…On March 20, Acting Provost Susan Collins announced in an email that all undergraduate courses at the University of Michigan would be graded “Pass” or “No Record Covid,” with an option to withdraw from a course until April 21 without the course appearing on their transcript. Students will also have the option to unmask their grades by submitting a request by July 1. In light of the new policy change, many students told T...…
…2 — Thursday, April 16, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.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 September-April are $250 and year long subscriptions are $275. University affiliates ar...…
…“It already did in those two examples (of hospital and bus troubles), but we know that when people gather that way without masks — they were in close proximity, they were touching one another — that’s how COVID-19 spreads. The sad irony here is that the protest was that they don’t like being in this stay-home order and they may have just created a need to lengthen it, which is something that we’re trying to avoid at all...…
…G oing into the summer, for many of us, means even more changes in an increasingly turbulent pandemic. Coronavirus hotspots are shifting, and those who are left on campus will soon be returning to their hometowns, for better or worse. As Michigan continues to see increasingly deadly days, it is vital that we keep in mind the groups at highest risk, including LGBTQ+ people. Just about everyone is struggling in some for...…
…Thursday, April 16, 2020 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NETFLIX FILM REVIEW Netflix has long been an excellent source of cheesy rom-coms, those delightful 90-minute movies that you can watch all the way through while half paying attention to something else and still feel the satisfaction of a feel-good ending and a dramatic kiss. With “Love Wedding Repeat,” Netflix has delivered another one of these movi...…
…Thursday, April 16, 2020 — 6 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Throughout my self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve had a limitless amount of time to read books, do schoolwork and finish household chores. However, instead of doing literally any of those activities, I’ve mainly just lounged around and taken this newfound time to myself to sample different kinds of local, domestic and international bee...…
