…Monday, May 16, 2011I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Gender diversity lacks at graduation No women received honorary degrees at spring ceremony By BRIENNE PRUSAK Managing News Editor Each year, distinguished profes- sionals in a wide variety of careers and hailing from various back- grounds join the list of more than a thousand honorary degree recipi- ents from the University. But despite the University's strive for diversity in thei...…
… Monday, July 16, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, July 16, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 All shook up at 13th Elvis est Interim AAPD chief John Seto to be named official police chief Ypsilanti hosts as a io-fi affair. Whereas music fes- tivals like Bonnaroo and Pitchfork tribute for the promise a weekend of blistering auditory overload, ElvisFest boasts King of Rock'n'roll just one soundstage with an a...…
… Thursday, May 16, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, May 16, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com '3 DEBT From Page 1 (debt) is in federal loans," Grimes said. The role of private banks in student loans was diminished with the Federal Direct Loan Program, instituted in 2010, which offers the largest source of college financial assistance in the country through its programs. However, while the majority of student...…
… 141 Wednesday, July 16, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, July 16, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L-, Students find communlty, future in Detroit ~1 DE 140 s enoug Franc border Son up to are va( distre the re city's as an a this DE dent's has ph withr to find city ex Wh 20-son City fits many orities"in mind, such as affordable past ten years. housing and, most importantly, qualities young employment oppo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT, Mich. Ex-speaker of the house accused of drunk driving The former speaker of the Mich- igan House was arrested on suspi- cion of drunk driving after police said he was so inebriated that he couldn't stand up on his own. Witnesses called police Feb. 9 to report they saw a man, who pol...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS MINDEN, Mich. Michigan's only Wolverine found dead in Minden The Wolverine State has lost its only known wild wolverine. The body of the 28-pound female was found Saturday along a trail in Michigan's Thumb. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment is conducting tests on the body. "There's no visible indications of the cause of death," Arnie Kar...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 16, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Executive Patterson withdraws lawsuit on Oakland County smoking ban Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson on yesterday backed off on a legal challenge against the state over funding for enforcement of a smoking ban that's set to take effect May 1. The lawsuit was filed with the Michigan Court of Appeals, but Patterson shortly afterward decid- ed to w...…
…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 16, 2011- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Mayor Bing views New Orleans post- Katrina recovery DETROIT (AP) - Mayor Dave Bing, working on plans to reshape Detroit neighborhoods, was get- tingawalkingtourofNewOrleans to observe how that city is recov- ering more than five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coa...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 16,2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ANN ARBOR Nine-year-old Ann Arbor girl nabs Clooney role A George Clooney movie film- ing this week in Michigan also features Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman. And Talia Akiva. The 9-year-old from Ann Arbor earned the role of Cloo- ney's daughter in "The Ide...…
…f The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 3A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, September16, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS VIENNA * Iran accused of influencing nuclear inspectors A U.S. envoy accused Iran yes- terday of intimidating U.N. nuclear inspectors in an effort to influence their findings - a move he said may lead to "appropriate action," from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Britain, Fran...…
…I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Snyder appoints ,three new officials Republican Gov.-elect Rick Snyder named former Michigan United Conservation Clubs execu- tive director Dennis Muchmore as his chief of staff yesterday, then selected two longtime state employees to direct communica- tions and legal affairs once he takes office Jan. 1. Geralyn Lasher, who served as former GOP Gov. J...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandail NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Ford pays off $1.8 billion in debt Ford Motor Co. paid off $1.8 billion in debt yesterday, part of a plan to lower its total debt to $10 billion by mid-decade. Chief Financial Officer Lewia Booth announced the action ear- lier this week at an investor pre- sentation in Frankfurt, Germany. Ford spokesman Todd Nissen confirmed that the payment was made yesterday. Ford's total debt now stands ...…
…k The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 16, 2011- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Snyder signs sex offender license, bowling bills Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed three bills making it easier to permanently revoke the licenses of health care profession- als who commit criminal sexual conduct, and a fourth measure protecting bowling alleys whose c...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 16, 2013 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September16, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT FBI seizes $700,000 from Kilpatrick friend The FBI has seized about $700,000 from bank accounts linked to Bobby Ferguson, a close friend and co-defendant of ex- Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The Detroit News says the FBI obtained a search warrant and made the seizures March 10, on...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October16, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Power goes during Game three of ALCS in Detroit A , power outage interrupted Game 3 of the American League championship series for 17 min- utes. The lights high atop Com- erica Park went out and the vid- eoboards were dark between the top and bottom of the sec- ond inning, delaying...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SUPREME COURT From Page 1A ing that Proposal 2 is unconsti- tutional based on the fact that it primarily harms minorities by reordering the political process and placing undue burden on them. "Because less onerous avenues to effect political change remain open to those advocating consid- eration of non-racial factors in admissions decisions, Michigan cannot force those advocating for consideration-of rac...…
…IW The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 3A * NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Feds add charge to Kilpatrick case Federal prosecutors have added a charge to the corrup- tion case against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The indictment returned Thursday accuses Kilpatrick and his pal Bobby Ferguson of extorting money from a city con- tractor who towed vehicles. The government says the two men shared $50,000 in June 2...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 16, 2012 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, March 16, 2012 - 3 NURSING From Page 1 Timothy Slottow, the University's executive vice president and chief financial officer, the project is esti- mated to cost about $50 million. The 75,000-square-foot structure will also accommodate approxi- mately 40 new faculty members that the School of Nursing plans to . hire in the next de...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS KALAMAZOO, Mich. Amtrak to cancel routes throughout the month of May Amtrak says there will be some train cancellations and delays for three days starting today on the routes from Chicago to Port Huron and Pontiac, Mich. Amtrak says the service inter- ruptions are necessary to allow track work. It says normal travel times should return by early May. . The passenger rail service says certain t...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 3A JACKSON From Page 1A sent to the school's community. He wrote that Jackson's passing was an incredible loss to the Uni- versity community. "Shaun has been a dedicated and beloved member of our com- munity, mentoring generations of designers and sharing his optimism and love of life with us all," Nadarajan wrote. "He was the model of an interdisciplinary design educator."...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING No layoffs from federal budget cuts Automatic federal budget cuts will cost Michigan $150 million in funding for programs such as special education and a cloth- ing allowance for needy kids, but none of state government's 48,000 employees will lose their jobs, the state announced Mon- day. About $20 billion, or 42 per- cent, of the state's $48 billion budg...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January16, 2014 - 3A REGENTS From Page 1A University President Mary Sue Coleman, Provost Martha Pollack, Tim Slottow, executive vice president and chief finan- cial officer, and Sally Churchill, vice president and secretary, will accompany the eight regents. Ora Pescovitz, University Health System chief executive officer, J...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, A pril 16, 2014 - 3A DRUGS From Page 1A are popular both as study aides and party drugs, other substances are growing in popularity. Steve said acid is a popular experimen- tal drug that students may try at least once. In early April, a Uni- versity officer discovered what appeared to be a rock of metham- phetamine during a routine traf- fic stop. The University deals with very few incidents ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, September 16, 2014 -3 The Michigan Deity - michigandailycom Tuesday, September16, 2014- 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT One man arrested in shooting of seven-year-old girl Detroit police say they've arrested a 22-year-old man and are seeking a second suspect in the shooting of a 7-year-old Detroit girl who was caught in their cross- fire while bike riding. Police said Monday they're seeking a second man ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 3A New Michigan law helps sexual assault investigators Legislation calls for tracking, forensic testing By MICHAEL SUGERMAN Daily StaffReporter In a follow-up to summer leg- islation establishing rules for the submission and collection of sex- ual assault kit evidence, Republi- can Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law Tuesday a bill which calls for the creation of a kit tracki...…
…expertise.” Mujovic added that he hopes the fellowship will have long- lasting effects in the sustain- ability community. “Although the program is one year, I hope that our influ- ence will last 10 times that and will extend beyond our starting location,” he said. 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, January 16, 2015 — 3 with leaders from several East Coast higher education insti- tutions, including Bill Bowen...…
…put their effort towards the cause should be allowed to do so.” The dancers make up 64 teams with 15 to 20 students in each. The teams compete against one another in different activities, such as a hula-hooping con- test, a Miss America pageant and a cheering contest. Teams are partnered with one of the 35 families of a child with a dis- ability, who they interact with at the marathon as well as at events throughout the year. Some ...…
…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...…
…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...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, February 16, 2015 — 3A NEWBERRY, Mich. Arctic deep freeze blankets Michigan An Arctic cold front gripped Michigan on Sunday, sending temperatures plunging to minus 27 in the Upper Peninsula and minus 22 in the northern Lower Peninsula and shattering at least five record lows for the date. The deep freeze came with an easing of the snow and windy conditions that forced a ...…
…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...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, February 16, 2017 — 3A said. “During prosecuting, it allows for all evidence to be used against a defendant.” The Board said it was happy with the new legislation because it more effectively aids sexual assault victims within the criminal justice system, should they choose to prosecute the perpetrator. Schuitmaker said that the legislation will likely provide security ...…
…3 Thursday, June 16, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Local Sanders supporters remain divided in support of nominee By LYDIA MURRAY Summer Managing News Editor Following the Associated Press’ announcement of Hillary Clinton’s securing of the Democratic nomi- nation for president and the fur- ther affirmation of her place as the presumptive nominee after a series of key victories in Tuesday’s pri- maries, suppor...…
…Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., has called for bipartisan support of the impeachment inquiry. Buttigieg said he still supports the impeachment inquiry, which is largely supported by Democrats, with one Independent — Rep. Justin Amash of Grand Rapids — backing the effort. “Well, it’s a mistake on the part of Republicans, who enable the president whose actions are as offensive to their own supposed values as they are to ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, September 16, 2019— 3A This summer, I studied abroad for 3 months in Prague, Czech Republic. I knew I wanted to do this program before I even started my freshman year at the University of Michigan, so this was really exciting for me. Aside from Prague, I also had the opportunity to visit other small cities in the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, German...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, March 16, 2016 — 3A that can be published except when the articles are either libelous, an unwarranted invasion of privacy, in violation of federal or state law or capable of inciting students so as to create a clear and present danger. Section 5 of the Student Free Press and Civics Readiness Act establishes a framework for schools to customize their student publication g...…
…develop the prototype helmet technology, called Mitigatium, for the Head Health Challenge III. This competition was created to encourage the development of materials that better absorb or dissipate harsh impact. The prototype Arruda and her colleagues are developing has different capabilities than traditional football helmets already in use, the team said. “It has the ability to dissipate impulse, or take kinetic energy out ...…
…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...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, September 16, 2016 —3A On June 10, 2016, the city gave ReCommunity notice that if perceived safety concerns continued, the city reserved the right to terminate the contract. On July 7, ReCommunity was given a letter informing them their contract would be terminated effective July 11. On Sept. 2, the city responded to the lawsuit with a motion for partial dismissal and a mot...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, November 16, 2016 — 3A the eye of the storm, and give a better understanding of sea process during these events,” Olson said. “We have a team of scientist here at Michigan, along with a few Ph.D.s, for this project. It has truly been a department- wide effort.” According to NASA’s blog on the project, CYGNSS will be able to penetrate the eyes of storms through a system of eight...…
…still a lot of questions to be answered in the short term. Across campus, there are faculty members working on safer helmet technology, improving diagnostic tools, injury management and interventions. Broglio also thinks by the time the 30 years are over, people will generally have an idea of how concussions affect people down the line. “It’s not going to be radio silence for 30 years and then one paper done,” Broglio...…
…According to Warren, her experience as the only female Democrat in the Michigan Senate for four years has made her realize female perspectives are essential. “We tend to fight amongst each other for one seat at the table, but we need to stop fighting for that one seat and start demanding the five spots at the table that we deserve,” Warren said. “Women’s voices at the table change conversations.” Other panelists said it ...…
…3 NEWS Thursday, May 16, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow has ordered University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel to appear in court June 11 as a result of the Doe v. Univer- sity of Michigan lawsuit. On Wednesday afternoon, Tar- now turned down a motion from University lawyers which would have over- turned the order requiring Schlissel’s appearance. Tarnow originally ordered Sc...…
…dealing with ethics on campus, Drea responded by describing her experience as a team leader of the University organization America Reads Tutoring Corps. “I’m a team leader, so one thing that is interesting about that is rule enforcement and making sure I’m not partial to people because I know them, so as a team leader I make sure they’re following the code of conduct,” Somers said. “I have experience in terms of rule enforcement, ...…
…with a faith that is literally being targeted every single day by not only this administration but the media, could run and win and make history,” Tlaib said in an interview with Detroit News. Tlaib joins a competitive candidate field in the 13th district. Among her opposition include Conyers’s 27-year-old son, John Conyers III and his great-nephew, state Sen. Ian Conyers. Aside from her career, Tlaib is occupied fulfilling ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, April 16, 2018 — 3A Aishu Chandrakanthan is a junior at the University of Michigan studying business and psychology with a minor in digital studies. On campus, she is involved with United Asian American Organizations, Indian American Student Association, Yoni Ki Baat and the Michigan Fashion Media Summit. She can be contacted at caishu@umich.edu. THE MICHIGAN DAIL...…
…improvement of job security for lecturers at the University. Currently, full-time lecturers receive a minimum salary of $34,500 at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, $28,30 at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and $27,300 at the University of Michigan-Flint. Frustrated with low salaries and pay rates for lecturers across the University’s campuses, LEO has continued to meet with University officials since October demanding ...…
…BEGINNINGS The Black-Asian Coalition was started in January 2015. Sean Dajour Smith, a class of 2017 alum, and Sarah Hong, a class of 2016 alum, connected through their community action and social change minor and their shared interest in coalition building. Sarah wanted to create a space where members of the Asian Pacific Islander American community could confront anti- Blackness. Smith, on the other hand, thought it could be ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, January 16, 2018 — 3A Broderick Johnson talks engagement progress which still needs to be made toward social justice, especially at the University. “(The symposium) reflects a desire to do good in the world and help create a better, more just and more equitable society,” he said. “We know there is so much more for us to do, because while talent is equally distributed in our soc...…
…When I was a kid, I loved American Girl dolls. They were just expensive dolls, but they were also a defining innovation of my entire upbringing. The historical dolls scene was the best — don’t argue. Felicity was my favorite, but Nellie was pretty cool and Molly was all right. Don’t talk to me about Samantha though. My best friend and I would spend hours at her house poring through magazine pages, picking out the dolls we wanted ...…
