Rackham Auditorium was packed to full capacity Tuesday night as Piper Kerman, author of “Orange is the New Black: ...…
…starting point for determining the efficacy of current policies. “We now how have, for the first time, University-specific information on unreported as well as reported behavior of sexual misconduct,” Rider-Milkovich said. “We now have a baseline which we could use going forward whether our activities taken as a whole have moved the needle on this unbelievably heartbreaking issue.” Rider-Milkovich said SAPAC aims to increase ...…
…substance as opposed to the more personality contrast between the different candidates,” he said. Public Policy senior Max Lerner, chair of the University’s chapter of College Democrats, said the Democratic debate was more productive compared with the Republican debate because of the smaller number of people on stage. “I think not having a clown show of 10 or 11 different candidates actually allows us to dive deeper into the ...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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....…
…DAILY BOOK REVIEW Iconoclast Žižek’s ‘Paradise’ incites Slovenian philosopher discusses contemporary politics By KARL WILLIAMS Online Arts Editor It is said that a philosopher’s work is his life, and personal- ity and biography are irrelevant. But in the peculiar case of Slovenian Communist philosopher and cultural theorist Slavoj Žižek, person- ality interjects. Described in The New York Times as the “Elvis of C...…
…ACROSS 1 Volkswagen Type 1, familiarly 4 Yemeni neighbor 9 Old-timey oath 13 1956 Gregory Peck role 15 Add a lane to, say 16 University of New Mexico athlete 17 Irish city in a recession? 19 Watched warily 20 One with a stable job? 21 Like dotted musical notes 23 Cellphone accessories 26 Body work, briefly 27 Result of a Czech checkup? 33 Catches some rays 37 Home ec alternative 38 Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center, e.g. ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 14, 2015 — 7A De Jong part of crowded ‘D’ core; Larkin makes impressive debut Berenson mum on starter at goalie ahead of Friday’s season opener By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Editor Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson has a new problem: he has too many qualified defensemen. Compared to last season, when Berenson had to lean heavily on his top pairings...…
…8A — Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesdays with Jourdan: Junior CB brings energy By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor Between his leadership and his defense, Jourdan Lewis brings a lot to the Michigan football team. The junior cornerback leads the team in pass breakups and is one of the most senior members of the secondary, and he returned an interception for a touchdown against Northwe...…
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…2B ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHERYLL VICTUELLES Wednesday, October 14, 2015 // The Statement “ Jeremiah was a bullfrog! Was a good friend of mine!” – a genius. Can I call this a humor col- umn yet? Whenever someone asks me about it (this has hap- pened twice), I want to say, “I write humor, nyah!” but I’m afraid they’ll stab me in the eye with a copy of the New Yorker. Or vomit. Ah well. Living is the worst part about life. Also, genocid...…
…If you have any sort of social life, you probably don’t keep up with musical theater news. If that’s that case, you may not have heard of “Hamilton,” Broadway’s latest smash. Hamilton, as in Alexander. As in Founding Father. Here are five reasons why you need to listen to the soundtrack, now on Spotify. 3B THE LIST THE LADIESSSS Despite being a show about our Founding Fathers, the women in Hamilton’s life steal the show with the...…
…Wednesday, October 14, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, October 14, 2015// The Statement 5B HOUSING HEADACHE: Renting off-campus at the ‘U’ by Emma Kerr, Senior News Editor F inding housing: the exciting, sometimes heartbreaking, endeavor all University students partake in some form or another during their time in Ann Arbor. With only guaranteed housing for freshman at the Univer- sity, many upperclassmen often engage in a adv...…
…Wednesday, October 14, 2015 // The Statement 6B Personal Statement: My mother’s strength by Jen Calfas, Editor in Chief T he room, dark and quiet — except for the slow, concentrated steps we made. Her eyes, closed; her mouth, frowning. The doctors told us to wake her up, but they were nowhere to be found. My aunt and dad grabbed each of her hands with a soft touch, and whispered. Her eyes came up slowly, and she furrowed her brow. ...…
…Wednesday, October 14, 2015 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: This day was different by Marlee Breakstone, Daily Staff Reporter A s a fairly liberal person growing up in the predomi- nantly conservative town of Southbury, Connecti- cut, I’m used to being in the company of those whose beliefs are not in accordance with my own. Because of my upbringing, I am accustomed to acknowledging such differ- ences without allowing them to al...…
…Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 // The Statement 8B Chautauqua Institution is a a non-profit adult education center and living community located in Western New York. Originally it was founded as a Methodist learning community in 1878. Since then its religious community has grown to include 16 different denominations. As the cost of staying in the Institution has increased, the denominational houses have been regarded as the most affordabl...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 14, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan picked up its first win of the Harbaugh era on Saturday » INSIDE One Down Attendees disappointed by session’s tone, lack of concrete solutions By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter Top University administra- tors addressed Greek life culture Thursday during their first all- chapter meeting ...…
…2A — Monday, September 14, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan foot- ball team won coach Jim Harbaugh’s home debut against Oregon State on Satur- day, 35-7. De’Veon Smith ran for 123 yards and three touch- downs in front of 109,651 fans at Michigan Stadium. 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Go global WHAT: Learn about study abroad programs, scholarships, the CGIS application pro...…
…anonymity for this piece. Many agreed with Krupiak’s statement and did not support the disrespect of the few who were disrupting the speeches with their outbursts of coughing orga- nized over Yik Yak. One member of Greek life told the Daily Kru- piak’s assertion at the end of the event resonated with her. “The immaturity and rude- ness that Greek life members showed throughout the entire meeting was appalling,” one member said. “P...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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 Monday, September 14, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com Have you purchased the Football Book yet? Do the crossword, then order one. store.michigandaily.com ACROSS 1 Cabbage side dish 5 Costume shop supply 9 Croatian-born physicist Nikola 14 Spanish appetizer 15 In couch-potato mode 16 Like a cheering capacity crowd 17 Happily __ after 18 Tidy 19 Dest...…
…6A — Monday, September 14, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Go Set a Watchman’ is OK as a standalone By ALEX BERNARD Daily Community Culture Editor All right, two things. 1. The publication of this book. Harper Lee is a sight and hearing- impaired 89-year-old stroke victim. In November 2014, her protector, her sister Alice, passed away. Since then, her accounts have been taken over and seen after ...…
…B ON CLOUD NINE n The Michigan volleyball team is off to a 9-0 start to the season after three wins this weekend. Page 3B WORTH THE WAIT The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | September 14, 2015 n Saturday’s game was a long time coming for the Michigan community. SportsMonday Column, Page 2B SportsMonday Win Number One LUNA ANNA ARCHEY/Daily RUBY WALLAU/Daily LUNA ANNA ARCHEY/Daily RUBY WALLAU/Daily RUBY WALLAU/Daily …
…2B — September 14, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN A long time coming A round 10:05 Saturday morning, two hours before kickoff, the first person inside the Michigan Stadium student section settled into his seat in the ninth row behind the north end zone. Nick Goldblatt had been to the stadium twice before — as a member of the Michigan State marching band. Goldblatt studied h...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday September 14, 2015 — 3B ‘M’ finishes strong against Pitt By DANIEL TACHNA-FRAM Daily Sports Writer Michigan volleyball coach Mark Rosen’s message to his team Saturday night before its four-set victory over Pittsburgh was “learn as you go.” The undefeated Wolverines faced their toughest test of the season against an experienced Panthers team. “We don’t have 30 matches we can...…
…4B — September 14, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Early turnover changes game Down 7-0 early, Michigan regains possession, scores 35 unanswered By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor The first turning point in the Michigan football team’s home opener Saturday against Oregon State came after just two minutes and 33 seconds. After the Beavers rolled down the field for a touchdown in 1:51 on their first...…
…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................…
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…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...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 14, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Provost emphasizes importance of offering a broad array of disciplines By TANAZ AHMED Daily Staff Reporter Though LSA offers more than 75 majors, some majors are far less popular than others. According to the enrollment report from the Office of the Regis- trar, as of the current winter semes- t...…
…2 — Tuesday, April 14, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Despite a substantial loss of talent following the 2014-15 season, things are looking up for Michigan hockey next year following the addition of blue- chip recruit Kyle Connor, a current USHL star. >> FOR SPORTS, SEE PG. 8 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Russia lifted a missile system delivery ban on Iran, the New York Times ...…
…that time. He added that of the 129 reported sexual misconduct cases, 68 of which were classified as sexual assault and 34 as sexual harassment. There were 14 cases of stalking, 11 violations for other matters and two for retaliation. “There were a significant amount of cases that were report- ed where the survivor did not wish to pursue matters further,” Potter said. The second item of note — the creation of an honor code — i...…
