…9 Thursday, June 15, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS ed Belize and Panama) for the first time in years. And, of course, aca- demic collections like U.S. Central Americans Reconstructing Mem- ories, Struggles, and Communities of Resistance allow for new voices to re-center conversations around what Central American identity means in the context of the States. These are far from the only people doing this work, but in...…
…10 Thursday, June 15, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Michigan well-represented in draft The Michigan baseball team had 11 players selected in the 2017 MLB Draft, which ran this week from Monday to Wednesday. The 11 selections mark the highest the Wolverines have seen in program history. The selections also bring the total number of Michigan draftees up to 23 during Erik Bakich’s five- year tenure as head coach...…
…11 Thursday, June 15, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines compete at national meet The Michigan track and field teams sent eight athletes in total — five men and three women — to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last week in Eugene, Ore. from Wednesday to Saturday. While the Wolverines weren’t as well-represented as they were last year, when six men and five women qualified for the national mee...…
…Phelan wins national championship Last November at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, Michigan’s Jaimie Phelan was barely edged at the finish line by Oregon’s Maggie Schmaedick, who claimed 64th place by 0.1 seconds over the Wolverine junior. Neither runner had any way of knowing it as they crossed the line, but that tenth-of-a-second difference between Schmaedick and Phelan gave the Ducks the team title, with a score...…
…All three University of Michigan students mentioned in this article requested anonymity due to concern for their own safety and the safety of their family. The country of origin of one of the students is also withheld out of the same concern. All under the age of 5 when they left, memories of home remain vague for three University of Michigan students since arriving in the United States on now-expired visas. Though protected now...…
…WINDAY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com PEACE OUT, JANUARY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com NEW WEEK, NEW ME. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Willie Nile WHAT: A concert by Willie Nile, a singer and songwriter who has been active for 35 years, performing songs from his new album, “American Ride.” WHO: The Ark WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: 316 S. Main St. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Social Area Brown Bag WHAT: Graduate student Koji Takahashi ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News & Sports Wednesday, March 15, 2017 — 3A The Michigan softball team is ranked No. 19 in the nation and stacked with solid players up and down its roster, but has continued to underperform through the first five weeks of the season. As the Wolverines (14-7-1) prepare for their home opener this week against Bowling Green, contributions from both experienced players and relative newcom...…
…W hen discussing my enrollment here at the University of Michigan with anyone other than a fellow student, I am always asked the classic question “What are you studying?” and I always hesitate before I say, with a cringe, “I’m undeclared.” I quickly follow up with a rushed answer of what I am planning on declaring. It does not matter that this is my first year, or that I have another year before I need to deci...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, March 15, 2017 — 5A ‘Cries From Syria’ gives crisis needed humanity New HBO documentary a laudably sobering look at Syria’s plight You’ve seen the pictures. Two of them, specifically. You’ve seen the image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, face down, dead, on the shores of a Turkish beach, lifeless in a bright red shirt and blue shorts. You’ve also seen five- year-old Omran Da...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Franklin’s faith 6 Civil rights org. 11 Nursery offering 14 More than just saber-rattling 15 Not as well 16 Numero __ 17 1980 Clint Eastwood film about a Wild West show 19 Elton’s title 20 Forward 21 “Isn’t that something” 22 “Hold it right there!” 23 1965 Jerry Lewis/Tony Curtis farce involving flight attendants 26 Prey for cheetahs 29 Little League airer 30 Fishing spot...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, March 15, 2017 — 7A In final season, Christner sheds the pressure Between innings against Arizona State on Feb. 26, the Michigan softball Twitter account posted a video of senior centerfielder Kelly Christner gathered around her fellow outfielders, dancing to Pat Benatar’s 1983 hit, “Love is a Battlefield.” It was the final day of an arduous five-game Mary Nutter ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8A — Wednesday, March 15, 2017 …
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | MARCH 15, 2017 literary the issue 2017 …
…My whole life I had been told That there was but one substrate I could hold A substrate in every way perfect for me Together an enzyme-substrate complex we would be Oh how I dreamt of her every night Desperate to fill the void in my active site For a time I didn’t mind the wait Knowing somewhere out there was my structural mate But time grew cruel, and I began to question my conformation Was it possible that mine was a mutation What if the...…
…And in that moment I was a tiger, my prey’s blood matted into my fur as I carried you, dangling between carved fangs, afraid and afraid. The days passed maliciously since our lips had met in comfort; but here I was deafened and defeated by the way you stroked my hair, fingers braided into tangles and knots. And in that moment I was a tiger, and I kissed the earth and her leaves. the greens dissolved on my tongue, the meat and the veins as ...…
…Wednesday, March 15, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 15, 2017 // The Statement 5B A Peculiar Love for Nuts a short ficton story b y B e n R a p p o p o r t, LSA Freshman J ames Jameson? Yeah, I know him. He works with me at the office. Gotta feel bad for a guy with a name like that; his parents must have hated him. I think he runs numbers for the guys upstairs. I guess management thinks he’s hot shit or something. A ...…
…F eet shuffled across the courtyard, sneakers and flip flops and sandals against the scorching black pavement. Voices rose and fell periodically, calls of “Hey!” and “How was your summer?” rippling through the air. Hands reached out to tap shoulders, heads turned around in greeting, arms circled each other in hugs. In the middle of it all, a girl stood alone. Her hands gripped the straps of her teal backpack. She turned her head...…
…O n the once pearlescent edges of fleshy pink, there was decay, like that on the teeth of young boys and girls who dread nothing more than the taste of toothpaste. There was now a numbness where they had been filled with thought: the edges, consisting of those sensations of falling asleep or being woken up, now startled but unable to process. “Are they in pain?” His wife looked at the lined hospital beds, each sectioned portion a m...…
…Wednesday, March 15, 2017 // The Statement 8B If at some point we all succumb For goodness sake, let us be young. ‘Cause time gets harder to outrun, And I’m nobody, I’m not done. -The Vaccines I respect youth. I value it, fight it, fear it. Having completed only my first year of college, I’ve not been responsible for a career, a home, another person. I’ve never worried about angering a boss for fear of losing my job and my income. ...…
…Jack Hu, vice president for research at the University of Michigan, said last January his goals for his tenure as head of one of the nation’s best research facilities included improvement in undergraduate research opportunities, supporting faculty research initiatives and broadening multidisciplinary collaboration of projects across the University. In a one-year follow-up interview on Feb. 9, Hu reinforced the role th...…
…SHOUT-OUT TO GALILEO. HBD. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, February 15, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Chamber Choir and Percussion Ensemble WHAT: With Jerry Blackstone conducting, the chamber choir and percussion ensemble perform Tarik O’Regan’s Mass Observation. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium Busty and the Bass WHAT: With thei...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, February 15, 2017 — 3A since fleeing Syria more than six years ago. After members of her family were kidnapped and others received threats, her father’s side of the family decided to flee from Damascus, Syria to Jordan. Like so many others, their journey to the United States was a long and stressful one. Daboul’s older brother was already attending medical school in the Uni...…
…I ’ve been waiting for years for a show to be made about photographers. The thrill of following light, seeking out stories and composing masterpieces offers the perfect ingredients for a captivating story. Enter: Netflix. Netflix recently introduced the Australian series “Tales by Light,” which follows an expert photographer in each episode. Needless to say, I binge-watched the first season, but so...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 15, 2017 — 5A ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ is disturbing and unsexy Newest installment of book adaptation fails to arouse excitement There’s a scene somewhere between the sixth and ninth hour of “Fifty Shades Darker” where a guy pushes Ana (Dakota Johnson, “How to Be Single”) against the wall, corners her, refuses to let her leave and begs her to have sex with him. Ana...…
…ACROSS 1 See 1-Down 5 Risk taker 10 Minimally 14 He sang about Alice 15 Ooze with 16 Bond’s first movie foe 17 Word with interest or service 18 Lavin of “Alice” 19 Water retainer 20 *More than is wise 22 River racers 24 Rose of Guns N’ Roses 25 Poetic pair 26 *Luxury resort chain 31 “__ to leap tall buildings ... ” 32 “David Copperfield” villain 33 Cain, to Abel, informally 36 *Dominated the election 41 Teachers’ org. 42 Sufficient, to Shakesp...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 15, 2017 — 7A Goaltenders balancing pressure, performance There’s no straight path to becoming a goaltender — no rulebook, no schedule written in stone. It’s just a little bit different for everyone. For freshman Jack LaFontaine, it started during a birthday party one day when he was six. There was a group playing road hockey, and the makeshift goaltender befo...…
…8A — Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Adcock reflects on current minor league career Brett Adcock may no longer don the maize and blue, but he’s still a Wolverine. Following an impressive three-year career at Michigan, the Houston Astros selected the 6-foot left-hander in the fourth round of the 2016 MLB Draft. He was the 127th overall pick out of 1,215 draftees, and now plays for the ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | FEBRUARY 15, 2017 Changing trends in college admissions theNumbers game …
…T his season of New York Fashion Week, I was lucky enough to assist the production team at an anonymous (shh!) designer label in a two- day, get-shit-done conquest leading up to their fall winter 2017 show. Here’s how it went down, in real time. Day Before Show 2:03 p.m.: My room key is MIA, my shoes are soaked and I just spent an entire 30 minutes next to Kyle Mooney on the train without saying a word. Craziest street st...…
…3B Wednesday, February 15, 2017 // The Statement BY ASHLEY TJHUNG, MANAGING MICHIGAN IN COLOR EDITOR ILLUSTRATION BY OLIVIA STILLMAN A t Michigan in Color, we pride ourselves on being a section by and for people of color, dedicating ourselves to producing inclusive content from all marginalized identities. Recently, in collaboration with The Statement, we published an article with contributions from several student leaders on campu...…
…Wednesday, February 15, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, February 15, 2017 // The Statement 5B Changing trends in admissions The Numbers Game b y T i m C o h n & B r i a n K u a n g , Daily News Editor and Deputy Statement Editor L ocated in a predominantly middle-class Detroit suburb within a 20-minute drive of Ann Arbor, Plymouth-Canton Com- munity School’s graduating class submits on aver- age 300 applications to the University...…
…W e park the car in their garage, which always smelled of tar and gas, and I run toward the elevator up to their room. When the elevator opens to their hallway, I sprint down to the end, all giddy and showered, dressed up for Friday night. I could immediately smell chicken and Bubbie’s perfume. The door opens and Bubbie gives me a big hug and a wet kiss on my cheek that I wipe off in feigned disgust. I make my way into the ...…
…Wednesday, Februray 15, 2017 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: Alone, Not Lonely T he other night, I took myself out to see “La La Land” at the Michigan Theater. After countless recommendations from friends, I knew I had to go. The only showing I could fit in my day was at 9:45 p.m. on a Monday night, so natu- rally it was hard to find a friend willing to tag alone. I didn’t think twice because, frankly, I just really wanted t...…
…Wednesday, February 15, 2017 // The Statement 8B Pro-choice and pro-life activists protest in front of the Planned Parenthood location on West Stadium on February 11, 2017. V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : P R O T E S T S Members of The Michigan Daily’s photo staff captured various protests around Ann Arbor and Detroit. JEREMY MITNICK/Daily EVAN AARON/Daily CAROLYN GEARIG/Daily EVAN AARON/Daily EVAN AARON/Daily AMELIA CACCHIONE/...…
