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…University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel announced the University is taking several steps to increase its testing capabilities during his weekly U-M Ann Arbor COVID-19 update email to the U-M community Feb. 5. Starting Feb. 16, the University will require weekly COVID-19 testing for graduate and professional program students living on campus. The University will also offer free testing to “Ann Arbor community members...…

…The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester 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. If you would like a current copy of the paper mailed to you, please visit store. pub.umich.edu/michigan-daily-buy-this-edition to place your order. BRITTANY BOWMAN Managing Editor ba...…

…The Michigan Daily spoke with Regent Sarah Hubbard (R), the University of Michigan’s newest member of the Board of Regents, Tuesday to discuss her time in office since first joining the Board in January. Hubbard is one of two Republicans on the Board, the other being Ron Weiser, who is currently in the midst of controversy after calls from some in the U-M community for his resignation. Hubbard was elected in November after na...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Kota the Friend moves toward closure on ‘Lyrics to GO, Vol. 2’ The title is accurate — Lyrics to GO, Vol. 2 is all about the message indie rapper Kota the Friend wants to leave you with. The flow of words — words of gratefulness, sadness and love — seems to tumble out of Kota on this mixtape. Lyrics to GO, Vol. 2 is not as carefully thought out as his pre...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 17, 2021 — 5 ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ says screw the neoliberals There’s a quote from a 1964 speech by Malcolm X that Fred Hampton, played by Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”), recounts to the future mother of his child, Deborah (Dominique Fishback, “The Hate You Give”): “Sometimes, when a person’s house is on fire and someone comes in yelling fire, instead of the person...…

…“You can murder a liberator, but you can’t murder a liberation.” - Fred Hampton. On Friday, Feb. 12, the long- awaited biopic, “Judas and the Black Messiah,” will be released. The film is a historical portrayal of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The Black Panther Party championed countless community programs, including the Free Breakfast Program and the People’s Free Ambulance Service, as we...…

…YOUR WEEKLY ARIES Focus on your values this week. Only when you know what truly matters to you can you make some difficult decisions. AQUARIUS GEMINI The truth turns out to be a flexible thing this week – be careful not to assume that your truth is the same as anyone else’s. SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN SCORPIO CANCER Pay your debts – financial or otherwise – so that you can move forwards with a clean slate as the future beckons....…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 statement What is digital studies? BY ALEXANDER SATOLA, STATEMENT CORRESPONDENT I n January 2019, LSA announced the creation of a new Digital Studies In- stitute that would support the study of digital technologies from a humanities and social science perspective. The establishment of a formal academic institute followed the cre- ation of the LSA Digital St...…

…M y sister and I were born one minute apart. Whenever I tell people this, questions inevitably follow: “What’s it like having a twin?” “Are you best friends?” “Can you read each other’s minds?” Over the years, I’ve formed a sort of automatic response: I laugh, acknowl- edging the curiosity surrounding a con- cept that is foreign and fascinating to someone else yet normal and casual to me. I then reply with a simple yet in- tention...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 statement I n early April, I screenshotted a picture I saw on Wikipedia of a cow lying on the ground captioned “a sleeping cow laying on her side is not immobilized; she can rise whenever she chooses.” It epitomized early-quarantine lethargy, and I thought it was really funny. I kept collecting ob- scure and amusing Wikipedia excerpts and posting screenshots o...…

…7-Opinion W hen I turned 13, like many Jews around the United States and the rest of the world, I was bar mitzvahed. Upon the conclusion of my service, after reciting blessings and reading from the Torah, I was rushed to an unmarked back room. The room was small and consisted of just a single chair facing a video monitor. It was there where I received a call from the Rothschild family. I was finally old enough to be given my ver...…

…2-News I t’s incredibly odd to be a freshman right now. Instead of having animated discussions sitting on lawns and benches around campus, we occasionally send necessary texts through GroupMes and Discords. Instead of exploring and getting used to a new campus, we navigate our university online. Newcomers don’t have a place, a community or an understanding of the University of Michigan in its regular workings. Instead, we t...…

…As the Michigan volleyball team clawed back from an early deficit in the first set of Sunday’s match, freshman setter Scottee Johnson tracked down and dug a speedy attack from Purdue. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, freshman outside hitter Jess Mruzik emerged from the back row and launched a kill into the face of Purdue defensive specialist Jena Otec. The Boilermakers instantly called timeout, as the Wolverines’ new...…

…14 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan bests Nebraska in first meet after pause Livers at forefront of Michigan’s success The instant that junior Natalie Wojcik powerfully stuck the landing of her dismount from the balance beam, Michigan gymnastics coach Bev Plocki’s arms both shot like rockets into the air with palms open and fingers spread. A perfect 10, she visually p...…

…Entering his fourth season as the head coach of the Michigan men’s lacrosse team, Kevin Conry is gradu- ally building off the foundation laid by his predecessor, John Paul. After reeling in the No. 4 and No. 3 recruiting classes in 2020 and 2021, respectively, Conry is hungry to shake up the Big Ten with a Wolverine squad that is quietly yet quickly ascending. Finding a replacement for Paul, the human embodiment of Michigan...…

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…2A — Monday, February 17, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 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 ...…

…This past November, voters in the U.S. made history by electing not one, but two incredible Muslim women into our 116th House of Representatives. They are Ilhan Omar, a Black, Somali Immigrant from Minnesota’s 5th Congressional district who frequently and unabashedly calls out deeply problematic white men in power, and Rashida Tlaib, an incredible Palestinian-American woman who coined the phrase “Impeach the Motherf*cker” o...…

…C oming out of the Iowa caucus victorious, Democratic candidate and Mayor of South Bend, Ind., Pete Buttigieg has seen a recent surge in popularity. Because he is the first openly gay person to make a serious bid for the presidency, Buttigieg’s success is undoubtedly a big moment for LGBTQ+ Americans, especially in a state like Iowa that voted for Donald Trump four years ago. However, that hasn’t made him the community’s c...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, February 17, 2020 — 5A Anne Carson can come across as a writer with no clear lineage or influences — even as she references the work of other authors, her poetry and prose seem to float relatively free of clear affiliation to any contemporary literary trend. Her career as a classicist (with a generalist’s flair: she’s written about film and modernism extensively) might ...…

…6 — Monday, February 17, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By John R. O’Brien ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/17/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/17/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, February 17, 2020 ACROSS 1 Weed whackers 5 Annoy 9 Macbeth, by birth 13 Saintly glows 15 Impressionist 16 Lola’s nightclub, in son...…

… What started as an average loose ball became anything but. Jon Teske might’ve just missed a point-blank layup attempt, but he wasn’t going to give up on the play. As the rebound evaded the grasp of the Hoosiers, the senior center dove on it and had the wherewithal to find Franz Wagner alone under the basket for two. Teske’s effort, apart from send- ing the Crisler Center crowd into an uproar, capped off an offensive onslaught th...…

…2B — February 17, 2020 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com In 2017, just after Mel Pearson was hired as the Michigan hockey coach, he went to Red Berenson’s house and had what he called the best conversation of his life. The two sat on the deck in Beren- son’s backyard and talked for two hours, about anything and everything. It was a beauti- ful night, Pearson recalled, and they sipped drinks. A weight appeared to be ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 17, 2020 — 3B Simpson stars as ‘M’ beats Indiana Zavier Simpson took the ball up the court to kick things off against Indiana on Sunday. But, fairly uncharacteristically, Simpson attempted to find his man on the right side only to see the ball land squarely in the hands of a Hoosier. Rather than follow up Indiana’s opening bucket with a couple points of his own, Simpson...…

…4B — February 17, 2020 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The 2020 season started the way the No. 8 Michigan baseball team (3-1) hoped the 2019 season would end. Trailing by one run in the top of the ninth inning, first baseman Matt Schmidt stepped up to the plate. For the fifth- year senior, this opportunity had been a long time coming. In the first game of the season in a rematch against the defending national cha...…

…Yavilah McCoy, an African- American Jewish activist and educator, spoke to a diverse group of about 60 students on Thursday evening at the Trotter Multicultural Center about her experiences as an activist and holding multiple identities, particularly in a changing political and social climate. The event, called “Holding Racial Justice, Equity and Intersectionality in 2017,” was hosted jointly by the Black Student Union, U...…

…GO GIVE SOMEONE A HUG. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Friday, February 17, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily Saline Patch @SalinePatch Walmart Buys Metro Detroit Outdoors Retailer Moosejaw For $51M Michigan Students @UMichStudents Also, I’ve lost count over the number of bowls of nachos I’ve had over the past week. #sendhelp #midtermstress Scott DeRue @scottderue Illitch quietly pai...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, February 17, 2017 — 3 the field. Pamela Heatlie, the deputy Title IX coordinator in the Office for Institutional Equity, said much of her work at the OIE is aimed at improving the 3.6 percent sexual assault reporting rate, including updating the sexual misconduct policy in July to include expanded definitions and scope of acceptable conduct. She emphasized this proc...…

…S imilar to many University of Michigan students, I pride myself on my critical thinking and analytical skills. By now, as I careen toward graduation without brakes, I feel I am fairly well versed in deriving meaning from everything. I can sprout arguments about anything from yogurt advertisements to complex issues, such as whether or not a five-year-old would make an effective president. However, I seem to have o...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, February 17, 2017 — 5 HBO’s “Crashing” shines A cynical wit and star-studded cast make Pete Holmes’s show a hit In recent years, HBO has made a concerted effort to expand its comedy offerings. With series like “Veep,” “Ballers” and “Silicon Valley,” the network has attempted to establish itself as more than just “Game of Thrones.” Following the premiere of its new Judd...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Earth tone 6 Popular speaker 10 Unlike Wabash College 14 “Voilà!” 15 Over 16 Company with a Select Guest loyalty program 17 Ladies’ man with laryngitis? 19 Ultimately earns 20 Airport NNW of IND 21 Spicy cuisine 22 A native of 23 Goneril’s husband 25 Revered sage, in India 27 Sweeps, e.g. 28 Infant at bath time? 29 1995 “Live at Red Rocks” pianist 30 African scourge 32 In...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, February 17, 2017 — 7 ‘M’ looks to respond in ACC/Big Ten Challenge The last time the Michigan softball team entered the second weekend of its season with multiple losses was 2006. But after dropping two close games in Tampa, Fla. last weekend, the Wolverines fell from No. 6 to No. 11 in the national rankings and now find themselves in uncharted waters heading into the ACC/Big...…

…8 — Friday, February 17, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan upsets No. 11 Wisconsin, boosts NCAA tournament resume Entering Thursday night, it was no secret that the Michigan men’s basketball team had a shot at the upset. The Wolverines were rolling, fresh off a blowout win against Michigan State and their first victory at Assembly Hall since 2009. The momentum, coupled with the fact that Michigan led No....…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 17, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 75 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM U...…

…2-News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/22/08 2:54 PM 2 8 7 4 5 7 5 9 6 2 9 1 2 3 2 1 9 7 3 5 9 1 2 5 1 8 7 5 1 3 8 2 YOUTUBE PROCRASTINATION. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com DAVID SONG/Daily Dorian Thompson, Salem High School student, listens to Ohio Governor John Kasich’s (R) response to how he will best protect the U.S. at the GOP Field Office in Livonia Tuesday....…

…was conducted before results from New Hampshire, where Kasich pulled in 15.8 percent of the vote and bested Florida senator Marco Rubio and Texas senator Ted Cruz for the second place spot behind Trump. Kasich is polling at 4.7 percent nationally, according to an average of recent polls compiled by RealClearPolitics. With the Michigan trip, Kasich is mirroring a strategy employed during the earliest portion of the primary season,...…

…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE 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...…

…So. Much. Sweat. More sweat than I’d sweated at Disney World, late afternoon in mid- July, waiting in an hour-long line for the teacup ride. More sweat than I’d sweated in my first college cross country meet, a 2 p.m. race in 95-degree heat, after which my teammate had to be driven to the hospital for heat exhaustion. If you’ve ever practiced hot yoga, like the Hot Vinyasa class at Center For Yoga, you know exac...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Way back when 8 __ top 14 Winnipeg’s province 16 Doubleheader half 17 1986 movie set partly in the Australian Outback 19 Shoe parts 20 Loch with a legend 21 One-named singer 24 Biol. or ecol. 25 Under attack 26 Co-star of the 2015 film “Joy” 28 Boot attachment 30 “Bridge of Spies” actor Alan 31 Onion rings are fried in it 34 Worldwide economic org. 37 1988 movie set in a ...…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 17, 2016 — 7A ‘M’ looks to build off past At leadoff banquet, Bakich gives nod to successful teams in program history By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer In his opening remarks at Friday night’s Leadoff Banquet, Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich said, “Teams that win together stay together.” These words rang true at the event, as several members of the 195...…

…8A — Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com in a 61-56 win against Purdue. LeVert was expected to play in his final regular-season visit to his home state but was instead forced to watch his former high school teammate, Jae’Sean Tate, account for the margin of victory and then some with a 13-point effort. Beilein reiterated after the game that “pain is (LeVert’s) guide,” and said L...…

…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY FEBRUARY 17, 2016 …

…2B Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editor: Nabeel Chollampat Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales the statement Wednesday, February 17, 2016 / The Statement A t a storytelling on campus a few months ago, my blood was boiling. A girl around m...…

…3B your pockets always filled with star stuff wrapped in paper thin skin rolled tighter than a chrysalis then lit inhale stardust your eyes shine brighter than the fluorescence reflected off my sweat stained stomach diamond rings between my teeth clouded eyes we’re all smiles we’re all smiles unsteady smiles honey filled syringes tie me off with your tongue be sure to close the door behind you Bet Your Mind B Y K...…

…Wednesday, February 17, 2016 // The Statement 4B Telemachus: 8:11 a.m. The epic begins with a ringing phone. I pull my pink comforter off of my body, climb out of bed and answer the phone. I open my front door to find Kelli, a fellow “Ulysses” reader. Kelli has dark hair, a nose ring and a wide smile. I realize I’ve never actually had a conversation with her. For our final exam in John Whittier- Ferguson’s class on James Joyce, we wil...…

…T here’s self-control and then there’s self-indulgence. I’ve always struggled to find a balance between the two. In almost every aspect of my fledgling life it has seemed like I have no control over my actions. Impulse and gut reactions characterize the majority of what I do, and this fundamental flaw is most evident in my speech. As a result, I have turned a singular question over and over again in my mind for years as it has slowly ...…

…Wednesday, February 17, 2016 // The Statement 7B by Logan Hansen, Daily Sports Writer I was 16 years old when my son was born. And I remember, clear as day, sitting in that hospital room and holding him for the first time. The smile would not leave my lips, and my eyes could not be bothered to remain dry. A couple of days later, I drove he and his mother to her parents’ house twenty minutes away from the hos- pital, and I dare sa...…

…Lead vocalist Tyler Joseph performs “Holding On To You.” Colt Bakich, son of University of Michigan head baseball coach Erik Bakich, holds his hand out to high five other children running the bases after Michigan’s last home game on May 16, 2015. Wednesday, February 17, 2016 // The Statement 8B Senior Michael Strathern finds his grip as he prepares to compete on the still rings against Oklahoma on January 23, 2016. V I S U A L...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, Februrary 17, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Kevin Hegarty, UT-Austin official, to succeed interim chief Doug Strong By MICHAEL SUGERMAN Daily News Editor In April 2014, Tim Slottow, who served as executive vice president and chief financial offi- cer, left the University to become the president of University of Phoenix. Ten months later,...…