…O ver Spring Break, I had an Uber driver ask me, completely out of nowhere, “How long was your past relationship?” I remember thinking to myself, “Why is he asking me this? He has no right to know.” As a white female college student who was clearly out of her element in southern Florida, he probably saw me as an easy target. While I found it very creepy, I responded with something that I knew would end the c...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, March 14, 2017 — 5 Jung Yun, writer and assistant professor of English at George Washington University, will be at Literati Bookstore on Wednesday to celebrate the paperback release of her first novel “Shelter.” Yun began writing the first scene of her debut novel in 2004. After 12 years, “Shelter” was finally published in 2016 and is now being released as a paperback book. Yu...…
…STAYING IN ANN ARBOR THIS SUMMER? APPLY TO WORK FOR THE MICHIGAN DAILY BUSINESS TEAM! DESIGNERS! LAYOUT! CONTACT JOBS.TMD@GMAIL.COM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED! ADVERTISING! RANDOS! Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Past due 5 Place for a safe 9 Connery and McCartney 13 “Don’t rub __” 14 Geometry calculations 16 Cool one’s heels 17 *Performer’s exit direction 19 Award for “Game of Thrones” 20 Dangero...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, March 14, 2017 — 7 NCAA Tournament: Breaking down the Midwest Region By winning the Big Ten Tournament, the Michigan men’s basketball team earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Once on the bubble, the Wolverines ripped off 10 wins in 12 games to make it into the field as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region. Michigan kicks off its NCAA Tournament on Frid...…
…8 — Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Nagelvoort gives ‘M’ a chance T he Michigan hockey team has found success over its last few games, and, like when it had some success early in the season, it has done so with goaltending. Then, the Wolverines relied on a rotation of goaltenders — freshman Hayden Lavigne earned two shutouts in the first nine games of the season, and strong performan...…
…The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs met with University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel and the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Advisory Committee Monday afternoon to discuss the selection of the new provost. Schlissel began the meeting by seeking input from SACUA on what the search committee should look for in a new provost. Schlissel welcomed SACUA’s advice not only ...…
…HERE’S TO THE GALENTINES. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 2 — Tuesday, February 14, 2017 LSA senior David Schafer, Central Student Government president, vetoed the Israeli- Palestinian lunch resolution, which sparked a heated debate within the student government, Monday afternoon. The proposed lunches, which were meant to foster dialogue betwee...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, February 14, 2017 — 3 Matthew Lige wrote in the press release email. The second incident occurred the following day, when a student reported being verbally assaulted and then pushed down a hill. While the victim and witness statements were deemed credible, the investigation is no longer active due to lack of information regarding the assailant. “The area where the a...…
…W ith all that has happened in the past few weeks, the idea of American exceptionalism has seemed even more skewed and outdated. Both nationally and on campus, the new political climate has been tense and filled with uncertainty. President Donald Trump’s slogan of “Make America Great Again” implied a return to a better nation, which had seemingly been lost in past administrations. Yet, the first weeks of Tr...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, February 14, 2017 — 5 For 59th time, Grammy Awards ignore Black art Exploring the ceremony’s history of racial underrepresentation On Sunday night, after almost twenty years of consistently committing mortal sins against the gods of hip-hop, the Recording Academy attempted to repent with the culture at the 59th Grammy Awards by decorating Chance the Rapper and his latest pro...…
…CHECK OUT OUR COOL www.michigandaily.com WEBSITE. NOW. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Bindle-toting migrants 6 “Oliver!” no- goodnik 11 Bygone intl. carrier 14 Face in the crowd, in film 15 With no help 16 A, in Aachen 17 Crude early version of a work of art 19 Bottom-row PC key 20 Natural salve additive 21 Slightly 23 Financial claim 26 Coin-in-a-fountain thought 28 Pakistani language 29 “The Lord ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, February 14, 2017 — 7 Wolverines thrive behind early offensive surge With 11:17 left in the first quarter Saturday, the Michigan men’s lacrosse team faced a 1-0 deficit after Lafayette’s Eric Jospeh scored the first goal of the game. What ensued next, however, would lay the foundation for a blowout victory and just the second 2-0 start in the Wolverines’ young history. Michig...…
…8 — Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Senior defenseman Nolan De Jong and the Michigan hockey team have suffered through a disappointing season. A sad reality N olan De Jong stood outside the visitors’ locker room at Mariucci Arena. As the captain of the Michigan hockey team, the senior defenseman reflected on another loss, one of many in a frustrating and disapp...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 14, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM IOWA CITY — It seemed like it would be Michigan’s special teams that would win the day. Instead, it was Iowa’s. After fifth-year senior kicker Kenny Allen booted a career- long 51-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter to put the Wolverines up, 13-11, and after senior cornerback Channing Stribling picked...…
…2A — Monday, November 14, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com XMAS MUSIC SZN. puzzle by sudokusyndication.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...…
…With the clock winding down in the final minute of the first half, senior guard Derrick Walton Jr. got the ball in transition. He drew two defenders at midcourt before dishing the ball to Zak Irvin, who finished a wide-open layup with ease. The senior guard’s basket marked the Michigan basketball team’s last points of the half and capped off a 13-0 run for the Wolverines over the final 3:47. After stringing together those po...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, November 14, 2016 Let’s grieve, let’s fight T he first time I remember it happening, I was standing on the rooftop of the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. I had just finished a 600-mile solo pilgrimage, in which I walked from Seville in the south of Spain to Santiago in the northwestern corner over the course of six weeks. I was taking a tour of the Cathedr...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, November 14, 2016 — 5A FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @michigandaily NOW. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Joined, as a team of oxen 6 Per person 10 Pockmark, e.g. 14 Bacteria in rare meat, maybe 15 Hockey score 16 Get through tough times 17 Celebration with personnel 19 Like certain inappropriate remarks 20 __ Destiny: 19th- century U.S. doctrine 21 Televisio...…
…‘Doctor Strange’ fails as a superhero fantasy film MARVEL When the drugs hit in newly-legalized Massachusetts At the core of cinema is the uniquely human desire to transcend our own bodies. The earliest films were exhibitionist displays of beauty and power — muscle-bound men performing athletic feats; graceful dancers twirling their extravagant skirts. Audiences paid to observe abilities and traits that they did not have th...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 14, 2016 Keeping perspective Given the difficult events of the past week, sports shouldn’t be such an easy escape from the problems we face » SportsMonday Column, Page 2B You win some The Michigan hockey team managed one big upset against No. 4 Boston University before losing Saturday’s finale » Page 3B I OWA CITY — The eleva- tor doors slid open, and an alcohol-scented ro...…
…2B — November 14, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN Sports are not an escape from politics I appreciate the need for distraction, but this won’t be a sports column today. Something unthinkable happened last week, so I’m going to think about it. I’m going to ask you to do the same. If you’re reading this, you’re probably a sports fan, and that’s great, because it means we have so...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 14, 2016 — 3B Wolverines fall to BU, split weekend After a 4-0 shutout of fourth- ranked Boston University (4-3-1) on Friday, the No. 18 Michigan hockey team (5-3-1) returned to Yost Ice Arena on Saturday to finish its weekend series. In a much closer game than Friday’s, with the score knotted up 1-1 for the majority of the second period, the matchup boiled down to the...…
…4B — November 14, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday FOOTBALL ‘We couldn’t believe it’: Iowa fans relish chaos of upset win IOWA CITY — Inside the Iowa student section, at the end of a night both sides will remember for a long time, Liam Crawford had one thought. And of course everyone else had the same one. At 5-4, the Hawkeyes had trudged through a forgettable season. They lost to North Dakota State and Nor...…
…Author Malcolm Gladwell’s lecture on the risks and realities of entrepreneurship Tuesday drew an audience large enough to fill Hill Auditorium. The talk, which explored the careers of scientist Emil Freireich who helped invent modern chemotherapy; Steve Jobs, who founded Apple; and Ingvar Kamprad, who founded IKEA, was part of The Joseph and Sally Handleman Lecture Series hosted by the Ross School of Business. Gladwell chall...…
…The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents will vote Thursday on a proposed renovation and addition to the Edward Henry Kraus Building, as well as an expansion and renovation to the W.K. Kellogg Institute and Dental Building. Proposed changes to the Kellogg Institute include renovating the building to be better prepared for future growth of academic, research and clinical programs. This project would add 37,000...…
…“Entrepreneurs believe in the inherent volatility of the world,” he said. LSA freshman Jillian Gordner commented that the business lens was an interesting way to examine Gladwell’s work, and she found his approach to entrepreneurship unique. “I haven’t heard him speak much in an entrepreneurship context,” she said.” It was a cool way to use entrepreneur a lot of different ways, and I think what he has to say is...…
…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 Wednesday, September 14, 2016 — 5A Despite flaws, ‘Jane’ brings laughs to MTV By MEGAN MITCHELL Daily Arts Writer It sparks little surprise that MTV’s newest weed-infused comedy series is by executive pro- ducer Snoop Dogg. “Mary + Jane” revolves around the concepts embodied by both the rap- per and the front of MTV alike, “Mary + Jane” running on a “main- streamed” f...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Hershey’s toffee bar 5 Res __ loquitur: the thing speaks for itself 9 Online shopping mecca 14 Chip in a chip 15 Seasonal song 16 Hunky-dory 17 Start of a knitting project 18 Prefix with space 19 Dry Italian wine 20 Tailpipe emission 23 Hot state 24 Beatty/Hoffman box office flop 28 Tug-of-war injuries 32 Former fillies 34 Ready for a refill 35 Freelancer’s email attachme...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 14, 2016 — 7A T E A M S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 57.0 8.5 First Downs/Game 24.5 15.5 Rush Yards/Game 212.5 178.0 Yards/Rush 5.3 4.3 Rushing TDs 6 2 Passing Yards/Game 267.0 103.5 Completion % 72.1 40.0 Yards/Pass 8.8 4.6 Passing TDs 7 0 Interceptions 1 2 Offensive Plays/Game 70.5 64.0 Total Offense 479.5 281.5 3rd-down Conversions 60.0% 12.0% 4th-do...…
…Wolverines fueled by youth movement After losing top goal scorers from 2015, ‘M’ enjoying early- season success By ORION SANG Daily Sports Writer At first glance, the 10th-ranked team in the nation beating the first-ranked team doesn’t seem like much of an upset. But when you consider just who the Michigan field hockey lost to graduation, its 1-0 victory over then-No. 1 North Carolina is much more impressive. Michigan (4...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 THE NEW* DETROIT *GENTRIFIED …
…I t’s that time of year again. Football has kicked off, classes have started, the homework is beginning to pile up and the broadcast networks are starting to wake up from summer hibernation with new and return- ing series making their fall debuts in the next few weeks. For a long time, the new fall season was like opening a new pack of presents on Christmas morning. Yet it seems the pile of presents has gone from everything I could eve...…
…3B Wednesday, September 14, 2016 / The Statement Terrorist attack kills scores in Nice, France, Hollande says. That’s the notification that popped up on my phone after midnight on July 15 as I lay in my bed, in Grenoble, just 300 kilometers away. A shooter opened fire and killed more than 80 people while driving his van into a crowd. The victims — who were watching the Bastille Day fireworks — were cele- brating the anniversary of ...…
…Wednesday, September 14, 2016 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, September 14, 2016 // The Statement 5B When Shelby Oberstaedt was a kid, her sub- urban family was hesitant to travel downtown to attend Detroit Tigers games, fearing a reputa- tion that painted the city as crime-ridden. And while living downtown as her now-husband played football at Wayne State University, she said, those same feelings of insecurity remained. “Living here wa...…
…I was told to take off my Star of David before traveling to Spain. Not because Spain is unsafe, necessarily, but because you just don’t know. It was a small detail on my extensive “To Do” list and the impact didn’t really hit me until I landed in Madrid, went to feel the points of the star for comfort and found it missing. I’m not deeply religious. I’m more Jew*ish*, if you get what I’m saying. I don’t attend temple regularly and I’...…
…I drink black coffee and therefore, I am a badass. It suggests that I have places to go, people to see and don’t have the time to fuss around with milk. It gives off the (vital) impression that I have my shit together. My equilibrium is set at a healthy level of caffein- ation at which I can then proceed to be a functional member of society. Which I am. In my defense, I grew up next door to a coffee shop. Philz, a chain that sprou...…
…Wednesday, September 14, 2016 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : H U M A N S O F A F R I K A B U R N Midway through my time studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, I jumped at the chance to attend Afrikaburn, a Burning Man regional festival in the South African desert. Afrikaburn is a temporary society erected in the desert at the end of each April, where nothing is for sale and everyone is encouraged to give somethin...…
…Thursday, July 14, 2016 Ann Arbor, MI MichiganDaily.com INDEX NEWS ................................... OPINION .............................. ARTS ..................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... SUDOKU................................ SPORTS.................................. 2 4 6 8 2 11 Vol. CXXVI, No. 124| © 2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Nationwide police brutality sparks dialogue on local law...…
…2 Thursday, July 14, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com LARA MOEHLMAN Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 larakm@michigandaily.com EMILY RICHNER Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 errich@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Bradley Whipple Managing Editor bmwhip@michigandaily.com Lydia Murray Managing News Editor news@michigandaily.com S...…
…3 Thursday, July 14, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Candidates for City Council debate on televised forum Issues include taxes, city development and transparency By ISHI MORI, KEVIN LINDER, and BRIAN KUANG Daily Staff Reporter, Summer Daily News Editor Ann Arbor City Council candidates appeared Tuesday evening on a televised forum on pressing local policy issues on the Community Television Network....…
…4 Thursday, July 14, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION LARA MOEHLMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF JEREMY KAPLAN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR BRADLEY WHIPPLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. The shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile have, yet again, sparked Black Lives Matter protests across the cou...…
…As Americans, we pride ourselves on how far we’ve come from the disturbing times of slavery and segregation. We view stories like the following, which occurred in a small Southern town during the early 1940s, as bestial and archaic, instead of recognizing how they directly affected the events of today. As a young man walked past a young woman, he was accused of piping out a “wolf call” whistle in her direction. Though this w...…
…6 Thursday, July 14, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS TV REVIEW P4K fest offbeat By ANAY KATYAL Summer Senior Arts Editor This year, Pitchfork celebrates its titular festival’s 11th year — arguably enough time for it to be considered among the sum- mer’s bonafide musical events. In its decade- long existence, the festival has moved from its cheaper, folksy, fringer roots to something that resembles a more...…
…7 Thursday, July 14, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Captain Fantastic’ an endearing look at life FILM REVIEW Sundance film takes a look at what it means to be a parent By DANNY HENSEL Daily Arts Writer Say what you will about the hyper-commercialization of film, Marxist cinema is still alive — at least in a limited way, living as it would in an American capitalist society: on the fringes. In ...…
…ACROSS 1 UV filter once widely used in sunscreens 5 Word in Italian dishes 9 Italian for “wasp” 14 Lifetimes 15 Sign on for more service 16 One-__ chance 17 Music in 62- Across 19 Swedish-born Chan actor 20 Cunning 21 River through Kazakhstan 23 Dating letters 24 Fisherman’s knot 26 They may be independent 28 Race town near Windsor Castle 30 People never seen in “Peanuts” 32 Word with smoke or kisses 33 Arthurian address 34 Very old thing 38 S...…
…9 Thursday, July 14, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Study shows marijuana affects user’s pleasure-related cognition RESEARCH Drug users feel less pleasure to monetary rewards compared to non-users By MADELEINE GERSON Daily Staff Reporter According to a recent study conducted by University of Michigan researchers, long-term marijuana usage is associated with a decrease in the brain’s response time. The s...…
…10 Thursday, July 14, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Vigil held to recognize lost lives from attacks in Iraq CAMPUS LIFE Attendees state frequency of Islamic State attacks does not lessen tragedy By ANDREW HIYAMA Daily Staff Reporter More than 100 students and community members attended a vigil Friday night on the Diag to mourn the losses of the more than 290 people killed in the July 3 bombing of a shopping ...…
…Famed sports agent Leigh Steinberg hosting event at Michigan, talks Harbaugh: “Jim is an original” By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Leigh Steinberg has had quite the career. The famed sports agent has represented eight No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks, more than 60 NFL first round picks and countless other professional athletes across sports such as basketball, baseball and hockey, among others. At his peak, he was the...…
…12 Thursday, July 14, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines earn preseason honors ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Senior defensive back Jourdan Lewis was a semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe award last season. By ETHAN WOLFE Summer Managing Sports Editor In its first year under head coach Jim Harbaugh, the Michigan football team finished 10-3 — capped with a 41-7 blowout victory over Florida in the Citrus Bowl — t...…
