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October 17, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 13) • Page Image 1

…The Michigan Union celebrated its centennial on Wednesday with cupcakes and a birthday card on the Diag. The Union has been a gathering space for students on campus since its creation in 1919, but the building has been under construction and closed to visitors since April 2018. The Center for Campus Involvement hosted the event. LSA senior Sarah Hussain works as a program coordinator team lead with the Center for Campus Inv...…

October 17, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 13) • Page Image 2

…In response to growing concern regarding per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services announced in September they will begin working together to determine the harmful health effects of PFAS in drinking water on Michigan residents. PFAS are a wide variety of chemicals produced by manufacturing, industrial and agricultura...…

October 17, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 13) • Page Image 3

…“We’re trying to avoid a situation in which the same group of people tend to get invited or quoted in all of the different pieces and make it easier to erase the excuse of, ‘I didn’t know any women to appear on this panel or this conference, or to consult for this particular project,’” Litman said. While the database is still being created, the Twitter account has been in use since Oct. 1. Prifogle said the account is used to sh...…

October 17, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 13) • Page Image 4

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, October 17, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Ed...…

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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, October 17, 2019 — 5A Blankenburg embracing physicality despite size Last January, when Penn State came to Ann Arbor, then- freshman defenseman Nick Blankenburg was on the ice for his first shift just under five minutes into the game. Within moments of taking the ice, he laid a hit that Michigan coach Mel Pearson can’t forget. Forward Liam Folkes came up through the neutral zo...…

October 17, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 13) • Page Image 6

…By Susan Gelfand ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/17/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 10/17/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, October 17, 2019 ACROSS 1 Quick blows 5 In need of a massage 9 “Back to the Future” surname 14 Kitchen topper 15 Repeatable toy vehicle sound 16 Pine or Rock 17 Duo in the news 18 Pushed the bell 19 Fountain pen precursor 20 Artic...…

October 17, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 13) • Page Image 8

…2B — Thursday, October 17, 2019 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Climate change is real and it’s happening now. From fossil fuel emissions and greenhouse gases, to the growing ecological footprints of individuals all across the country, our earth is in a state of crisis. These are only a few layers to the broader crisis we are facing while simultaneously waiting for government officials to implement some form of policy to ch...…

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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, October 17, 2019 — 3B Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg has been making big headlines with her environmental activism, even making the cover of Time Magazine. Thunberg looks stunning on the cover, a green and ruffled dress falling perfectly over her small frame, making her look more mature than her usual hoodie and jeans ensemble — somebody to be taken seriously. ...…

October 17, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 13) • Page Image 10

…I read Tennessee Williams’s “The Glass Menagerie” in 10th grade English class. Ever since then, I’ve been a fan of his work. In particular, I love his concept of a “memory play,” the idea of a play taking place entirely in the mind of a character and thus being warped by the distortions, diminutions and exaggerations we all experience in our memories. Williams himself states at the beginning of the play that “the scene is memory and i...…

October 17, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 13) • Page Image 11

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, October 17, 2019 — 5B B-SIDE: TV NOTEBOOK Trey Parker and Matt Stone, co-creators of “South Park,” never apologize. Even after getting banned in China last week for satirizing Chinese censorship on the episode “Band In China,” the duotweeteda mock apology. “We too love money more than freedom and democracy,” the statement reads. “We good now, China?” (South Park and China are cu...…

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…6B — Thursday, October 17, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Climate change as an issue is abstract — we know it’s coming, but how many of those issues detailed in the climate report can we actually see, in Ann Arbor, right now? Sure, point to trends, rising temperatures and the melting ice caps (Iceland recently held a funeral for one of their melted glaciers), but has anything changed in our day-to-day life here that ref...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 1

…About 60 people convened Monday at Palmer Commons for a Senate Assembly forum to discuss University of Michigan Board of Regents candidate platforms for the upcoming Nov. 6 election. Incumbents and first-time candidates covered topics such as financial aid, academic freedom, the recent reprimanding of Prof. John Cheney-Lippold for his refusal of a recommendation letter and more throughout the event. The forum was designed t...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 2

…allow students and faculty hear each candidate’s position on various issues and participate in an open Q&A discussion. The meeting began with each of the five candidates outlining their platforms. Incumbent Regents Andrea Fischer Newman (R) and Andrew Richner (R) spoke with challengers Jordan Acker (D), Paul Brown (D) and Kevin Graves (Green Party) to outline each of their respective platforms. There are two open ...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 3

…offers the greatest possible safeguards to Michigan’s waters while maintaining critical connections to ensure Michigan residents have the energy resources they need,” Gov. Rick Snyder wrote in a press release. “The historic agreement will result in eliminating nearly every risk of an oil leak in the Straits and provide added protections to the Great Lakes. It also will allow for multiple utilities to be housed and prot...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 4

…T hough Facebook is the most commonly cited bad guy when it comes to misuse of its users’ personal information, especially in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal or the recent breach affecting 50 million accounts, this week Google joined its ranks following a massive data exposure incident of its own. The main issue with this recent data incident is not its size or the fact that it even happened at all. The ethical problem...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 5

…I read “Anna Karenina” on the school bus when I was 13. I took it a chapter a ride, shining a flashlight I kept in my backpack over the pages in the winter when the mornings were dark. It was my favorite part of the day — a stolen quiet moment, with just me and Anna and Kitty and Vronsky. I knew pretty much immediately that this would become the best book I would ever read, and even though 13-year-old me was wrong about a lot of ...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 6

…and curious of why choices were made. I specifically remember, as a dancer, you’re very consumed with your individual performance or role. I wanted to expand my mindset but stay in the same art form. Directing is something I’ve always wanted to do; as a child, I was putting on shows in my garage and selling tickets for a quarter. Putting on a performance is something I’ve always done. TMD: One of the choreographers you...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 7

…The cliches continue Jim Harbaugh said Monday he thinks everyone could use a break from the cliches in the Michigan-MSU rivalry. That may not be possible. » Page 2B Here’s the season After dominating Maryland on Saturday, the toughest part of Michigan’s schedule lies ahead. » Page 2B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | October 17, 2018 Design by Jack Silberman Evan Aaron / Daily SPORTSWEDNESDAY “REVENGE TOUR” @ MICHI...…

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…2B — Wednesday, October 17, 2018 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com You can’t escape the clichés B y now, you’ve probably heard Jim Harbaugh’s quote from his Monday press conference. The Michigan football coach was asked if he has given his players any directive on how to talk about the sixth-ranked Wolverines’ upcoming game with No. 24 Michigan State. “I think we could all use a break from the clichés ...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 9

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsWednesday Wednesday, October 17, 2018 — 3B Michigan looking to right the ship defensively Go back one year, and much is the same now for the No. 11 Michigan hockey team — especially on defense. Last season, the Wolverines took time to adjust to Michigan coach Mel Pearson’s system, only reaching peak defensive form in a post-New Year’s day stretch that saw them allow 2.72 goals per game. B...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 10

…4B — Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I t was hard to walk into Schembechler Hall on Monday afternoon without becoming suffocated by the hoards of media members and television cameras lining the room. This week, the vibe was noticeably different. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh walked in and took the podium. His answers were terse. His tone was monotonous. There were no injury updates ...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 12

…2C Wednesday, October 17, 2018 // The Statement A case study on pretending to be someone you are not BY SHANNON ORS, DAILY STAFF REPORTER statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 17, 2018 Managing Statement Editor: Brian Kuang Deputy Editors: Colin Beresford Jennifer Meer Editor in Chief: Alexa St. John Photo Editor: Amelia Cacchione Designer: Elizabeth Bigham Managing Editor: Dayton Hare Copy Editors: Elise Laarman Finntan ...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 13

…T alking is scary. If you get called on in class out of the blue, there is no time for the gray fog in your brain to clear. There is no time to piece together an intellectual answer that accurately reflects what you actually think about the topic. Instead, you blurt out some half-concocted answer to try and pass yourself off as engaged student who is able to quickly formulate and articulate ideas. In Advanced Placement Englis...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 14

…This is part two of a series published by the Statement examining the Canterbury House, its influences and history. Part one was published last week, titled “You Can’t Bury Canterbury: Ann Arbor’s Hidden Musical Gem.” A simple bass line plucked on an upright bass lays beneath the voice of a strong soprano. The voice sings: “Maybe we could use this as communion. Stand and hold hands.” [Chairs shuffling and sliding] “We shall overcome ...…

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…Wednesday, October 17, 2018 // The Statement 6C band that plays Albert Ayler and John Coltrane and if that’s what you want, we can do that,’” Rush said. “I said, ‘I’m not willing to do it once a month. It needs to be every week because otherwise, you’re just messing around.’” Every Sunday at 5:00 p.m., Canterbury House would fill with students and jazz fans alike to hear Rush and his band Quartex play newly arranged hymns and expe...…

October 17, 2018 (vol. 128, iss. 711) • Page Image 16

…events. He specifically mentioned some organizing of the movement to stop a pro- posed visit last semester by white suprema- cist Richard Spencer — referred to online as #StopSpencer — was done on the same couches on which we were sitting during our conversation. “How can we best have this be a space where people who care about chang- ing the world for the better know that they have a home here?” Lukens asked. “On the one hand, there ...…

October 17, 2014 (vol. 125, iss. 13) • Page Image 1

…I e ti cl ig n i1 (EILI~J1,\r1 N(; ( It I~ I P III \hlILII \\I I I i r I r 7 ". - t t i 4 i f 1 i Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October17, 2014 michigandaily.com STUDENT TICKETS Athletics to reduce football ticket costs ALLISON FARRAND/Daily UPPER LEFT: Michigan gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer and U.S. Senate candidate Gary Peters share a fist bump during Clinton's speech. LOWER LEFT: Oakland University seniors Flora Ivezaj and Jess...…

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…2A - Friday, October 17, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A. Fia. Otbr7 04TeMihgnDiy-mciadiyo 11e Micigan Bal 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETERSHAHIN DOUGLAS SOLOMON Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-415t ext. 1241 pjshahin@michigahdaily.com dougsolo@michigandaily.com LEFT Tyler Farr opened at the Palace of Auburn Hills last . Friday. The concert included Florida ...…

October 17, 2014 (vol. 125, iss. 13) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, October 17, 2014 - 3A FOOTBALL From Page 1A "The survey showed that we've reached a tipping point," Dishell said after the meeting. "Students said no more. To notice that if you would have just barely over 10 percent of your over 12,000 stu- dent section buying tickets again ... that's-not a pretty number." Subsequently, Dishell said he and Brandon had agreed on the reduction of football student...…

October 17, 2014 (vol. 125, iss. 13) • Page Image 4

…Page 4A -- Friday, October 17, 2014 The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com a Page 4A - Friday, October17, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard Sc. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MEGAN MCDONALD PETER SHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official po...…

October 17, 2014 (vol. 125, iss. 13) • Page Image 5

…0' The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 17, 2014- 5A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, October17, 2014 - 5A Ivy League haircut Mulaney' falters despite great cast 20TH CENTURY FOX Butt chin. Polished comedian doesn't bring personality to sitcom By HAILEY MIDDLEBROOK For The Daily John Mulaney could very well be the brightest comedian in America right now - though the man himself, with his tidy combed-back...…

October 17, 2014 (vol. 125, iss. 13) • Page Image 6

…6A - Friday, October 17, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com 0 flA - Friday, October17, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * 'Pull my finger!' WARNER B 'Judge' cliched bul touchingly sweet Robert Downey Jr. The father-son relationship end with the two storming between Joseph "The Judge" in opposite directions,a squeaks by with Palmer (Robert Duvall, "The loving displays that range fr Godfather") and his son Hank timid to...…

October 17, 2014 (vol. 125, iss. 13) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 17, 2014 - 7A Wolverines fall short against Penn State Nittany Lions goalkeeper stout despite potent Michigan offense By MATHEW KIPNIS Daily Sports Writer Whenever Penn State goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom made a save and held the ball in her hands, the Michigan women's soccer student section began to chant the number of seconds she kept the ball. As the game went on the student section co...…

October 17, 2014 (vol. 125, iss. 13) • Page Image 8

…0s 8A Friday, October 17, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom The starter you don't notice on Saturday By MAX COHEN Daily Sports ditor The specialists are the first players out on the field prior to Michigan football gmes, about an hour before the team runs out and touches the banner. If you arrive early, you watch kicker Matt Wile and punter Will Hagerup intently, to see if they look ready to make the plays that could determine the...…

October 17, 2014 (vol. 125, iss. 13) • Page Image 9

…SB Big Ten Breakdown: Minnesota back atop Where does junior forward Kyle Rau returns ability. seventh in the nation with a .929 inaugural season as a varsity Mi in On travels second Contin among cfere to lead the offense. The Golden chigan stack up Gophers return the majority of the BigTen's their scoring options from last year's sixth-ranked offense. second year? But even scarier might be their defense. A first-team All- American last se...…

October 17, 2014 (vol. 125, iss. 13) • Page Image 10

… V Ag. .. FACE OFF 2014 s c h e d u l e 2 0 14 - 2 0 1 5 Friday, October17, 2014 FACEOFF 2014m Two's company in Michigan's crease Oct 17-18 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 31 Nov. 1 Nov. 14-15 Nov 21-22 Nov 28-29 Dec. 5 Dec. 13 Dec 28-29 vs. New Hampshire at UMass-Lowell at Boston University at Michigan Tech at Michigan Tech vs. American International vs. Penn State vs. Rensselaer vs. Ohio State at Boston College Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Lou...…

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…9 R" w S GL\ V 9 B Friday, October 17, 2014 FACEOFF 2014 3 Friday, October 17, 2014 // The Face-Off Position by position: M' loaded at forward COURTESY OFTHE COMPHER FAMILY JT Compher, second to right, is pictured here with teammates from his youth hockey days. Compher progressed thorugh hockey faster than most kids his age before he arrived at Michigan. COMPHER From Page 5B he would stay home. He couldn't leave his family. But Valer...…

October 17, 2014 (vol. 125, iss. 13) • Page Image 12

… " IK 4 Friday, October 17, 2014 FACEOFF2014 Friday, October 17, 2014 FACEOFF2014 W fnot on the iceafternearlyevery elementary school day, JT Com- pher found himself in one of his three best friend's basements. The four friends all lived in the same neighborhood - a convenient five-minute walk from the junior high school - so playing pick up sports was never a problem. If the weather didn't hold up, they con- gregated in front of the tele...…

October 17, 2013 (vol. 124, iss. 12) • Page Image 1

…4e, 4f JC I a it j 4 w 46 F 1. i i J ® d... i ,4 B. 1 i.{J..l pl. T F7 S {J yy '® +x 1. .Y . Y id /.. 1,..1 i' 1. J rY. l.. 1 i d d ltd J S to D O XI 6, 4JW Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 17, 2013 michigandaily.com ADMINISTRATION Enrollment breaks record for fifth year Business senior Sean Paquet sings in front of the Hatcher Graduate Library for a Stamp Nation event Wednesday. The event featured University singers and songwriters ...…

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…'Cx : 2A - Thursday, October 17, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom (' e y idlip an Daily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER KIRBY VOTGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 anweiner@michigandaily.com kvoigtman@michigandaily.com Connecting nonprofits to support Thirteen years after graduation, University alum Sammy Politziner crossed path with ...…

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…The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October17, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Detroit ends Sept. with cash on hand Detroit ended September with a positive cash flow, largely because it defaulted on many of its finan- cial obligations while still collect- ing property taxes, according to a report Wednesday by the bank- rupt city's emergency manager. Inhisrepor...…

October 17, 2013 (vol. 124, iss. 12) • Page Image 4

…4A - Thursday, October 17, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C I he Michinan.3at*19 l Ifyou've gotfeelings, flaunt them Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MELANIE KRUVELIS and ADRIENNE ROBERTS MATT SLOVIN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR ANDREW WEINER EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of ...…

October 17, 2013 (vol. 124, iss. 12) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October17, 2013 - 5A ENROLLMENT From Page lA policy. The University said diver- sity remains a priority despite the state's ban on the race- and gender-conscious admission pro- cesses. Ted Spencer, associate vice provost and executive director of undergraduate admissions, said the admissions process analyses how students wi...…

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… 6A - Thursday, October U7, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 6A - Thursday, October17, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thompson-Shaw ignites off the bench By BRAD WHIPPLE Daily Sports Writer This late in the women's soc- cer season, it's harder to substi- tute bench players into games since the stakes are too high in a BigTengame to experimentwith unproven players. Against No. 17 Penn State on Sunday, Michigan coach G...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 7A TERRA MOLENGRAFF/Daily Redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner said, "It's all about what happens in Schembechler Hall and what happens in this building" For first time in oke 's tenure, wee under seige By ZACH HELFAND Daily SportsEditor He had been as patient as he could all week, but by Wednes- day night, Michigan coach Brady Hoke was tired of answering questions abo...…

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…8A - Thursday, October 17, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 8A - Thursday, October17, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Still no answers at left guard, where 5 players fight for spot By MATT SLOVIN ManagingEditor The leftcguard position for the Michigan football team might as well be a revolving door. That's because, instead of clar- ity coming to NOTEBOOK the offensive line picture at the season's midway point, things ...…

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