…5 — Wednesday, June 15, 2022 // The Statement When I was younger, I was adamant that when my family took trips, we were not tourists — we were travelers. In my brain, “tourist” was a dirty word, conjuring up the kind of ignorant, America-centric sightseer who goes into another country expecting everything to work exactly the same as it does at home. They don Hawaiian shirts, oversized hats, fanny packs, socks and sandals, or clo...…
…Content warning: This article contains mention of gun violence. I was in the fourth grade when Sandy Hook happened. There are some memories that remain vivid even as the days, months and years of your life start to mush together. Sandy Hook is a vivid memory for me, despite being a 10-year-old living 800 miles away. There are no words to describe the pain and horror you feel when your fourth grade teacher tells you that a group o...…
…Wednesday, June 15, 2022 — 7 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com BRANDON COWIT Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief T here are hundreds of thousands of words in the English language. Each word, no matter how commonplace, pack...…
…Noah West wasn’t supposed to play at Michigan. In the tumultuous past few seasons of college hockey, program growth and collapse remains a constant headline. But when those programs expand and contract, the pool of players does too. The Wolverines’ sophomore goaltender understands that reality well. In the middle of an offseason workout last summer — after backstopping the Robert Morris University men’s hockey team to an Atla...…
