…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 14, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 45 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION..................... 3A SPORTS......................6A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A T H E S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM The Working...…
…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...…
…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 ...…
…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................…
…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: ...…
…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...…
…Michigan students to know when they’re free.” Sean DeMonner, executive director of Teaching and Learn- ing for Information and Technol- ogy Services, said buying the app in August constituted a valuable investment for the University. “In the process, we concluded that there was some value that we were interested in learning from Aashay and Zakir,” he said. “How they had thought about this prob- lem, how they had formulated a sol...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
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…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 ...…
…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...…
…I n Sydney, Australia on Dec. 15, a man dressed as a Muslim cleric took a num- ber of people hostage in a busy café. Aus- tralian police were able to kill the gun- man and there- after freed the hostages. Two hostages died in the incident. In the after- math of this crisis, Muslims in Australia feared they would be subject to hate crimes, as is common in the aftermath of such events. Australian Rachel Jacobs w...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
…4A — Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Arts & News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Fifty Shades’ soundtrack latest in new musical trend By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Daily Arts Writer “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Romance. Sex. BDSM. Music? It all started about six months ago when Beyoncé posted a teas- er for the “Fifty Shades of Grey” film featuring a slow and intense- ly sensual “uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh no no.” It’s a clear rework of h...…
…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....…
…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....…
…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...…
…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....…
…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 Wednesday, January 14, 2015 — 5A FILM COLUMN Mark Wahlberg’s Worst of 2014 List Mark Wahlberg’s latest declara- tion that he has a penis, “The Gam- bler,” debuted to middling reviews over Christmas break. In it, the former underwear model plays Jim Bennett, a debt-riddled literature pro- fessor who, between inspired ser- mons on Shake-speahh and lectures to his students abou...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, April 14, 2015 — 5 GERRY BROOME)/AP A North Carolina State Highway patrolman walks the grounds on campus following a shooting at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, N.C., Monday, April 13, 2015. Manhunt begins for former student in campus shooting Officer says he mistakenly used handgun to stop fleeing suspect OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors charged a reserve sheriff’s deputy...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
…FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @michigandaily NOW. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Monday Night Football regular until 1983 7 Gobbled, as a turkey 10 Site with a “Buy It Now” option 14 Mecca’s peninsula 15 In the bath 16 “__ Rock” 17 Hires a new crew for 18 Styled after 19 Shot up 20 Confounded British illumination? 23 Jamaican genre 24 Walkway material 25 Meter or liter 29 Med. plan option 31 “Twin Peaks” co- ...…
…ACROSS 1 Drain problem 5 GI sought by MPs 9 Jewish authority figure 14 Fallon’s predecessor 15 “Get a __!” 16 Estate measures 17 Like single-malt scotch 18 Superfluous individual 20 Food from heaven 22 Long-necked bird 23 Ivy League school 24 Compilation of wacky outtakes 28 Pioneer Carson 29 PC key near Z 30 Eastern path 31 Police warnings 33 Some deli breads 35 Part on the stage 38 Stable female 39 Summer blouse 42 Steer clear of 44 iPhone v...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
…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. ...…
…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...…
…For 20 minutes, Ohio State pounded the Michigan men’s basketball team. The Buckeyes forced out sophomore point guard Derrick Walton Jr. with two early fouls, then went to work on a backcourt of junior Spike Albrecht and freshman Muhammad- Ali Abdur- Rahkman. They scored, forced turnovers and scored some more. They opened up a 15-point lead at halftime. And then things got ugly. Not only did the deficit increase —...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, April 14, 2015 — 7 The power of music to draw out time By CATHERINE BAKER Daily Arts Writer Where are you? Right now, right this very second. Maybe you’re in the UGLi, procrastinating finishing that paper due at midnight. Perhaps you live in a quaint cottage in Iowa and you’re reading this next to your roaring fireplace because of your keen, if a little misplaced, interest ...…
…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 …
…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 ...…
…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...…
…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...…
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…Sports 8 — Tuesday, April 14, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan heads into two midweek games By BEN FIDELMAN Daily Sports Writer The Michigan baseball team will head into a pair of midweek games against in-state rivals on Tuesday and Wednesday, looking to stay perfect in such games this season. Tuesday, the Wolverines head to Detroit to take on Michigan State at Comerica Park, and they return home ...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
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…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...…
