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…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 16, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan escaped Indiana to stay in the Big Ten title hunt » INSIDE Survive and dvance ‘U’ confirms safety of 14 students, faculty and staff in France By LARA MOEHLMAN Daily Staff Reporter With Paris still reeling after a series of terrorist attacks hit the city Friday night, about 80 students gathered on the ...…

…2A — Monday, November 16, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Michigan quarterback Jake Rudock set a school record with six passing touchdowns on Saturday in the Wolverines’ 48-41 win at Indiana. With the win, Michigan improved to 8-2. >>SEE SPORTS, PAGE 1B 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES North Korean film screening WHAT: The first North Korean film made purely for entertainment will ...…

…returning students incentives to live off campus. From 2009 to 2014, the University’s freshman enrollment remained well over 6,000 students. Part of the initial uptick in applications was attributed to the University’s 2010 decision to join the Common App, an online undergraduate college application which allows students to apply to any of the 622 member schools. Within the University’s first year as a Common App member, und...…

…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 Monday, November 16, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Honolulu “howdy” 6 Cozy eatery 10 Exasperated sound 14 Access the Internet 15 Word-of-mouth 16 Merely 17 *Malicious prank 19 Memo writer’s “Pronto!” 20 White Monopoly bills 21 Church recess 22 Sarcastic in a mean way 23 Approximately 3.26 light-years 25 One doing simple math 26 Written in few word...…

…6A — Monday, November 16, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MUSIC COLUMN Piecing together shattered genius J eff Buckley had the kind of voice that could save a life. Armed often with just a guitar and a set of beautiful, angelic vocal chords, he could inhabit and improve upon other artists’ songs like nobody else. From Dylan to Van Morrison to Nina Simone, Buckley would strum his strings and stretch out h...…

…BSportsMonday OPENING NIGHT n After a slow start, the Wolverines rolled over Northern Michigan to begin their regular season. Page 3B NIAGARA FALLS The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 16, 2015 n The Michigan hockey team used a big first period to cruise past Niagara on Friday at Yost Ice Arena. Page 3B ‘M’ saves season on last play BLOOMINGTON — The Michigan football team’s season vanished tonight, only to reappea...…

…2B — November 16, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ wins fourth regional title in past five seasons By LANEY BYLER For the Daily The Michigan women’s cross country team claimed the NCAA Great Lakes Regional title Friday at the Tom Zimmer Championship Course in Madison. The victory earned the Wolverines a spot in the NCAA Championships next week. The seventh-ranked Wolverines took first place in ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 16, 2015 — 3B FIELD HOCKEY ‘M’ season ends in quarterfinals Wolverines upset Wake Forest, then fall to UNC in NCAA Tournament By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer For the No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team, the situation felt familiar. Not only was the team playing on its home turf — it was also with a lineup consisting of six upperclassmen and two soph...…

…4B — November 16, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com He did not flinch when Michigan trailed by seven points and less than three minutes remained on the scoreboard. Rudock marched the Wolverines right down the field. He did not flinch when six seconds remained in the game and Michigan had the ball on the Hoosiers’ five-yard line on fourth down. Rudock threw a strike to redshirt junior wide receiver Jehu...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 16, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ADMINISTRATION CAMPUS LIFE Return on investment drops 15.3 percent since 2014 report By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter FLINT — Though the University’s endowment continued to increase in fiscal year 2015, its return on investment decreased by 15.3 percent from 2014, University administrators anno...…

…2A — Friday, October 16, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Campus Voices THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Photos of the Week WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers MONDAY: This Week in History LEFT: Coach Jim Harbaugh’s hat falls over his eyes as yells at the referees duing Saturday’s 38-0 shut out of Northwestern. (LUNA ANNA ARCHEY/Daily) RIGHT: LSA sophomore Nick Zoppi helps LSA senior Luke Tobeler hose o...…

…term performance continues to rank in the top quartile compared to the performance of other large university endowments,” Kevin Hegarty, executive vice president and chief financial officer, said Thursday. Erik Lundberg, University chief investment officer, said the investment return is down due to lower energy prices — the University allocates a large number of its investments to natural resources — and the appreciation of th...…

…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 world of high fashion adopts the sneaker By MARIAM SHEIKH Daily Style Editor A few words and images immediately come to mind when I hear the word “sneak- ers.” Athletes, sports, working out — basically anything that has to do with being physically inclined or fit. What doesn’t come to mind is fashion, run- ways, models, celebrities. But that’s the surprising thing — recently, the world of high fash- ion pulled an Angelina J...…

…ACROSS 1 Type of hippo 6 59-Down product 9 Color guard accessory 14 Child on TV for decades 15 Virgo preceder 16 “I’m here” 17 Hummingbird feature? 19 Enjoyed Vegas 20 Valley 21 Place to live in Spain 23 Sore feeling 24 Purported ancestor of Ragnar Lothbrok on TV’s “Vikings” 26 Foothills? 29 Crazy scene 30 Call-day link 31 Value 32 Did a cobbler’s job 34 Stain 37 Hot Wheels Volkswagen? 41 Hoedown move 42 Taking place 44 Is in store for 47 Pine...…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, October 16, 2015 — 7A Beilein gives injury updates By JACOB GASE Daily Sports Editor ROSEMONT, Ill. — When Michigan coach John Beilein arrived at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare for Big Ten Basketball Media Day, he picked up right on the same grim note he left off on last season: Answering questions about his players’ freak injuries. Senior guard Caris LeVert and junior guard Der...…

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…October 17, 2015: Michigan State K E E P IN G TH E S E A T W AR M T h e v o i c e s o f M i c h i g a n …

…FootballSaturday, October 17, 2015 2 STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores for the top 25 and Big Ten in the 2015 football season. Max Bultman Max Cohen Jake Lourim Zach Shaw Penn State (+19) at No. 1 Ohio State Penn State Ohio State Penn State Penn State Penn State West Virginia (+21.5) at No. 2 Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor No. 3 TCU (-20.5) at Iowa State Iowa State TCU TCU...…

…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Breakdown: ‘M’ vs. Michigan State By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor The Michigan football team’s first rivalry week is here, and the Wolverines are in a position few thought they would be in before the season. No. 7 Michigan State (2-0 Big Ten, 6-0 overall) comes to town Saturday in a four-way tie for the Big Ten East and contending for a spot in the College Football Playoff. But th...…

…5 TheMichiganDaily — www.michigandaily.com FootballSaturday — October 17, 2015 4 Jim Brandstatter, Dan Dierdorf carry on Michigan radio tradition By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Editor Dan Dierdorf, a man who had been paid to talk about football for three decades and had trekked hundreds of miles for Michigan’s 2014 opening bout with Appalachian State, was speechless — frozen in the moment. Below him, the band took the field, formed in...…

…Wolverines trying to treat Saturday like any other game By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor As the No. 12 Michigan football team enters Saturday’s game against No. 7 Michigan State, it appears to be on the precipice of something special, a level of success that has not been seen in recent program history. The Wolverines have rattled off five straight wins, the last three of which have been shutouts. The n...…

…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Meet the men who guard the ‘M’ Theta Xi fraternity guards Diag block ‘M’ during MSU rivalry week By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor The first thing they’ll tell you is that they aren’t technically supposed to talk to reporters. Then they’ll offer you a cookie. They sit on two couches, with three camping chairs adjacent, under a large tent in the center of the Diag. A white-and-sky-blu...…

…FootballSaturday, October 17, 2015 8 Behind Enemy Lines: Shilique Calhoun By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor In his career at Michigan State, fifth-year senior defensive end Shilique Calhoun has made a habit out of wreaking havoc in backfields and collecting hardware. He is a two- time second-team All-American and the Big Ten’s 2013 Defensive Lineman of the Year. But in his final season in East Lansing, his former defen...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 16, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 126 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A ARTS.......................... 5A SPORTS ......................7A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A T H E S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM ‘U’ e...…

…2A — Wednesday, September 16, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com M AKE A R ACKET THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Photos of the Week MONDAY: This Week in History TUESDAY: Campus Voices IN OTHER IVORY TOWERS U. Texas fires athletic director The University of Texas, Austin fired its athletic director, Steve Patterson, The Daily Texan reported Tuesday. Patterson’s firing comes after UT’s athletic depart- ment 2013-2...…

…State lawmakers tout “Yes Means Yes” campaign State Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D–Meridian Twp.) and State Rep. Tom Cochran (D–Mason) proposed legislation to require schools to strengthen their definition of consent in their sexual education courses, the Detroit Free Press reported. The legislation would clarify that sex without a verbal “yes” could be assault. The bill would also clarify that individuals can take back their...…

…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, September 16, 2015 — 5A ‘America’ paints millenial portrait Strongest work yet from Baumbach and Gerwig By VANESSA WONG Daily Arts Writer As students and future success- ful people, we all see college as a time to be unique, but most often we emulate peo- ple we admire to develop our own identities. In “Mistress America,” the hilariously well- scripted second collabor...…

…percent in 2006 to 35 percent in 2014. “The proportion of people both college age and adolescent, for that matter, who see mari- juana use as dangerous has been declining fairly sharply,” John- ston said. “I think that almost always leads to more use. Con- versely, if we see an increase in perceived risk, that usually leads to less use. I think the key belief about whether it’s dan- gerous or not has been changing a lot. I think tha...…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 16, 2015 — 7A Penn State mistakes fuel Stribling even as a starter By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Junior cornerback Channing Stribling was speaking to the media Tuesday night about his past issues with consistency, about his lack of focus, about getting stronger and faster. He talked about proving himself and keeping his head up. It was clear he was av...…

…8A — Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Bunting’s father lives on in his memory Tight end’s pregame song helps him remember his father By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor Ian Bunting’s musical tastes are diverse, ranging from reggae to rap to classic rock. But when it comes to his pregame routine, his final song is a constant, just like the man it represents. Before each game, the ...…

…NICKELBACK NOODLES Toeing the Line THE MICHIGAN DAILY SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 statement …

…It’s that season again! (Give or take a year until the actual election.) Tonight marks the second Republican debate, so we recommend you throw on your “Make American Great Again” caps and pop open a few cold ones. With this game, by the end of the night we’ll have you seriously considering Trump as a candidate. 2B THE LIST TAKE A GULP Whenever Jeb Bush plays down his family history. GO SIP FOR SIP With Marco Rubio and his infamous...…

…3B “It’s nice to be able to use your mailbox. Everything’s so instant now that it’s nice to take a second and write. I just wrote four pages to my friend (at Wayne) ... I send tea with my letters to her, too.” – LSA freshman JESSICA LEININGER, while writing a letter Tuesday night ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHERYLL VICTUELLES I was bitten by a squirrel I have met the devil. He has a bushy tail. Let me explain. On a dry February morning ...…

…Wednesday, September 16, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, September 16, 2015 // The Statement 5B W hen Jack arrived and met his roommate his freshman year, things were going great. The two, living in Northwood III on North Campus together, weren’t best friends, necessarily, but spoke regularly, played video games, and occasionally hung out. Then, upon returning from spring break, their friendly rela- tionship changed sud...…

…Wednesday, September 16, 2015 // The Statement 6B Ice Bucket Challenge, one year later by Irene Park, Daily Staff Reporter I t’s been a little over a year since the Ice Bucket challenge took the nation by storm. But, at the University and beyond, researchers are still feeling the tingle. Following one of the nation’s largest charitable fundraising drives outside of a natural disaster or emergency, the ALS Asso- ciation — the primary b...…

…Wednesday, September 16, 2015 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: Growing up in haunted houses by Hailey Middlebrook, Daily Arts Writer T he haunted houses began with cardboard boxes. It was two weeks before my seventh birthday, when my family still lived in our Lin- coln Log home in Colorado. My dad brought back a dozen shipping boxes, the long and skinny kind that hold coat racks, just wide enough for my friends and I to craw...…

…Wednesday, September 15th, 2015 // The Statement 8B For over thirty years, ArtScape, the largest free arts festival in the U.S., has taken place over a three-day period in mid July, centered in downtown Baltimore between Penn Station and the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Most vendors and performance stages are located on either Charles St. or Mt. Royal Ave. The event annually draws more than 400,000 attendees, despite very hot and humid weather...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 16, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Campus leaders cite policy modifications, increased involvement By CAROLYN GEARIG Daily Staff Reporter In the last two years, the Uni- versity community’s attitude toward sexual assault has been frequently discussed and, at times, hotly debated on campus. Most recently, a report in The Michi...…

…To Action.” The class, taught by Nursing Prof. Michelle Munro — a former participant in SAPAC’s Peer Education Volunteer Program and University alum — requires enrolled students to undergo SAPAC or SafeHouse volunteer training. In January, the class brought 30 new volunteers to SAPAC. Sharkey has been employed by SAPAC since 2010, but has been involved with the organization since she was a freshman at the University in 2002....…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, April 16, 2015 — 3A of the countermovement, said he led the protest because he believes minimum wages are destructive, in part because they cause people to lose their jobs when employ- ers can’t afford to pay all of their employees after a pay raise. Miller said raising the University minimum wage to $15 would not be beneficial for the community. “Prices will go up, prices will b...…

…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 Thursday, April 16, 2015 — 5A W ell, my friends, the time has finally come. This is it. The final scene. The closing sentence. The last column. The end. Last summer, when I applied to be the literary columnist here at The Michigan Daily, I had no idea what to expect. I wasn’t anticipating literary-centered spring breaks or the fact that one of the most celebrated and ...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Determination 5 One often schmeared 10 Get entangled (with) 14 “It depends” 15 Have __ for news 16 Ended a flight 17 Blue 18 Suppress 19 George Lucas group 20 Semiprecious stone 21 Sends out 22 Roast’s roost 23 2014 U.S. Women’s Open champ 24 Hamlet, for one 25 Succumb to pressure 26 Choose not to pick? 29 Bit of cheering 31 __ kwon do 32 Tiff 34 Computer outlet supply 35...…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, April 16, 2015 — 7A Albrecht talks recovery process By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor It’s still early, but so far, Spike Albrecht’s recovery is well on track. After playing with a fractured bone and torn labrum for most of the season, Albrecht had surgery last week on his right hip. And as he hobbled into Crisler Center for the Michigan men’s basketball team’s annual awar...…

…8A — Thursday, April 16, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com BASEBALL Michigan unable to find offensive spark By BEN FIDELMAN Daily Sports Writer After walloping Eastern Michigan last week, the Michi- gan baseball team headed into Wednesday’s rematch at Ray Fisher Sta- dium with its sights set on another midweek win. But the Eagles had other plans, topping the Wolverines, 4-2. Michigan (6-6 Big Ten, 21-16 ...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan hockey team lost its chance to win a Big Ten title » INSIDE Heartbreak Monday, March 16, 2015 Zingerman’s co-founders to speak at Spring 2015 commencement By GENEVIEVE HUMMER Daily Staff Reporter The pair who produce Reuben sandwiches so famous that even President Barack Obama has gob- bled one down will ...…

…Sanford Robertson, a founding partner of Francisco Partners, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree. Francisco Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on investments in technology and technology-related businesses. Robertson holds both a B.A. and an M.B.A. from the University. Robert Shiller, an American Nobel laureate, economist and professor will be awarded an hon- orary Doctor of Science degree. Shiller curr...…